Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2025 | Jumairah, Emirates Tower - Office 308 Trade Center St - Trade Centre - Trade Centre 2 - Dubai

About Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2025

Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS) 2025 is the premier banking technology and digital transformation event in the MENA region, returning for its 16th edition on September 17–18, 2025, at the prestigious Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai. Bringing together over 400 senior banking professionals, 60+ industry speakers, and representatives from more than 100 financial institutions, MEBIS stands at the forefront of shaping the future of banking and fintech across the Middle East .

At the heart of MEBIS are its engaging keynote sessions, in-depth case studies, expert panel discussions, and fireside chats—covering a wide spectrum of transformative topics like AI & automation in banking, open banking and finance ecosystems, cybersecurity in fintech, blockchain applications, and the evolving role of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) The summit also features networking dinners, side events, and an exclusive awards ceremony, fostering meaningful connections among banking leaders, tech innovators, and solution providers

With a targeted audience of decision-makers in IT, retail and commercial banking, risk management, payments, compliance, and innovation, MEBIS offers a unique opportunity to gain strategic insights and explore practical implementations driving digital banking adoption in the Middle East.

Speakers

Jamal Saleh

Director General at UAE Banks Federation Commercial Bank of Dubai

Saket Saith

Group Chief Technology and Data Officer at RAKBANK RAKBANK

Ali Alqaarawi

Chief Operating Officer at Aljazira Capital - Saudi Arabia AlJazira Capital

Abdulla Al-Awadi

Chief Strategy Officer at Kuwait International Bank Kuwait International Bank

Mahendra Dhillon

Chief Operations & Technology Officer at National Bank of Fujairah NATIONAL BANK OF FUJAIRAH

Manoj Bhojwani

Group Chief Information Officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

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Shaarawy Mohamed

Chief Technology & Information Officer at First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr - Egypt First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Narinder Auluck

Chief Technology Officer at Invest Bank Invest Bank

Gyan Prakash Srivastava

Group Head of Data Analytics and AI at Mashreq Mashreq

Dr. Muhammad Fathy

Head of Technology Services & IT Operations Sector at Banque du Caire - Egypt Banque du Caire

Olivier Busolini

Group Chief Information Security Officer at Mashreq Masreq Bank

Dr. Nasser S.Al-Azwani

Head, Information Technology at Alizz Islamic Bank - Oman Alizz Islamic Bank

Emma Lewis

Head of Technology Service Management Digital Platforms and Operations at First Abu Dhabi Bank First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Amna AL-Balushi

Chief Information Security Officer at Bank Nizwa - Oman BANK NIZWA

Archana Shetty

Vice President - IT Projects at QNB Group - Qatar QNB Group

Ledi Lapaj

Director Customer Experience at Bank-al-Etihad - Jordan Bank-al-Etihad

Ferenc Böle

Head of IT at National Bank of Oman National Bank of Oman

Emmanuel Manyonganise

Head of Customer Experience & Digital Transformation at Bank Albilad - Saudi Arabia Bank AlBilad

Nadeem Khitan

Chief Consumer Banking Officer at Capital Bank of Jordan Capital Bank of Jordan

Aabhinna Suresh Khare

Global Chief Marketing Officer at Nucleus Software Exports Limited Nucleus Software

Saad Farooq

Head of COO Transformation at SAB - Saudi Arabia SAB

Dongjun Choi

Group Chief Customer Officer at RAKBANK RAKBANK

Sarah Al Zaabi

Chief Human Resources Officer at Kuwait Credit Information Network Company (CINET) Kuwait Credit Information Network Company (CINET)

Adil Belhouari

Senior Vice President/Head of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & Analytics at Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia Riyad Bank

Dr. Haidar Almohri

Acting Chief Data and Innovation Officer at Gulf Bank - Kuwait GULF BANK

Shoaib Rizvi

Group Head of Digital Products at Emirates NBD Emirates NBD

Sriranga Sampathkumar

Head of Business, VP and General Manager - Middle East & Africa at Infosys Ltd INFOSYS

Yogesh Kale

Chief Executive Officer UAE at National Bank of Bahrain NATIONAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Graziella Grech

Chief Operations Officer at Finance Malta Finance Malta

Amr Mohamed Naguib

Head of Innovation & Digital Solutions at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Egypt Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Egypt

Erkal Hascan

Head of Digital Banking at Sohar International - Oman Sohar International

Devendra Kumar

Head of Digital Channels - Global Transaction Banking at Mashreq Masreq Bank

Ben Gamble

Director of Product Marketing at Ververica GmbH Ververica

Mais Kayed

Customer Experience and Service Excellence Head at Capital Bank of Jordan Capital Bank of Jordan

Mabs Ahmed

VP Data Privacy & AI Governance at QNB Group - Qatar QNB Group

Mohamed A Moniem

Regional Vice President Middle East at nCino nCino

Daniele Galluccio

Engineering Lead - Mobile Frameworks Lab / Digital Frameworks at Lloyds Banking Group - London Lloyds Banking Group

Dr. Jihad Al Wahshi

Head of Data Management at Central Bank of Oman Central Bank of Oman

Charles Fakhry

Director Strategic Accounts at OneSpan OneSpan

Islam Nabil Awad

Manager Solutions Architecture - Digital Group at Banque Saudi Fransi BSF

Alona Shevtsova

Chief Executive Officer at Sends Sends

Tamer Abou Zaid

Associate Director - IT Digital & Transformation Delivery Group at CIB Egypt CIB Egypt

Suraj Rajan

Industry Field CTO, Financial Services at Snowflake Snowflake Computing

Yousuf Al-Araimi

Assistant General Manager - Head of Human Capital at Oman Housing Bank Housing Bank

Grace Saade

Senior Vice President Professional Services at Azentio Azentio

Amna Ahmed Al Zubaidi

Head of Customer Experience - Retail at Bank Muscat - Oman Bank Muscat

Zahra Eid

Manager - Customer Excellence Insights at Kuwait Finance House KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE

Florian Akinbiyi

Official MC at Flo-Akinbiyi.com Flo-Akinbiyi.com

Mangesh Jadhav

Head of Platform and Core Banking at Emirates NBD Emirates NBD

Agenda

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Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 20251809