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BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit South Africa 2026

The 36th Edition BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit South Africa is an invitation-only, CPD-certified event for leaders in banking, financial services, and insurance. The summit gathers 200+ CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, and heads of digital transformation from the South African BFSI industry to explore digital advancements, IT excellence, and industry challenges. Top…

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16Speakers
4Sponsors
21Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
37Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at BFSI, in alphabetical order.
Alex Comninos
Chief Risk Officer · JSE Clear
Dr. Gavin Moss
CIO: Corporate Banking · Rand Merchant Bank
Dr Thabang Chiloane
Head of Financial Inclusion and Public Policy · The Banking Association South Africa.
Grace Brown
Head: Customer Experience and Client Services · JSE
Jesang Kiptorus
Regional Digital Payment Specialist, Africa · Better than Cash Alliance
Khantse Radebe
Chief Executive Officer: ABF · WesBank
Khetha Cele
Group Chief Information Officer · Ithala Development Finance Corporation
Lelané Bezuidenhout
Chief Executive Officer · Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa
Mandla Mbasane
Acting Chief Information Officer · National Housing Finance Corporation SA
Meshack Ndwandwe
Chief Information Officer · First National Bank
Muvhango Sipho Steven Livhusha
Vice President · ISACA South Africa
Paul Eccleston
Head of Customer Experience: Home and Secured Lending · FNB South Africa
Pragashani Reddy
Business Banking Exco: Executive Director: Digital · Absa Group
Pride Ndhlovu
Business Information Security Officer · Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking
Sanisha Packirisamy
Chief Economist · Momentum Investments
Zolani Lugawe
Head: Learning & Delivery · Absa Group
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
DynatracePlatinum
CamundaGold
ElasticGold
ZensarGold
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 37 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

37 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
18Exhibitingexhibitor only
15Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Camunda·Elastic·Zensar

Speakers by seniority

69% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite744%
  • VP-level16%
  • Director / Head of319%
  • Engineer · IC16%
  • Other roles425%

Of 16 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01CamundaSp·GEx
  2. 02ElasticSp·GEx
  3. 03ZensarSp·GEx
  4. 04DynatraceSp·P
  5. 05ABEx
  6. 06Absa Group2V
  7. 07BonisaEx
  8. 08Comotion LowcodeEx
  9. 09ConveneEx
  10. 10DellEx
  11. 11FICOEx
  12. 12FIMEx
  13. 13FreshworksEx
  14. 14GluEx
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
25% of 4
gold3
75% of 4
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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