Digital Acceleration & Transformation Expo

Global Past Speakers

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Ilham-Akbar-Habibie

He started his career at PT. Indonesian Aerospace (PT IPTN) by occupying strategic positions before starting his own business, namely PT. Ilthabi Rekatama. Ilham currently serves as the Vice Chairman of Research and Industrial Technology and is Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce Industry (KADIN) for the 2015-2020 period.

Dr. Ilham Akbar Habibie

Chairman,

National Information and Communication Technology Council

Indonesia

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Rudy-Salahuddin

Prior to serving as Deputy for Coordination of Digital Economy, Employment and Micro, he held the position of Deputy for Coordination of Creative Economy, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Ministry Coordinator for Economic Affairs from 2015 till 2020.

Dr. Rudy Salahuddin

Deputy Minister for Digital Economy, Manpower and SMEs,

Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

Indonesia

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Hammam-Riza

CEO of IT, Energy, and Material Technology, and Director of Center for ICT at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology – BPPT, Government of Indonesia, delivering technological innovation to various Ministries and Agencies and global research institutions. He was the Director of Science and Technology Information Network BPPT.

Prof. Hammam Riza

President,

KORIKA

Indonesia

M. Arsjad Rasjid P. M. is currently the Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN). During his tenure as KADIN Chairman, he also held the position of Host of B20 Forum Indonesia 2022, and Chairman of Asean Business Advisory Council 2023. His interests span the corporate world, the green economy, and global politics.

Arsjad Rasjid

Chairman,

Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Indonesia)

Indonesia

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Anto-Satriyo-Nugroho

Dr. Anto is the recipient of the 99 Fog Forecasting Contest award by Neurocomputing Technical Group of The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Japan.From 2007 he serves as the Vice President of Indonesian Society for Softcomputing, and is also a member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Dr. Anto Satriyo Nugroho

Director of Research Center for AI and Cybersecurity,

National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

Indonesia

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Sarwoto-Atmosutarno

SHINTA NURHARIYANTI

Ministry of Communication and Informatics,

Directorate of e-Government

Indonesia

Sarwoto has long experience in the telecommunication industry. He is the Head of the Infrastructure Division of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. (2004-2009) before finally serving as President Director of PT Telekomunikasi Seluler (Telkomsel) in the 2009-2012 period. Since 2016, he has also been listed as Chair of the Standing Committee for Telecommunication Infrastructure at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Sarwoto Atmosutarno

Chairman,

Indonesia Telematics Society (MASTEL)

Indonesia

Nani Hendiarti

Deputy for Coordination of Environment and Forestry Management,

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment of the Republic of Indonesia

Indonesia

As Carro’s Chief Scientist, Bryan leads technological innovations in Carro’s Southeast Asia operations for various countries in South East Asia, each with unique market dynamics, including the wide deployment of data analytics and statistics, data modelling and machine learning to actualize business objectives. Bryan is also an established academic, esteemed associate/ fellow of professional organisations, and has taught and spoken at renowned academic institutions.

Bryan Tan

Group Chief Scientist, CEO Indonesia,

Carro

Singapore

Mrs. Kandi Priharsi is currently Chief Transformation Officer of PT. Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk, one of the largest private steel companies in Indonesia. She was involved in Business and Digital Transformation in PT XL Axiata Tbk, PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk, and PT Sreeya Sewu Indonesia Tbk.

Kandi Priharsi

Chief Transformation Officer,

PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk

Indonesia

Analytics, product management, technocrat & business strategy professional with comprehensive 12++ years of exposure in business, government and technology.

Juan Kanggrawan

Head of Product, Data, Tribe,

National Ministry (GovTech) & Smart Cities

Indonesia

He has over 20 years of experience in ICT Security across various industries such banking, telco, fintech and blockchain/crypto. Experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with extensive expertise in managing end to end Cyber and Information Security, incident management, protecting information and company assets from any unauthorized access and violations.

Yohannes Glen Dwipajana

VP, IT Security,

PT Indodax Nasional Indonesia

Indonesia

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Irvan-Bastian-Arief

Irvan Bastian Arief is an award-winning, PhD-qualified digital executive, leader and strategist with over 16 years of commercial experience in technology, digital and data-related domains. He has worked with and for some of Australia and Asia's most progressive multinational global companies.

Dr. Irvan Bastian Arief

VP of Data Science and Machine Learning Engineering,

tiket.com

Indonesia

Kevin has more than 8 years of experience in startup, digital transformation, and the financial industry (FinTech & Digital Banking). As the CTO. Currently, he is working on building the bank's digital portfolios, which are Tunaiku, the pioneer of the Digital Lending platform in Indonesia and Senyumku.

Kevin Kane

Chief Technology Officer,

Amar Bank

Indonesia

Experienced engineering and product leader with a focus on entrepreneurship, dedicated to driving growth through a balance of technical knowledge and strategic vision.

Christophe Hubert

VP of Engineering,

EdenFarm

Indonesia

Sonny is a seasoned professional and has led Pricing and Data Analytics projects and initiatives in Asia, Europe and North America.

