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Like last year, we are once again hosting Banking Frontier 2026, bringing together top banking leaders, fintech innovators, and global digital transformation experts.
AI governance & model risk
Define what trusted AI-driven finance means for banks in 2027–2030.
Rita Gnutti
Executive Director, Internal Validation and Controls, Group Chief Risk Officer Area · Intesa Sanpaolo · ItalyAI governance with a special emphasis on Agentic Systems
Move from isolated AI pilots to enterprise-wide architecture and delivery.
Oliver Maspfuhl
Head of Anti Financial Crime Modelling Germany & EMEA · Deutsche Bank · GermanyBusiness intelligence, operations control & data-led risk management in banking
Turn business intelligence into practical operational control across banking functions.
Christopher Nason
Director, Global Head of Business Intelligence Unit | Anti-Financial Crime · Deutsche Bank Securities · United KingdomData, AI enablement & intelligent automation for bank operations
Link data enablement, intelligent automation and system integration to operational performance.
Gladson Baby
Vice President & Director of Data & AI Enablement · Fifth Third Bank · United StatesScaling AI responsibly: leadership playbook for AI risk & compliance
AI is rapidly moving from pilot phase into broad deployment within banks.
Frans Vanbruggen
Werkgebied Lead — Waarden, normen en regelgeving · AI Coalitie 4 Nederland (AIC4NL) · NetherlandsAI Governance: mitigating the risks of AI to unlock its true value
Turn AI governance from policy documentation into daily operating practice.
Dr. Paul Dongha
Head of Responsible AI and AI Strategy · NatWest Group · United KingdomAI-driven banking by 2030: from transformation ambition to measurable execution
Translate AI, data and digital transformation strategy into bank-wide execution.
Alina Timofeeva
Strategic Advisor in Data & Technology · Pandoras Analytics / BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT · Saudi ArabiaFrom Process Scans to Scalable Execution: Building Human & Machine Operating Models
Re-imagine key processes according to future needs.
Zsofia Kovacs
Efficiency Advisor, Group Organisation & Operations · KBC Bank & Verzekering · BelgiumCase study: AI & machine learning in operations and fraud detection
Explain where AI and machine learning create value across operations and fraud detection.
Hassan Omidi Firouzi
VP, Applied AI ML Lead · JPMorgan Chase & Co. · United StatesAI-at-scale banking leadership: board priorities, execution discipline and measurable value
Set board-level priorities for scaling AI beyond pilots.
Przemysław Gdański
President of the Management Board / CEO · BNP Paribas Bank Polska · PolandHuman resilience in AI-driven banking
Explore why human resilience becomes critical as banks adopt AI-driven operating models.
Dilek Süzal
Licensed Self-Mastery, Career, Leadership & Business Coach · Dilek Süzal Coaching & Training · AustriaCredit risk management, related modelling and stress testing in an era of trade wars: the AI solution
Convert fragmented data into reusable business data products.
Ramesh Gopal
Chief Risk Officer, UAE & Saudi; Head of Credit, CIB CEEMEA · Deutsche Bank · United Arab EmiratesCorporate digital identity management
Position digital identity as core banking infrastructure, not a back-office utility.
Stephan Wolf
Chair of the Board, Verifiable.Trade Foundation; Leadership Team, LEI Worldwide · LEI Worldwide / Verifiable Trade Foundation · GermanyDigital identity wallets · practical applications and ecosystem readiness
Translate the EU Digital Identity Wallet into practical bank requirements.
Xiaodi Wang
Senior Business Analyst · Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) · GermanyDigital trust in AI-led banking · risk, audit and cyber oversight at board level
Link AI-led banking with board-level risk, audit, compliance and cyber oversight.
Dr. Björn Lenzmann
Chief Risk Officer; Member of the Board of Directors · DenizBank · TurkeyUser centricity in cybersecurity · UX research and behavioural science
Examine deepfakes, synthetic identities and evolving scam typologies.
