THE HOLT XCHANGE
Layial El-Hadi serves as the Executive Director and Head of Responsible Finance & Curriculum at Fintech Cadence, as well as an Advisor for Holt Accelerator. In academia, Layial holds positions as Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director at Concordia University's Centre for Engineering in Society, along with experience as a Sessional Professor. Previous leadership roles include Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations at Apisen Operations Services Inc. and Business Process Consultant at Sun Life Financial. Educational qualifications include a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Calgary.
THE HOLT XCHANGE
The Holt Xchange is Canada's most active seed fintech investor. Supported through five generations of experience and a robust global network, Holt Xchange is powering innovative tech products, world-class companies, and entrepreneurs, helping shape the future of their businesses and technology in the financial services sector. Tracking over 10,000 early stage fintechs globally. We utilize our advanced data platform; algorithms enhanced with human capital, to seek best matches with our investment thesis and Advisor network (ie: individuals who represent financial institutions, institutional investors and domain experts). We enable through our network, new revenue opportunities as well as growth funding for our portfolio companies. The Holt family has a history of investing, growing, supporting, and building financial companies for the past five generations. With the rising need for AI throughout all aspects of our daily lives, we have decided to launch Holt Fintech Accelerator that focuses on boosting AI capabilities of Fintech businesses and expanding their international network.