Sonny Supriyadi

Head, Pricing & Data Analytics,

Maybank Indonesia

Indonesia

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Sekar

Software engineering & product leader, with proven success of shipping products in enterprise software and consumer internet in North America, India, Indonesia and around the world.

N Sekar

CTO,

Blibli

Indonesia

Edmund Situmorang as the Group Chief Technology Officer of ABL, has over 15 years of senior management experience in multiple businesses across verticals and horizontal streams, from financial Industry such as banking, insure-tech and fintech fields, as well as tech development in artificial intelligence and blockchain.

Edmund Situmorang

Chief Technology Officer,

PT. Asian Bulk Logistics

Indonesia

He is Data Management and Analytics Division Head for PT. Bank Tabungan Negara, Tbk. which covers data management projects nationwide. Indra brings to his position a well-established background, with more than 20 years of experience in data analytics & artificial intelligence, business intelligence, information technology and banking project management.

Indra Hidayatullah

Data Management & Analytics Division Head,

PT. Bank Tabungan Negara, Tbk.

Indonesia

World AI Show - Jakarta - speakers - Indra-Adillah

Indra is currently the Head of ICT of PT Indonesia AirAsia where he began his employment in 2018. As the Head of ICT, he oversees daily operations at all airports where AirAsia operates. Before the pandemic, Indra launched and successfully completed two initiatives: migrating server virtualization to the cloud (Google Cloud Platform) and deploying SD-WAN to all stations.

Indra S. Adillah

Head of ICT,

PT. Indonesia Airasia

Indonesia

Alain Godard is Chairman and Managing Director of the European Fund for Digital Sovereignty, the "Tech Champion initiative". This pan-European initiative, approved in February 2022 by European Ministers of Economy and Finance, aims to finance future tech champions in Europe

Alain Godard

Chairman & Managing Director,

European Digital Sovereignty Fund

Luxembourg

Osama Bukhari

Head of Banking Commitee,

The Saudi International Chamber of Commerce

Saudi Arabia

With over 25 years in business technology, Mr. Aiedh M. Al-Zahrani has been a driving force in banking. Formerly Riyad Bank's CIO, he now excels as the Chief Operating Officer of Arab National Bank in Saudi Arabia, where he continues to shape the industry with visionary leadership.

Aiedh Al-Zahrani

Chief Operating Officer,

Arab National Bank

Saudi Arabia

Essam Al Bakr

Chief Executive Officer,

Ejada Investment

Saudi Arabia

Mr. Fares Alsaleh is the Manager of Fintech Development within the Saudi Central Bank, where he is leading the strategic initiatives aimed at developing the Fintech sector and ecosystem in the Kingdom. He also heads the Regulatory Sandbox which is playing a pivotal role in exponential growth of the Fintech sector, in alignment with the national Financial Sector Development Program under Vision 2030.

Fares M. Alsaleh

Manager of Fintech Development,

Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Fatmah is a member of the global future council on the future of artificial intelligence by WEF, AI business development & innovation, technology strategist, AI advisor, consultant, and alumni roll of Honor-UK.

Dr. Fatmah Baothman

Member of WEF's Global Future Council on the Future of Artificial Intelligence,

AI Society

Saudi Arabia

Jessica Renier leads technological development and policy on artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital identity, digital assets and Central Bank Digital Currency, payments innovation, data management, cloud technologies, and quantum computing.

Jessica Renier

Managing Director - Digital Finance,

Institute of International Finance

United States

Michael Clark

Data Strategy and Transformation Lead and Futurist,

Mastercard

Cornelia Meyer is a business consultant, macro-economist and energy expert as well as a media commentator. She is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MRL Corporation and Chairman and Chief Economist of LBV Asset Management. MRL provides et altera the Chief Economist and CIO services to the (European Family Office) EFO-Alliance, Europe’s premier platform for family offices.

Cornelia Meyer

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,

MRL Corporation

Saudi Arabia

Maria Medvedeva

Country Manager,

Mastercard

Saudi Arabia & Bahrain

WAEL FATTOUH

Chief Information Security Officer,

AlJazira Bank

Saudi Arabia

With over 24 years of experience in digital transformation and insurance operations, I am a seasoned business leader and a Director of Digital Channels at Al Rajhi Takaful, the largest Islamic insurance company in the world.

Tamer Hamza

Vice President IT Strategy & Planning,

Al Rajhi Takaful

Saudi Arabia

Jonathan has been at the leading edge of the financial services industry for the last 29 years across the Asia Pacific region and globally.

Jonathan Larsen

Chief Executive Officer,

PingAn Global Voyager Fund

China

Monica Brand Engel is the co-founding Managing Partner of Quona Capital, she is a wife and mother of twins as well as an investor and entrepreneur, who has launched funds and products aimed at broadening financial inclusion globally.

