AGENDA

0800 - 0900

Registration

0900 - 0905

Opening Remarks

0905 - 0925

Navigating the Currents: The Future of Digital Banking

Vision 2030: Where is Saudi's banking heading next?
Sleepless nights: What are the top 5 challenges facing bank CXOs in 2024?
ESG, Gen AI, embedded finance: What's the next big thing in banking?
Eyes wide open: How will the bank of the future look like?

Moderator:

Nabeel Wyne, Senior Director, Capgemini

Speaker(s):

Abdullah Alwabel, Head of Retail Digital Banking, BSF
Dr. Ahmed Darwish Elsayed, Head of Digital Delivery, Bank Albilad
Renier Lemmens, Chairman Of The Board, TransferGo
Reda Oummouy, COO, Adria B&T

0925 - 0940

Lightbulb Moments: Infobip

Speaker(s):

Amsal Kapetanovic, Country Manager, Infobip Saudi Arabia

0940 - 1005

Hyper-Personalised Banking: The New CX Paradigm

Omnichannel journeys: How can banks remove friction across touchpoints
Automation vs. human touch: Finding the right balance in CX
Beyond transactions: Can AI chatbots build emotional connections?
Measuring CX success: What metrics matter in the Saudi context?

Moderator:

Sug Sahadevan, Founder and Vice Chairman, Testhouse

Speaker(s):

Amira AbuTeen, Strategic Client Innovation and Engagement Principal, Infobip
Abeer Al-Humaimeedy, Vice Dean for Development and Quality, KSU-CCIS
Ladle Patel, Senior Advisor - Advanced Analytics, ANB

1005 - 1020

Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Digital Banking Landscape

Speaker(s):

Adil Ahmed, VP & Deputy Managing Director, MEA, Compass Plus Technologies

1020 - 1035

Lightbulb Moments

Reda Oummouy, COO, Adria B&T

1035 - 1100

Networking Break

1100 - 1115

Facilitating Trust in Digital Banking - Highest Security and Greatest Usability

Mohamed Abdelkader, Regional Sales Manager, HID Global

1115 - 1135

The Collaborative Edge: Unlocking Success in Bank-Fintech Ventures

Finding the right fintech partner: Skills, not just startups.
Collaboration, not competition: How can banks & fintechs win together?
Data & APIs: Sharing the pie without losing control.
Co-creating the future: Can banks & fintechs design Saudi's next big thing?

Moderator:

Nabeel Wyne, Senior Director, Capgemini

Speaker(s):

Mustajab Ali, Director Business Development MEA, Orion Innovation
Abdullah Alwabel, Head of Retail Digital Banking, BSF
Saad Ansari, Co-founder & CEO, Xpence
Talha Bin Hafeez, Head of Open Banking, Bank Albilad
Abe Karar, Director - Financial Services Consulting, EY

1135 - 1150

Synthetic AI in Risk Decisioning

Speaker(s):

Azizjon Azimi, CEO, zypyl.ai

1150 - 1210

What's Next: The Future of Payments in Saudi Arabia

Fasten your seatbelt: What innovations are shaping the future of payments?
Cashless revolution: How can KSA meet its 70% cashless target by 2030?
The future is open: How is open banking driving the new payments frontier?
Blockchain, real-time, CBDC: Are we getting there?

Moderator:

Abeer Al-Humaimeedy, Vice Dean for Development and Quality, KSU-CCIS

Speaker(s):

Faisal Al-Ghefari, Chief Compliance Officer, Bank of China
Nadir Ali, Chief of Strategy & Digital Transformation, MRNA
Islam Nabil, Manager Solutions Architecture - Digital Group, BSF
Amardeep Thandi, Regulation & Compliance Lead EMEA & APAC, Chainalysis

1210 - 1225

Leveraging Blockchain Analytics for Risk Management in Crypto for Banks

Speaker(s):

Arushi Goel, Policy Lead MEA, Chainalysis

1225 - 1245

Data at the Helm: Building a Data-Driven Bank

The future is big: Leveraging Big Data in banking
Beyond the hype: Making predictive analytics actionable
Navigating data privacy: How to balance insight and integrity
Breaking down silos: Strategies to drive collaboration between departments

Moderator:

Dr. Debashis Dutta, Senior Advisor - Risk Group, Saudi EXIM Bank

Speaker(s):

Fares Al Omar, VP Risk Management, A Leading Bank
Nada Al Jeffri, Chief Risk Officer, Standard Chartered Bank
Thomas George, Chief Delivery Officer, Testhouse
Paul Sommerin, Partner, Capco

1245 - 1300

Operational Resilience in an Innovative Digital Banking Landscape

Speaker(s):

Michael Harriman, Senior Advisor - IT, Redwood Bank

1300 - 1320

Securing Trust: New Tactics to Enhance Cybersecurity

Hacking the hackers: Next-gen technologies to outsmart evolving threats
The human factor: How can banks address the human vulnerabilities that compromise security?
Walking the tightrope: How to balance convenience and security?
Beyond compliance: How can banks build lasting digital trust with customers?

Moderator:

Fatimah AlAkeel, Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity, KSU-CCIS

Speaker(s):

Uzairah Abdulhameed, Consultant - Cyber Security, ANB
Mustajab Ali, Director Business Development MEA, Orion Innovation
Sarah Asiri, Senior Manager, Cyber Security, SAB
Fahad Jaffery, Head of Technology, tiqmo
Dinesh Madan, Partner Services Manager, HID Global
Zaheer Shaikh, CISO, Al Maryah Community Bank

1320 - 1345

Keynote: The Truth About Transformation - How to Future-Proof Your Bank

Speaker(s):

Neal Cross, Co-Founder, PictureWealth

1345 - 1400

DigiBank Awards

1400 - 1405

Closing Remarks

1405 - 1500

VIP Networking Lunch

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