Cyprus Fintech Summit 2026
12 November 2026 – 13 November 2026
Nicosia Municipal Theatre, Nicosia, Cyprus
The Cyprus Fintech Summit 2026 brings together international speakers to discuss technological innovation in financial services, artificial intelligence and digital innovation, and positions Cyprus as a gateway connecting Europe with the GCC, India and emerging Africa. The programme runs over two days: the Cyprus Fintech Summit on 12 November and the CFS Business & Investment Forum on 13 November. It is held under the auspices of the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Republic of Cyprus, Invest Cyprus, the Cyprus International Business Association and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
42 sessions · 52 speakers
Organisers (3)
novusalpha · Activate Digital · XValley Technologies
Media Partners (3)
TIMES OF INDIA · SIGMA Innovation Engine · Mint
Sponsors (5)
Klidi · Fortinet · Chrisons Technologies · Ascentium · Invest Syprus
Association Partner (1)
CIBA - Cyprus International Businesses Association
Speakers (52)
- Demetris Skourides Chief Scientist of the Republic of Cyprus & Chairman of the Research and Innovation Foundation, Republic of Cyprus
- Marios Tannousis CEO, Invest Cyprus
- Avinash Mudaliar Co-Founder and CEO, HT Labs
- Philokypros Roussounides Secretary General, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- H.E. Manish High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus, High Commission of India
- Steyn Heckroodt Founder & Chief Thought Leader, Platform for Connected Leadership
- Tariq Qureishy Founder & CEO, Xponential World and MAD Group
- Charalambos Prountzos Mayor, City of Nicosia
- Fares K. Alaboud Regional Director for the Central and Eastern Regions, Alfaris International Travel & Tourism
- Waddah Ghanem Al Hashmi Senior Director for Logistics and Marine Assurance, ENOC Group
- Andreas Orphanos Co-organiser, Cyprus Fintech Summit
- Yiannos Georgiades Founding Partner, Y.Georgiades & Associates LLC
- Pangratios Vanezis Board Member, KPMG cyprus
- Evi Rossidou Antoniadou Independent Board Member, Ellinas Finance
- Panayiotis Thrasyvoulou Partner, EY
- Nearchos Petrides Chief Executive Officer, Ellinas Finance Public Company Limited
- Nasos Katsiamides Co-Founder, Klidi
- Theodoros Assiotis Director, Head of Fiduciary - Accounting Services & Cyprus Office, Ascentium Fiduciary
- Andreas Neocleous Finance Manager, Filuet
- Gary Roy Woolley Financial Systems & Investment Structures Specialist
- Nikolay Zhumakanov Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Cyprus, Embassy of Kazakhstan
- Emilios Tannousis President, The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI)
- Fawaz A. Alshubaili Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Cyprus
- Andreas Athinodorou CEO, ATG Funds
- Theodoros Loukaidis Director General, Research and Innovation Foundation
- Turki Fageera Founder and CEO, SIGMA Innovation Engine
- Constantinos Koumides Novum Cyber – ISACA Cyprus
- Pavan R. Chawla Founder, mediabrief.com
- Yiannos Ashiotis Revolut
- Angelos Gregoriou Co-Founder & CEO, DW Dynamic Works Ltd
- Andreas Dermosoniades Managing Director, NewCytech Business Solutions Ltd
- Charis Florides Director, Business Consulting Services, Logicom Solutions
- Eliza Livadiotou Group CFO, Bank of Cyprus
- Evgenia Christodoulou Executive Director, Central Bank of Cyprus
- Antonia Michail Digital Payments | Europe | Head of Compliance & Amlco, Nuvei
- Stefano Sordini CEO, Netshop ISP
- Alexander Apostolides Researcher, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
- Amit Sisodiya Head of Global Business, ESDS Software, GIFT City
- Augustin Kabasele Dikangala Chairman of the Board of Directors, ANSER
- Baudoin Iofudu Co-Founder, Cyprus–DRC Business Platform
- Chrisilios Pelekanos Cyprus–India Business Association
- Costas Markides President, Cyprus–Kazakhstan Business Association
- Dino Pastos Founder & CEO, Texodus
- George Giannoulakis Vice Chairman, Cyprus–South Africa Association
- John Basil Sferopoulos International businessman
- Kostas Koumis Deputy Minister of Tourism (TBC)
- Michael Damianos Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus
- Mohammed Saif Helal Mohammed AlShehhi Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Cyprus
- Yangos Hadjiyiannis Vice President, Invest Cyprus
- Menikos Mavrommatis General Manager, IBM
- George A. Danos President, CSEO
