Finance & Banking

Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2026 (MEBIS)

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he 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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55Voices
50Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
95Companies · in total
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The Voices

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
Ahmed Aideed
Manager - Digital Channels · Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Ali Alqaraawi
Chief Operating Officer · Aljazira Capital - Saudi Arabia
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
Anton Baranenko
Product Manager · Guardsquare
Archana Shetty
Vice President - IT Projects · QNB Group - Qatar
Atul Chandorkar
Head of Data Science & AI · Qatar Islamic Bank - Qatar
Deepa Arora
SVP - Head of Advanced Analytics, Digital Risk & Regulatory Journey · Mashreq
Devendra Kumar
Head of Digital Channels - Global Transaction Banking · Mashreq
Dongjun (DJ) Choi
Group Chief Customer Officer · RAKBANK
Dr. Emmanuel Manyonganise
Head of Customer Experience & Digital Transformation · Bank Albilad - Saudi Arabia
Dr. Haidar Almohri
Acting Chief Data and Innovation Officer · Gulf Bank - Kuwait
Dr. Jihad Al Wahshi
Head of Data Management · Central Bank of Oman
Dr. Mohamed Hamed
Head of Strategy · National Bank of Umm Al Quwain
Dr. Muhammad Fathy
Banking Technology Expert · Egypt
Dr. Nasser S.Al-Azwani
Head, Information Technology · Alizz Islamic Bank - Oman
Erkal Hascan
Head of Digital Banking · Sohar International - Oman

— and 33 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses 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
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Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 95 companies, parsed from the program.

95 companies in attendance.

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.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
50Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
45Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

84% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite2138%
  • VP-level47%
  • Director / Head of2138%
  • Manager / Lead35%
  • Product12%
  • Other roles59%

Of 55 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Mashreq5V
  2. 02additivSp
  3. 03Adviscent AGSp
  4. 04AIEESp
  5. 05AIESECSp
  6. 06AlteryxSp
  7. 07AppcircleSp
  8. 08AppelloSp
  9. 09Azentio SoftwareSp
  10. 10Big Event IOSp
  11. 11CoinpediaSp
  12. 12CryptoNewsZSp
  13. 13E7 SecuritySp
  14. 14FinanceMaltaSp
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
official supporting partner1
2% of 50
unspecified49
98% of 50
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's 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.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters

Sister convocations

Same brand, other regions