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Connected Banking Summit - Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026

Connected Banking Summit - Innovation & Excellence Awards 2024 (formerly Digital Banking Summit) | Hybrid | Conceptualized & Organized by International Center for Strategic Alliances.

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22Speakers
11Sponsors
36Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
54Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Connected, 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.
Kenya AirwaysAirline Partner
BackbaseAssociate Sponsor
OpenTextBronze Sponsor
Infosys FinacleGold Sponsor
MobifinGold Sponsor
KPMG East AfricaKnowledge Partner
KasperskyLead Sponsor
EFT CorporationPlatinum Sponsor
Wafa Marketing and PromotionProduction Partner
Absa BankSeries Sponsor
HuaweiSeries Sponsor