Nazima Kadir
Global Head of UX: Cybersecurity · JPMorgan Chase & Co. · United KingdomCustody, governance and operational controls for digital assets
Define the custody and control requirements for regulated digital-asset operations.
Lubin Reyes
Founder and CEO · Custodial Management Solutions Ltd · United KingdomContinuous identity assurance
Scale passkeys and phishing-resistant authentication across channels.
Zafer Ergezen
Head of Business Support Services · GarantiBank International NV · NetherlandsCloud resilience and concentration risk in regulated banking
Assess cloud resilience as a board-level operational-risk priority.
Eran Goldman Malka
Cloud Security Manager · European Depositary Bank SA · LuxembourgNavigating AI, Operational Resilience and Regulatory Evolution (DORA)
Address DORA-driven resilience challenges, third-party dependencies and concentration risk.
Ricardo Galvao
ICT Risk, Processes & Quality — Head of Unit · NOVO BANCO · PortugalBoard-level fraud prevention
Treat fraud and scams as a board-level business risk.
Dr. Veronica Ann Williams
Executive Director - President · ACT Inc. / FinFix · United StatesFraud accountability: governance, liability and customer-protection controls
Clarify fraud accountability across business, operations, compliance and technology.
Ezra Dulberg
Senior Manager, Tax Dispute Resolution · BDO · United KingdomCase study: Board-level fraud strategy
Translate fraud and financial-crime exposure into board-level decision criteria.
Erin Loughlin
Senior Director of Training · Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) · United StatesFrom compliance cost to competitive advantage: trusted organisational identity
Move from periodic checks to persistent identity confidence.
Alexandre Kech
Executive · Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) · GermanyFrom compliance cost to competitive advantage · in practice
Show how organisational identity can become a business enabler.
Ines Gensinger
Head of Global Corporate Communications · Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) · GermanyCase study: DLT and its influence on payments and bank operating models
Assess how DLT can change settlement, reconciliation and payment operating models.
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Senior Manager, Strategic Revenue Development, Chief Commercial Office · HSBC · United KingdomInstant payments and interoperability
Frame the payments, wallets and digital-assets agenda.
Domenico Scaffidi
CEO and Founder / Independent Consultant, Global Payments Innovation Practice · DS Payments Ltd · United KingdomThe new payments landscape · instant, interoperable, invisible and built on trust
Assess instant payments, ISO 20022 richness and real-time expectations.
Paul Walvik-Joynt
Vice President, Commercialization Real-Time Payments · Mastercard · NorwayInstant payments readiness · value creation and operational implications
Assess how instant payments change liquidity, customer expectations and operational processes.
Saibee Motiani
Digital Cross Sell / Marketing & Business · Kotak Mahindra Bank · IndiaDigital wallets and biometric payments · customer experience and secure authentication
Evaluate wallet orchestration and acceptance strategies.
Mihai Draghici
Founder/CEO · PayByFace · RomaniaDigital wallets customer adoption · embedded experiences and market uptake
Translate biometric payment innovation into usable customer journeys.
Alexandra Nicolau
Head of Growth · PayByFace · RomaniaMoving Money — how banks think · the new role of the Chief Payment Officer
Move beyond compliance APIs toward commercial Open Finance value.
Viktoria Soltesz
Founder & CEO · PSP Angels · CyprusOpen Finance and financial-institution growth · emerging markets, innovation and scale
Explore how Open Finance can support growth for banks and financial institutions.
Ara Sargsyan
Director of Digital Banking · Ameriabank CJSC · ArmeniaCase study: Open Finance · practical lessons and implementation insights
Move beyond Open Banking APIs toward broader Open Finance value creation.
Kazim Oguz
Senior Vice President, Digital Channels and Open Banking · DenizBank · TurkeyOpen Finance strategy · data access and commercial ecosystem design
Position Open Finance as a growth strategy rather than a compliance project.
