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

Moderator

Syed Faraz Anwer

Consulting Practice at PwC Pakistan
Panelists

Shahzad Dada

Managing Partner, Dada Partners
Panelists

Atif Salim Malik

COO, JS Bank
Panelists

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

Moderator

Salman Sarwar Butt

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Panelists

Mehreen Ahmed

Group Head Retail Banking, Bank Alfalah
Panelists

Saadya Riaz

Managing Director, Head Wealth and Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, Pakistan
Panelists

Ahmed Shah Durrani

Head Retail Banking & Chief Digital Officer, HabibMetro Bank
Panelists

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

Moderator

Raeda Latif

Country Head – Corporate Affairs & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bank
Panelists

Sarah Irfan

Executive Vice President- Head Liabilities & Bancassurance, HabibMetro Bank
Panelists

Shazia Khurram

Head of Branch and Priority Banking, Meezan Bank ltd
Panelists

ZAIGHAM SHERIFF

Executive Vice President, Bank Alfalah
Panelists

Asim Qureshi

Head of Products and Analytics, Retail Banking, JS Bank
Panelists

ZEESHAN QUDDUS

Chief Business Development Officer at UBL Fund Managers

Panel 4: Retail Outside Banking

Moderator

Aurangzeb Javed Siddiqui

Head of Financial Institutions & Retail Sales
Panelists

Sammer Sultan

CO-Chairwoman, Shan Foods
Panelists

Amir Paracha

CEO, Unilever
Panelists

Arif Lakhani

Co-Founder, Qist Bazaar
Panelists

Muntaqa Peracha

CEO, Foodpanda

Panel 5: Customer & Personnel Experience

Moderator

Mahmood Shamsher Ali

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Panelists

Khalid Zaman

SEVP & Group Head Human Resources, Learning & Development, Meezan Bank Limited
Panelists

Pouro Sidhwa

Chief Human resources Officer, Easypaisa Digital Bank
Panelists

Muhammad Ali Jangda

Senior Advisor at Banking Ombudsman Pakistan
Panelists

Faran Niaz

Director Customer Experience, HALA

Presentations

Yahya Khan

CDO, Bank Alfalah

Panel 6: Redefining Reach

Moderator

Mir Nejib Rahman

Financial Services & Digital Transformation Advisor
Panelists

Nofel Daud

CDO, Bank of Punjab
Panelists

Omer Bin Ahsan

Founder/CEO, Haball
Panelists

Sohail Javvad

Executive Director DFS Group at State Bank of Pakistan
Panelists

Yahya Khan

CDO, Bank Alfalah
Panelists

Leila Serhan

Senior Vice President & Group Country Manager for North Africa, Levant and Pakistan (NALP), Visa

Closing Remarks

Muneer Kamal

CEO Pakistan Banks Association