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Speakers & Global Leaders

Global Voices Shaping Capital, Technology and Growth

Meet the investors, founders, policymakers, technology leaders and institutional voices contributing to EM Summit NYC 2026.

  • September 24–25, 2026
  • New York City · Venue TBA
  • Roster in verification
Confirmed speakers
4
Profiles in verification
1
Program tracks
12
Institutions represented
9

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Featured Speakers

Confirmed, verified profiles with approved headshots and programmed sessions.

Official headshot of Mohammad Raafi Hossain, CEO, Fasset
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Mohammad Raafi Hossain

CEO, Fasset

Fasset

CEO of Fasset, a digital finance platform focused on expanding access to digital assets and financial infrastructure in emerging markets.

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Kamal Solaiman

General Partner & CEO, Sinbad Capital

Sinbad Capital

General Partner and CEO of Sinbad Capital, investing across private equity, growth equity, real estate and trade finance with an ethical and impact-oriented mandate.

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Afeef Zaman

Founder & Group CEO, SILQ

SILQ

Founder and Group CEO of SILQ, a technology group operating across cross-border commerce and digital trade in emerging markets.

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Torab Torabi

Chief Executive Officer, Movement

Movement

Chief Executive Officer of Movement, working on blockchain infrastructure and digital-asset ecosystem development.

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Junaid Kamal Ahmad

Vice President, Operations, MIGA — World Bank Group

MIGA — Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

Vice President of Operations at MIGA, the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group, leading its work to mobilize private finance for emerging markets.

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Professor M. Kabir Hassan

Hibernia Professor of Economics & Finance and Moffett Chair in World Resource Prices & Economic Development, University of New Orleans

University of New Orleans

Hibernia Professor of Economics & Finance at the University of New Orleans and one of the most widely cited scholars in Islamic finance and development economics.

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Official headshot of Mohammad Raafi Hossain, CEO, Fasset
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Mohammad Raafi Hossain

CEO, Fasset

Fasset

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Official headshot of Kamal Solaiman, General Partner & CEO, Sinbad Capital
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Kamal Solaiman

General Partner & CEO, Sinbad Capital

Sinbad Capital

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Afeef Zaman

Founder & Group CEO, SILQ

SILQ

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Torab Torabi

Chief Executive Officer, Movement

Movement

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Adam Rezak

COO, Aberdeen Investments (pending verification)

Aberdeen Investments (pending verification)

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Official headshot of Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Vice President, Operations, MIGA — World Bank Group
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Junaid Kamal Ahmad

Vice President, Operations, MIGA — World Bank Group

MIGA — Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

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Official headshot of Professor M. Kabir Hassan, Hibernia Professor of Economics & Finance and Moffett Chair in World Resource Prices & Economic Development, University of New Orleans
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Professor M. Kabir Hassan

Hibernia Professor of Economics & Finance and Moffett Chair in World Resource Prices & Economic Development, University of New Orleans

University of New Orleans

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Official headshot of Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, Founder and Executive Director, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh
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Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur

Founder and Executive Director, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh

Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh

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Iftakharul “Ifty” Islam

Founder Chairman, Asian Tiger Capital Partners

Asian Tiger Capital Partners

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Peter Findley

Role pending verification

Organization pending verification

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Juan Felipe Gómez Arciniegas

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Afzal Modak

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Yasser K. Salem

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Sharareh N.

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Yousuf Sultan

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Shakil Ahmed

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Dr. Mamun Rashid

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Official headshot of Dr. Abdulrahman Alharbi, General Manager, Investment Analysis & Financial Modeling, Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia)
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Dr. Abdulrahman Alharbi

General Manager, Investment Analysis & Financial Modeling, Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia) (pending verification)

Organization pending verification

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Official headshot of Prof. M. Ehsan Hoque, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester
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Prof. M. Ehsan Hoque

Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester

Organization pending verification

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