Reset Seminar 2025
Chief Guest
Zafar Masud
President & CEO, BOP
Keynote Speaker
ATIF BAJWA
CEO Bank Alfalah
Mr. Atif Bajwa has an extensive international career spanning over 40 years of executive leadership roles in banking and on multiple boards and public interest positions. He started his professional journey with Citibank in 1982 and has since held numerous senior positions in large local and multinational banks, including President/CEO of Bank Alfalah, President/CEO of MCB Bank and Soneri Bank, Regional Head of Citigroup for Central and Eastern Europe, Head of Consumer Banking of ABN AMRO’s Asia Pacific region, and Country Manager of ABN AMRO Pakistan.
Panel 1: The Retail Landscape
Syed Faraz Anwer
Consulting Practice at PwC Pakistan
Shahzad Dada
Managing Partner, Dada Partners
Atif Salim Malik
COO, JS Bank
Muhammad Hamayun Sajjad
CEO, Mashreq
Keynote Speaker
Arif Ul Islam
Deputy CEO & Executive Director Meezan Bank Ltd.
Mr. Ariful Islam recently retired as Deputy CEO of Meezan Bank after 25 years of service. A founding team member since 1998, he played a key role in transforming the bank from a small startup into Pakistan’s 4th largest and most profitable bank. He began his career at Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) in London, then joined Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain in 1986. He later helped establish Faysal Bank in Pakistan and held senior leadership roles, followed by a position as Head of Investment Banking at MCB, becoming its youngest Senior EVP.
Panel 2: Executing Retail Growth
Salman Sarwar Butt
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Mehreen Ahmed
Group Head Retail Banking, Bank Alfalah
Saadya Riaz
Managing Director, Head Wealth and Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, Pakistan
Ahmed Shah Durrani
Head Retail Banking & Chief Digital Officer, HabibMetro Bank
Syed Kazim Raza
SEVP - country branch banking head, JS Bank
Fireside Chat
Muhammad Aminuddin
CEO & Executive Director, TPL insurance
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Panel 3: Selling Wealth
Raeda Latif
Country Head – Corporate Affairs & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bank
Sarah Irfan
Executive Vice President- Head Liabilities & Bancassurance, HabibMetro Bank
Shazia Khurram
Head of Branch and Priority Banking, Meezan Bank ltd
ZAIGHAM SHERIFF
Executive Vice President, Bank Alfalah
Asim Qureshi
Head of Products and Analytics, Retail Banking, JS Bank
ZEESHAN QUDDUS
Chief Business Development Officer at UBL Fund Managers
Panel 4: Retail Outside Banking
Aurangzeb Javed Siddiqui
Head of Financial Institutions & Retail Sales
Sammer Sultan
CO-Chairwoman, Shan Foods
Amir Paracha
CEO, Unilever
Arif Lakhani
Co-Founder, Qist Bazaar
Muntaqa Peracha
CEO, Foodpanda
Panel 5: Customer & Personnel Experience
Mahmood Shamsher Ali
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Khalid Zaman
SEVP & Group Head Human Resources, Learning & Development, Meezan Bank Limited
Pouro Sidhwa
Chief Human resources Officer, Easypaisa Digital Bank
Muhammad Ali Jangda
Senior Advisor at Banking Ombudsman Pakistan
Faran Niaz
Director Customer Experience, HALA
Presentations
Yahya Khan
CDO, Bank Alfalah
Panel 6: Redefining Reach
Mir Nejib Rahman
Financial Services & Digital Transformation Advisor
Nofel Daud
CDO, Bank of Punjab
Omer Bin Ahsan
Founder/CEO, Haball
Sohail Javvad
Executive Director DFS Group at State Bank of Pakistan
Yahya Khan
CDO, Bank Alfalah
Leila Serhan
Senior Vice President & Group Country Manager for North Africa, Levant and Pakistan (NALP), Visa
Closing Remarks
Muneer Kamal
CEO Pakistan Banks Association