Expert Thought Leaders
AFF 2026 Council Members
Lito Villanueva
EVP and Chief Innovations and Inclusion Officer, RCBC, Chairman, Fintech Alliance Philippines, Co-Founder, Asia Fintech Alliance
Dr Chatchai Thnarudee
CEO of Thanager & Co Company Limited, Board of Directors at Digital Government Development Agency
Farah Jaafar
Regional Chief Security Officer, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
Professor Lam Kwok Yan
Associate Vice President (Strategy and Partnerships), Executive Director, Digital Trust Centre Singapore & Singapore AI Safety Institute
Mohd Suhail Amar Suresh
Senior Advisor, President & Group CEO’s Office, Maybank
Damla Buyuktaskin
Senior Regional Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer for Asia Pacific Countries, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Danny Chan
Regional Chief Security Officer, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
Christophe Barel
Managing Director, APAC, FS-ISAC
Aries Setiadi
Researcher, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), Obama Foundation Leader, APAC