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29th Connected Banking Summit - Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026

The Connected Banking Summit - Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 brings together senior banking leaders, regulators, fintech innovators, telecom operators, technology partners, and policymakers to discuss the next phase of banking modernization and digital transformation across East Africa. The event focuses on real-time payments, digital identity, core ba…

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22Speakers
11Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
29Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 29th, in alphabetical order.
Abdella Adem
Vice President, Banking Business · Zamzam Bank
Abeneazer Wondwosen Lakew
Chief Portfolio Officer · EthSwitch
Amere Assefa
Chief Officer, Information Technology Office · Addis Bank
Biruk Worku
Director- IT Security · Abay Bank S.C
Brutawit Dawit Abdi
CEO · Wegagen Capital Investment Bank
Dr. Andualem Hailu
Deputy CEO Strategy & Technology · Hibret Bank S.C
Endalish Woldemichael
Vice President Strategy & Innovation · Lion International Bank
Eskinder Mesfin Cherinet
CEO, IT Governance and Service Management Consultant
Fikru Tsegaye Wordofa
Vice President · Society of Insurance Professionals
Haile Mekonnen
Manager, Sustainability/ESG Division · Wegagan Bank
Hussen Amde
Chief, Digital Banking Operations Officer · Wegagen Bank
Ifa Abdisa
Executive Director, Digital Banking · Gadda Bank
Makena Muriuki
Regional Account Director, Africa · Backbase
Mekdes Bekele
Director, Digital Banking · Global Bank Ethiopia
Mengistu Gemechu Worku
Director Corporate Strategy Management and Transformation · Cooperative Bank of Oromia
Moses Munguti
Lead Technical Expert, East Africa · Kaspersky
Muluken Demessie
Chief Banking Operations Officer · NIB International Bank
Seyoum Damtew Metaferia
VP Information Security · Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
Shiferaw Lencho
Chief, Strategy and Operational Excellence Officer · Ethiopian Insurance Corporation
Temesgen Busha
Chief Transformation Officer · Awash Bank
Temesgen Taye
Director Cyber Security · Cooperative Bank of Oromia
Yonas Lemma
Director IT RISK & Cyber Security · Hibret Bank
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Absa BankSeries Sponsor
BackbaseAssociate Sponsor
EFT CorporationPlatinum Sponsor
HuaweiSeries Sponsor
Infosys FinacleGold Sponsor
KasperskyLead Sponsor
Kenya AirwaysAirline Partner
KPMG East AfricaKnowledge Partner
MobifinGold Sponsor
OpenTextBronze Sponsor
Wafa Marketing and PromotionProduction Partner
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 29 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

29 companies. two 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
2All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
18Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Backbase·Kaspersky

Speakers by seniority

82% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite732%
  • VP-level418%
  • Director / Head of732%
  • Manager / Lead29%
  • Other roles29%

Of 22 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01BackbaseSp·A1V
  2. 02KasperskySp·L1V
  3. 03Absa BankSp·S
  4. 04EFT CorporationSp·P
  5. 05HuaweiSp·S
  6. 06Infosys FinacleSp·G
  7. 07Kenya AirwaysSp·A
  8. 08KPMG East AfricaSp·K
  9. 09MobifinSp·G
  10. 10OpenTextSp·B
  11. 11Wafa Marketing and PromotionSp·P
  12. 12Cooperative Bank of Oromia2V
  13. 13Abay Bank S.C1V
  14. 14Addis Bank1V
Sponsors by tier
airline partner1
9% of 11
associate sponsor1
9% of 11
bronze sponsor1
9% of 11
gold sponsor2
18% of 11
knowledge partner1
9% of 11
lead sponsor1
9% of 11
platinum sponsor1
9% of 11
production partner1
9% of 11
series sponsor2
18% of 11
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