Patrick muses himself a student of Cyber Security and Forensics and is constantly on a never ending learning journey. His extended practice has seen him successfully lead large cyber security and Forensics operations and projects in banking, telecom and government across 26 countries in regional and global leadership roles. Patrick is passionate about strong participation by African talent in the conception of bespoke solutions that respond to Africa’s digitization journey in the domains of Cyber Security, Digital Forensics and Innovation.

Thandiwe is the Chief Executive Officer of Applied Principles Consulting South Africa region. Thandiwe has held senior leadership and strategic advisory roles in the Financial, ISP & Retails services. Over a 13 year period, Thandiwe has gathered diverse experience in business strategy advisory, management consulting and business improvement / process re-engineering in providing holistic development solutions in South Africa and the Eastern African countries

Tirus is a veteran ICT leader with over 16 years in ICT governance & Cyber Security. He has successfully led large IT operations in Eastern and West Africa in both country and regional roles. Tirus has setup and led large IT organisations in banking –he has a strong practice in leading implementations of banking & digital platforms for large operations and ERPs across industry verticals. He holds an Msc in computer science and several certifications in security

Victor is a seasoned Information Technology professional with over 15 years of experience designing and implementing secure financial technology solutions for banks and microfinance organisations.

A seasoned leader with extensive experience in banking, credit card and financial services technologies, platforms, tools and processes. He has lead several teams on large scale digital product development and implementation in both public and private sector. Chinedu is an alumnus of the prestigious Royal Holloway, University of London where he earned an MSc in Information Security. He is abreast with modern day Risk and Information Security solutions and ideal practices for businesses in this fast evolving digital technology age.

Kiwanuka Kimbugwe is a seasoned senior executive with extensive experience in telecoms distribution, mobile money aggregation and fmcg . He is a prolific promoter of a kaleidoscope of digital platforms solutions that enable the financial and digital inclusion of rural citizenry.