On the 23rd of November 2023, selected leading executives from banks and key figures in the UAE’s financial markets joined MEA Finance at the Mandarin Oriental Dubai hotel for one of our Morning Executive Breakfast Briefings, hosted by GBM – Gulf Business Machines. The briefing titled the “Autonomy of AI – Staying on the forefront of AI in Financial Services” convened to pour over the ongoing and impending effects and outcomes of AI on the regional banking sector, proved to be a highly enlightening and most eagerly participated in discussion.
Present at the event were…
| Abhishek Jajodia | Acting Head of GTB Digital Experience, Channel Onboarding & Channel Support | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
| Arun Mehta | CDAO, Head of Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
| Ashish Rewani | Head of GTB Business Management | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
| Gyan Srivastava | CDO, Head of Data & Analytics | Mashreq |
| Islam Hemdan | Regional Sales Manager | IBM |
| Joy Paul | Regional Leader – Analytics, AI, Risk & ESG – GCC | GBM |
| Ken Coghill | Director, Innovation & Technology Risk Supervision | DFSA |
| Mohammed Al Ali | MD & Head of GTB Corporate – Dubai & Northern Emirates | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
| Ossama El Samadaoni | General Manager | GBM |
| Pratikk Dalal | Chief Financial Officer | Al Maryah Community Bank |
| Rahul Otawat | VP,Strategy,Analytics & Data Science – Wealth , Neobiz and Business Banking | Mashreq |
| Sandeep Shrivastava | Technical Manager – Digital Business Solutions | GBM |
| Santosh Vaidhya | SVP, Head of Payments and Digital Services | Mashreq |
| Sasi Nair | Head, Technology Service Delivery | Commercial Bank of Dubai |
| Viplav Rathore | Managing Director, Head of Products | Standard Chartered Bank |
