Andrea Baronchelli is the Co-founder and CEO of Aspire, the finance stack for global founders. 

Before launching Aspire, Andrea was part of Lazada’s founding team (exit to Alibaba Group), where he led growth and operations across multiple markets, including roles as CMO, EVP, and CEO. That experience shaped his conviction that modern founders deserve a financial platform as global as their ambitions.

Under his leadership, Aspire has grown into a global company serving 50,000+ businesses across 30+ markets, backed by Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y Combinator, Tencent, and PayPal, and recognised by CB Insights and CNBC as one of the world’s Top Fintechs two years running.

Andrea is a Y Combinator and Rocket Internet alumnus, and continues to champion the next generation of founders building across borders.

Jack Pinczewski is the Asia-Pacific Government Relations Lead for Wise. He has over a decade of experience in public affairs and policy having worked for an Australian Prime Minister, State Ministers and the Israeli Ambassador to Australia at senior levels. He spends his free time climbing, reading and travelling.

Jennifer Fowler is a member of the Secretariat of the Financial Stability Board, where she supports the FSB’s work on cross-border payments and tokenization and contributes to Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub projects. Prior to joining the FSB, Ms. Fowler led the North American Fintech Policy team at Facebook/Meta, with a focus on digital wallets, stablecoins and digital assets. Ms. Fowler previously served in senior positions in the U.S. Department of the Treasury, leading policy development related to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and sanctions. She also held a number of leadership positions in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), including chairing key working groups on policy development and international cooperation. Ms. Fowler holds a master’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University.

Kristo is the co-founder and CEO of Wise, the global tech company building the best way to move money around the world. Prior to starting Wise, Kristo was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting & PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He worked with European banks and insurers to modernise their processes and systems. Stunned by their inefficiency, he teamed up with Taavet Hinrikus, then Skype’s director of strategy, to develop an entirely new system for moving money across borders. Kristo was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers 2015.

Liispet Kaisel is the Senior Director of Account Management at Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and enterprises around the world. With more than eight years of experience in cross-border payments and deep expertise in B2B partnerships, she leads the APAC account management team. In her role, Liispet is responsible for driving the joint success and growth of Wise Platform’s strategic partners, helping them get the most out of Wise’s payment rails. 

Nilan is Chief Product Officer at Wise, where he leads on growth across channels including product and platform.

Prior to Wise Nilan was VP Growth at HouseTrip, in charge of scaling the company’s growth in the European market. He’s also worked as Chief Marketing Technology Officer at Holiday Extras, where he was responsible for all areas of technology, marketing and customer acquisition. Nilan also advises a number of early stage startups on growth and getting to traction.

Samarth Bansal is the General Manager, Asia Pacific at Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and enterprises around the world. He leads the Wise Platform team in APAC, and is responsible for driving the growth of Wise’s infrastructure offering to banks and enterprises in the region, including the partnerships with Mox Bank, Bank Mandiri and ZA Bank. Prior to joining Wise, Samarth has held leadership positions at other fintechs in the B2B cross-border payments space across product, expansion and business development.

Prasangi Unantenne is the Global Head of Delivery at Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and enterprises around the world. Sangi leads the Presales and Delivery teams working closely with partners ensuring a strong product fit and quality implementation of our products. She has 15 years of international experience in financial services across a range of Product Management, Business Development, Project Management/Delivery and Operations roles in both Issuing and Acquiring businesses.

Steve Naudé is the Global Managing Director of Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and enterprises around the world. Wise Platform provides these organisations with the capabilities, technology and network to enable fast, secure and cost-effective international payments for their customers. Previously, Steve has worked on payments international expansion, as well as direct connections to payment schemes such as UK Faster Payments and Swift.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder of Paytm and an Indian technology innovator who has transformed the mobile payments and financial services distribution landscape in the country. He led India’s shift towards a mobile-first economy and
pioneered innovations such as QR code-based payments, Soundbox, and cardmachines – redefining the way Indians transact. A firm believer in the power of emerging technologies, Vijay has been at the forefront of India’s Artificial Intelligence revolution, driving advancements that enhance financial inclusion, strengthen digital infrastructure, and drive innovation in the payments ecosystem. He is also a prolific investor, supporting startups across fintech, e-commerce, and technology, shaping the future of India’s tech landscape and reinforcing the country’s
position as a global leader in digital advancements.