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hington d c her professional experience includes serving as the general director of the united water supply company and as an advisor to the ministry of regional development and infrastructure 2018 2021 ekaterine galdava graduated with a bachelor s degree in economics from tbilisi state university in 1992 and earned a master of arts in economics from williams college usa in 2002 ekaterine mikabadze first vice governor national bank of georgia ekaterine mikabadze has been the deputy governor of the national bank of georgia nbg since november 2023 and as first deputy governor since february 10 2025 she is a member of the board of the national bank of georgia from july 2021 her main responsibilities are monetary policy design and implementation macroeconomic research financial and external sector statistics capital market supervision she started working for the nbg in 2009 as a chief economist of macroeconomic and statistics department in 2016 she held position of acting head of macroeconomic analysis and fiscal policy planning department of ministry of finance of georgia in 2018 2021 she served as a deputy minister and then the first deputy minister of economy and sustainable development of georgia ms ekaterine mikabadze graduated with bachelor s degree in information science and management systems from technical university of georgia 1995 she is a graduate of tokyo international university japan in 2008 with master s degree in economics hovhannes khachatryan deputy governor central bank of armenia deputy governor mr hovhannes khachatryan brings 24 years of extensive leadership and professional experience spanning the central banking and corporate banking sectors he holds bachelor degree in economics from yerevan state university as well as a masters degree from the booth school of business at the university of chicago throughout his career mr khachatryan has participated in advanced executive programs at harvard university foreign central banks the international monetary fund and other prominent international institutions he is a cfa charterholder underscoring his deep expertise in finance banking and economic policy mr khachatryan serves as the board chairman of the armenian card cjsc national mortgage company rco cjsc and home for youth rco cjsc leiming chen senior vice president chief sustainability officer ant international mr leiming chen is a senior vice president and the chief sustainability officer of ant international mr chen is responsible for ant international s strategic development including public policy and government affairs strategic partnership and new market expansion he also leads ant international s sustainability initiatives and the formulation and implementation of the sustainable development strategy mr chen joined ant group as a senior vice president in march 2016 and served as ant group s general counsel from march 2016 to may 2020 prior to joining us mr chen was a partner at simpson thacher bartlett llp a new york based international law firm where he led the china practice and worked on a variety of equity and debt offerings he was also responsible for mergers and acquisitions involving prc companies including his lead u s counsel role in advising alibaba group in its initial public offering on the new york stock exchange in 2014 mr chen has extensive experience in corporate governance and regulatory matters he is qualified to practice law in the state of new york and is a solicitor of the high court of hong kong lotte schou zibell advisor reggenome lotte provides strategic advisory and leadership in the finance sector shaping policies driving key initiatives and developing impactful solutions her work spans emerging capital market issues sustainable and digital finance innovations upstream development quality assurance and learning and development current roles include consultant advisor to asian development bank advisor to reggenome advisor to finternet non executive director financial innovation for impact global expert financial sector development cfte previous roles include asian development bank advisor finance sector group regional director pacific office chief finance sector group swedish ministry of finance director for international economic policy swedish financial supervisory authority central bank expert in financial supervision and regulation international monetary fund consultant technical expert mu changchun director general digital currency institute people s bank of china mr mu changchun is appointed director general of the digital currency institute people s bank of china in june 2019 mr mu joined the people s bank of china in 1995 and was appointed as the deputy director general of payment settlement department in 2017 mr mu is a member of cpmi a member of cgfs working group on stablecoins a member of fsb financial innovation network and also a member of imf high level advisory group on finance and technology hon natia turnava governor national bank of georgia natia turnava has been the chair of the board and the governor of the national bank of georgia since february 2025 she has been a member of the nbg board since june 2022 she served as the first vice governor and acting governor of the national bank of georgia from june 2023 to february 2025 prior to joining the nbg board in 2019 2022 natia turnava held the position of minister of economy and sustainable development of georgia having been a deputy minister in 2018 2019 prior to that she was the deputy executive director of the partnership fund for five years in 2006 2013 natia turnava was a member of the board of directors of georgian industrial group gig ltd general director and a chairperson of the board of directors of georgian international energy corporation ltd earlier in 2000 2005 she served as the first deputy minister of economy of georgia an economist by profession she holds a ph d in economics she also earned her master s degree in business administration from the university of cumbria great britain in 2014 throughout her career she has served as a lecturer at several higher education institutions nino jeladze vice governor national bank of georgia ms nino jeladze was appointed vice governor and member of the board of the national bank of georgia in february 2025 she oversees supervisory policy regulation and licensing of both banking and non banking institutions as well as the supervision of payment service and virtual asset service providers before her appointment ms jeladze served as head of the supervisory policy department leading the modernization of georgia s supervisory framework in line with crr crd and basel iii principles she previously held senior roles at procredit bank georgia and procredit holding ag in frankfurt focusing on compliance and aml operational risk and corporate governance ms jeladze holds master s and bachelor s degrees in international economic relations law and english language from ivane javakhishvili tbilisi state university pavel khristolyubov chief operating officer wallet in telegram pavel khristolubov is the chief operating officer at wallet in telegram where he leads global operations compliance and customer support today wallet serves more than 150 million registered users making it one of the world s largest crypto platforms embedded within a messaging ecosystem with more than 20 years of experience in banking fintech and technology pavel has built and led large scale operational teams supporting millions of users worldwide he specializes in