Navon Futures: Future of Cybersecurity in Finance with Mastercard
Time & Location
25 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 11:30 GMT+3
https://zoom.us/j/95164991114?pwd=dXbViIAev
About the event
About the Event:
Date: Tuesday 25th November 2025
Time: 1000 - 1130 EAT, 0800 - 0930 CET, 0700 - 0930 GMT
In this final event in our 3-part series we will discuss one of the most importance elements in the day to day operations of a financial institution, cybersecurity. Not only are we seeing increased fraudulent activity but as quantum computers continue to develop and rapid pace our existing encryption is at risk. We will discuss how and why our current cybersecurity is so vulnerable, what global institutions and regulators are doing to mitigate these risks and why it’s never to early to enhance security.
Speakers:
Amit Agarwal, CEO SeQure and VP & Global Head Finastra
Francis Gorman, Principal Security Architect at Bank of Ireland
Diana Majimbo, Cybersecurity Business Development Lead, Mastercard East Africa
Nataliia Iskra, Head of Security IT, Deutsche Börse Group
Hosts:
Romi Sumaria, Co-Founder of Navon World Limited
Edwin Kaduki, Vice President, Software Engineering, Mastercard
Series Overview
Join Mastercard and Navon World for an exclusive three-part executive series exploring how AI, Quantum Computing, and Cybersecurity are poised to redefine the future of financial services across East Africa. Designed for senior technology and innovation leaders, each session will deliver practical insights on accelerating digital transformation, enhancing security, and building the next generation of resilient, data-driven financial infrastructure.
Format:
Each panel will be moderated by Romi Sumaria, CEO of Navon World with the option to add Edwin as a second moderator from the Mastercard.
Opening Remarks (5 minutes): Host moderator will start with welcome and introduction to the panel, introducing the topic and the format for the day
Guest Speaker Introductions (10 minutes): Moderator will ask each guest to provide a short introduction, highlighting their role, previous relevant experiences and quick introduction into their work in deep tech within finance
Moderated Questions (30 minutes): Moderator will ask each guest specific questions related to the topic
Q&A (15 minutes): Moderator will accept questions from the audience
Open Floor (15 minutes): Official questions are finished and moderator will keep call open for 15 more minutes just in case there are spill over questions
Medium:
Sessions will be conducted with Zoom webinar, to guarantee best experience
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