Mohammed Kateeb PATH SOLUTIONS Group Chairman & CEO

An established leader, known for being results-driven, dynamic and highly entrepreneurial. He has a diverse experience in building businesses, teams and identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities for over 30 years in the USA, UK and the Middle East. 

Before joining Path Solutions, Kateeb has spent 11 years as an executive with Microsoft. He is known as a key contributor to the region Telecommunication, Media and Information Technology industries; He founded and led many regional companies like Innovation, Knowledge and Advanced Technologies (InnoKAT) - a regional system integrator; 

Convergence, a software and service company; Content Technologies, a media content development company; and AlJareed, a telecommunication value-added service provider. He also held executive positions in like CEO at Kuwait Cable Vision, Managing Director at Desert Door Production, Chairman at Isoratek and Board Director at Sherezade Films.

He is well known for his authentic leadership style, hands on approach, and an unrivalled depth of knowledge with profound passion for serving the IT industry. He has helped shape the strategic direction of many businesses and, under his leadership and guidance, Path Solutions has achieved tremendous growth and success by developing truly world-class Sharia-based software solutions that enable Islamic banks to remain competitive and stay abreast of customer needs.

Mughees Shaukat Vice Chairman FingelGlobal, MIT, USA; Head of Islamic finance CBFS, Entity under Central Bank of Oman; Vice Chairman AAOIFI Education Board, Bahrain

Mughees Shaukat is the pioneer Head of Islamic Finance in the College of Banking & Financial Studies, Muscat, Oman, Entity, under the Central Bank of Oman. He is a global leader, renowned public speaker, Adviser & Prominent Expert contributor in local and global policy and strategic affairs. He is a PhD scholar in Economics and Finance with specialisation in Entrepreneurship and Policies for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. 

Mughees is a Fintech specialist from MIT, USA; Vice Chairman of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions, AAOIFI, Education Board, Bahrain; Member, Society of Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), France; Member of The Western Economic Association International (WEAI), USA, Member, High level International, select, Expert Panel, the Central Bank of Bahrain for creating Islamic Profit Rate Bench Mark, Bahrain, Member of the BLOCKCHAIN Society, Oman and Certified Shariah Adviser and Auditor, CSAA, AAOIFI, among other. 

He also holds MSc in Islamic finance, the IFQ U.K certification and a number of other certifications in core areas of Finance and Islamic Finance. Mughees is a passionate contributor and projector of New Age Fintech Finance & Islamic/Halal Finance, Regulatory Policies and Multiple Polar Global Economic System. His focus further includes, Macro Economic Policies, Product Innovations, Entrepreneurship, Behavioural and Institutional Economics, Environmental Economics/Climate change, Halal Industry, China Pakistan Economic Corridor-CEPC & Shairah Governance among other. He has worked as an Assistant Researcher in Islamic banking and finance in INCEIF & ISRA alongside Distinguished Scholars and IsDB Award winners. Mughees has published over 50 articles and research papers and has so far delivered over 100 policy talks, Keynote Addresses, expert sessions, high level presentations, research and executive lectures, globally.

Mughees Shaukat has himself so far founded/created, organised & delivered over a dozen International conferences, seminars, symposiums, and forums. He is also the Chair and co-Chair in multiple international conferences. Besides Advisory and strategy, as pioneer Head of Islamic Finance in Oman, he has delivered specialised trainings, designed multiple curricula and over 40 certification programs including novel programs on Leadership in Islamic Finance, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital, Media, Marketing, CRM, The Islamic Banking Regulatory Framework, Oman, Islamic Finance and Environmental Economics, and Fintech programs in Finance and Islamic Finance among other.