Venue
Gallagher Convention Centre
Gallagher Convention Centre, 19 Richards Dr, Halfway House, Midrand, 1685, South Africa

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Event Date Wed Nov 16 SAST - Thu Nov 17 SAST (about 2 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Nov 15 5:00pm - Wed Nov 16 5:00pm
Location Gallagher Convention Centre
19 Richards Dr, Halfway House, Midrand, 1685, South Africa
Region EMEA
Details

Banking, Financial Service and Insurance (BFSI) companies handle volumes of data and with the adoption of digital tools they are increasingly becoming more vulnerable to cybersecurity risks. It is very imperative therefore that financial services firms have effective cybersecurity strategies in place in order to become resilient.
Investment in Regulatory Technology helps in reducing compliance costs. How can technology be used as a facilitator to overcome regulatory hurdles?

Event focus:
Cybersecurity & BFSI
• Securing Financial Services Firms in the Digital Age
• BFSI Cybersecurity Trends For 2023
• AI in Cybersecurity
• ML and Blockchain for enhanced security
• Adoption of emerging technologies and cybersecurity risks
• Crafting a mitigation plan to prevent data breach
• Embracing the cloud revolution

RegTech for Financial Services
• How to drive operational success amidst increasing regulatory pressure
• Reducing compliance cost through investment in RegTech
• KYC, AML, POPIA, GDPR etc.
• How can technology be used as a facilitator to overcome regulatory hurdles?
• Using RegTech to bring innovative products and services to market
• RegTech & other technologies such as blockchain, Machine Learning, Big Data and Analytics

Target Audience includes C-Level Executives from financial institutions in Africa. Designations includes the following among others:
• Head of Compliance
• Head of Risk
• Chief Information Officers
• Chief Digital Officers
• Chief Technology Officers
• Chief Investment Officers
• Chief Financial Officers
• Heads of Investment
• Investment Bankers
• Head of Fintech
• Insurance Technologies Managers
• IT Managers
• IT Infrastructure Managers
• IT Security Managers
• Governance, Risk and Compliance Managers
• Payment Systems Managers
• Digital Banking Managers
• Call Center Managers
• Delivery Channel Managers
• Operational Risk Managers

Speakers

2022 Speakers

Kevin Wilson
GM Group IT at Stefanutti Stocks Construction

Godfrey Kutumela
CEO at GH Security Consulting

Megaree Naraidoo
Enterprise Architect at AVBOB South Africa

Lloyd W Kumbemba
CEO and co-founder of Bitcrack Cyber Security (Pty) Ltd

Felicite Kirkman-Pillay
Regulatory and Compliance Advisor at Navigate Compliance

Dr. Sizwe Gwala
Head of Data Governance: Group Compliance at Absa Group

Dr. Philile Mkhize
IT Executive – Corporate & Retail at Liberty Group South Africa

Luke Machowski
Head of Regulatory Products at Synthesis

Yurika Pistorius
Group Compliance Officer at Clientèle

Tshepo Masigo
Cloud & MSP Partner Executive at SUSE

Chris Gatsi
Information Technology Governance, Risk and Compliance Specialist at Sasria SOC Limited

Prof. Johan Steyn
Artificial Intelligence & Automation thought leader

Bangani Mpangalasane
Chief Executive Officer & (CIO) at Mbhathane Holdings

Adv Xolisile Khanyile
Executive Director at Financial Intelligence Centre of of South Africa

Prof Noluxolo Gcaza
Associate Professor at Nelson Mandela University

Steve Simmonds
Head of GRC Advisory at Wolfpack Information Risk

Pragashani Reddy
Head of Technology and Digital Enablement in Client Coverage at Standard Bank

Dino Lazaridis
FinTech Specialist at Financial Sector Conduct Authority

Thokozani Zulu
Specialist Product Engineer at Absa Group

Deepak Sahoo
Head of International Business at HyperVerge

Sponsors & Partners

2022 Sponsors

• MemberCheck
• Coin Pedia
• CIBE
• SUSE
• Hyper verge