Speakers

The speaker panel at MMT 08 will bring together the world’s leading MMT practitioners, sharing market-proven business models, technologies and marketing strategies.

Our focus is on the programme leaders “getting their hands dirty” launching MMT for Mobile Network Operators, Financial Institutions and Money Transfer Networks. Carefully selected, experienced technology providers and consultants will contribute to round tables and panel discussions. The perspective of key figures in government, regulators and microfinance institutions complete the mix.

Preliminary confirmed speakers include:

Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Senior EVP, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Todd Achilles, Managing Director, Affinity Global Services
Ajay Adisheshan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, PayMate
Rashed Al Abbar, Senior Product Manager, Etisalat
Ahmed Alnaqbi, Senior Manager, Channels and Electronic Banking Services, Retail Banking Group, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Daniel Ayala, SVP, Global Remittance Services, Wells Fargo Bank
Ram Banerjee, Manager, Java Card Group, Sun Microsystems
Simon Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, Gamos
Lee Britton, CEO, Altair Financial Services
Philippe Bruel, Consultant, PlaNet Finance
John Carney, CEO, Affinity Global Services
Allan Chan, EVP Mobility Services, Tata Communications
Dr William Derban, Head of Community Relations, Emerging Markets, Barclays
Rupert De Ruig, Managing Director, Risk and Compliance, Dow Jones
Sebastien Duquet, Managing Director, PlaNet Finance
Serge Elkiner, Chief Operating Officer, Yellow Paper
Niyi Elumaro, Chief Executive Officer, Moneybox Africa
Jean Claude Farah, Regional Vice President, Middle East, Pakistan, Afganistan, The Western Union Company
Aleeda Fazal, Consultant and Former Project Manager, M-Paisa
Norman Frankel, Chief Executive, Mi-Pay
Ryan Gilbert, Industry Strategist
Abdul Maqsoud Ibrahim, General Manager & Partner, SEMOPS UAE
Thomas Bostrøm Jørgensen, Chief Executive, Luup
Michael Joseph, Chief Executive Officer, Safaricom
Ahmed Abdulkarim Julfar, COO, Etisalat
Vineet Katial, CEO, Krores
Zulfiqar Khan, Head of E-Channel and MIS, Emerging Markets, Barclays
Karim Khoia, Chief Executive Officer, Roshan
Manish Kohli, Director for Cash Payables EMEA, Citi
Anna Kuriakose, VP Futures and Innovation, Monitise
Fuaad Lari, General Manager, Lari Exchange
Bryan Maybury, Co-Founder and Commercial Director, Macalla
Aditya Menon, CTO, Obopay India
Pallab Mitra, Head of Commerce, Bharti Airtel
Justin Monk, Director, Product Management, MoneyGram International
Niall O'Cleirigh, Chief Executive Officer, Macalla
Dare Okoudjo, Head of Mobile Money International Development, MTN
Eckhard Ortwein,  CEO,  paybox
Dominic Peachey, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Services Authority
Julian Phillips, Head of Acquiring, Commercial Bank of Qatar
David Porteous, Director, Bankable Frontier Associates
Dr Key Pousttchi, Head of wi-Mobile Research Group, University of Augsburg, and Consortium Member, SEMOPS
Jayant Prasad, Head - Remittance Services, ICICI Bank
Dilip Ratha, Senior Economist, Migration and Remittances, World Bank
Carol Realini, Chief Executive, Obopay
Brian Richardson, Chief Executive, WIZZIT
Frederic Schepens, EVP - Strategic Business Development, Belgacom
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Project Manager - mCommerce, Orascom
Hatem Sleiman, Director of Business Development, Middle East, Pakistan & Afghanistan, Western Union
Marina Solin, Independent Consultant and Regulatory Specialist
Osman Sultan, CEO, du
Sanjay Swamy, Chief Executive, mChek
Mike Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, MoneyText
Mamadou Toure, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
Pauline Vaughan, Head of M-Pesa, Safaricom
Samee Zafar, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company


To see what sessions these experts are speaking at, please take a look at our pre-conference workshops and the conference programme.

If you are interested in joining our speaker panel, please contact:

Steve Clarke
Event Director, MMT 08
Clarion Conferences
+44 (0) 20 7067 1832
steven.clarke@clarionevents.com