Venue
Maslow Hotel
Maslow Hotel, Rivonia Rd, Grayston Dr, Gauteng, Sandton, 2146, South Africa

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Event Date Tue Mar 5 EET (9 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Mar 4 5:00pm - Mon Mar 4 5:00pm
Location Maslow Hotel
Rivonia Rd, Grayston Dr, Gauteng, Sandton, 2146, South Africa
Region EMEA
Details

The South African banking sector is undergoing a period of disruption and change. New digital players are driving unprecedented levels of innovation and challenging the status quo. On the other side, incumbent banks are undertaking large-scale transformation programmes to improve customer experience and automate business processes.

Join us live in Johannesburg and find out how banks in South Africa can reinvent themselves and stay ahead of the digital curve. With top speakers from the continent and around the globe, as well as networking opportunities with peers and suppliers, there's no better place to connect, learn and innovate.

Who Attends?
• CEO/COO/GM
• Head of Innovation
• Chief Data Officer
• CIO/CTO
• Head of Transformation
• Head of Payments
• Chief Digital Officer
• CISO
• Head of CX

Why Attend?
Trailblazing Content:
• Hear new ideas and learn about the latest trends and innovations reshaping the banking landscape.

Game-Changing Solutions:
• Meet solution providers, soak in the innovation and discover new ways to future-proof your business.

High-Impact Networking:
• Network with the industry's movers and shakers and share knowledge and experiences.

Speakers

2024 Speakers

SERIES SPEAKERS:

Abdi Mohamed
Managing Director/ CEO, Absa Bank Kenya

Abdi Fekede
Director, Digital Products and Service, Cooperative Bank of Oromia

Abdullah Ahmad
Regional Manager, SmartMessage

Ade Ayeyemi
Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

Adeel Mirza
Head Of Compliance, Delma Exchange

Adeoluwa Akomolafe
Chief Information Officer, Wema Bank Plc.

Adewale Salami
Chief Technology Officer, FirstBank Nigeria

Adil Ahmed
Vice President & Business Development Director, MEA, Compass Plus

Adrian Pillay
Vice President Sales Africa, Middle East and Turkey, Provenir

Adrien Rigaudie
Business Development Manager, ProgressSoft Corporation

Agrippa G.R. Mugwagwa
Executive Director - Group Retail Banking & e-Commerce, FBC Bank Limited

Ajmair Riaz
Regional Head - Personal Loans, Digital Lending and Partnerships, AMEE, Standard Chartered Bank

Alex Fenechiu
Co-Founder & CRO, Finverity

Alex Mwaura Muriu
Head of Customer Experience, Absa Kenya Limited

Alex Menage
MD, Sopra Banking Software

Aliya Ahmed
SVP II Head of Digital Channels & Customer Communications, United Bank Limited

Amaha Bekele
Partner, Consulting Leader, Deloitte

Amedeo Anniciello
Chief Executive DRC, Standard Bank Group

Amenyo Lotsu
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), ARB Apex Bank Ltd

Amit Malhotra
Global Head of Retail Banking, ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Amrit Gayan, MBA
SBM Bank Kenya, Chief Operating Officer

Angel Setumo
Head of Strategy and Innovation, Letshego Holdings Group

Angela Mwirigi
Director Digital Financial Services, KCB Bank Group

Angela Mwelu
Regional Director, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Anil Bhandari
Chief Mentor, ARCON

Anita Chege
Head, Products, Digital & Marketing, Letshego Kenya

Anthony Muiyuro
Associate Director, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Trusted Technology, EY

Antonio Separovic
Co-founder and CEO, Oradian

Aravind Narayan
Global Director - Customer Strategy, Refinitiv, an LSEG Business

Arsalan Ayub
Head of Information Technology, Payment International Enterprise

Ashenafi Abate
Director Customer Experience, Cooperative Bank of Oromia

Ashish Baghel
Head – Digital Banking Channels, Prime Bank Africa

Asif Sheikh
Executive Director, Xpert Digital

Asrat Tadesse
Chief Officer- Retail Banking, Zemen Bank S.C.

