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Abhishek Lahiri

VP & Head of Public Policy, Mastercard

Aditya Goenka

Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, YES Securities (India) Limited

Aditya Goenka

Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, YES Securities (India) Limited

Aditya Harkauli

Chief Business Officer, Unity Small Finance Bank

Aditya Harkauli

Chief Business Officer, Unity Small Finance Bank

Akshay Yadava

Director, UIDAI

Aman Dalal

Country Head - Transaction Banking, IDFC FIRST Bank

Aman Dalal

Country Head - Transaction Banking, IDFC FIRST Bank

Aman Singla

Head Trade Finance & CMS AU Small Finance Bank

Aman Singla

Head Trade Finance & CMS AU Small Finance Bank

Amit Khanna

Partner, GT Bharat

Anish Chowdhary

CBO, IBDIC

Aparna Kumar

Founder, Nexora Tech, Former CIO- SBI & HSBC

Aparna Kumar

Founder, Nexora Tech, Former CIO- SBI & HSBC

Ashish Singhal

CEO, Indian Banks Digital Infrastructure Company

Ashish Singhal

CEO, Indian Banks Digital Infrastructure Company

Ashutosh Jain

CXO Advisor India, CISCO

Bharat Panchal

Chief Risk & Regulatory Officer - APAC and Middle East, Global Payment Network, CapitalOne

Bharat Panchal

Chief Risk & Regulatory Officer - APAC and Middle East, Global Payment Network, CapitalOne

Bhasker Rao

CISO , Bharat Co-Op Bank

Deepak Kumar Sharma

Digital Expert, CXO Advisor, Board Member, Suryoday Small Finance Bank

Deepak Kumar Sharma

Digital Expert, CXO Advisor, Board Member, Suryoday Small Finance Bank

Dr. Suresh A Shan

Chairman, CSI Mumbai Chapter

Dr. Vaibhav S Joshi

Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent Director) Pahal Financial Services Pvt Ltd

Dr. Vaibhav S Joshi

Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent Director) Pahal Financial Services Pvt Ltd

Gaurav Goel

Group President, Yes Bank

George John

Executive Director , ESAF Small Finance Bank

George John

Executive Director , ESAF Small Finance Bank

Golok kumar Simli

President for Technology and Innovation, BLS International

Golok kumar Simli

President for Technology and Innovation, BLS International

Govindraj Ethiraj

Editor , The Core

Hemant Verma

Chief Vigilance Officer, Punjab & Sind Bank

Hemant Verma

Chief Vigilance Officer, Punjab & Sind Bank

Hitesh Sachdev

Head- Start-up Engagement, Innovation & Investments, ICICI Bank

Hitesh Sachdev

Head- Start-up Engagement, Innovation & Investments, ICICI Bank

Indraneel Pandit

Chief Digital Officer (Cdo) Federal Bank

Indraneel Pandit

Chief Digital Officer (Cdo) Federal Bank

Kamlesh Nagware

Co-Founder Token Layer , India Blockchain Forum , Lead LFDT India Chapter

Kamlesh Nagware

Co-Founder Token Layer , India Blockchain Forum , Lead LFDT India Chapter

Ketan Gaikwad

MD&CEO, RXIL

Lizzie Chapman

Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer Baysys

Lizzie Chapman

Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer Baysys

Mahesh Raman Kutty

Chief Risk Officer, DCB Bank

Manoj Kumar Jain

Scientist-G,Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India

Manoj Kumar Jain

Scientist-G,Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India

Manoj Sarangi

Chief Information Security officer, Induslnd Bank

Manoj Sarangi

Chief Information Security officer, Induslnd Bank

Murali Mohan Rao Manduva

Chief Technology Officer, DCB Bank

Narendranath Mishra

Head Retail & Agri Loans, DCB Bank

Naveen Chaluvadi

Chief Digital Officer, Yes Bank

Nitin Sawant

Managing Director & CEO, OMS Account Aggregator

Nitin Sawant

Managing Director & CEO, OMS Account Aggregator

Om Prakash Seth

Chief Information Officer (CIO) IDBI Bank

Om Prakash Seth

Chief Information Officer (CIO) IDBI Bank

Padmabhushan Bahadure

Chief Technology Officer, NUCFDC

Pankaj Gupta

Chief Digital Officer-Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Pankaj Gupta

