Renowned football legend and global entrepreneur Louis Saha has joined Fintech Forward 2026's speaker lineup to showcase his unique perspective on leadership, reinvention, and building long-term, sustainable success.
The region's flagship financial services forum will take place on October 7 and 8 at Exhibition World Bahrain, under the theme 'Finance in the Age of Intelligent Infrastructure'.
As a former Premier League and France international footballer, Saha has won the Champions League, two Premier League titles, a World Cup silver medal, and has represented some of Europe's most recognised clubs, including Manchester United, Everton, Fulham, and Tottenham Hotspur.
Following a distinguished playing career, he transitioned into entrepreneurship, founding KiiMasters, a technology venture designed to transform influence into measurable positive action, and AxisStars, a private networking platform now valued at £4.3 billion that helps thousands of professional athletes navigate business, financial, and career development opportunities.
At FF26, Saha will participate in a fireside chat titled "From the Pitch to the Platform: Turning Experience into the Next Opportunity." The session will explore how personal experience can identify emerging gaps and catalyse solutions with the potential for broad, lasting impact, drawing on Saha's journey from sport to building world-class technology-enabled platforms.
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