Awarding Ceremony
The Asian Digital Finance Awards 2025 will culminate in a high-level awards ceremony at Port City Colombo on 23 October 2025, celebrating excellence at the intersection of AI, digital finance, and inclusive innovation. As the signature recognition platform of the Asia International Digital Economy & AI in Finance Summit, the ceremony will convene global policymakers, fintech leaders, academics, and innovators to honor those shaping Asia’s financial future.
Following successful editions in 2022 and 2023, the 2025 Awards build renewed momentum, with a sharper focus on emerging trends in AI-driven finance and policy innovation. This year’s program expands to celebrate achievements in ethical AI, financial inclusion, sustainability, and cross-border collaboration.
Honorees will be recognized through the presentation of Platinum, Gold, and Silver Honors across carefully curated categories. Each award embodies the summit’s 2025 theme — “Bridging Intelligence, Inclusion & Innovation in Asia’s Financial Future” — and acknowledges pioneers advancing responsible AI and financial transformation.
Award Categories
- AI for Financial Inclusion – Expanding access and affordability of financial services across Asia.
- Ethical AI & Governance – Advancing responsible, transparent, and human-centered AI adoption.
- Sustainability & Green Finance – Aligning finance with climate goals and sustainable development.
- Cross-Border Collaboration – Strengthening trust, interoperability, and connectivity across markets.
- Emerging Leadership in AI & Finance – Showcasing the next generation of fintech and policy leaders.
Ceremony Highlights
- Recognition of Distinguished Honorees: Celebrating a prestigious roster of regulators, industry leaders, and institutions from across Asia and beyond.
- Global Validation Process: Honorees selected through rigorous evaluation, blending generative AI-powered research with independent validation under the leadership of Dr. Sivaguru S. Sritharan, Global Validation Chair.
- Networking & Legacy: Offering awardees and delegates a platform to forge partnerships, strengthen networks, and shape Asia’s shared digital finance agenda.
The awards ceremony is not only a celebration of excellence but also a statement of direction for Asia’s financial future — where intelligence, inclusion, and innovation converge to build a more sustainable, ethical, and globally connected financial ecosystem.
About Dr. Sivaguru S. Sritharan
Dr. Sivaguru S. Sritharan
The 2025 Awards are led by Dr. Sivaguru S. Sritharan, an internationally renowned aerodynamicist, applied mathematician, and AI research leader. Drawing on decades of expertise at the intersection of defense innovation, mathematical science, and strategic technologies, Dr. Sritharan is establishing a rigorous, interdisciplinary framework to evaluate outstanding candidates from across Asia and beyond.
He currently serves as Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of QuantSafe Inc., a deep-tech venture spun out of New York–based Wall Street Fintech AI Inc. His distinguished public service career includes leadership roles as Provost and Vice Chancellor of the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, Chair of Applied Mathematics and Dean of Engineering at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), and Director of the Science & Technology Branch at the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command.
He also founded the Center for Decision, Risk, Controls and Signals Intelligence (DRCSI) at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, dedicated to exploring future Department of Defense technology trends through mathematical and interdisciplinary research.
Under his leadership, the Global Validation Process applies rigorous, cross-border standards to recognize transformative contributions in AI-powered finance, ensuring that honorees embody the highest levels of innovation, responsibility, and global impact.
