Throughout his 20+ year career, in positions with management responsibility and also as a consultant, Sohail has worked at the forefront of developing analytical solutions using digital technology . His background enables him to solve some of the biggest challenges business leaders face in meeting operational targets. Based on a vision of pushing the cutting edge of advanced analytics, he founded BankingBook Analytics (BBA) in 2018. BBA offers accelerator solutions to mid-sized financial institutions, helping them close the gap in data aggregation and value analytics. Sohail's track-record of implementing intuitively sound and practical solutions has helped his clients succeed by preventing losses, cutting cost and managing capital efficiently. He advises key decision-makers on balance sheet growth, profitability management and risk-reward optimization. Prior to founding BBA, Sohail led and managed Toronto-based Nexx Consultants - a specialist risk and capital management advisory firm. He also worked as Principal at Oliver Wyman and Sr. Director at Moody's Analytics. Earlier roles include: CRO at HSBC Oman, Sr. Manager at CIBC World Markets and Analyst at Scotiabank’s Global Risk Management. Sohail holds an MBA from Dalhousie University and a Master in Quantitative Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Andy has extensive experience in the financial services industry gained over the last four decades - covering regulatory, supervision, and financial risk management themes. Andy advises BBA’s clients on strategy, liquidity planning, and capital management. In addition to the last 23 years as the CEO of the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario – the province’s foremost regulator and deposit insurer, he also served as the market conduct regulator of Credit Unions in Ontario during the early nineties. Having spent 10 years with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions in various capacities, including banking supervision, insurance company oversight, and policy development, he has developed an in-depth understanding of the regulatory processes required to maintain confidence in financial institutions. Andy is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant, and a former auditor with an international accounting firm. He is also a Certified Government Financial Manager and received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. He also serves on the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), Ontario Chapter Executive and has served on the Conference Board of Canada’s Advisory Committee on Governance. Andy is a founder and immediate past Chair of the International Credit Union Regulators Network and past Chair of the Credit Union Prudential Supervisors Association in Canada.

In her role as the Chief Operating Officer, Paola Saad's value-add at BBA ranges from managing day-to-day in-house operations to ensuring successful implementation of software solutions and growing business organically. As longtime president and founder of The Mandala Group Inc., she interacted with business and government leaders at multiple forums, hosted international events and engaged in discourse on a range of topics. Paola is passionate about implementing managerial best practices she assimilated over the years which will help steer BBA to success. Paola is a recipient of "Brazilian Woman in Power," - a joint award from the Canadian Federal Government, the Ontario Provincial Government, and a ConCid Brazilian Citizenship Council Award, for contributions to the Brazilian Community in Toronto. She is Chair of the Program advisory Committee for International Business at Centennial College and Executive Director at the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce. Paola holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, UK, a Postgraduate Specialization in Public Relations from Ryerson University, and an Honors B.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto.

With over 25 years of experience in software development, Andrew brings a passion for building customer-focused systems that can scale from 10s of users to hundreds of millions of users. Andrew has a wealth of experience in a variety of technologies and enjoys working closely with customers during the system development phase and during the production phase to ensure that the software system is meeting the customer’s needs. Andrew has visited over 50 customer sites in 15 countries to maximize his systems’ customer satisfaction. Additionally, Andrew is the lead author of two patents and has earned several awards for innovation and teamwork. Before BBA, Andrew was a team leader at Trend Micro, a leading global provider of security software, where he introduced the first microservices for their SaaS offering. Before that, he was the Lead Developer at Emerald Health Information Systems, working on health care analytics. Since graduating, he has held positions at several Fortune 500 technology companies as well as start-up software companies. Andrew holds BSc and MSc in Computer Science from McMaster and McGill Universities, respectively.

Tri is BBA's Chief Technology Officer, responsible for developing, implementing and distributing BBA's proprietary software solution. He is a graduate of University of Ottawa's software engineering program with over 20 years of experience. His expertise includes: AWS platform, cloud-enabled distribution and enterprise software design and application. Tri is an expert in data analytics and UI, UX and visualization.

Anthonet has extensive experience in the financial services industry gained over the last three decades - covering regulatory, risk management, governance, operations, data management, cybersecurity, and technology development. She co-leads BBA on strategy, sales, operations, project management and relationship management. In addition to having served as the Ombudsman, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, in private financial services organizations as well as the provincial regulator in Alberta, Anthonet is a fervent volunteer for the United Way GAIN program, providing pro bono consulting for Not for Profits, particularly in the governance space. Anthonet has her EMBA from University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, her BA from the University of Toronto and is a designated Project Management Professional.

Eric has a rich pan African experience of over 22 years in financial services. He has worked with several multinational and pan-African financial institutions in over 15 countries across the continent. His areas of expertise include Treasury and Financial Risk Management, Trade and Structured Finance, Leasing and Factoring, Digital Banking and Strategy Design and Implementation. In the last seven years, Eric has been MD/CEO of two universal banks in Senegal and a Leasing Finance Company in Guinea Conakry. Eric has a M.Phil. Degree in Economics from the University of Ghana, and an Executive Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship from HEC Business School Paris as well as Executive Programs in Corporate Finance and Strategy, Finance and Risk Management at the London School of Economics.