Ernest Aryeetey is the Secretary-General of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana.

Peter Quartey holds a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Manchester (UK), MSc in Quantitative Development Economics (University of Warwick, UK), MPhil. Economics (Ghana), and BA Economics (Ghana). He is a Professor in Development Economics and the immediate past Head, Department of Economics and Director (Economic Management Programme), University of Ghana. He served as the Deputy Director, Centre for Migration Studies (University of Ghana). Prof.

Francis Annan is an Assistant Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley ARE, a J-PAL Affiliated Professor at MIT, the Scientific Lead and Co-Chair of the Retail Finance Distribution (ReFinD) Research Initiative at ISSER, and a Fellow at the Center for Development Economics and Policy (CDEP) and the Center for Environmental Economics and Policy (CEEP).

Kwame Oppong is Head of Fintech and Innovation at Bank of Ghana. Previously, he was a consultant with CGAP focused on digital financial services ecosystems, including providers, central banks, finance ministries, and other stakeholders, to advance financial inclusion through digital financial services.  Before joining CGAP, Mr. Oppong was the general manager for Tigo, a mobile financial service provider in Ghana.

Ebenezer Twum Asante has over fifteen years progressive and diversified experience in leadership as an accomplished Senior Executive and a Strategic Leader.

• Passionate about Financial Inclusion and currently the Head of Mobile Financial Services at GCB Bank PLC leading the G-Money mobile wallet service.
• Product management and development professional having 15+ years’ experience in Telecoms and Banking.
• Led the successful implementation of Zain Zap, Airtel Money, Vodafone Cash and now G-Money.

Milo Bianchi is Professor of Finance at the Toulouse School of Economics. His research interests include behavioral and household finance, financial development and entrepreneurship. His current research agenda focuses on the adoption and impact of fintech services on household welfare, with particular focus on behavioral aspects.