The Credit Information Sharing Association of Kenya (CIS Kenya) in collaboration with the South African Credit & Risk Reporting Association (SACRRA) and in partnership with the National Credit Regulator (NCR) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has organized the conference Data Governance Frameworks for Effective Credit Risk Management - Making credit data work for you.
The conference brings together leading financial institutions, credit risk professionals, and data governance experts to explore the critical role of data governance in mitigating credit risk. This premier event offers sponsors a unique platform to showcase their solutions and expertise to a highly targeted audience of decision-makers actively seeking to:
- Enhance data quality and accuracy for reliable credit risk assessments.
- Implement robust data governance frameworks to ensure responsible data utilization.
- Leverage advanced analytics to gain deeper insights into borrower behavior and creditworthiness.
- Optimize credit risk models for more precise risk identification and mitigation.
Speakers
Magauta Mphahlele
Executive Director of South African Credit & Risk Reporting Associations (SACRRA)
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Luz Maria Salamina
Lead Financial Sector Specialist at International Finance Corporation
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Jared Getenga is the Chief Executive Officer, Credit Information Sharing Association of Kenya (CIS Kenya). He worked for the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for more than 20 years in Banking Supervision and Deposit Protection. His Banking Supervision experience was largely in policy formulation on banking sector stability.
He also worked as CBK-Appointed Statutory Advisor, Statutory Manager and Liquidation Agent in several troubled banks. Jared was later appointed Financial Sector Specialist with the Financial and Legal Sector Technical Assistance Project (FLSTAP), funded by the World Bank IDA, DFID and GOK for purposes of coordinating technical assistance to Kenya’s Financial and Legal sectors.
On secondment from CBK, he founded the Kenya Credit Information Sharing Initiative in 2019, as a vehicle to establish the credit information sharing (CIS) mechanism in Kenya. Having registered a nationwide credit providers Association (AKCP) in 2014, he was appointed founder CEO and helped develop mechanisms for self-regulation, alternative dispute resolution, credit scoring, credit risk management etc. He is a committee member of the Africa Credit Information Sharing Association (ACISA) and the International Committee for Credit Reporting (ICCR).
AKCP rebranded to CIS Kenya in order to align more closely to its mandate.
Collen
Masunda
Credit Specialist at International Finance Corporation
Collen Masunda is a Credit Information Specialist at the IFC, supporting the Credit Infrastructure Global team since 2018. In this role, he provides credit information and data analytics advisory technical assistance. He is also the Deputy Secretariat of the International Committee on Credit Reporting (ICCR), the only recognized standard-setting body in credit reporting.
He has over a decade prior experience in central banking covering bank supervision; risk management, credit infrastructure; fintech; financial inclusion; policy formulation and implementation.
Collen holds a Master of Commerce in Development from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Bachelor of Commerce and is Chartered Certified Accountant. He also holds Graduate certificates in Applied Business Analytics and Project Management from Boston University.
Magauta
Mphahlele
Executive Director of South African Credit & Risk Reporting Associations (SACRRA)
https://www.sacrra.org.zaLuz Maria
Salamina
Lead Financial Sector Specialist at International Finance Corporation
https://www.worldbank.org/Luz Maria Salamina is a Lead Financial Sector Specialist for Credit Infrastructure at the World Bank Group, working on Credit Information; Secured Transactions and Collateral Registries; and Insolvency and Debt resolution.
She joined the WBG in April 2014 to work in Sub Saharan Africa promoting reforms on Credit information and support the financial industry resolve challenges and gaps in data related issues. She was the General Manager of the Credit Bureau “APC Buro, S.A.” and Vice President at HSBC and Chase Manhattan Bank in Retail Banking in Panama.
Luz Maria represented ALACRED (the Credit Reporting Association of Latin America) at the International Consumer Credit (ICCR) task force led by the World Bank from 2009 to 2013.
Sponsors and Partners
Organizer
International Finance Corporation
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, advances economic development and improves the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries.
We achieve this by creating new markets, mobilizing other investors, and sharing expertise. In doing so, we create jobs and raise living standards, especially for the poor and vulnerable. Our work supports the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity.