Agenda 2026

INAUGURATION

Driving Inclusive Growth in FSI Through Forward-Thinking Regulatory Frameworks

• Exploring how balanced regulatory frameworks foster fintech innovation while ensuring consumer protection and market stability, supported by government policies
• The impact of Kenya’s National Payments Strategy and adoption of global standards like ISO 20022 in enabling seamless, secure, and innovative payment systems
• Collaboration between public and private sectors driving scalable financial services that widen financial inclusion and support sustainable economic growth

Fidelis Muia

Director of Technical Services

Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Shaping Kenya's Financial Future: Strategic Vision for Financial Innovation and Digital Economy Growth

• Overview of the Government’s fintech policy landscape and regulatory reforms
• Strategic initiatives for digital payments modernization and cross border integration.
• Approaches to managing risks in virtual assets and promoting innovation while boosting digital literacy, financial inclusion, and cybersecurity

Daniel Mainda

Chief Executive Officer

Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC)

From Payment Rails to Investment Rails: Integrating Digital Finance

• Evolving Kenya’s payment infrastructure to seamlessly connect everyday transactions with capital market opportunities
• Bridging digital wallets, mobile money, and banking rails with investment platforms for broader market access
• Enabling seamless fund flows from payments to investments through API integrations, regulatory alignment, and fintech collaboration

Gift Kori

Manager - Listings and Capital Raising

Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC

Digital transformation that hurts: AI will expose your Bank’s weak spots

• AI won’t fix chaos – it scales it: without governance, ownership, and an audit trail, things break fast.
• Compliance is the first use case: AI can turn policies and documentation into actionable alignment, cutting manual bottlenecks.
• Resilience before customer value: early-warning risk sensing first, then transparent customer AI on controlled, trusted data

Wojciech Nowak

Software Delivery Director

Asseco

Reinventing AML in the Cloud: From Static Rules to Intelligent, Scalable Compliance

• Why cloud-native AML is becoming a strategic foundation for financial institutions
• How to design risk-based AML frameworks that align with regulatory expectations and market realities across Africa
• Turning AI from experimentation into trusted, production-grade capability within AML operations

Michael Barrett

VP & General Manager of AML

NICE Actimize

Navigating the Hype: A Realistic Approach to Generative AI & Data Analytics in Finance

• Real-world AI applications using alternative data to expand credit access and improve lending accuracy in Kenya
• Enhancing operational efficiency, risk modeling, and innovative financial product development using generative AI and advanced analytics
• Addressing ethical, regulatory, and governance challenges while building customer trust through transparency and responsible data practices

Moderator

Arth Shah

Chief of Research and Analytics

Zamara Group

Hartnell Ndungi

Chief Data Officer

Absa Group

Dr. Jonah Kuria

Group Director, Data & Analytics

Equity Group

Philip Galego Kutswa

Chief Data Officer

Diamond Trust Bank

Andrew Mukabana

Chief Data and Business Innovations Officer

Mwalimu National

GenAI-Driven Fraud, AML & CTF Detection Suite Intelligently Unifying Compliance and Security for Global Finance

• Real-time GenAI fraud detection across all channels
• Conversational AI for faster investigations and smarter decisions
• Reduced false positives through adaptive, behavioural intelligence
• Explainable, regulator-ready outcomes with full audit trails

Douglas Saturday

Country Manager

Datamellon

Beyond Migration: FinOps as a Growth Enabler, Not a Finance Constraint

• Migration alone doesn’t guarantee value; uncontrolled cloud costs can stall innovation.
• FinOps as a driver of strategic decision-making
• Cost-efficient cloud, the bedrock for modernization and AI adoption

Olumuyiwa Ogunbowale

Founder/CEO

Marlocks Technologies

Data-Driven Banking at Scale: Unlocking Insights with Search AI Platforms

• Why AI in banking is a data challenge and how to unlock underutilised enterprise data
• How Search AI unifies structured and unstructured data to deliver real-time insight
• Real banking examples showing measurable impact across fraud prevention, customer experience, and operational efficiency

Derek Mc Donnell

Regional Vice President (RVP)