JP Fabri
Founding Partner · Seed · MaltaRetail Digital Euro · tokenisation or not? Policy, interoperability and market design
Compare tokenised deposits, wholesale CBDCs and retail digital euro models.
Cyril Vignet
Blockchain Coordination, Digital & Payments / EACB retail Digital Euro representative · Agence EDEP Conseil · FranceCorporate payment business: PSD3 · instant payments and fraud accountability
Translate PSD3 and PSR developments into bank priorities.
Ulrich Loof
Senior Expert, Transaction Management · DZ BANK AG · GermanyA2A payments and European scale · growth, adoption and cross-border reach
Explain how Wero and A2A payments reshape European scale.
Arash Marandi
Business and Operations Analyst · Zaver · SwedenFuture of digital wallets · bank readiness and customer expectations
Assess how digital wallets are changing product strategy and customer engagement.
Sadik Bas
Deputy General Manager, Marketing Portfolio Management · Garanti BBVA · TurkeyDigital wallets · product design, use cases and ecosystem integration
Assess where digital wallets can support inclusion and everyday payment adoption.
Yodaly Sierra
Founder · Eco2wallet · United KingdomWallet risk, payment controls and customer trust at scale
Map wallet risk across onboarding, authentication and transaction flows.
Vaida Saltenyte
Founder · CXM / ifindbanks.com · CyprusFuture payments landscape · European finance — market outlook and ecosystem implications
Frame the payment trends shaping European finance through 2030.
Victor Rivera
Partner · Aluna Partners Ltd · United KingdomFuture payments landscape · investor and operations view
Look at payment innovation from an investor and market-readiness perspective.
Jennifer Newbould
Remote Operations Consultant & Specialist · Aluna Partners · ItalyTokenization infrastructure · architecture, rails and future payments landscape
Explain the infrastructure layer required for tokenized finance.
Thomas Langbein
Chief Commercial Officer · Trever · GermanyCase study: Future payments landscape · regional insights and commercial adoption
Explore how new payment rails and digital assets can reshape customer access.
Peculiar Ibeabuchi
Communications and Events Manager · Yellow Card · NigeriaTokenized market infrastructure · regulated FMI and operating models
Move from tokenization pilots to business-grade infrastructure.
Kathrin Fortmann
Strategic Partnerships Management · BX Digital · SwitzerlandHuman-AI banking experience
Show how AI changes service, sales, operations and advice journeys.
Rudolf Stefanich
Senior Manager - Product Insights · Bitpanda / New Design University · AustriaPresent and Future of Digital Transformation in Islamic Banking
Link digital transformation with customer experience and trust.
Wan Halim
Head of Global Shariah Governance · Crédit Agricole CIB · United Arab EmiratesOmnichannel banking leadership and customer growth in Czech and regional banking
Define the role of omnichannel leadership in customer acquisition and retention.
Tomas Reytt
Chief Sales Officer CZ & SK · mBank CZ · Czech RepublicLithuanian credit union model: data analysis plus human touch in lending
Reassess the role of physical presence in digital-first banking.
Mantas Janavicius
Board Member · Investuotoju asociacija · LithuaniaNo-touch banking and mesh-up finance for non-financial customer pools
Shift from reactive support to proactive customer care.
Wolfgang Strobel
Chief Transformation Officer · Anadi Bank / Independent digital banking advisor · GermanyMicro-SME growth, digital SME banking and financial inclusion
Treat Micro-SME banking as a growth and inclusion opportunity.
Mohammad Jakirul Islam
EVP, Head of Strategy, Innovation and New Business, SME Banking Division · BRAC Bank PLC · BangladeshMicro-SME banking growth and digital onboarding for entrepreneurs
Show how banks can scale small-business portfolios without losing service quality.
Istvan Fetter
Head of Small Business Segment Management, Retail Division · CIB Bank · HungaryImpact investing, sustainable finance and customer value in the next banking cycle
Link impact investing with customer value, trust and long-term relationship growth.
