Full Name
Nadia Syed
Job Title
SVP, International Cross Border Trade and GM, APAC
Company
PayPal
Speaker Bio
Nadia is responsible for delivering PayPal’s commercial growth in some of the world’s fastest
growing digital economies, growing a leading two-sided network with a focus on developing a
strong merchant and consumer franchise across APAC markets.

With a decade of experience at PayPal, Nadia’s prior role as Vice President of Product, Asia,
MEA, LATAM saw her driving business and product strategy for PayPal’s International markets,
as well as delivering new value propositions for merchants and consumers. She navigated
critical regulatory compliance programs across multiples markets to achieve commercial
outcomes. Nadia’s prior roles at PayPal encompassed product and market development
functions where she assumed end-to-end accountability for product strategy and go-to-market
execution in partnership with cross-functional leadership teams.

Prior to joining PayPal in 2014, Nadia was at Boston Consulting Group where she specialized in
Telecommunications, Technology and Transportation, advising large companies across
Southeast Asia on mergers and acquisitions and their growth and transformation strategies.
Nadia also held leadership roles at A.P. Moller-Maersk, working in Canada, the U.S., and
Singapore, she built and led a regional treasury center for the company and served as financial
controller of the North American business.

Nadia is a member of the board of directors of PayPal Private Limited (3PL), Singapore. She
graduated from the University of Toronto and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She lives in
Singapore with her husband and three daughters.

Sessions

Panel: Agentic Commerce and the Evolution of Customer Journeys
Nadia Syed