Finance & Banking

Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2026 (MEBIS)

The Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS) 2026 is the largest banking technology and innovation event in the Middle East, hosting over 400 senior bankers each year. Now in its 17th edition, MEBIS explores AI-driven transformation in finance, including Generative and Agentic AI, hyper-personalized customer experiences, digital ecosystems, and autonomo…

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117Speakers
50Sponsors
99Sessions
124Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Middle, in alphabetical order.

Abdulla Al-Awadi
Chief Strategy Officer · Kuwait International Bank
Adil Belhouri
Senior Vice President/Head of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & Analytics · Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia
Aftab Shaukat
Chief Operating Officer · Al Maryah Community Bank
Ahmad Jishi
Data & AI Squad Leader · Gulf Business Machines (GBM)
Ahmed Aideed
Manager - Digital Channels · Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Ahmed Khidhir
Regional Director · Finshape
Ali Alqaraawi
Chief Operating Officer · Aljazira Capital - Saudi Arabia
Alona Shevtsova
Chief Executive Officer · Sends
Amna Ahmed Al Zubaidi
Head of Customer Experience - Retail · Bank Muscat - Oman
Amna Al-Balushi
Chief Information Security Officer · Bank Nizwa - Oman
Amr Mohamed Naguib
Head of Innovation & Digital Solutions · Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Egypt
Ananth Srivatsa
Executive Vice President & Head of Remittance · RAKBANK
Antanas Daujotis
Director and AI Practice Lead · Synechron
Anton Baranenko
Product Manager · Guardsquare
Archana Shetty
Vice President - IT Projects · QNB Group - Qatar
Arun Mehta
Head of Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence · FAB - First Abu Dhabi Bank
Arvind Kaushal
Chief Technology Officer · PayNways Worldwide
Ashish Gupta
Head - Digital, Retail SME and Sales · BankDhofar - Oman
Atul Chandorkar
Head of Data Science & AI · Qatar Islamic Bank - Qatar
Bindesh Pandey
Senior Vice President & Head - International Sales & Alliances · Finbox
Christos Panagopoulos
BSG Director · Temenos
Deepa Arora
SVP - Head of Advanced Analytics, Digital Risk & Regulatory Journey · Mashreq

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

additiv
Adviscent AG
AIEE
AIESEC
Alteryx
Appcircle
Appello
Azentio Software
Big Event IO
Coinpedia
CryptoNewsZ
E7 Security
FinanceMalta
Finance World Magazine
Financial IT
finews
Finnoex
Finshape
Fintech BoostUP
Fintech Finance News
Fintech Gate
Firstsource
FME SRL
Guardsquare
Infosys Finacle
International Business Magazine
Jumio
ManageEngine
Meniga
Monstro
nCino
Nucleus Software
OneSpan
Osfin.ai
PayNways Worldwide
Profile Software
Promon AS
Remi Technolgy
Salesforce
Sends

Agenda

Selected from 99 sessions.

  • 08:00 - 09:00

    WELCOME COFFEE & NETWORKING

  • 08:45 - 09:00

    Official Opening of MEBIS 2026

    Opening of the 17th Middle East Banking Innovation Summit and welcome by the Master of Ceremonies

  • 08:45 - 09:00 (Day 1 - 16th September 2026)

    Official Opening of MEBIS 2026

    Opening of the 17th Middle East Banking Innovation Summit and welcome by the Master of Ceremonies

  • 09:00 - 09:05

    Opening Remarks by Master of Ceremonies

  • 09:00 - 09:05

    Welcome Address by IBM

  • 09:00 - 09:05

    Welcome Address - IBM, Title Sponsor of MEBIS 2026

  • 09:00 - 09:05

    Welcome Keynote by IBM

  • 09:00 - 09:05 (Day 1 - 16th September 2026)

    Welcome Address - IBM, Title Sponsor of MEBIS 2026

  • 09:00 - 09:30

    Day 2 Opening

    Welcome and opening remarks from the Master of Ceremonies, with a look ahead at the key sessions and conversations on Day Two.

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 124 companies show up, and 11 bet on three roles at once?

124 companies. eleven 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
11All threespeak · spons · exh
39Sponsoringsponsor only
74Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Guardsquare·Infosys Finacle·Monstro·Additiv·Alteryx·Finshape·PayNways Worldwide·Sends·Snowflake·Synechron·UAE Banks Federation

Speakers by seniority

76% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite3631%
  • Founder / Owner11%
  • VP-level109%
  • Director / Head of4236%
  • Manager / Lead119%
  • Product11%
  • Engineer · IC22%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles1311%

Of 117 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Mashreq6
2GuardsquareSponsor2
3Infosys FinacleSponsor2
4MonstroSponsor2
5AdditivSponsor1
6AlteryxSponsor1
7Emirates NBD4
8FinshapeSponsor1
9IBM4
10PayNways WorldwideSponsor1
11SendsSponsor1
12SnowflakeSponsor1
13SynechronSponsor1
14UAE Banks FederationSponsor · Official Supporting Partner1
Sponsors by tier
official supporting partner1
2% of 50
unspecified49
98% of 50
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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