# Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2026

- Dates: 16 September 2026 to 17 September 2026
- Location: Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Organiser: Expotrade
- Industry: Fintech
- Expected attendance: 498

## Who attends

Senior leaders from leading banks across MENA.

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.bankinnovation-me.com/)
- [Registration](https://www.bankinnovation-me.com/delegateinterest.html)
- [Agenda](https://www.bankinnovation-me.com/conference-agenda.html)
- [Call for speakers](https://www.bankinnovation-me.com/join-as-a-speaker.html) (deadline unverified, check the call)

## Topics

- AI
- Artificial Intelligence
- Customer Experience
- Business Intelligence
- Risk
- Fraud
- Automation
- Data Science
- Design
- Focus
- Cloud
- Retail

## Speakers

- Jamal Saleh, Director General, UAE Banks Federation
- Norman Tambach, Group CFO, Mashreq
- Noman Rasheed, Chief Information Officer, Dubai Islamic Bank
- Fernando Plaza Lopez, Group Chief Digital Officer, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
- Sean Sarginson, Head of Group Innovation & Fintech Engagement, Emirates NBD
- Ross McNaughton, Chief Information Security Officer, Gulf Bank - Kuwait
- Ferenc Böle, Head of IT, National Bank of Oman
- Mohamed Roshdy Elbastaweesy, Chief Technology Officer, Reem Bank
- Hani Khalil, Chief Business Transformation Officer, National Bank of Iraq - Jordan
- Zaid Kamhawi, Chief Innovation Officer, Saudi Credit Bureau
- Hasan Jaber, Deputy CEO - Al Fardan Exchange Chief Executive Officer - AlfaNow
- Adil Belhouri, Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia
- Saad Farooq, Head of COO Transformation, SAB - Saudi Arabia
- Mohammad Sayeed Bakhsh, Bank Albilad - Saudi Arabia
- Mohammad Shooqur, AVP Data Science, National Bank of Kuwait
- Zsombor Brommer, Chief Compliance Officer, United Arab Bank
- Yusuf Yasin, Group Head of Operational Risk, Bank ABC - Bahrain
- Atul Chandorkar, Head of Data Science & AI, Qatar Islamic Bank - Qatar
- Ananth Srivatsa, Executive Vice President, RAKBANK
- Mai Hegazi, Assistant General Manager - IT Business Relationship Management, Banque du Caire - Egypt

## Sponsors and partners

- PayGlobal360
- Finacle
- OneSpan
- Snowflake

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/banking-innovation-summit-dubai-ea8450278c1e/