Pakistan's first conference built exclusively for retail banking.
Reset launched in April 2025 in Karachi, Pakistan’s first conference dedicated exclusively to retail banking. Over 285 attendees from 48 organizations, including 23 leading banks and four digital banks, gathered for a day built around one question. Is the industry ready to move from access to genuine financial participation?
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Chief Guest
Saleem Ullah
Deputy CEO State Bank of Pakistan
Closing Remarks
Muneer Kamal
CEO Pakistan Banks Association
PANEL 1
The Retail Landscape
Keynote Speaker
Atif Bajwa
CEO Bank Alfalah
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Syed Faraz Anwer
Partner Consulting Practice PwC Pakistan
Panelist
Shazad Dada
Managing Partner Dada Partners
Panelist
Atif Salim Malik
COO JS Bank
Panelist
Hamayun
Sajjad
CEO Mashreq Pakistan
Panelist
Muhammad
Aminuddin
CEO Tpl Insurance
Panelist
Haaris Mahmood
Chaudhary
President & CEO Mobilink Microfinance Bank
PANEL 2
Challenges & Opportunities in Retail Banking
Keynote Speaker
Arif Ul Islam
Former Deputy CEO Meezan Bank
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Salman Sarwar Butt
CEO Green Peak International
Panelist
Mehreen Ahmed
Group Head-Retail Banking Group Bank Alfalah
Panelist
Saadya Riaz
Head Wealth And Retail Banking
Standard Chartered Bank
Panelist
Ahmed Shah
Durrani
Head Retail Banking & CDO
Habib Metropolitan Bank
Panelist
Naveed Malik
Head of Consumer Banking
Dubai Islamic Bank
Panelist
Syed Kazim Raza
Country Head Branch Banking JS Bank
PANEL 3
Selling Wealth
Moderator
Raeda Latif
Executive Director-Country Head CABM Pakistan at SCB
Panelist
Sarah Irfan
Head of Liabilities and Bancassurance
Habib Metropolitan Bank
Panelist
Shazia Khurram
Head of Branch and Priority Banking
Meezan Bank Limited
Panelist
Kailash Kumar
Head Wealth Management & Capital
Markets Products and Solutions
Standard Chartered Bank
Panelist
Asim Hafeez
Qureshi
Group Head - Products & Analytics
JS Bank
Panelist
Zaigham Sherif
Head Wealth Management, Premier
Banking, Infinite Banking and Deposit
Products
Bank Alfalah
Panelist
Zeeshan Quddus
Chief Business Development Officer
UBL Fund Managers
PANEL 4
Retail Outside Banking
Moderator
Aurangzeb Javed Siddiqui
Head of Financial Institutions & Retail Sales TPL Insurance
Panelist
Sammer
Sultan
Co-Chairperson
Shan Foods
Panelist
Amir Paracha
Chairman and CEO
Unilever Pakistan Limited & GM
Foods PTAB
Panelist
Arif Lakhani
Co-Founder
Qist Bazaar
Panelist
Muntaqa
Peracha
CEO
foodpanda
Panelist
Yameen Malik
CEO
Sefam Private Limited
PANEL 5
Customer & Personnel Experience
Moderator
Mahmood Shamsher Ali
CEO of Alif Innovations
Panelist
Gulfishan
Shaikh
Head Of Treasury & Corporate Finance
Easypaisa Digital Bank
Panelist
Hafsa Abbasy
Head Of Human Resources
United Bank Limited
Panelist
Atyab Tahir
CEO
HugoBank
Panelist
Faran Niaz
Director Customer Experience
Hala
Panelist
Khalid Zaman
Khan
Head Of Human Resources
Meezan Bank
Panelist
Muhammad Ali
Jangda
Senior Advisor
Banking Mohtasib Pakistan
PANEL 6
Redefining Reach
Moderator
Mir Nejib Rahman
Advisor Pakistan Bank's Association
Panelist
Nofel Daud
Chief Digital Officer Bank of Punjab
Panelist
Omer Bin Ahsan
CEO Haball
Panelist
Sohail Javaad
Executive Director DFS Group State Bank of Pakistan
Panelist
Syed Zeeshan Ali
Chief Digital Officer Standard Chartered Bank
Panelist
Yahya Khan
Chief Digital Officer Bank Alfalah
The retail banking playbook 2026 to 2030
The official dossier from the Reset Seminar, held on February 2, 2026, in partnership with Standard Chartered.
What’s inside
Six strategic insights for retail banking through 2030
An executive summary on credit, AI, inclusion, interoperability, talent, and cyber resilience
Summaries of 3 keynotes, 2 panels, and 4 presentations
Views from leaders at local and international banks, payment networks, and fintechs