Africa Fintech Summit 2022
June 22 - 23, 2022
Radisson Blu Upperhill, Nairobi (also happening virtually)
Featured speakers
Jerome Ochieng
PS , Ministry Of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs
Lorna Hardie
Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, VMware
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner, CyberCurb
Russell Okoth
Chief Information Security Officer, Apex Fintech Solutions
welcome
Exploring new and emerging technologies, trends and new business models that will drive the future of Fintech across all industries
The financial services industry continues to attract tech companies that transform how people and businesses spend, save, borrow, invest, and more. From capital markets to insurance and digital banking to wealth management. When the world locked down, it pushed financial institutions and their partners around the globe to rapidly automate a lot of their banking services and make them more customer-centric.
Speaker List
This massive market opportunity coupled with shifts in technology, demographics, and consumer expectation has not only made financial services re-evaluate their operations but now includes other consumer-orientated industries like retail, not for profit and education to name a few. These businesses are looking to disrupt themselves as a way of remaining relevant and ahead of the pack. The Africa Fintech Summit will explore the new and emerging technologies, trends and new business models that will drive the future of fintech across all industries.
topics
Topics to be covered
Join industry leaders in an immersive and interactive event experience covering the following key areas
Upskill through expert-led workshops and masterclasses
On-demand access to the sessions
Advanced match networking
Discover opportunities and make business connections with leading companies
Download insightful materials and exhibitor resources for future use
Plan and manage your schedule all in one place
Get answers to your biggest questions from our speakers through live Q&As
Access to workshops, Keynotes, Panel discussion across 2 days
Access to Speakers' Corner
Express Check-In
Free event mobile app access to all fast and efficient networking features
On-demand access to content for 30 days post-even
Access remote and onsite attendees & speakers through the platform
Certifiable participation
Speakers
Speakers
Jerome Ochieng
PS , Ministry Of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs
Lorna Hardie
Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, VMware
Kelly Bentley
CEO, DX5
Harry Hare
Chairman and CCO, dx5
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner, CyberCurb
Russell Okoth
Chief Information Security Officer, Apex Fintech Solutions
Segun Aina
President, Africa Fintech Network
Faith Nkatha
Country Manager, Cellulant
Lanre Bamisebi
Group Director, IT and Operations, Equity Group Holdings
Joachim Steuerwald
Chief Technology Officer, KCB Bank Group
Kennedy Mubita
Partner, SC Ventures by Standard Chartered
Munyi Nthigah
General Manager, Tala
Ali Hussein
Founder, Kipochi
John Kamara
Founder, Adanianlabs and Afyarekod
Elijah Kibogo
Regional CIO, Standard Bank Group
Seun Owoeye
Chief Operating Officer, Real-Time Payments (RTP)
Steve Njenga
Group CIO - Payments, Equity Group Holdings
Sahil Arya
CIO, Gulf African Bank
George Murage
CTO, Cellulant
Kevin Mutiso
Chairman, Digital Mobile Money Lenders Association
Annie Njenga
EEMEA Regional Lead, Fintech and Enablers, Mastercard
Carolyn Guya
Tech & Intellectual Property Lawyer, KO Associates LLP
Caroline Kipkulei
Manager, Legal & Regulatory Compliance Advisory, PwC Kenya
Becky Njagi
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, DTB
Dennis Volemi
CIO, Equity Group
Michael Michie
Chief Technology Officer, Solv
Samuel Gikandi
CEO, Africa's Talking
Omaru Maruatona
CEO, Aiculus
Frank Raudo
Corporate & Commercial Lawyer, TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP
Kamal Bhudhabati
Group CEO, Craft Silicon
Basha Pillay
Managing Director , Poprush Cloud & Consulting
Mbugua Njihia
Director, Sure Corporation
Hilda Moraa
Founder and CEO , Pezesha
Andrew Ngunjiri
Practice Lead- Intelligent Infrastructure, Dimension Data EWA
Tunji Odumuboni
Executive Director, EMTECH - Africa
Ahmed Abdulwahab
Founder and CEO , Next Arabia
Tania Ngima
