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Martin Signer is a financial and fintech thought leader and serial entrepreneur. Martin is the CEO and Founder of smartmoneymatch.com. Martin has a master's degree (lic. oec. publ.) in quantitative finance from the economic faculty of the University of Zurich. Martin Signer Interview Focus 1. An introduction from Martin Signer - background, overview, education, starting in traditional finance...

Nameer Khan is one of Middle East’s Top 20 Fintech influencers, Chairman and Founding Board Member of the #MENA ​ Fintech Association. Nameer Khan has spearheaded key fintech initiatives with regional regulators  and global monetary authorities for the development of regulatory regimes of various #Fintech ​ verticals and establishing strongly knitted conducive Fintech ecosystem plus helping banks...

Interview with Ludovic Courcelas, Government Strategy Lead at ConsenSys - Blockchain Solutions EU and Worldwide for Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. Ludovic Courcelas is a technology enthusiast working for the world's largest mesh of #blockchain ​ entrepreneurs and technologists. Ludovic is the Government Strategy Lead ConsenSys. Ludovic is committed to delivering hi...

Linda Grasso is Chief Operating Officer at Digital Business Innovation Srl, an Italian Innovative Startup active in the world of R&D Consulting. She’s an Industrial Engineer passionate in Digital Transformation and her mission is managing Business Projects in Tech & Innovation fields through the use of both Operational and Strategic Planning Approach. Linda strongly believes in empowering...

Kohei Kurihara, Co-founder of Privacy by Design Lab - Designing The Future Data Society, Government Blockchain Association Tokyo Kohei Kurihara is a global recognised thought leader and influencer, the co-founder of Privacy by Design Lab @pbdlab, develops data privacy by design lab - that works culture and collaborative measures for future data society. Kohei is the President of the Tokyo Chapter...

Sleem Hasan - Financial Market Expert, CEO & Founder Privity - Technology, Art & Interfaith Dialogue is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. Sleem Hasan is a Financial Entrepreneur with a truly global background. Born in Fiji of Pakistani parentage, raised in Nigeria, Oxbridge educated, worked with the Japanese at Nikko, and now resides in Dubai, UAE...

A global thought leader, educator and connector, Linda Goetze, M.Ed., has been engaged with blockchain technology since 2012. Co-Founder and EVP DFM Data Corp. Former President/CEO Blockchain Chamber of Commerce. Linda is a leading global recognised Emerging Tech Thought Leader, Educator, International Keynote, Ethical Investor, and as she says: "Leading to Serve". Linda is a member of M...

Sanjay Aggarwal is Chairman & CEO of Paramount Cables Group, one of the largest manufacturer companies in India. Sanjay Aggarwal is currently the President of PHDCCI and the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. An expert in business growth, Sanjay has been an integral part of the growth story of Paramount Cables from a Rs 1 crore small scale industrial u...

Marco Robinson is the founder of the charity FREEDOMX with the explicit mission to stop homelessness using revolutionary #blockchain ​ technology so you can see where your donations are going & witness the progression of the people you are helping. Marco Robinson was Knighted for getting guide dogs into Malaysia & allowed into public places which has transformed the lives of 350,000 blind...

Sir Simon Mayall, Former British Army L. General, Middle East Expert, Author 'Soldier in the Sand' Sir Simon Mayall is a senior adviser for Greenhill & Co, the investment bank. Previously, he had a 40-year long career in the British Army, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo among other places. In the army, Mayall held the rank of Lieutenant General and between 2011 and 2014 was...

James W. Keyes, Adversity, Education, Serial Entrepreneur, Former CEO 7-Eleven & Blockbuster James W. Keyes is known internationally as a transformational leader in business, education and social change. Now spearheading several new tech start-ups, he has served as CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, 7-Eleven and Blockbuster; launched many new organizations and is a respected social entrepreneur...

Prakriti Poddar - Global Authority on Mental Wellness, CSO Indian National Women’s Parliament is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. Prakriti Poddar is global authority on mental wellness and mental health. Prakriti Poddar works and focuses on #mentalhealth ​ and #wellbeing ​ and marries technology and ancient wisdom to deliver contemporary and effectiv...

