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RAJU <br> BHUPATIRAJU

With over 25 years of experience driving enterprise IT sales. He excels in achieving sales quotas, reducing underperformance, and building partner ecosystems in emerging technologies. Raju's expertise lies in communicating the business outcomes of complex projects and energizing diverse teams to secure wins across 30+ countries. He leads and develops sales strategies across geographies, playing a crucial role in Crayon Data's revenue growth. With a proven track record and cross-cultural adaptability, Raju is a valuable asset in driving sales success for companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 firms.

RAJU
BHUPATIRAJU

Chief Revenue Officer

CRAYON DATA

ALI HUSSEIN <br> KASSIM

Ali is a C-Level Executive with extensive experience in Strategy, Marketing, New Media, Business Development, Start-ups and turnaround situations.

ALI HUSSEIN
KASSIM

Chairman

ASSOCIATION OF FINTECHS IN KENYA (AFIK)

CLIVE <br> WERE

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CLIVE
WERE

Information Security Officer

METROPOL CORPORATION

MICHAEL <br> MWANGI

With over 18 years of experience in IT and project management. He is the Head of Digital Business at I&M Bank.

MICHAEL
MWANGI

Head of Digital Business

I&M BANK LIMITED

ISFANDYAR <br> ZAMAN KHAN

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ISFANDYAR
ZAMAN KHAN

Lead Financial Sector Specialist

WORLD BANK

SHEHRYAR <br> ALI

With over 19 years of experience working for well reputed banks in Africa & Asia. Shehryar is an experienced payments and digital financial solutions expert.

SHEHRYAR
ALI

Country Manager for East Africa

MASTERCARD

PAULINE <br>  MACHARIA

With a career spanning over 20 years in Financial Services, Telecommunications, Airline, Medical and Travel Security Risk Management, she is a renowned expert in enhancing Customer Experience across Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. 

PAULINE
MACHARIA

Director Customer Experience

SBM BANK KENYA

DENNIS <br> VOLEMI

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DENNIS
VOLEMI

Chief Information and Digital Officer

DIAMOND TRUST BANK

PRAMOD <br> VETURI

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PRAMOD
VETURI

CEO - International Business

PERFIOS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

CHARLES <br>  KINYANJUI

A highly versatile professional, he is adept at many things including but not limited to Product Management, Customer Relationship Management, Business Development and Creative thinking. With myriad responsibilities under his name, at the National Bank of Kenya he is also responsible for the right delivery of customized solutions for enhanced customer experience.

CHARLES
KINYANJUI

Head New Ventures and
Fintech Development

NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA

ANGELA <br>  MWIRIGI

A versatile professional, she is inclined towards driving digital to build mobile-first plan for disintermediation of finance and deliver ecosystems & networks that can future proof financial institutions.

ANGELA
MWIRIGI

Director, Digital Financial Services

KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK

DR. JAMES <br> WANJAGI

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DR. JAMES
WANJAGI

Acting CEO

THE KENYA INSTITUTE OF BANKERS

VASCO <br> GIL

With over 16 years of experience in Banking and Consulting, he is currently working as partner of ITSCREDIT in the delivery of several projects and on the upgrade of their scoring solution. Worked for more than 8 years for Deloitte Portugal as a Manager of the Financial services area, more than 4 years as Risk director in two Top banks in Portugal and 2 years as a regulatory expert for the Portuguese Banking Association.

VASCO
GIL

Risk Expert

ITSCREDIT

DIANE <br> KORIR

With over 20 years of experience in Client Experience, Process Re-engineering & Improvement and Project Management. She has a passion for amazing experiences, an uncompromising advocate for clients, and an astute customer service professional with the ability to work across complex, dynamic and multi-cultural environments. She also has dynamic leadership, strategic and operational skills with a solid track record of high performance.

DIANE
KORIR

Director – Customer Experience, Brand & Marketing

BRITAM HOLDINGS PLC

RAHUL <br> CHATURVEDI

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RAHUL
CHATURVEDI

Regional Business Head

PERFIOS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

MAKABELO <br> MALUMANE

A transformational leader with over two decades of experience in market-leading organisations in the Consulting, Technology, and Financial Services sectors. She's passionate about leading teams with a disruptive mindset and a hunger to experiment and win. She also has an extensive leadership experience working with technology and FinTech partners to shape and transform the payments and trade finance landscape. Currently the Co-Lead of the Global Transaction Banking Diversity & Inclusion Committee, which focuses on gender diversity.