scaling high growth businesses driving operational excellence and delivering trusted financial products at global scale prajit nanu founder chief executive officer nium prajit nanu is ceo and founder at nium the global leader in real time payments nium provides payments and card issuance services that redefine how businesses around the world pay and get paid as ceo he leads the company s corporate and product strategy as nium moves toward a vision of frictionless global commerce based in the company s co headquarters in san francisco prajit is currently focused on expanding the breadth depth speed and reach of the nium platform today nium s payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190 countries 100 of which are in real time funds can be disbursed to accounts wallets and cards and collected locally in 40 markets nium s growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries enabling seamless onboarding rapid integration and compliance independent of geography prajit was responsible for setting up nium operations in australia hong kong singapore india indonesia japan malaysia the united kingdom and the united states prior to co founding nium prajit held leadership positions in various global organizations he was the global sales director at tmf group a multinational professional services firm headquartered in amsterdam and was the vice president of sales and account management at wns global services a business process management company prajit holds a bachelor s in commerce economics from the university of mumbai salim dhanani chief executive officer pave bank salim dhanani is ceo co founder of pave bank a corporate and institutional bank operating at the intersection of digital assets and traditional finance built for businesses globally pave bank is designed for a new financial world with programmable money and regulated digital assets the bank is backed by leading global investors including accel tether 468 capital quona capital and wintermute ventures prior to founding pave bank salim co founded and served as ceo of bigpay one of southeast asia s largest neobanks raising over 165 million and scaling to more than 1 3 million cardholders he also led the emea division at carta worldwide and worked with the world bank group in south america salim has built his career in financial services focusing on banking and payment technology for a diverse range of companies including established banking players and fintech unicorns he is also an active angel investor in fintech and web3 through thurloe partners shota lomtadze partner br capital i m a partner at br capital a fintech vc fund focused on using web native technologies to improve the efficiency security and accessibility of financial services i m responsible for operations more specifically for managing our various offices and teams around the globe i have a background in fmcg including luxury brands and manufacturing and i bring a product centric view to high tech investment i m also currently leading br capital s developer engagement in tbilisi georgia my home country and i m working hard to create a more business friendly legal environment here yang jun executive vice president bank of china mr yang jun executive vice president of bank of china joined the bank in 2025 previously he worked at china construction bank ccb for many years from december 2024 to june 2025 he served as general manager of the group assets management department pension finance department of ccb from december 2020 to july 2024 he served as general manager of ccb shandong branch from june 2018 to september 2020 he served as general manager of the risk management department of ccb prior to that he held a number of positions at ccb including assistant general manager of the risk monitoring department and the risk management department deputy general manager of the risk management department and deputy general manager and general manager of the market risk management department concurrently and deputy general manager of ccb hubei branch he graduated and obtained a master s degree in engineering in 1996 and a doctor s degree in management in 2003 from tsinghua university he holds the title of senior economist see full speaker list join us in 2026 apply to attend summit overview venue sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace tuesday 27 october 6 sessions wednesday 28 october 6 sessions evening 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 live 11 00 16 30 summit stage sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace live 12 00 13 00 networking lunch sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace live 13 30 17 00 deepdive sessions networking convention centre live 13 30 17 00 public private roundtables convention centre live 14 00 16 30 workshops live 18 30 21 00 industry dinner by invitation live 11 00 16 30 summit stage sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace live 11 00 12 00 hackathon awards sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace live 12 00 13 00 networking lunch sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace live 13 30 17 00 deepdive sessions networking convention centre live 13 30 17 00 public private roundtables convention centre live 14 00 16 30 workshops tue 27 wed 28 tuesday 27 october 11 00 16 30 live 11 00 16 30 summit stage sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace 12 00 13 00 live 12 00 13 00 networking lunch sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace 13 30 17 00 live 13 30 17 00 deepdive sessions networking convention centre 13 30 17 00 live 13 30 17 00 public private roundtables convention centre 14 00 16 30 live 14 00 16 30 workshops evening 18 30 21 00 live 18 30 21 00 industry dinner by invitation wednesday 28 october 11 00 16 30 live 11 00 16 30 summit stage sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace 11 00 12 00 live 11 00 12 00 hackathon awards sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace 12 00 13 00 live 12 00 13 00 networking lunch sheraton grand tbilisi metechi palace 13 30 17 00 live 13 30 17 00 deepdive sessions networking convention centre 13 30 17 00 live 13 30 17 00 public private roundtables convention centre 14 00 16 30 live 14 00 16 30 workshops apply to attend highlights from the 2025 forum who attends over 1 000 senior regulators financial institutions and fintech leaders from across the globe why attend central banks regulators financial institutions fintech companies government multilateral agencies professional services investors vcs h e irakli kobakhidze prime minister of georgia vijay shekhar sharma founder chief executive officer paytm natia turnava governor national bank of georgia rachit parekh partner accel anju patwardhan independent board director gulf international bank xapo bank upgrade aware deep future david gurle founder executive chairman hivenet policloud marco dal lago vp global expansion strategic partnerships tether martin galstyan governor central bank of armenia pedro vieira partner 500 global robert macdonald chief legal compliance officer bybit sopnendu mohanty group chief executive officer global finance technology network gftn pavel khristolyubov telegram wallet coo the open platform thank you to our 2026 sponsors partners silver sponsors bronze sponsors friends of fintech community partners media partners partner with us for 2026 the summit about the summit 2026 themes get involved apply to attend partner with us apply to speak global platforms 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