Aymen Daoud
Regional Sales Head, Backbase

Ayodeji Aina
Head, Enterprise Innovation, FirstBank Nigeria

Babafemi Oluyemi
Head, Agency and Retail Banking, Optimus Bank

Babatunde Obrimah
Chief Operating Officer, Fintech Association of Nigeria

Barbara Chinzunza
Project Director, Steward Bank

Barry Moys
Sales Director, Daon

Benjamin Wellstein
Global Head of Lending, Simon-Kucher & Partners

Bernard Acquaye
Regional Manager, Quipu GmbH

Bharat Soni
Chief Information Security Officer, GT Bank Plc.

Biko Raymond Nyabuti
Head-Data Analytics, I&M Bank Ltd

Bipul Deka
Chief Digital Officer, First City Monument Bank Limited

Bizuneh Bekele
Board Director, Zemen Bank S.C.

Bobby Kakar
GIB

Brighton Chiwera
Country Transformation Manager, BancABC

Bukola Oluyadi
Group Head, Customer Experience Management & Sustainability, Polaris Bank

Camilo Amarcy
Country Head of Data Management, Absa Bank Mozambique

Candas Guler
VP of Product, Dengage

Carlos Doughty
CEO & Founder, MarTech Alliance

Carole Karema
General Manager ICT and Business Transformation, Equity Bank Limited Rwanda

Caroline Bertrand
Chief Marketing, Digital and CX Officer, AXA Gulf

Carolyne Agudo
Head Service Experience, Housing Finance Bank

Charles Kinyanjui
Head New Ventures and Fintech Development , National Bank of Kenya

Chidinma Lawanson
Country Head, Mastercard Foundation

Chris Skinner
Chief Executive Officer, The Finanser Ltd

Chris Esezobor
Chief Digital Officer, Keystone Bank Limited

Chris Orwa
Lead Data Scientist, I&M Bank Ltd

Clifford Mutibvu
Head Digital Banking, Nedbank Zimbabwe

Cornel Dixon
Account Executive, Backbase

Dylan Piatti
Managing Director, The Advantage Group

Ebenezer Akinyemi
Head, Fintech Partnership & Ecosystem, Parallex Bank

Ebere Josephine Uba
Branding Manager, Aluko & Oyebode

Eddy Farhat
Chief Data Officer, Zand

Edward Iluba
General Manager- Personal & Digital Banking, SCB Zambia

Ekenedilichukwu Ugbachie
Director, Business Development, Amplanalytics

Elisio Mabasso
Head of Digital Transformation, Standard Bank Moçambique

Elliott Gotkine
International Journalist

Emebet Zeleke
VP of the CBE Reform and Transformation Project Office, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

Emily Zhou
Senior VP Wholesale Digital, HSBC Bank Middle East

Emishaw Tefera
Executive Director, Digital and Agent Banking, Ahadu Bank

Emmanuel Morka
Chief Information Officer, Access Bank (Ghana) plc

Emmanuel Odonkor
Business Development Manager, Quipu GmbH

Emmanuel Kalu
General Manager, Union Systems Ltd

Emmanuel Nkenwokeneme
Head Of Technical Services, Union Systems Limited

Emmanuel Aihevba
Head, Personal Banking, Stanbic IBTC

Emmanuella Nzahabonimana
Head of IT & Cybersecurity, bpr bank Rwanda Ltd

Eric Frempong Amponsah
Head, Brand and Marketing Insights, Fidelity Bank Ghana

Ernie Femi-Owen
Globus Bank

Evgeny Yanovskiy
Senior Customer Success Manager, AppsFlyer

Ewan MacLeod
Chief Technology Officer, Sohar International

Fabian Kasi
Managing Director, Centenary Bank

Faheem Ali
Chief Risk & Innovation Officer, Musoni Kenya

Faraaz Ali
Group Head - Digital Ecosystems, API and Open Banking - Asia, DBS

Fawaz Shakralla
Head of IT PMO, BIPD

Femi Jaiyeola
Chief Compliance Officer, Sterling Bank

Ferdi Özdemir
UnoTelos

Fiona Konchellah
Sales Manager, Temenos

Francis Mumbi
Head, Data Office,

Frank Molla
Managing Director & Head of Sub Saharan Africa, BPC Banking Technologies

Frederik Bisbjerg
Senior Vice President (CDO), Digital Transformation & Innovation, Daman