MAKABELO
MALUMANE

MD, Head of Transaction Banking, East Africa

Standard Chartered Bank

HARTNELL <br>  NDUNGI

With extensive experience across Data, AI and Digital fields in the East Africa region, he excels in the Banking and Financial Services sector where he has been able to master the development and execution of key data strategies for large banks and financial institutions.

HARTNELL
NDUNGI

Chief Data Officer

ABSA BANK KENYA PLC

AMRIT <br> GAYAN

With a proven track record in managing banking operations that involves re-engineering processes at all levels, he has a strong focus towards bringing innovations for digital banking ventures as well as the mentoring of local Fintech startups.

AMRIT
GAYAN

Chief Operating Officer

SBM BANK KENYA

SHEILA <br> BUNDI

Exceling in Customer Experience Management, he is passionate about driving continuous sustainable service improvement culture, management and business strategies to create delightful customer experiences in the banking and insurance industries.

SHEILA
BUNDI

Group Head of Customer Experience

APA INSURANCE APOLLO GROUP

VICTOR <br>  WAIRIMU

Victor Wairimu has been instrumental in developing and executing transformative solutions in the payments sector over the last decade. He has achieved significant milestones during his tenure at Equity Group, including developing a regional payment switch across 6 countries, implementing SADC-RTGS and PAPSs in East and Central Africa, and securing exclusive rights for PayPal business account withdrawals in Kenya. At UBA, he has secured remittance partnerships with Cellulant, TerraPay, Nala, In Touch, Flex Money, World Remit, Sendwave, Mfs Africa, and Taptap send.

VICTOR
WAIRIMU

Regional Head - Digital, Transactional
Banking and Remittances

UBA BANK GROUP

DOROTHY <br> JUMBA

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DOROTHY
JUMBA

Head of Customer Experience

HF Group

SAHIL <br> ARYA

With over 15 years of experience in leading ICT functions and driving digital transformation for different banks as CIO/Head of IT in multiple geographies. Vision and solution-oriented leader with proven expertise in developing and executing IT and Digital Governance and Strategy, managing IT operation and end-to-end Service Delivery, devising IT budget, building high-performing team, and managing large scale IT projects, IT risk and Regulatory compliance. Spearheaded multiple large-scale Technology projects including M&A, Digital Projects, Cyber Security & Network and System Infrastructures Projects, Cloud Related, DevOps.

SAHIL
ARYA

CIO, Head of Banking Technology & Digital Transformation

GULF AFRICAN BANK

JANET<br> DALI

Janet Dali has been working in the financial services industry for over 17 years. Within this time she has worked in various roles that have shaped her skill sets extensively within the financial technology services and digital solutions. She is a passionate solutions provider with a knack for innovation and partnership building.

JANET
DALI

Head Partnerships, Ecosystems and Fintech Strategy (Digital and Innovation)

Diamond Trust Bank

TOM <br> JUMA

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TOM
JUMA

Group Head of IT and Operations

BRITAM HOLDINGS PLC

KELVIN <br> NJOKA

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KELVIN
NJOKA

Head of Digital Products and Strategy

DIAMOND TRUST BANK

VICTOR <br> NDLOVU

He is a experienced Senior Business Leader in payments with a demonstrated history of working in the Banking Industry as well as with a Global Payment network.

VICTOR
NDLOVU

Director - Business Development Lead East Africa

MASTERCARD

IAN <br> NJUGUNA

Ian is the Co-Founder and CTO of Fingo Africa, a game-changing fintech company committed to revolutionizing digital banking for Africa's youth.

IAN
NJUGUNA

Co-Founder & CTO

FINGO AFRICA

IRENE <br> IRUNGU

With over 14-years of experience in diverse industries including banking, insurance, telephony and transportation (aviation). Skilled in situational analysis, supply chain management, change and release management, cross-functional leadership, risk and stakeholder management, as well as creative problem solving.

IRENE
IRUNGU

Head of Program Delivery, Innovation

STANBIC BANK KENYA

JULIANNA <br> DAUDI

With over 15 years of experience, from Operations to Corporate Banking. She has helped drive the strategic growth of my current and previous employers, in the balance sheet and P&L. She also has a strong interpersonal skill and have been able to achieve excellent levels of client retention, brand loyalty and driven teamwork across the distribution network. She has also demonstrated excellent stakeholder management skills in various roles.

