Speakers

Vincent Kadar, CEO of Telepin Software, has more than 16 years of executive experience in software technology companies for wireless and telecom networks. Prior to his role with Telepn, Vincent was founder and CTO at Airwide Solutions, a leading provider of mobile messaging infrastructure. Mr. Kadar has also served as Director of Wireless Technology at InfoSpace Inc, and in senior technology positions at CrossKeys Systems and Accenture. Vincent frequently presents at industry conferences and has been published in leading magazines. For more information, visit his blog about mobile money: http://www.mobilemoneytransactions.com/ More

Zahir Khoja is Executive Director of M-Paisa, Afghanistan’s first mobile money transfer service. Zahir brings a wealth of experience in the areas of new business development, sales, marketing and start-up businesses in his role at Roshan. Prior to joining Roshan, Afghanistan’s leading telecommunications provider, Zahir was responsible for setting up and building the sales channel for a new MVNO in Canada – Virgin Mobile and was regionally responsible for marketing and public relations activities. Zahir was also instrumental in for building the sales channels for dial-up and high-speed (ADSL) internet at TELUS Canada. Zahir joined Roshan in November 2008, and has been primarily focused on leading M-Paisa to its maximum potential, while ensuring that Roshan is at the forefront of product innovation. Zahir holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honors Degree in Marketing and Management Information Systems from the University of Ottawa in Canada. More