Faculty

Summit

Dr. Bharat Soni

CISO,DPO
GTBank Plc

Biography

Soni is the chief information security officer at GTBank. His areas of expertise include information security and risk management, vendor governance, IS-Audit, compliance, and identity management. Prior to joining GTBank, Soni held leadership roles at DBOI, HDFC Bank and IDBI Bank.

Company

Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (GTBank) is a multinational financial institution that provides individuals, businesses, private and public institutions across Africa and the United Kingdom with a broad range of market-leading financial products and services. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and with subsidiaries in Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom, the Bank currently employs over 12,000 professionals and has Total assets and Shareholders’ Funds of ₦4.057trillion and ₦661.1Billion respectively.

CISO,DPO, GTBank Plc

Future Events

July 15, 2025

AI, Automation & the Human Element: Recalibrating the Modern SOC

July 16, 2025

AI and Data Risk: Secure Sensitive Information and Build Next-Gen Cybersecurity Strategies

August 7-8, 2025

Cybersecurity Summit: Africa

Future Events

July 15, 2025

AI, Automation & the Human Element: Recalibrating the Modern SOC

July 16, 2025

AI and Data Risk: Secure Sensitive Information and Build Next-Gen Cybersecurity Strategies

August 7-8, 2025

Cybersecurity Summit: Africa

August 19-20, 2025

Virtual Summit: Cybersecurity Implications of AI, Global

September 11, 2025

Cybersecurity Summit: London Financial Services