Managing Director, Dijitali (Digital Divide Data Ltd)
Michael Leong
Snr Virtual Cloud Networking Specialist , VMware
Tim Theuri
Executive Head - Cybersecurity, Mpesa Africa
Mutembei Kariuki
Co-Founder & CEO, Fastagger Inc
Mandeep Birdi
Enterprise Sales ME/Africa Manager, Acuant
Imran Sumra
CEO , FINSENSE AFRICA LIMITED
Joel Macharia
Founder & CEO , Motisure ltd
Markus Stoltz
CCIE, VMware
Lee Mungai
CEO and Software Engineer, Productive Edge Solutions Ltd
Ben Bottelberge
Data, Analytics and AI leader for East and West Africa, IBM
Shalom Onyibe
Head Of Cyber Security Assurance Services, Protec
agenda
Agenda
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Day 01
June 22, 2022
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Day 02
June 23, 2022
09:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Africa Fintech Summit
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Welcome to the Africa Fintech Summit
Kelly Bentley
CEO, DX5
speaker
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
The future of banking in an era of Fintech disruption
Jerome Ochieng
PS , Ministry Of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs
speaker
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Driving the future of banking through open banking
Lanre Bamisebi
Group Director, IT and Operations, Equity Group Holdings
speaker
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Coffee Break
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: When does regulation become an opportunity?
In the past two years there have been massive movements in the fintech space with African regulators making bold regulatory shifts that have caused hue and cry among sector stakeholders. Are regulators stifling innovation or creating opportunities?
Frank Raudo
Corporate & Commercial Lawyer, TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP
moderator
Munyi Nthigah
General Manager, Tala
panelist
Carolyn Guya
Tech & Intellectual Property Lawyer, KO Associates LLP
panelist
Kevin Mutiso
Chairman, Digital Mobile Money Lenders Association
panelist
Caroline Kipkulei
Manager, Legal & Regulatory Compliance Advisory, PwC Kenya
panelist
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM
The Fintech Landscape in Africa
Ali Hussein
Founder, Kipochi
speaker
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM
Considerations for a payment modernisation strategy
Lorna Hardie
Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, VMware
speaker
12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch Break
01:55 PM - 02:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Is Embedded Finance Driving Banking as a Service Uptake?
Vertical integration isn’t a new concept. But, historically, companies integrated elements of the supply chain from within their industry. What is different about embedded finance is that the digitization of banking has enabled banking to be integrated into other industries.
Ahmed Abdulwahab
Founder and CEO , Next Arabia
moderator
Sahil Arya
CIO, Gulf African Bank
panelist
Omaru Maruatona
CEO, Aiculus
panelist
Hilda Moraa
Founder and CEO , Pezesha
panelist
Kamal Bhudhabati
Group CEO, Craft Silicon
panelist
02:30 PM - 02:50 PM
Rewiring the Bank DNA
Kennedy Mubita
Partner, SC Ventures by Standard Chartered
speaker
02:50 PM - 03:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Payment Transformation vs Digital Transformation, Which way for FSI?
Complex regulatory requirements, outdated and poorly integrated legacy systems, and an increasingly competitive marketplace all put pressure on traditional financial institutions to evaluate opportunities for payments transformation. Should FSIs focus on Payment or Digital Transformation?
Mbugua Njihia
Director, Sure Corporation
moderator
Annie Njenga
EEMEA Regional Lead, Fintech and Enablers, Mastercard
panelist
George Murage
CTO, Cellulant
panelist
Tim Theuri
Executive Head - Cybersecurity, Mpesa Africa
panelist
Steve Njenga
Group CIO - Payments, Equity Group Holdings
panelist
03:30 PM - 03:50 PM
Tea Break
03:50 PM - 04:30 PM
Breakout
Special interest groups: Cybersecurity
We've lined up two breakout sessions focusing on Cybersecurity. This will be an opportunity for you to brainstorm, discuss a topic with your peers, take part in an activity, etc. Select either one to find out who'll be leading the session.