Olufunwa Akinmade
Directorate Head, Retail & Digital Banking, Unity Bank Plc

Gbenga Omolokun
Non Executive Director, VFD Microfinance Bank

Ge Drossaert
SVP Digital - Growth & New Markets, Sopra Banking Software

George Mensah
Director Of Technology, Consolidated Bank Ghana

Gil Klein
Sales Director, Au10tix

Gonçalo Mateus
Regional Vice President, Sitecore

Grant Niven
Head of Group Digital, Banque Saudi Fransi

Guil Rodrigues
Assistant Vice President, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Guluma Abdisa
Director: Strategy Management Directorate, Oromia Bank

Harshavardhan Pusala
Managing Director, Techurate Solutions

Hartnell Ndungi
Chief Data Officer, ABSA Kenya

Henry Obiekea
Managing Director, FairMoney Nigeria

Iain Swaine
Head of Cyber Strategy, BioCatch

Ian Kerr
Director Of Business Development, Episode Six

Ibrahim Muhammad
Head of Investments, Al Fardan Exchange LLC

Ibukunoluwa Ayodeji
Head, Information Technology, Titan Trust Bank

Idan Horenczyk
Sr. Partner Development Manager EMEA, AppsFlyer

Idowu Adetule
Head, Enterprise Sales, Gupshup

Imad Chishti
Digital Finance Special Advisor, AccessHolding

Itumeleng Monale
Marketing and Business Development Manager, Adapt IT Holdings Ltd

Jaco Fourie
Managing Director Africa, Mambu

Jaine Mwai
Chief Information Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

Jameel Khan
Head of Digital & Innovation - Corporate & Investment Banking Group, Mashreq

Javed Yousuf Edhi
CIO / Group Head - Technology & Digital Innovation, SilkBank Ltd

Jay Dalvi
Enterprise Sales Director, CleverTap

Jean Claude Gaga
Managing Director, Airtel Money Rwanda

Jennifer Jemedafe
Director Global Partnerships & Technology Sales, Retention Concierge

Jim Marous
Owner and Host, Banking Transformed

Juliet Mburu
Program Manager, Digital Payments, FSD Kenya

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Sponsors

SERIES SPONSORS:
• Arcon
• AU10Tix
• Accurasan
• Adapt It
• Adria
• Amplanalytics
• Antriksh Technology Nigeria Limited
• Apps Flyer
• BPC
• Back Base
• Bambu
• Banc X
• Bankserv Africa
• Bio Catch
• Blue Code
• Cedar
• Clever Tap
• Code Base Technologies
• Compass Pluss Technologies
• Confirmation
• Core Blue
• Craft Silicon
• Daon
• Deliver ICT
• Dengage
• Direct FN
• Episode Six
• Equisoft
• Eqwal
• Fidel Technologies
• Finbraine
• Fintechna
• Finverity
• Freshworks
• Geniusto
• Guardsquare
• Gupshup
• HID
• IT Solustions Services
• Identity Pass
• Infobip
• Infosys Finacle
• IGBC
• Lexis Nexis Rish Solutions
• Mambu
• Manage Engine
• Manipal School of Fintech
• Modefin
• Nevin
• Nterindia
• Openway
• Oracle
• Oradian
• Perfios
• Phonexia
• Progress Soft
• Provenir
• Quality Kiosk
• Quipu
• QWare
• Rack Centre
• Refinitiv
• RegTech Africa
• Retention Concierge
• Silver Lake
• Simon + Kucher & Partners
• Sitecore
• Smart Message
• Smile ID
• Sopra Banking Software
• Strider Digital
• Sunoida
• Sybrin
• Tealium
• Tech Scale
• Techurate
• Tek Experts
• Temenos
• Union Systems
• Uno Telos
• Winjit
• Woodcore
• Xpert Digital
• Yellow.ai
• Xited

MAJOR PARTNER:
• Smile ID

DIGITAL BANKING PARTNERS:
• Adria Business and Technology

HEADLINE PARTNERS:
• HID
• Oracle
• Compass Plus Tehnologies
• Xpert Digital

RISK DECISIONING PARTNER:
• Provenir

NETWORKING PARTNERS:
• Direct FN
• Manage Engine
• Strider
• Xited
• Geniusto