Elastic

Biomet-risks and Balances: Identity Solutions for Digital Finance

• Enhancing financial inclusion through accessible biometric authentication technologies while securing customer identification and fraud reduction
• Balancing innovation with privacy and regulatory compliance in biometric adoption
• Future outlook: Trends shaping the next wave of identity and access management

Moderator

Olanma John-Agbaje

Country Operating Officer

Access Bank Plc

Amadi Collins Eni

Group Head, Enterprise Security Architect & IAM

Equity Group

Kennedy Yegon

Deputy Director - ICT

Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation

AuthSense – Powering the Future of Seamless, Intelligent Banking

• Transforms the authentication experience by replacing OTP friction with secure, on‑device, and delightfully seamless verification across mobile and internet and other banking channels
• Empowers banks with future‑ready Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) that not only meets regulatory expectations but elevates trust and reliability across every channel
• Intelligently adapts in real time that continuously optimizes security based on transaction risk, context, and user behaviour, creating a smarter, safer, and more personalized banking journey

Stu Chalmers

Associate Vice President, Sales and Business Development -South Africa

Winjit

CX Marks the Spot: Discovering the Treasure in Financial Innovation

• Leveraging technology and data analytics to deliver personalized, seamless financial experiences across multiple channels
• Embedding financial services into everyday life through partnerships and innovative omnichannel engagement strategies
• Driving financial inclusion and growth by measuring and optimizing customer experience impact on retention and innovation

Moderator

Naima Mwina Mwawasi

ESA Regional & Country Head Customer Experience

UBA Group

Diane Korir

Director Customer Experience Brand and Marketing

Britam

Joseph Nyongesa

Head of Customer Experience

National Bank of Kenya

Christine Sogomo

Group Head of Customer Experience- East Africa

Old Mutual

Gloria Chaponda

Head of Customer Experience

Faulu Microfinance Bank Ltd

Engineering Digital Growth: Turning Transformation into Profitable and Scalable Reality

• Digital transformation must drive profitable growth, not just new products
• Sustainable scale starts with a strong, modern core foundation
• AI, data, and ecosystem growth only work when your core is built to support them

Abdulbasit Sulaiman

Regional Manager - Africa

Oradian

Digital Shilingi Defense: Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Rapidly Digitizing Financial Sector

• Strategic cybersecurity investments delivering measurable ROI, focusing on fraud prevention and real-time risk management for mobile money and digital payments
• Aligning security solutions with Kenya’s evolving regulatory requirements on data protection and cyber governance
• Building resilient financial services through proactive cybersecurity, cross-industry partnerships, and intelligence sharing to combat emerging threats

Moderator

Jeniffer Mutinda

Group Data Protection Officer

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation

Duncan Omani

Chief Information Security Officer

Access Bank Plc

Samuel Kariuki

CISO Kenya and ICS Risk Manager East Africa

Standard Chartered

Raphael Gathecha Wambui

Group Chief Information Security Officer

Letshego Holdings Limited

From Fragmentation to Intelligence: Making Enterprise AI Actually Work

• Why Enterprise AI initiatives stall: Understand how fragmented content, systems, and processes — not AI models — are the primary blockers to real business impact in financial services
• What winning organizations do differently: Learn how a federated, governed content foundation enables AI at scale while meeting regulatory, security, and data‑residency requirements
• How to move from pilots to production: Gain practical guidance on turning AI investments into measurable outcomes across operations, customer experience, and risk management

Derren Naidoo

Sales Manager – English Speaking Africa

Hyland

Byte-Sized Loans: Digital Lending innovation Amid the Progressive Regulatory Landscape

• Leveraging technology and alternative data to broaden credit access, credit scoring and reduce default risks
• Innovations in AI and machine learning for more accurate credit assessments and personalized offers
• Navigating regulatory frameworks to protect consumers while fostering innovation

Moderator

Gloria Sisungo

Director IT Portfolio

VisionFund International

Samuel Mbugua

Head of Digital Products & Innovations Factory

Co-operative Bank of Kenya

David Mukaru

Chief Executive Officer

Caritas Microfinance Bank

Lucy Kiai

Director Digital Lending and Risk, MEA

Accion

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