Connected Banking Summit

Connected Banking Summit
When: 4 Nov 2025 Where: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 20 Speakers Where to register: connected-banking.com

The Connected Banking Summit brings together senior leaders, regulators, innovators, and technology providers across banking, fintech, and financial services in the Middle East and North Africa region. It’s designed as an executive-level forum (not a mass gathering) focused on intimate, high-value networking, strategic dialogue, and deal-making

The summit aims to explore how digital transformation, emerging technology, regulatory evolution, and evolving customer expectations are reshaping banking.

A significant part of the agenda is dedicated to Artificial Intelligence and how it’s redefining banking. Key topics likely to be covered include:

  • Digital Transformation & AI Deployment
    How banks can embed AI across core operations — from back-office automation to customer interfaces — to improve efficiency, consistency, and responsiveness.

  • Intelligent Customer-Centric Solutions
    Using AI and data analytics to create personalized experiences, predictive insights, and real-time customer engagement
  • AI in Cybersecurity & Fraud Prevention
    Leveraging machine learning models to detect anomalies, prevent fraud, manage risk, and protect data in an increasingly complex threat environment.
  • RegTech, Compliance & Governance with AI
    Employing AI for regulatory reporting, automated compliance checks, anti-money laundering (AML) detection, and ensuring explainability and transparency in AI models.

Speakers

Soha Hussein Aboul Farag
Chief Executive Officer Bank of Jordan – KSA
Nouf F. Alyousef
Chief Audit & Consulting Executive Audit and Compliance Committee Secretary, D360 Bank TheBank AI
Mamdoh Alzhrani
Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer Digital Bank Bankroll.ai
Dhary Alshammry
Group Chief Internal Auditor Al Rajhi Bank Crypto Bank
Nawar Al Khunizi
Managing Director, Head of Coverage KSA, First Abu Dhabi Bank- KSA blkSAIL
Mert Dedebas
Director, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management International Advisory Services
Marat Ismagulov
Director of Human Capital Management Member of the Management Board, Alfa-Bank
Rasha Saleh
Director, Compliance & MLR Credit Agricole CIB Arabia Financial Company
Dr. Ahmed Darwish Elsayed
Head of Digital Business Solutions Bank Al Bilad Bank AlBilad
Sarah Asiri
Head of Security Governance, Architecture and Strategy
Neda Al-Khunaizi
SVP / Head of Corporate Credit Provision Section Riyad Bank Databank
Abeer Al-Humaimeedy
Vice Dean, CCIS-KSU Emerging Technology Consultant, King Saud University
Wael Almarzouki
General Manager – Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Zoom Zoom.ai
Islam Nabil Awad
Manager, Solutions Architecture – Digital Group Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF)
Uzairah Abdulhameed
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant DLR Consultants
Mohammad Alfadel
VP-Commercial Arabian for Science and Technology, (ASTC)
Nora Almonif
Head of Business Technology Arab National Bank Arab National Bank
Asma Alyemni
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Technical and Vocational Training Corporation
Osama Bukhari
CEO, Al-Faris International Group Executive Committee Member Head
Mamoun Rahhal
Regional Director- Saudi & Northern Gulf, Nintex Nintex

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