As AI continues to shape the future of banking and financial services, staying ahead of its impact on risk management is essential. Join us for an eye-opening gathering of risk professionals from across the region, where we’ll focus on how AI-driven credit risk modelling, model risk oversight, and real-time decisioning enable smarter and faster decision-making.
Be part of the group of selected executives who will explore how AI enhances the development, governance, and deployment of models to optimize credit decisions and improve overall operational efficiency. We’ll discuss how AI is helping organizations navigate regulatory requirements, manage model risk, and deploy more innovative credit offerings.
KEY TAKE-AWAYS:
AI-Driven Credit Risk Modeling: Learn how AI-powered credit risk models can increase the accuracy of your credit assessments, reduce exposure to defaults, and support bringing innovative ideas to life.
Model Risk Oversight: Models' number, complexity and criticality are increasing. Gain insights into essential elements of model risk management to ensure regulatory compliance and governance while encouraging innovation.
Deploying Real-Time AI Decisioning: Understand the benefits of deploying AI to enable real-time credit decisioning, improving the speed and accuracy of credit approvals while enhancing the customer experience and driving business performance.
Speakers
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Dr. Fatih İnan
Head of Credit Risk Analytics and Strategies Department
Vakıf Katılım Bankası
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Darço Akkaranfil
CIO
Burgan Bank -
Mohamed Korayem
CEO & Managing Director
The Egyptian Credit Bureau S.A.E (ISCORE) -
Anuratna Chadha
Mashreq Bank, Group CRO
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Jacques Venter
Head Modelling Methodology
Absa Bank -
Shailesh Pillay
Head of Group Model Risk
FirstRand Bank
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Anselmo Marmonti
Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance
SAS -
Alexander Tikhonov
Regional Director, Middle East, Turkiye & Africa, SAS
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Celal Kavuklu
Director of Customer Advisory
Middle East, Turkiye and Africa, SAS -
Ralf Mason
Sr Manager, Global PSD Risk Solutions
SAS -
Murat Yeşil
Deputy General Manager, Customer Advisory & Pre-Sales
SAS Turkiye & Central Asia -
Esra Peker
Regional Head of Risk Solutions
SAS Turkiye & Central Asia
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Muhammet Guncan
Senior Business Solutions Manager
SAS Turkiye & Central Asia -
Ahmet Cenk
Senior Business Solutions Manager
SAS
Agenda
- 09:30 - 10:00: Registration & Breakfast
- 10:00 - 10:15: Welcome and Introductions
Alexander Tikhonov, Regional Director, Middle East, Turkiye & Africa, SAS - 10:15 - 10:45: The Credit Lifecycle Revolution: From Onboarding to Recovery
Using AI embedded platform to build, manage and deploy models across the lifecycle of credit
Dr. Fatih İnan - Head of Credit Risk Analytics and Strategies Department, Vakıf Katılım Bankası
Esra Peker - Regional Head of Risk Solutions, SAS Turkiye & Central Asia - 10:45 - 11:30: Facilitate Agility in Risk Analytics with AI-Driven Risk Strategy
Implementing a smart and integrated risk analytics platform; balancing risk, speed and growth.
Moderator:
Anselmo Marmonti - Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance
Panelists:
Majed Al Jeneny - Chief Retail Risk Officer, Al Rajhi Bank
Ayman Al Habib - Chief Risk Officer, D360 Bank
Joseph Abou Jaoude - Head of Retail Risk, Commercial Bank of Qatar
- 11:30 - 11:45: Break
- 11:45 - 12:15: Views from the C-suite: Model risk management in the digital era.
Creating an integrated platform for model development and governance
Anuratna Chadha, Mashreq Bank, Group CRO - 12:15 - 12:45: Enterprise Decisioning: Driving Agility, Accuracy, and Advantage
CIO Perspective - Using a single decision engine across risk, fraud and customer intelligence
Darço Akkaranfil - CIO, Burgan Bank
Celal Kavuklu - Director of Customer Advisory, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa, SAS - 12:45 - 13:45: Networking Lunch
- 13:45 - 14:30: Panel: Smart Risk, Smarter AI: Unlocking Innovation with Governance
How can cutting-edge innovations be effectively integrated into MRM Frameworks to enhance model accuracy, reliability & compliance. This panel will discuss strategies for balancing innovation with robust risk management practices, ensuring your models remain both innovative and secure.
