Reset Seminar 2026 OLD

GREEN PEAK

Reset Seminar 2026

February 2, 2026

Retail Banking Playbook 2026 to 2030, in partnership with Standard Chartered.

Reset Seminar 2026 convened 203 senior leaders from 39 organizations across banking, financial services, insurance and fintech, continuing the industry platform Reset launched in 2025. The seminar examined what Pakistan’s retail banking sector needs to change through 2030, moving the conversation from digital access to credit intelligence.

Commercial and Islamic banks made up 60 percent of attendees, joined by digital banks, fintech providers, insurance companies and microfinance institutions. Most attendees held CEO, president or CXO titles, keeping discussions focused on institutional priorities and execution rather than concept debate.

Presented in partnership with

Chief Guest

Zafar Masud

President & CEO, BOP

Closing Remarks

Atif Bajwa

President & CEO, Bank Alfalah

SESSION 1

Winning Customers 2026–2030

Keynote Speaker

Jim Brown

Non-Exec Chairman, Secure Trust Bank

Jim Brown is an experienced banking professional from New Zealand with extensive executive and board-level expertise across international financial services.
He currently serves as Chair of Secure Trust Bank Plc, a UK-listed specialist bank, and as a Non-Executive Director of Just Group Plc, a UK-listed insurance company. Jim also advises and invests in several fintech businesses across Europe and Asia.

Panel Discussion

Atif Salim Malik

COO, JS Bank

Muhammad Nassir Salim

President & CEO, HBL

Basir Shamsie

President & CEO, JS Bank

Saadya Riaz

Head Wealth & Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

Amir Khan

President & CEO, HBL Microfinance Bank

Muhammad Ali Gulfaraz

CEO, Dubai Islamic Bank

Presentations

Najeeb Agrawalla

CEO, 1LINK

Change is Inevitable:

Interoperationability is the only sustainable response

Abu Abdullah Ashar Naeem

Co-founder & CEO, wAI Industries

The AI Paradox:

Why Revenue Generation Outperforms Cost Reduction in Emerging Markets

SESSION 2

Digital Solutions & AI In Retail Banking

Keynote Speaker

Xi Liang

Head ofAI, Mashreq Bank

Xi Liang is a globally recognized AI executive and thought leader with decades of experience spanning banking, technology, consulting, retail, and healthcare. She currently serves as Head of Artificial Intelligence at Mashreq Bank, where she leads enterprise-wide AI strategy, drives large-scale innovation, and oversees the deployment of next-generation, production-grade AI solutions across the organization.