The New Era of Enterprice Risk and Cybersecurity
South African financial institutions operate in an increasingly complex and interconnected risk environment, where cyber threats, fraud, operational disruptions, geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory change, supply chain vulnerabilities, and emerging technologies have elevated enterprise risk management and security to enterprise priorities.
To remain resilient and competitive, organisations must adopt integrated approaches to governance, risk management, cyber security, compliance.
In the process of incident detection and risk mitigation, advanced forensic capabilities, including log analysis, malware reverse engineering, blockchain investigations, mobile device forensics, and cloud forensic investigations, have become essential components of modern cybersecurity strategies for detecting, investigating, and combating cybercrime.
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud technologies, and digital transformation initiatives has created new opportunities while introducing additional governance, cybersecurity, data protection, and third-party risk challenges that require robust oversight and effective risk management frameworks.
The two-day Enterprise Risk and Cybersecurity Conference South Africa 2026, organised by TCI – Trade Conferences International, one of Southern Africa’s leading financial conference organisers with more than 25 years of experience, builds on a proven track record of delivering over 300 industry conferences, including South Africa’s first Mobile Banking Conference (2010) and first Payments Conference (2011), featuring more than 4,500 expert speakers.
The conference will bring together professionals dealing with cybercrime, cybersecurity and digital forensics in the financial sector.
Attendees will gain practical insights, share knowledge, network, and discover strategies to strengthen cyber resilience, enhance incident response, protect critical infrastructure, and build resilient organisations in an increasingly digital world.
The conference will take place on 11–12 November 2026 at the Indaba Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre, Winnie Mandela Drive, Fourways, Sandton, Johannesburg.
We look forward to welcoming all delegates at the Enterprise Risk and Cybersecurity Conference South Africa 2026.
Sessions to be covered
Overview
Enterprise risk management and cyber security
Challenges of building cyber resilience in an increasingly complex and evolving threat landscape
Tech innovations in enterprise risk management frameworks
Governance, risk and compliance in the digital enterprise
Strategies for cyber resilience and digital transformation
Cybersecurity investment & business value
Cybercrime ecosystems, modern threats and trends
Digital forensics in cybercrime investigations
Who should attend?
Personnel dealing with the following:
cybersecurity * IT operations * cloud & infrastructure * digital transformation * risk management * compliance * regulatory affairs * monitoring & testing * reporting * data protection & privacy * * data governance * AI governance * digital assets * third-party risk * supply chain risk * vendor management * cyber-enabled fraud * transaction monitoring * legal counsel * policy & enforcement * incident response governance * cyber assurance * threat intelligence * risk intelligence * cyber resilience * Cybercrime Experts * forensic analysts * legal practitioners *
Confirmed speakers so far
Godfrey Kutumela
Chief Executive Officer
Nucleus Systems
Tshego Gaetsewe
Senior Specialist: Security GRC Risks Controls & Assurance
Sage
Shirley Somo
Attorney & Regulatory Expert
Mphuti & Associates Attorneys Inc.
Jerry Moyo
Acting Senior Manager: AI Security
MTN
Nomakholwa Nontenja
Group Fintech Manager: Info & Cyber Security and Technology risk
MTN
Oluwaseyi Akilude
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Emerson
Adele Jones
Lead Architect: Cybersecurity & Blockchain
Nedbank
Mookho Hlaahla
Cyber Security Governance, Risk & Compliance
M-PESA Africa
Tsepo Moleko
Executive: Forensic
ENS
Yosheen Padayachee
CIO
SAICA
Muyowa Mutemwa
Research Group Leader for Data Security and Analytics
CSIR
Gideon Bouwer
Attorney & Managing Partner
GP Bouwer Attorneys
Charlene Louw
Executive Director
Law Society South Africa (LSSA)
Gareth Brenchley
Account Director
Khipu Cyber Security
Diana Schwarz
Head of Cyber Legal
Schwarz Strategic Counsel
Lloyd Kumbemba
Chief Executive Officer
Bitcrack Cyber Security
Kharavho Ndou
Cybersecurity GRC (L1) Analyst
SUSE
Malebu Makgalemela Mogohloane
Group Executive: ERMFI
Telkom
Subathree Padayachee
Associate Director
Adept Advisory
Manabela Chauke
CEO
Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA)
Safee- Naaz Siddiqi
Dispute resolution lawyer turned legal AI strategist
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Rynhardt Haarhoff
Data engineer and forensic analytics specialist at CDH and Salient
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Nikita Shaw
Partner
Bowmans Gilfillan Law
Dr. Mafuwafuwane
Executive Head: Security Technology and Services
Nexio
Organisations that attended our Conferences 2025
O’Keeffe and Swartz Consultants * Santam – Broker Solutions * Absa Bank * FirstRand Bank* Investec * Financial Sector Conduct Authority * First National Bank * Discovery * Standard Bank * Albaraka Bank * Nedbank * CAEP Partners * SA Reserve Bank * GRIPP Advisory * First Capital Bank * African Bank * Old Mutual * Morar * Deloitte Consulting * FNB Botswana * SearchWorks * Hannes Gouws & Partners * Sasfin Bank Compliance * JTC Group * Luculent Consulting * Masthead * PwC * ViFi Labs * Moore Consulting * Provenance * Sabinet * Adept Advisory * Edge Growth * Altron Fintech * Investec * KPMG * LexisNexis Risk Management * Old Mutual * SAP Africa * EY (Ernst & Young) * IQbusiness * MTN * Vodacom * BDO *
Feedback from delegates that attended our conferences in 2025
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