Navon Futures: AI in Finance with Mastercard
Time & Location
11 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 11:30 GMT+3
https://zoom.us/j/91690419322?pwd=vctYpofh8
About the event
About the Event
In the first of this 3-part series we will here from Global leaders in the financial services on what they see as the highest value use cases with AI, why it’s so important to start the AI journey now, how to get buy-in across the organisation and what organisations need to get started with AI.
Date: Tuesday 11th November 2025
Time: 1000 - 1130 EAT, 0800 - 0930 CET, 0700 - 0930 GMT
Guest Speakers:
Raghid Charara, Senior Executive,
AI & Data, Qatar Development Bank
Ankur Saraswat, Head of AI Center for Excellence (EEMEA), Mastercard
Alfred Mukudu, Financial Services, GTM Lead, AWS
Marco Gonzalez Hierro, Head of AI & Data, IKERLAN
Moderators:
Romi Sumaria, Co-Founder of Navon World Limited
Edwin Kaduki, Vice President, Software Engineering, Mastercard
Series Overview
Join Mastercard and Navon World for an exclusive three-part executive series exploring how AI, Quantum Computing, and Cybersecurity are poised to redefine the future of financial services across East Africa. Designed for senior technology and innovation leaders, each session will deliver practical insights on accelerating digital transformation, enhancing security, and building the next generation of resilient, data-driven financial infrastructure.
Format:
Each panel will be moderated by Romi Sumaria, CEO of Navon World with the option to add Edwin as a second moderator from the Mastercard.
Opening Remarks (5 minutes): Host moderator will start with welcome and introduction to the panel, introducing the topic and the format for the day
Guest Speaker Introductions (10 minutes): Moderator will ask each guest to provide a short introduction, highlighting their role, previous relevant experiences and quick introduction into their work in deep tech within finance
Moderated Questions (30 minutes): Moderator will ask each guest specific questions related to the topic
Q&A (15 minutes): Moderator will accept questions from the audience
Open Floor (15 minutes): Official questions are finished and moderator will keep call open for 15 more minutes just in case there are spill over questions
Medium:
Sessions will be conducted with Zoom webinar, to guarantee best experience
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