Samresh Ramjith
Samresh is Director (Partner) in the Deloitte South African practice where he leads the Cyber Risk business across Africa. He is a passionate cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of experience in the Sub-Saharan cybersecurity market. Core experience spans deep technical roles through to executive business and people management, across market sectors. Samresh is a
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Sithembile Songo
Sithembile Songo has been crowned as the Cyber leader of the year 2024 in Africa, CISO of the year 2024, one of the 20 influential women in Africa, Top 50 cyber professionals, Top 50 manufacturing leaders, Top 100 global women in cybersecurity, international speaker, Top 100 influential women, mentor and is serving as a member
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Nerosha Maseti
Nerosha Maseti is the Lead Ombudsman of the Banking Division at the National Financial Ombud Scheme South Africa NPC (NFO). They are responsible for overseeing the adjudication of banking-related complaints and disputes. Prior to their current role, Nerosha served as the Adjudications Manager at the National Financial Ombud. Nerosha holds a Master of Laws degree
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Matambila Chuunga
Matambila Karima Chuunga is the Regional Chief Information Security Officer at UBA (United Bank for Africa). She is known for winning two prestigious awards from the ICT Association of Zambia (ICTAZ), the Cybersecurity Excellence Individual Award and the Outstanding ICT Professional Award.
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Thelma Kganakga
Thelma Kganakga is the Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Equity Group Holdings, where she has provided strategic leadership over the past three years. In this role, she has focused on strengthening the Group’s information security frameworks and leading the implementation of an organization-wide cybersecurity strategy. Her efforts have ensured the seamless integration of
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Yonga Mapongwana-Kasambara
Yonga Mapongwana-Kasambara (CISSP) is a strategic IT professional and the Group IT Risk Manager at FirstRand Group. With a strong track record in Cyber Security and IT Risk Management, she brings a wealth of experience in leading high-impact technology risk functions across the financial services sector. Previously, she led the Technology and Cyber Risk function
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Nqobile Mahlangu
Nqobile Mahlangu is a seasoned Cybersecurity Business Engagement Lead with a robust foundation in cybersecurity and a proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-oriented language. This unique skill enables her to enhance stakeholder understanding and foster more effective engagement with security initiatives. Her career at Absa Bank has encompassed key roles in
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Thabiso Serake
Thabiso Serake is an accomplished Information Security Officer currently at Pay@ since February 2022, with extensive experience in security, risk, and compliance gained over more than a decade at ArcelorMittal South Africa, where titles included Senior Specialist Security, Risk and Compliance and Senior Specialist, Group Infrastructure. Thabiso possesses strong cloud expertise, particularly in managing Azure
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