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Africa Fintech Summit
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Welcome to The Africa Fintech Summit
Kelly Bentley
CEO, DX5
speaker
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Panel Discussion
Fireside Chat: What is the Fintech Opportunty for Banks?
Harry Hare
Chairman and CCO, dx5
moderator
Faith Nkatha
Country Manager, Cellulant
panelist
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Securing the digital bank
Russell Okoth
Chief Information Security Officer, Apex Fintech Solutions
speaker
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Cloud Banking: A Great Opportunity or Too Much of a Risk?
The uptake of cloud computing by banks in the last two year has been breathtaking as banks try to figure out how they can benefit from the Cloud. There are obvious benefits of moving banking operations – including core banking systems – but there are also inherent risks?
Andrew Ngunjiri
Practice Lead- Intelligent Infrastructure, Dimension Data EWA
moderator
Basha Pillay
Managing Director , Poprush Cloud & Consulting
panelist
Joachim Steuerwald
Chief Technology Officer, KCB Bank Group
panelist
Shalom Onyibe
Head Of Cyber Security Assurance Services, Protec
panelist
Becky Njagi
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, DTB
panelist
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM
Supervising FinTechs and Potential Benefits of RegTech and SupTech
Tunji Odumuboni
Executive Director, EMTECH - Africa
speaker
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
Monetize your data and scale the AI Ladder
Ben Bottelberge
Data, Analytics and AI leader for East and West Africa, IBM
speaker
12:55 PM - 01:55 PM
Lunch Break
01:55 PM - 02:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Is AI and ML the best Approach to Fraud Detection in FSIs?
Fraud, especially its dynamic nature, is a major area of concern requiring significant time and resources to isolate from an enormous volume of transaction data generated by financial institutions. Can AI and ML help FSIs to deal with this enormous challenge?
Hartnell Ndungi
Chief Data Officer, Absa Bank Kenya PLC
moderator
John Kamara
Founder, Adanianlabs and Afyarekod
panelist
Michael Michie
Chief Technology Officer, Solv
panelist
Seun Owoeye
Chief Operating Officer, Real-Time Payments (RTP)
panelist
Mutembei Kariuki
Co-Founder & CEO, Fastagger Inc
panelist
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Coinmen: Unbundling Bitcoin
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner, CyberCurb
speaker
02:55 PM - 03:15 PM
A future with APIs and embedded banking
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: APIs: From Tech Tools to Business “Killer Apps”
Banks are using APIs to generate corporate income growth from corporate customer segments, improve customer experience, and fuel innovation. Are APIs the next big thing in banking? Where are the opportunities? How can banks leverage APIs to be both innovative and grow revenues?
Ali Hussein
Founder, Kipochi
moderator
Mandeep Birdi
Enterprise Sales ME/Africa Manager, Acuant
panelist
Dennis Volemi
CIO, Equity Group
panelist
Imran Sumra
CEO , FINSENSE AFRICA LIMITED
panelist
Lee Mungai
CEO and Software Engineer, Productive Edge Solutions Ltd
panelist
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Tea Break
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
dxDemo
dxDEMO: Fintech Startup Pitches
Four winners curated from the dx5 Fintech Startup call for applications will be given an opportunity to pitch their products to an audience of potential investors, fintech buyers and corporate users.
Tania Ngimacoach
Nick Vilellecoach
Yvonne Njericoach
Joel Macharia
Founder and CEO, Motisure Ltd
Ibrahima Soumano
Founder and CEO, Senditoo
Munyala Mwalo
Co-founder, Space AI
sponsors
Sponsors
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partners
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