Marcela (March) Gutierrez is the CEO & Founder of LAMARCH and Project Manager and a natural networker with 10+ years of experience working with tech startups and launching new projects. Deep focus in entrepreneurship, community building and strategic partnerships. She has been working with Governments, academia, accelerators and is focused on building relationships that drive growth. Marcela (...

Max Lautenschläger, Co-Founder, Managing Director and COO of Iconic Holding, a global crypto asset manager, started his career as a management consultant, where he advised Fortune 500 companies from the steel, utility, and retail industry on topics like digitalization, project management and IT integration. Max Lautenschläger transitioned into Private Equity at an Asset Management group with € 40...

Khalid Saad a FinTech entrepreneur and advisor that is passionate about starting new ventures and supporting existing ones. Khalid has worked closely over the years with numerous startups and companies on their digital and market entry strategies. Khalid is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. Khalid Saad Interview Focus 1. An introduction from you - bac...

Eric van der Kleij - Visionary Tech Leader, Co-Founder EdenBase.com, Creator of Level39.co, Former Adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Technation.io. is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. Eric Van der Kleij is a visionary and pragmatic technology personality, entrepreneur and CEO of Co-founder of edenbase.com, a company focused on building the community leading...

Carlo Centonze is an entrepreneur, textile specialist and CEO of HeiQ [LSE:HEIQ], a Swiss based textile innovator company which was listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market on December, 7 2020. A serial entrepreneur and textile specialist, Carlo went to co-found the textile innovator company HeiQ along with Dr Murray Height. Since 2004, he has served HeiQ as CEO, developing the firm from a...

Robert Sharratt is the Managing Director, and founder of CrescoFin SA, a Genève, Switzerland  financial, lending and banking fintech company. Robert is a professional with 20 years plus of experience in investment banking, trading, fintech, and in the last years a thought leader and ambassador in DeFI blockchain. Robert Sharratt is a Former investment banker, background in M&A, large financing...

Rhona Morrell, Coco Airlie Consulting, Ark2030 UN Initiative, Change Management is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube podcast series. Rhona Morrell works across global clients in FMCG, Apparel, NFP, Retail goods and brands, what she does best is delivering projects and SOW’s with pace, tenacity & integrity all in an engaging and fun way, her ability to engage...

Dr Clair Francomano is a Leading Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics. Dr. Clair Francomano has been involved in the care of individuals with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome throughout her career. During her years at the National Institutes of Health, she spear-headed a longitudinal study on the natural history of EDS that ran for over 20 years. Prior to that, Dr. Francomano joined Indiana Univers...

Rob Charles Wells is an investor and serial entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Goldfingr. Rob Charles is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. Rob Charles has demonstrated excellence as an entrepreneur for over 25 years and a sophisticated investor for over 17 years, in the following industries: technology, entertainment, real estate, Oil & Gas, co...

Jose Graca is a serial entrepreneur and an active technologist and expert in business tech and Fintech for 20 years. In this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series, both host Dinis Guarda and guest Jose Graca go through the challenges of becoming an entrepreneur and to find the right opportunities to get off the ground. Jose Graca has built several companies from scratch with su...

Maomao Hu is a blockchain, fintech and AI entrepreneur and thought leader and the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series. Maomao Hu started working professionally as a graphic designer at the age of 15 in China before making a pivot to financial technology in 2014 when he founded the Artificial Intelligence practice at management consulting firm The Capital Markets...

Karl Smith, Polymath, Influencer, Authority UX UI, AI, IoT & Founder Human-Centered Design Society, is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Podcast series. Karl Smith is a polymath, influencer, authority in UX/UI, AI, IoT & Founder Director Human-Centered Design Society. Karl is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a member by invitation of BCS...

Alessandro Zamboni, Founder & CEO, Supply@Me Capital (SYME.L) and Director specialised in the Financial Services Industry and related strategic and digital models. Alessandro has 18 years of experience on internal governance, regulatory and enterprise risk management systems (Basel IV, Solvency II, …) for Banks and Insurance Companies. Alessandro is the Co-founder of DevoLab: think tank group...