Monica Brand Engel

Managing Partner,

Quona Capital

United States

As a Partner at Oliver Wyman, Mustafa Domanic’s recent projects include building advanced data and analytics capabilities for banks, developing finance and risk capabilities at public institutions, and improving governance and regulation of the financial markets with key financial regulators.

Mustafa Domanic

Partner,

Oliver Wyman

United Arab Emirates

Jonathan is the founding partner of Antler MENAP. He has a proven track record of successfully building ventures across diverse markets. Before Antler, Jonathan founded Smileneo, a direct-to-consumer health tech business in the MENA region, which was acquired in 2023. He also served as the Co-CEO of Daraz, the leading online marketplace in South Asia, acquired by Alibaba in 2018. Additionally, Jonathan held the position of Managing Director at Jumia, the leading online marketplace in Africa that went public on the NYSE in 2019.

Dr Jonathan Doerr

Partner,

Antler

United Arab Emirates

Bryan is a global leader in future of finance strategies and risk management solutions, leveraging more than 35 years of experience in both public and private sectors in the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Bryan Stirewalt

MENA Financial Services Regulatory Lead,

United States

Sonia Shaw

Partner & Vice-President of Global Partnerships,

CoinW

United Arab Emirates

William is Managing Director of Orbit Startups, the first and longest-running startup program in Asia and General Partner of SOSV the 4th most active venture capital investor in the world and 5th in Asia/rest of the world (2021, TechCrunch) with US$1.5bn in assets under management.

William Bao Bean

Managing Director,

Orbit Startups

United States

Ajay Lakhotia has revolutionized wealth creation for 2.5+ Cr Indians through his startup 'StockGro' making it the leading Financial Inclusion and InvestmentTech platform in Asia.

Ajay Lakhotia

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

StockGro

India

Stefan Kimmel is the CEO at M2, leading the company's mission to establish a world-class global digital currency investment platform. With over 25 years of experience in finance, fintech and digital innovation, Stefan has a proven track record of delivering products and services to his clients. He specializes in leveraging digital products to optimize the delivery of financial solutions, ensuring optional outcomes for his clients.

Stefan Kimmel

Chief Executive Officer,

United Arab Emirates

Wees Abraham

Managing Partner,

Elēkrŏn Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Mehdi Fichtali

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

FinaMaze

United Arab Emirates

Vineet is the CEO & Managing Partner at Cypher Capital, a leading Web3 Native VC based in UAE and has led 200+ Investments like Mysten Labs, Sei Network, Casper Labs, Web3Auth, ZKLink among others.

Vineet Budki

Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer,

Cypher Capital

United Arab Emirates

Naif AbuSaida

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Hakbah

Ihor Pidruchnyy a.k.a Ian Arden is an investor in Web3, AI, RPA, and QC (30 investments with ~300% CoC IRR), connecting Silicon Valley with GCC, serial entrepreneur (20+ brands), and advisor.

Ian Arden

General Partner,

Mempool

NIKLAS PONNERT

MD & Chief Strategy Officer,

eWTP Arabia Capital

Strategic Digital Transformation Director propelling AI adoption for societal impact and economic growth, with 8+ years of cross-industry leadership, a passion for inclusive innovation, and active involvement in global professional and social impact communities for a tech-driven vision of a better world.

Elina Idrisova

Regional Director of Digital Transformation,

Elevatus

Saudi Arabia

Abbondandolo has over ten years’ experience supporting entrepreneurs and business leaders to scale their businesses across the MENA, Africa and APAC regions. At Checkout.com, Remo is responsible for the overall operations of the company across the region, as well as expanding the business across the Middle East and North Africa region.

Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo

General Manager, MENA,

Checkout.com

United Arab Emirates

Mohammed Al Shobani holds 13 years of experience in top international companies in technology and insurance such as Microsoft and Bupa, as well as local companies like Tawuniya and Alrajhi Takaful, Alshobani brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table.

Mohammed Alshobani

CIO,

SAICO

Saudi Arabia

Nouf Hijazi

Busines Presenter,

Al Arabiya News Channel

Emon Shakoor (إيمان عبد الشكور) is a Saudi neuroscience researcher turned venture capitalist. She is the founder & CEO of Blossom Accelerator;Saudi’s first tech-inclusion accelerator. An Angel Investor. Emon hosts the leading podcast in Arabic titled “شغف” dedicated to women leaders & female founders in partnership with Anghami. She is also the Saudi ambassador for Women Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO). Emon has been recognized as one of nine Saudi women who has made an impact on the world as she is the pioneer of women entrepreneurship in KSA.

Emon Shakoor

Founder & CEO,

Bllossom

Saudi Arabia

Vishal cofounded CreedCap, an integrated investment and advisory firm that actively advises and invests in the Indian, UAE and US ecosystems, across the Consumer, HealthTech, SaaS, Electrification and Transportation sectors. It has an investment portfolio of 20 companies and successfully closed 180+ M&A, Capital Raising transactions.

Moderator

Vishal Pereira

Founder’s Office,

StockGro

India

Moderator

Maya El Hajjeh

Director of Innovation,

Fintech Galaxy