JULIANNA
DAUDI

Head, Digital & Transaction Banking

SIDIAN BANK

DARIUSZ <br> MAZURKIEWICZ

He is the CEO of the Polish Payment Standard, which manages the popular BLIK payment system. He was previously Vice-President of the BLIK Management Board from 2015-2017 and CEO of SkyCash Poland SA from 2010-2014. He previously worked in e-commerce and media as President of the Management Board of Bauer-Weltbild Media Sp. z o.o. and Vice-President of the Management Board of Interia.pl SA in Krakow. He started his professional career in the Michelin Group (2002-2006) in France as a financial auditor.

DARIUSZ
MAZURKIEWICZ

CEO

BLIK POLISH PAYMENT STANDARD

MARTIN <br> KARIITHI

Experienced Head of Data Analytics with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services and information technology industries. CFA charterholder with experience in investment management, venture capital, startups and innovation hubs. Skilled in R, SAS, Matlab, SQL, Oracle Database, Management, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Business Intelligence, and Algorithm Analysis. Strong quantitative analytics professional with experience mentoring and growing data science teams.

MARTIN
KARIITHI

Head of Data & Analytics

ICEA LION

DEVAN <br> MANMOANDAS

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DEVAN
MANMOANDAS

Chief Financial Officer

MOZA BANCO

PHILIP <br>  GALEGO

A seasoned enterprise solutions implementer, he brings vast experience in enterprise architecture, ERP system, BI and Analytics, Customer scoring, Master Data Management and CRM Implementations.  His experience even encapsulates complex successful implementations involving the public and private sectors.

PHILIP
GALEGO

Head of Business Intelligence
Data and Analytics

EQUITY BANK

FELIX <br> MUNYOKI

He is experienced in Financial Services Innovation focusing on digitization and industry co-creation opportunities to resolve financial and client journey use cases.

FELIX
MUNYOKI

Head of Cash Management Products

NCBA BANK

MUNYI <br> NTHIGAH

A fintech expert with over 15 years of experience in the IT space in Africa, 11 of which have been in the Digital payments space, operating across 11 markets in Africa and engaging over 16 markets.

MUNYI
NTHIGAH

Secretary

ASSOCIATION OF FINTECHS IN KENYA (AFIK)

ANDREW <br>  NJERU

Passionate about customer experience, he brings to the fore almost two decades of extensive experience at KCB Bank Group and has held various positions including Corporate Credit Analyst, Credit Risk Manager and Senior Credit Risk Analyst. He currently heads Credit Administration and Policy at KCB.

ANDREW
NJERU

Head of Credit Administration,
Credit Policy & Governance

KCB BANK PLC

DR. JORGE <br> OCTÁVIO

A highly versatile professional, he has over a decade of extensive experience and has held numerous influential roles including but not limited to Chief Operational Officer, Chief Risk Officer, IT Development Manager & Chief IT Architect. He is currently the Board and Executive Committee member at Millennium BIM.

DR. JORGE
OCTÁVIO

Board and Executive Committee member

MILLENNIUM BIM

OLUWASUEN <br>  OWOEYE

With more than 10 years of experience in leading and executing strategies in numerous domains like technology innovation, IT operations, product development, digital transformation and many more, he is responsible for the execution and delivery of Citi's domestic payment network strategy across EMEA payment markets.

OLUWASUEN
OWOEYE

SVP, EMEA Domestic Payment Network
Strategy and Resilience Lead

CITI BANK

CHARLES <br> KIARIE

With over 25 years banking experience spanning Technology and Operations, Business Analysis, Product Development, Product Management, Sales, Cash Management, Trade Finance, Investor and Intermediaries Management. Have developed and commercialized innovative solutions that have been scaled across our client value chains mostly through electronic and digital channels while working for various banks in several countries including Standard Chartered, Citibank NA and currently at Stanbic Bank.

CHARLES
KIARIE

Country Head, Cash Management, Corporate and Investment Banking

STANBIC BANK KENYA

GUL <br>  KHAN

With over 20 years of international financial services experience, he has worked across geographies including Europe, North America, Asia, Middle East & Africa. Recognized as a leader in both Banking and Fintech, he has a proven track record of delivering high growth, transformation and financial inclusion.

GUL
KHAN

Chief Executive Officer

I&M BANK LIMITED

MOSES <br> OKUNDI

A seasoned Information Systems & Telecommunications Expert with over 20 years of pan-African experience in Telecommunications, Telco Value Added Services, Mobile Money, Fintech and most recently Banking and its associated Operations.

MOSES
OKUNDI

Chief Technology Officer

ABSA BANK KENYA

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