Moderator:
Ralf Mason, Sr Manager, Global PSD Risk Solutions, SAS
Panelists:
Başak Alali, Head of Model Risk and Validation Unit, İşbank
Shailesh Pillay, Head of Group Model Risk, FirstRand Bank
- 14:30 - 15:00: The AI-Powered Credit Bureau: Transforming Data into Smarter Decisions
Using traditional and alternative data, generating value for financial entities
Mohamed Korayem, CEO & Managing Director, The Egyptian Credit Bureau S.A.E (ISCORE)
Ahmet Cenk - Senior Business Solution Manager, SAS - 15:00 - 15:15: Afternoon Break
- 15:15 - 15:45: AI in Action: Automating Model Monitoring for Smarter Risk Management
Jacques Venter, Head Modelling Methodology, Absa Bank - 15:45 - 16:00: Closing Remarks & SAS Demo
Muhammet Guncan - Senior Business Solutions Manager, SAS Turkiye & Central Asia
Ahmet Cenk - Senior Business Solution Manager, SAS - 15:00 - 17:05: Free time - Travel to Dinner
- 17:05 - 19:05: Networking Dinner
Agenda
- 09:30 - 10:00: Registration & Breakfast
- 10:00 - 10:10: Welcome and Introductions
Alexander Tikhonov, Regional Director, Middle East, Turkiye & Africa, SAS - 10:10 - 10:40: The Credit Lifecycle Revolution: From Onboarding to Recovery
Using AI embedded platform to build, manage and deploy models across the lifecycle of credit
Dr. Fatih İnan - Head of Credit Risk Analytics and Strategies Department, Vakıf Katılım Bankası
Esra Peker - Regional Head of Risk Solutions, SAS Turkiye & Central Asia - 10:40 - 11:10: Facilitate Agility in Risk Analytics with AI-Driven Risk Strategy
Implementing a smart and integrated risk analytics platform; balancing risk, speed and growth.
Anselmo Marmonti - Vice President, Pre-Sales for Banking Risk, Fraud and Compliance - 11:10 - 11:25: Break
- 11:25 - 11:55: Views from the C-suite: Model risk management in the digital era.
Creating an integrated platform for model development and governance
Anuratna Chadha, Mashreq Bank, Group CRO - 11:55 - 12:25: Enterprise Decisioning: Driving Agility, Accuracy, and Advantage
CIO Perspective - Using a single decision engine across risk, fraud and customer intelligence
Darço Akkaranfil - CIO, Burgan Bank
Celal Kavuklu - Director of Customer Advisory, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa, SAS - 12:25 - 13:25: Networking Lunch
- 13:25 - 14:10: Panel: Smart Risk, Smarter AI: Unlocking Innovation with Governance
How can cutting-edge innovations be effectively integrated into MRM Frameworks to enhance model accuracy, reliability & compliance. This panel will discuss strategies for balancing innovation with robust risk management practices, ensuring your models remain both innovative and secure.
Moderator: Ralf Mason, Sr Manager, Global PSD Risk Solutions, SAS
Panelists: Başak Alali, Head of Model Risk and Validation Unit, İşbank
Shailesh Pillay, Head of Group Model Risk, FirstRand Bank - 14:10 - 14:40: The AI-Powered Credit Bureau: Transforming Data into Smarter Decisions
Using traditional and alternative data, generating value for financial entities
Mohamed Korayem, CEO & Managing Director, The Egyptian Credit Bureau S.A.E (ISCORE)
Ahmet Cenk - Senior Business Solution Manager, SAS - 14:40 - 14:55: Afternoon Break
- 14:55 - 15:25: AI in Action: Automating Model Monitoring for Smarter Risk Management
Jacques Venter, Head Modelling Methodology, Absa Bank - 15:25 - 15:55: Closing Remarks & SAS Demo
Muhammet Guncan - Senior Business Solutions Manager, SAS Turkiye & Central Asia
Ahmet Cenk - Senior Business Solution Manager, SAS - 15:55 - 17:00: Free time - Travel to Dinner
- 17:00 - 19:00: Networking Dinner
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You’ll hear from peers in the industry who will share their journey of leveraging AI technologies to enhance risk management processes, boost compliance, and contribute to revenue growth by enabling faster, more accurate decisions.
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