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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
0Sessions
37Companies · in total

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

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

DynatracePlatinum
CamundaGold
ElasticGold
ZensarGold
Company intelligence

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
15Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

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 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1CamundaSponsor · GoldExhibitor-
2ElasticSponsor · GoldExhibitor-
3ZensarSponsor · GoldExhibitor-
4DynatraceSponsor · Platinum-
5ABExhibitor-
6Absa Group2
7BonisaExhibitor-
8Comotion LowcodeExhibitor-
9ConveneExhibitor-
10DellExhibitor-
11FICOExhibitor-
12FIMExhibitor-
13FreshworksExhibitor-
14GluExhibitor-
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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