Kavish Dussoye is the Executive- Technology and Services at BIRGER. In this role, he is part of the Management team to support the company's Technology core service, its development strategy and cross-functional delivery of professional Services in the Region. Kavish looks after our business units, Technology partner ecosystems, and customers and oversees project delivery.

Prior to his role as Executive- Technology and Services, Kavish worked as a Systems Engineer Between 2009 and 2013 in the Enterprise systems and solution department providing Professional Services on various Enterprise infrastructure technologies.  In 2014 Kavish was promoted to Pre-Sales Senior Systems Engineer where he worked closely with his customers by advising them on new technologies in the market and the best solution for their environment. He was also responsible for mentoring and coaching the junior Engineers. In 2015 He eventually evolved as Technical Lead and Assistant Head of Enterprise Systems and Solutions, where he led the technical team, assisting the Head of BU in operations and managing the customers.  

 In 2017 Kavish was appointed to take another leadership responsibility to oversee and reconstitute the Network and Security Business Unit. He was accountable for the overall business unit sales, operations and strategy development. Kavish was also responsible for numerous strategic project implantation in IOI and Africa, covering Systems and Network Infrastructure refresh, Data Governance and Cyber Security. 

Kavish is a proven young leader with more than 12 years of experience managing diverse technology portfolios and strategies and working closely with stakeholders and technology partners to drive innovation at BIRGER. He is a graduate of the Université des Mascareignes, holding a DUST in Information Technology, holder of numerous technical certifications and an MSc Holder in Business Information Technology from Middlesex University.

Senior level cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of proven experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, and IT Management.

Passion for helping customers understand complex technology solutions in order to protect High-Value Assets. He leads efforts to help customers combat third-party risk management challenges and drives product delivery methods across the Mastercard Cybersecurity solution set.

Currently, Ali Coluk works as a Sales Engineer at Mastercard. He began his professional career at IBM as a Security Consultant, where he focused on SOC governance, threat hunting, and threat intelligence initiatives.

Building on this foundation, Ali gained further experience across IBM and Accenture, expanding his expertise in incident response and cyber risk management, and working closely with organizations to strengthen their security posture against evolving threats.

Ali holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from California National University and has a strong background in cybersecurity strategy, operations, and risk-driven security programs.

Ashlay Luximon has 18 years of experience in the banking industry, with over a decade specialization  in Card Payments. His career journey has taken him through roles at Barclays Bank Ltd (now ABSA) in Mauritius, and most recently as Head of Cards at AfrAsia Bank Ltd.
 
Ashlay has a strong background in customer excellence, people leadership and project management, with a proven track record of successful project deliveries across teams and stakeholders.