Chief Digital Officer-Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Prabhat Chaturvedi

CEO NUCFDC

Prasanna Lohar

President India Blockchain Forum

Prasanna N

Head AI Digital Innovation, Federal Bank

Prasanna N

Head AI Digital Innovation, Federal Bank

Pravash Dash

Founder & CEO-Arthan Finance

Rajeev Ranjan Prasad

Chief General Manager, Digital Banking & Transformation, State Bank of India

Rajeev Ranjan Prasad

Chief General Manager, Digital Banking & Transformation, State Bank of India

Rakesh Ranjan

CDO Digital Financial Services and Innovation, Kyndrl

Rakesh Ranjan

CDO Digital Financial Services and Innovation, Kyndrl

Ratan Kumar Kesh

Executive Director &COO, Bandhan Bank

Rohit Das

Partner - Cyber Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

Rohit Das

Partner - Cyber Advisory, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

Sandeep Ubale

Chief General Manager, State Bank of India

Sandeep Ubale

Chief General Manager, State Bank of India

Sanjay Hinduja

Managing Director & CEO, Shapoorji Pallonji Finance Pvt Ltd

Sanjay Hinduja

Managing Director & CEO, Shapoorji Pallonji Finance Pvt Ltd

Sanjeev Kumar

Founder & CEO-Whitesight

Shashwat Sharma

Senior Partner and Financial Services lead, India, Kearney

Shashwat Sharma

Senior Partner and Financial Services lead, India, Kearney

Sivakumar Nandipati,

Chief Digital Officer, FedBank Financial Services Ltd

Sivakumar Nandipati,

Chief Digital Officer, FedBank Financial Services Ltd

Sumanta Panda

General Manager at State Bank of India

Sunil Kulkarni

Chief Executive Officer , BCFI

Suresh Khadakbhavi

CEO, Digi Yatra Foundation

Suresh Rajagopalan

Chief Executive Officer, Samunnati Agri Innovation Labs Pvt Limited

Suresh Rajagopalan

Chief Executive Officer, Samunnati Agri Innovation Labs Pvt Limited

Suresh Sethi

Managing Director & CEO, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd

Suresh Sethi

Managing Director & CEO, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd

Suvendu Pati

Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India

Suvendu Pati

Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India

SV Sunderkrishnan

CEO , Clarimonde Solutions Private Limited

SV Sunderkrishnan

CEO , Clarimonde Solutions Private Limited

Thomas Muthoot John

Executive Director, Muthoot Microfin Ltd

Thomas Muthoot John

Executive Director, Muthoot Microfin Ltd

V Venkatasubramanian

Deputy General Manager Information Technology, City Union Bank Ltd

V Venkatasubramanian

Deputy General Manager Information Technology, City Union Bank Ltd

Vikram Pandya

Founder and Director, Association for Emerging Technologies

Vikram Pandya

Founder and Director, Association for Emerging Technologies

How senior are the speakers at IFIF 2026?

The speaker list includes 250+ voices spanning CXOs, Chief Digital Officers, Chief Risk Officers, Heads of Digital Banking, MDs and CEOs of major banks and NBFCs, fintech founders, government officials, blockchain leaders, and cybersecurity experts. Institutions represented include SBI, RBI, SEBI, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, Bandhan Bank, Mastercard, UIDAI, and many more.

Can I apply to speak at IFIF 2026?

Yes, there is a speaker application form available on the website. If you have expertise in financial innovation, policy, digital banking, fintech, capital markets, cybersecurity, or a related field, you’re encouraged to submit your interest. Reach out at registrations@indiafif.com for more details.

Will speakers be available for networking and direct conversation?

Many speakers participate in the forum’s broader networking programme beyond their scheduled sessions. The FIF Innovation Bridge and structured networking breaks are specifically designed to facilitate meaningful conversations between delegates and industry leaders. Fireside chat formats also allow for more intimate, accessible dialogue.

What industries are represented among the speakers?

The speaker roster covers public sector banking, private banking, small finance banks, cooperative banks, NBFCs, insurance, capital markets, wealth management, fintech, AI and technology, blockchain and Web3, cybersecurity, regulatory bodies, government ministries, and financial infrastructure companies, giving IFIF a truly cross-sector perspective.