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Pogo is a Senior Technical Business Analyst with extensive experience across banking, fintech, retail, and hospitality domains. She specialises in bridging the gap between complex business needs and technical solutions — translating strategy into well-defined requirements, process flows, and delivery-ready user stories.

She leads BA delivery on the CEBA chatbot initiative, enabling 30,000–40,000 self-serve conversations per month and delivering measurable cost savings through automation. Prior to this, she led technical BA work at Doshii (a CBA-backed hospitality platform), managing integrations, CRM migrations, and subscription management systems.

Pogo brings a structured, collaborative approach to every engagement — skilled at stakeholder management, Agile delivery, risk identification, and facilitating cross-functional workshops that move projects forward.

Martin is a senior strategy and transformation leader with over two decades of experience across global banking, payments, and fintech. A Roland Berger and Oliver Wyman alumnus, he has advised major financial institutions on strategy, business development, cost optimisation, and operating model design across Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

Multilingual and at ease in complex, matrixed global environments, Martin combines sharp commercial instincts with deep domain expertise in payments, transaction banking, and fintech strategy to deliver outcomes that are grounded in data and built to last.

Karl is an independent M&A and strategy consultant with 13+ years of experience across both the UK and France, operating at senior manager level.

He has advised investment firms, large corporates, and mid-market companies on the full spectrum of M&A activity – from deal origination and commercial due diligence through to post-merger integration and value creation.

Sankalp is a certified Senior Digital Business Analyst (CSPO, ITIL, TOGAF) with over a decade of experience delivering complex technology and transformation programmes across financial services, government, and telecommunications. An Australian citizen with Baseline Security Clearance, he brings a rare combination of technical depth, regulatory awareness, and programme leadership capability.

Most recently at NAB, he played a central role in the EDGE Programme — a $300M acquisition and platform migration involving Citibank’s unsecured lending, credit cards, and white-label portfolios for brands including Kogan, Qantas, Suncorp, and Coles.

Sankalp is equally comfortable leading a team of BAs and rolling up his sleeves on detailed requirements work — making him a versatile and high-value independent resource.

David is a technology and transformation leader with over 16 years of experience spanning startups to Fortune 500 companies. He specialises in helping organisations operationalise AI as an enterprise capability — moving beyond isolated pilots to production-ready deployments with measurable business impact.

David bridges boardroom strategy with technical execution – a rare combination that makes him an effective partner for organisations that need both vision and delivery in their AI programmes.

Liam is a strategic financial services executive with 15+ years of experience driving growth, transformation, and innovation across unsecured lending, mortgages, credit risk, and product strategy. He has built businesses from the ground up, launched market-first products, and led large-scale digital transformation programmes across Australia’s major banks and non-bank lenders.

Known for end-to-end ownership and his ability to align customer value with commercial outcomes, Liam is the kind of executive who combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

Svenja is a strategy and management consultant with 12+ years of experience turning ambitious ideas into actionable, insight-driven plans for growth. She’s led international teams and aligned diverse stakeholders, particularly in B2B industries like TIC, chemicals, new energy, hydrogen, and oil & gas.

Her focus areas include market entry, growth strategy, pricing, go-to-market, and implementation planning—all delivered with a blend of analytical rigour and human-centred leadership.

Richard is a seasoned transformation and M&A consultant with over 20 years of experience across private equity, corporates, and public sector organizations in Australia, Europe, and the US. He’s known for solving complex, high-stakes problems with a pragmatic, human-centred approach — combining strategic insight with empathy, discretion, and good humour.

From PE value creation to demergers and integration, Richard builds trust with executive teams and boards to lead transformative change at pace. His blueprint for action is grounded in data, stakeholder alignment, and sharp diagnostics — helping businesses deliver impact where it counts most.

Marc is a freelance management consultant and economist with 10+ years of experience across corporate strategy, due diligence, and business transformation—particularly in financial services, private equity, and telecommunications.
Most recently, he spent 2 years at Revolut, where he worked at the intersection of strategy, operations, and execution, delivering tangible impact in a fast-paced fintech environment. A Bain & Company alumnus, Marc brings a sharp analytical lens to every engagement and is known for owning projects end-to-end—from defining the strategy to driving implementation.

From PE commercial diligence to CX transformation, Marc thrives in dynamic environments, helping organizations sharpen their strategic direction and deliver measurable outcomes.

Bettie is a certified Scrum Master and Agile Coach with vast experience in leading large-scale programs focused on loyalty management, sustainability, and telecom. Her involvement in various projects with VPUU, local, and provincial governments underscores her commitment to co-creating safe and sustainable neighborhoods, showcasing her dedication to societal upliftment and philanthropy.

Experienced Actuary with over 10 years in African life insurance. Skilled in SAM calculations, Prophet modelling, valuations, predictive modelling, pricing, embedded value calculations, data analytics, due diligence, and experience investigation.

A senior testing expert with more than four decades of experience in working on a plethora of software quality and testing projects. Led large teams for some of the biggest financial institutions in Africa. Extensive experience in integrating and implementing quality improvement and testing processes for software development environments.

Supply chain consultant with 11 years of experience in operations excellence, business transformations, digital transformation, GTM, business analysis, operations diagnosis, program management, and other strategy engagements.

Seasoned financial industry expert with over a decade of experience, specializing in compliance, portfolio management, and client services. With a track record of driving significant growth and ensuring regulatory compliance, she has spearheaded numerous successful projects, resulting in increased returns and client satisfaction.

Shalini is an experienced banker with more than two decades of experience in risk management. She has managed a variety of portfolios, including large corporate clients, inter-bank transactions, small and medium-sized enterprises, financial institutions such as mutual funds and insurance companies, government and public sector undertakings, and structured finance transactions such as supply chain financing and factoring.

Hardik is an experienced business development consultant focused on commercial cards with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry for over 13 years. He is skilled in Hedge Funds, Credit Cards, International Trade, international sales, and business-to-business.

Strategy & digital transformation professional, with over 15 years of experience in leading projects across Europe, Middle East, and Asia and 3 years in managerial roles in a pioneer agile organisation. Expertise in retail, corporate banking, and insurance sectors.

Rohit is a result-driven project manager with over 8 years of experience diagnosing various problems in varied project environments and ideating solutions. He has delivered projects worth $ 475M in steel, energy, FMCG, healthcare, education and IT industries and has the capacity to lead multi-disciplinary teams and develop a strong relationship with key stakeholders of designated clients

John is a fintech expert with 20 years of experience in product development, system design, and business analysis. His proficiency lies in creating comprehensive solutions for CRM, fund tracking, and market data applications accommodating a diverse range of financial instruments

Experienced Product Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology, services and payments industries. Skilled in business planning, product development, product management, internal audit, and financial accounting.