- George Malekkos President, CITEA
Agenda
- Opening Ceremony 12 November 2026
- Keynote: Why Nicosia 12 November 2026
- Keynote: Why Cyprus Now: Policy, Incentives and Strategic Advantage. 12 November 2026
- Keynote: The Rise of Agentic Finance. 12 November 2026
- Keynote & Fireside Chat: DEObanking: There Can Be Only One Future of Banking. Who Will Own It? 12 November 2026
- Thought Leadership Fireside Chat – Part I: Leading Through Disruption – Strategy, Innovation & Human-Centred Leadership in the Age of AI. 12 November 2026
- Panel: Are We Saving the Tree While Burning the Forest? The Future of Banking Beyond Agentic AI 12 November 2026
- Thought Leadership Fireside Chat – Part II: From Entrepreneurial Vision to Global Scale – Building Businesses for the Next Economy. 12 November 2026
- The CFS Global Thought Leadership Roundtable: Entrepreneurship at the Intersection of Strategy, Fintech & Retail. 12 November 2026
- Keynote: The Attention Economy Is Dead. Welcome to the Habit Economy. 12 November 2026
- Fireside Chat · Coram Nobis: The Life and Career of Avinash Mudaliar 12 November 2026
- Keynote · First Results: Fintech in Cyprus: The Current Landscape and Future Trends Study 12 November 2026
- Keynote: Cyprus as an AI & Fintech Hub Across Continents. 12 November 2026
- Keynote: Cyprus: Vision 2035 12 November 2026
- Panel: The Regulatory Landscape of Cyprus and What We Can Expect in the Future 12 November 2026
- Thought Leadership Fireside Chat: Beyond Automation – Autonomous Technologies and the Next Intelligent Economy. 12 November 2026
- Panel: Constructive Disobedience vs Maliciously Compliant 12 November 2026
- Keynote: Fraudsters Are Using AI – Are Financial Institutions Keeping Up? 12 November 2026
- Fireside Chat: Inside the AI Attack Playbook: What Financial Institutions Must Defend Against Now 12 November 2026
- Fireside Chat: Retail Rewired – How Fintech Innovation Is Transforming Commerce. 12 November 2026
- How AI Is Reshaping Jobs, Skills and Leadership 12 November 2026
- Keynote: Architecting the Scale-Up Corridor: Mobilizing Capital, Corporate Power and Cross-Border Networks 12 November 2026
- Panel: From Start-up to Scale-up – Building the Acceleration and Investment Ecosystem. 12 November 2026
- Closing Remarks 12 November 2026
- Official Opening Ceremony 13 November 2026
- Opening Investment Keynote: Why Invest Through Cyprus? From Strategic Advantage to Real Investment 13 November 2026
- Strategic Opening Keynote: Cyprus at the Crossroads of Global Growth: Economic Diplomacy, Strategic Connectivity & Europe’s External Partnerships 13 November 2026
- High-Level Panel: From Diplomacy to Delivery – Building Cyprus’ Global Growth Corridors 13 November 2026
- Cyprus–India–EU: Banking, Technology, Trade & Investment Connectivity 13 November 2026
- India Corridor Opening Keynote: The EU–India Free Trade Agreement: A New Era for Cyprus–India Business 13 November 2026
- Corridor Focus: The Cyprus–India–EU Growth Corridor – Technology, Film & Bollywood, DefenceTech and Cybersecurity 13 November 2026
- Cyprus–Kazakhstan: From Bilateral Agreements to Investment, Technology & Trade 13 November 2026
- GCC Corridor Opening Keynote: The UAE–Cyprus Partnership: Connecting Gulf Capital, Innovation & Enterprise with Europe 13 November 2026
- Corridor Focus: Building the Gulf–Europe Growth Corridor – Capital, Regional Headquarters, Technology & Strategic Investment through Cyprus 13 November 2026
- Cyprus–UAE: Connecting Capital, AI Infrastructure & Strategic Investment 13 November 2026
- Cyprus–Saudi Arabia: Two-Way Investment, AI & Business Expansion 13 November 2026
- Strategic Keynote & Project Spotlight: Cyprus and the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) 13 November 2026
- Emerging Africa–Europe: Investment Opportunities Across the DRC, South Africa & Beyond 13 November 2026
- Emerging Africa Corridor Opening Keynote: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Emerging Africa: Strategic Priorities for Investment & International Partnership 13 November 2026
- Corridor Focus: The Emerging Africa–Europe Growth Corridor – Digital Finance, Critical Infrastructure, Energy & Enterprise 13 November 2026
- Investment Leadership Roundtable: Financing the Corridors: Why Global Investors Choose Cyprus 13 November 2026
- Closing Plenary: From Dialogue to Delivery: A Cyprus Growth Corridors Action Agenda 13 November 2026