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wessam soliman, VP, Innovation & Product Strategy – MEA

wessam soliman

VP, Innovation & Product Strategy – MEA·Oaknet Digital Transformation Lab

Egypt

Doctorate, Innovation Disruption

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 6 months

VP, Innovation & Product Strategy – MEA

January 2024 - Present

Oaknet Digital Transformation Lab

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hybrid

January 2024 - Present

• Lead the Oaknet Africa Innovation Lab driving enterprise fintech research, AI-enabled analytics models, and scalable
digital product experimentation across emerging markets.
• Translate strategic objectives into prioritized innovation programs and enterprise roadmaps, integrating data
products, analytics governance, and commercialization frameworks across financial institutions.
• Establish structured performance oversight models and cross-functional execution governance, ensuring R&D
initiatives deliver operational and measurable business value.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Consulting

Head of Market Growth & GTM

January 2025 - February 2026

Landiglobal

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2025 - February 2026

• Led regional digital banking and payment expansion initiatives through structured growth studios, integrating
regulatory assessments, analytics-driven insights, and innovation frameworks to unlock 3 new market
implementations and strengthen capital allocation discipline..
• Developed advanced scenario modeling and data analytics frameworks evaluating customer behavior, compliance
risk, and platform scalability, improving digital payment ROI visibility by 20% and enhancing executive decision
governance.
• Partnered with Product, Compliance, and Technology leadership to synchronize enterprise roadmaps with
regulatory modernization and AI-enabled transformation priorities, reducing strategic ambiguity and shortening
institutional planning cycles by 30%.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

|VP Product Innovation

January 2018 - January 2024

Aikku Associates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2018 - January 2024

• Led multi-country digital innovation and data-driven product programs for 27+ financial institutions, embedding
analytics governance and research-backed product design methodologies.
• Structured enterprise innovation business cases translating research insights into scalable digital banking and
payment platforms, reducing time-to-decision by 30%.
Implemented portfolio-level oversight frameworks integrating KPI tracking, Agile program governance, and cross
functional R&D execution discipline.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services

Head of Mobile Money

January 2014 - January 2017

Etisalat - EDCH

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2014 - January 2017

• Directed large-scale digital platform innovation integrating analytics-driven product development, KPI governance,
and enterprise-level transformation initiatives across MENA.
• Oversaw end-to-end product lifecycle and commercialization strategies generating $15M+ incremental revenue
and improving customer retention by 18%.
• Led multidisciplinary teams across markets, embedding structured governance, milestone oversight, and risk
mitigation frameworks.

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Managing Partner

January 2010 - January 2014

Aikku Associates

Paris, France Hybrid

January 2010 - January 2014

• Led multi-market digital banking expansion and product commercialization programs for leading financial
institutions across emerging African markets, applying structured market analytics, regulatory alignment, and
innovation frameworks driving 21% revenue uplift.
• Designed strategic partnerships and acquisition models for co-branded digital wallet and payment ecosystems,
integrating financial modeling, competitive intelligence, and scalable governance structures capturing 15%
incremental market share.
• Directed client enterprise rollout of digital onboarding, KYC, and compliant banking and payment platforms across 5
markets, enabling 33% commercial growth while strengthening institutional risk management, performance
governance, and cross-functional delivery oversight.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services

Senior PM Orange Money

January 2003 - January 2010

France Telecom R&D

Paris, France

January 2003 - January 2010

• Led R&D innovation programs within France Telecoms research laboratory, translating experimental fintech
concepts into commercially viable digital financial services across MENA and Africa.
• Coordinated cross-functional engineering, risk, and commercial teams to operationalize research outputs into
scalable product deployments achieving 99% on-time delivery.
• Designed data-driven performance frameworks and analytics-based optimization models improving retention by
20% and reducing compliance costs by 30% (Prix de lInnovation, 2009).

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Education

Hult Business School

May 2027

May 2027

Doctorate, Innovation Disruption

United States

INCEIF

January 2022

January 2022

Master's degree, Islamic

Malaysia

Faculty of Arts and Communications, South Valley University

October 2002

October 2002

Bachelor's degree, English Language

Egypt

Skills

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
DIGITAL BANKING
Intermediate
DIGITAL BANKING
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
INNOVATION
Intermediate
INNOVATION
Intermediate
JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORKS
Intermediate
JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORKS
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
PRODUCT INNOVATION
Intermediate
PRODUCT INNOVATION
Intermediate
RESEARCH
Intermediate
RESEARCH
Intermediate
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified Advisor Wealth Management
Dissertation Innovation Disruption Strategies

Hobbies

  • Traveling