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Chief Guest
- Smt. Droupadi Murmu Hon'ble President of India
In The August Presence Of
- Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Chief Minister Odisha
- Dr Mukesh Mahaling Minister, Health and Family welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Electronics & Information Technology Odisha
- Shri Suryabanshi Suraj Minister, Higher Education, Sports & Youth Services, Odia Language Literature & Culture Odisha
Dr. Rishav Chourasia
Head of Product
Betterdata
Dr. Rishav Chourasia is the Head of Product at Betterdata. He obtained his Ph.D. in Machine Learning from School of Computing at National University of Singapore, and his B.Tech degree in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His research has focused on Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning, Machine Unlearning, and Differential Privacy Auditing. His privacy research has been recognized as breakthrough and has won several academic awards during his study, with his research accepted at top AI/ML venues like NeurIPS, ICML, and AAAI. Previously, he has worked as a student research scientist at Google Brain and as a software developer at Amazon.
Speaking at
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3:15–3:45pmThu 5 FebShowcase StageCrystal HallOpen
Accelerating Sector Transformation
Inside ASEAN’s FinTech Foundations: Data, Platforms, and Partnerships
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Shrikant PatilCEO, Managing DirectorDigiAlly
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Aneesha ReihanaCo-FounderNewWorld Foundry
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Dr. Rishav ChourasiaHead of ProductBetterdata
About this session
As ASEAN’s fintech ecosystem matures, scalable growth increasingly depends on strong foundations across data, digital platforms, and cross-sector collaboration. This panel brings together perspectives from Betterdata, DigiAlly, New World Foundry, and the Philippines FinTech Association to examine what sits beneath successful fintech expansion in the region. Speakers will discuss how data capabilities enable smarter decision-making, how platforms support interoperability and scale, and why partnerships between startups, enterprises, and industry bodies are critical to building resilient and inclusive digital finance across ASEAN.
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