Future Bank India Conclave 2025

Speakers

MR. SANJEEV KUMAR GUPTA

CEO - Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)

SUMNESH JOSHI

Deputy Director General, Government of India

VIJAYAKUMAR K

Director, Product Management - Standard Chartered Bank

KIRAN KUMAR SHETTY

Senior Director- Data AI & Digital Transformation - Bendigo Bank

DIBYENDU KUMAR DAS

Executive Vice President and Head, Government Business - Bandhan Bank

SANTHA KUMAR N

VP Cybersecurity Risk & Control - Standard Chartered Bank

DEVI PRASANNA SINGH

VP – Global Head IAS-SYS, Societe Generale

MOHAN KUMAR

Head Treasury - IIFL Samasta Finance Ltd

CHAITALI MATKAR

VP-Lead Digital Gen AI Product manager- Wells Fargo

SAMYUKTHA BHASKAR

Senior Vice President and Business Head(South) - Airtel Business

HITENDERA DUBEY

VP Securities Services: Transformation & Agile - Citi

VIJAY KUMAR KS

Chief Information Security Officer - IIFL Samasta Finance Limited

TANISH MATHUR

Director, Cash Product Management - Standard Chartered Bank

RAGHUNATH ULATTIL

Senior Vice President 1 & Zonal Head - HDFC Bank

NAVEEN KUMAR

General Manager | Treasury and Supply Chain Solutions - Olam Agri India Private Limited

ANUJ MISHRA

VP – Head of Products- Payment Devices & Platform Jio Platforms Ltd.

DHANRAJ DADHICH

Global Chairperson ,IntelOra Resources & Developments LLC. India / Astralgorim Technologies LLC, USA

DHANRAJ DADHICH

Global Chairperson ,IntelOra Resources & Developments LLC. India / Astralgorim Technologies LLC, USA

DHANRAJ DADHICH's Bio

With over 24 years of leadership across Blockchain, AI, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, and BioTech, Dhanraj has not just followed the future—he has built it.

As the Founding Architect and CTO of 5ireChain, he designed the world’s first sustainable Layer1 blockchain consensus mechanism, anchored on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics—a model that attracted $100M in funding and achieved unicorn status in just 8 months.

He also engineered the world’s fastest Layer-1 blockchain architecture and is currently developing a groundbreakingconsensus mechanism tailored for Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, DePIN infrastructure, and ESG-based tokenomics.

But his innovations stretch beyond digital finance. He has:
Built and demonstrated Quantum Teleportation with Qubit Cloning at 2,400m altitude
Achieved DNA-Based Encrypted Data Storage with bio-compatible encryption and retrieval
Architected Quantum-Safe Blockchain Protocols, paving the way for post-quantum security
Advanced ZK-Rollups, ESG Tokenomics, and real-world interoperability

Dhanraj has authored over 100+ peer-reviewed research papers in domains including Bio-Tech, Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and uniquely, deriving quantum algorithms and coherence-field principles from the Rigveda—merging ancient Indian wisdom with frontier physics. His work in Tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA) and Decentralized Physical Infrastructure (DePIN) is shaping how next-generation economies will manage finance, identity, and value exchange securely and inclusively. He is a regular keynote and panel speaker at the world’s top tech summits including GITEX (Dubai), TOKEN2049, Malaysia Blockchain Week, and World Blockchain Summit. From pioneering platforms like Centaur Chain, Rarible (formerly Daonomic), Hadar Wallet, to his leadership in AI-driven DeFi, Dhanraj has become a go-to advisor for enterprises, governments, and regulators.

He’s been recognized globally with awards including the International Achievers Award (Dubai), Pharma Anti-Counterfeiting & Compliance Award, and Best Consultant of the Year

DEEPAK MOHANTY

Executive Director - Wells Fargo

JAYARAM K

Vice President - Head Compliance Digital Studios and Innovation Mashreq

MANAV BAKSHI

SVP- Digital Transformation & Automation - ANZ

VISHAL BHATIA

Chief Digital Officer- Canara Bank

VIPUL SAINI

Asst. Vice President- Digital & Physical Products, HDFC Bank

DR. RAMESHA K

Member, Board of Governors, IRMA (AICTE Expert)

SUNITA SAMANTA

AVP-Digital Assets Product Specialist Standard Chartered Bank

KESAVAN K

General Manager, State Bank of India Digital Transformation Leader | Trade Finance Expert

SIDDHARTH KUMAR

Head Digitization, L&T Finance

SAKET SINHA

Sr. Partner & Global Vice President – Banking & Financial Markets- IBM Industry Academy Diamond Member

SAKET SINHA

Sr. Partner & Global Vice President – Banking & Financial Markets- IBM Industry Academy Diamond Member

SAKET SINHA's Bio

Saket Sinha is the Senior Partner and Global Vice President for IBM’s Core Banking and Payments practice and serves as the Global Leader for all exponential technologies in the financial services industry. Mr. Sinha is tasked with overseeing IBM’s Banking and Financial Markets Center of Excellence, where he hires, cultivates, and manages a global pool of senior banking subject matter experts. His work involves engaging directly with global banking clients to facilitate their transformation initiatives, ensuring these engagements are both visionary and strategically viable.

As a seasoned executive with a profound understanding of banking and insurance industry processes, Mr. Sinha excels in developing and delivering transformative solutions driving operational efficiencies that meet the complex needs of CxO leadership. His expertise in financial services is both broad and deep, covering multiple domains in retail and commercial banking as well as in asset and wealth management.

Mr. Sinha is widely recognized, both internally at IBM and in the broader industry, for his subject matter expertise and strategic insights. His advisory services are sought after for their depth and relevance, helping steer client engagements toward success and measurable business outcomes. Mr. Sinha leverages exponential technologies such as AI/ML, Generative AI, Blockchain, Digital Assets, Extreme Automation, Data & Insights, Cognitive Computing, IoT, Spatial Computing, Edge Computing, Hybrid Cloud Computing to help drive innovation and digital transformation for some of our largest clients globally. Current engagement of Mr. Sinha includes adoption and scaling of Gen AI solutions, super wallet/application, Beyond Banking and embedded finance, Sustainable finance, Hyper-personalization, experiential banking, digital assets, Central Bank Digital Currencies, tokenization, digital innovation in operational excellence, data fabric etc. and the replumbing of financial services infrastructure taking place using emerging technologies.

Previously, Mr. Sinha has played a pivotal role in expanding IBM’s consulting business across the banking, insurance, and financial markets sectors. His strategic vision, industry partnerships and integrative approach have been instrumental in transforming financial services architectures, enhancing operational excellence, and advancing customer-centric innovations. With over two decades of experience in leadership positions at IBM, Bearing Point, and Oracle, and as a member of IBM’s Banking and Financial Markets Industry Academy, Mr. Sinha continues to drive business growth and technological adoption through his thought leadership and consultative prowess. His work not only supports the strategic shift towards new digital paradigms but also fosters a culture of innovation and excellence within the financial services sector.

Digital Transformation in Banking: Redefining the Future of Financial Services

Future Bank India Conclave 2025

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