KPMG in India is knowledge partner for this event.

      TARS26 Kenya is Africa’s flagship summit dedicated to revenue assurance, fraud management, risk, and network security. The summit brings together RA/FM leaders, CTO offices, risk specialists, and signalling security experts to help tackle the challenges facing African telecoms today. Across two high-impact days, delegates will exchange intelligence, dissect real-world threats, uncover new technologies, and shape the future of telecom integrity across the continent.

      Agenda and Session

      Day 1
      Time: 11.40 a.m – 11.50 a.m IST


      TL Launch - Building an AI Framework Strategy for Cognitive Business Assurance

      Arjun Malhotra

      Partner, GRCS - Telecom

      KPMG in India

      Time: 3.30 p.m – 4.15 p.m IST

      Panel - Securing Mobile Money: Emerging
      Fraud Threats, Cross-Operator Collaboration
      & Best Practices

      Sub-Saharan Africa's mobile money ecosystem is its most critical - and most exposed – financial infrastructure. What governance and oversight models are proving effective, and how do you manage risk across a distributed agent base?

      Speaker

      Avinash CH

      Associate Director, GRCS-Telecom

      KPMG in India


      Day 2
      Time: 11.40 a.m – 12.10 p.m IST


      Keynote session by KPMG

      Analytica.ai is KPMG in India’s AI-powered platform for Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management (RAFM), built on advanced NLP capabilities. It transforms raw data into meaningful, context-rich insights and enables users to interact smoothly through natural language queries. The platform intelligently detects patterns, automatically generates visualisations, and produces RAFM narratives along with real-time reports to support governance and compliance monitoring. Developed in-house, Analytica.ai unlocks value across a wide range of RAFM use cases within the telecom ecosystem.

      Speakers

      Arjun Malhotra

      Partner, GRCS - Telecom

      KPMG in India


      Yatin Gaind

      Director, GRCS-Telecom

      KPMG in India

      Time: 4.15 p.m – 4.55 p.m IST

      Panel: Revenue Protection and Integrity in Digital Ecosystems.

      As operators become platforms – hosting
      OTTs, fintechs, API partners and content providers – revenue assurance must extend beyond the core network into a complex web
      of shared accountability and shared risk.

      Moderator

      Arjun Malhotra

      Partner, GRCS - Telecom

      KPMG in India

      KPMG in India leaders on Telecom Africa RAFM Summit (TARS26 Kenya)

      Arjun Malhotra

      Partner, GRCS - Telecom

      KPMG in India

      Business assurance is no longer limited to revenue - it spans operations, transformation, and the entire ecosystem, reflecting the growing complexity of telecom environments.

      Telcos are moving toward an integrated assurance model where data, controls, and intelligence come together. Platforms like Analytica.AI illustrate how AI‑driven analytics can enable this shift at scale through real‑time insights and automation.


      Building an AI framework strategy for cognitive business assurance


      A comprehensive framework for building cognitive business assurance using agentic AI in the telecom industry

      Speakers

      Arjun Malhotra

      Partner, GRCS - Telecom

      KPMG in India

      Rahul Hakeem

      Partner, Technology, Media and Telecom

      KPMG in India

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