The Board Interview Moderator
Mridula R.
SVP, Real Time Payments, Engineering and Operations
Mridula Ranjan is a senior technology and payments leader with deep expertise in real-time payments and large-scale digital transformation. As SVP for Real Time Payments, Engineering and Operations, she leads technology strategy, operational excellence, and market expansion across multiple global RTP markets.
With leadership roles spanning NatWest, HSBC, Barclays, MUFG, and Accenture, Mridula brings a unique blend of engineering depth, regulatory insight, and human-centered leadership. She has delivered some of the industry’s most complex payments, compliance, and modernisation programmes.
A recognised advocate for diversity and future talent, she has been honoured as a finalist for the Everywoman Leader Award and selected for PIMFA’s 40 Under 40.
The Board Interview Speakers
Greta H.
For the past 5 years, I have been operating as an Independent Non-Exec Director, Governance and Compliance, for Irish National Sporting bodies, and a sporting charity for young athletes, serving on 3 boards, and on 2 Governance committees, holding the position of Chair for one of these committees.
As a former international athlete, I am giving back to sport, as being involved in sport at an international level allowed me the opportunity to develop personal and professional skills, which benefited me throughout my career.
I am a former senior Executive Director, working as Export Director for multinational medical devices companies, I had responsibility for the management of export sales to global customers in EMEA, Americas, Asia Pac. This included supply chain and logistics operations, and the requirement to ensure compliance with European and US corporate governance export and import legal procedures.
Nadiia V.
Board Member • Executive Leader • Digital Economy Strategist
As General Partner at Freedom Fund Venture Capital, she leads startup due diligence, investment strategy, and ecosystem growth. A Professor at a leading business school, she helps entrepreneurs scale and expand globally. PhD in Economics & Management; certified in Corporate Governance, Financial Oversight, and Digital Strategy (MIT, Purdue, IMD, Kellogg).
Nadiia is an experienced Board Director and Executive Leader with 20+ years across finance, digital transformation, and innovation policy. She serves as Independent Director & Chairwoman of the Audit Committee at Crédit Agricole Group Ukraine, and as Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board and Head of the Strategy Committee at Prozorro.Sale, Ukraine’s state asset management enterprise. She also chairs the Finance Committee at East Europe Foundation and serves on the *Supervisory Board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (Treasurer).
Tia C.
Tia Cheang is a globally recognised Chief Data and AI Officer, board advisor, and keynote speaker shaping how enterprises and governments adopt AI at scale. With more than 20 years’ experience across FTSE and Fortune 500 organisations, she leads data and AI strategy across a £200bn private equity portfolio. A multi-award-winning executive and Fellow, Tia is recognised for delivering large-scale transformation across industry, healthcare, telecommunications, and government. She advises Westminster, international governments, and the United Nations on AI, cybersecurity, and digital resilience, working with senior political and industry leaders to shape the future of responsible innovation and enterprise AI.