Caroline Philippe
Senior Investment Manager — Stellar Impact · BNP Paribas · BelgiumThe AI-Native Bank: Building Intelligent Financial Ecosystems for the Age of AI Agents
Explain how banks are evolving toward platform-scale business models.
Itir Aydogan
Strategic Business Development and Innovation Director · Yapı Kredi · TurkeyCase study: Open Banking 2.0 and SME digital transformation through Z-Transformation
Use Open Banking 2.0 to improve SME access, service and embedded finance.
Ender Aydin
Digital Solutions Manager · Ziraat Bankası · TurkeyHow European banks are retooling for platform scale
Link modular architecture, core modernization and ecosystem design.
Margus Simson
Member of the Board of Directors · Komerční banka · CzechiaStress-aware banking journeys
Apply behavioural insight to debt, savings and financial wellbeing.
Justin Pesch
Senior Sales Manager · PAIR Finance · NetherlandsCredit risk management and stress testing in an era of trade wars · the AI solution
Strengthen credit-risk management with AI-enabled modelling.
Ramesh Gopal
Chief Risk Officer, UAE & Saudi; Head of Credit, CIB CEEMEA · Deutsche Bank · United Arab EmiratesCase study: AI in compliance, AI governance and Digital Fraud
Explore how AI can support compliance and what are the limitations.
Stefan Moser
Head Group Investment Compliance; Deputy Head Group Compliance · VP Bank AG · AustriaCase study: Agile banking transformation
Explain how agile delivery changes bank transformation execution.
Davor Gašparac
Senior Program Manager & BA Chapter Lead · Erste Digital · AustriaCase study: Platform-scale banking
Define what platform-scale banking means for incumbents and financial groups.
Fabio Turel
Information Technology Strategy Manager · Generali · SwitzerlandSystemic Risk in European Banking 2027–2030: Geopolitics, AI and Structural Vulnerabilities
Assess geopolitical fragmentation and structural vulnerabilities in banking.
Ulf Holmberg
Functional Lead and Senior Analyst · Swedbank · SwedenPreparing banks for systemic threats: cyber, geopolitical disruption and operational concentration risk
Bring a supervisory-facing perspective on geopolitical disruption and cyber-attack overlays.
Naji Freiha
Managing Partner / Gérant · Konsilium · FranceSystemic threats and stress testing · post-quantum readiness
Translate post-quantum awareness into migration planning.
Christoffer Kok
Head of Division, Stress Test Experts — Horizontal Line Supervision · European Central Bank · GermanyPayment systems regulation, consumer protection and future payment rails
Frame the regulatory priorities shaping payment systems and customer protection.
Jayne Godfrey
Payment Systems Regulator · Payment Systems Regulator · United Kingdom2027 regulatory radar: AML, supervisory readiness, governance and EU regulatory developments
Prepare for AMLA ramp-up, AMLR and crypto compliance developments.
Xenia Neofytou
Founder & Managing Director · CX Financia · CyprusPSD3, PSR and sanctions compliance in the corporate banking environment
Link sanctions compliance with PSD3, PSR and corporate payment obligations.
Mariusz Nowaczek
Compliance Specialist · DZ BANK AG · GermanyTokenization pathways from experimentation to institutional adoption
Frame tokenization opportunities that can move from concept to bank adoption.
Alex McMahon
Senior Vice President (DLT Investment Blockchain Architect) · Citi · IrelandInstitutional adoption of tokenised money: stablecoins, tokenised deposits and new settlement models
Compare the roles of stablecoins, tokenised deposits and other forms of regulated digital money.
Ivy Schuhmacher
Vice President – Digital Assets Product Manager · Deutsche Bank AG · GermanyMoving Money · payment education and market adoption in the next payments cycle
Use education and market communication to support payment innovation adoption.
Manuela Zuluaga
Marketing & Digital Specialist · The Soltesz Institute · ItalyEvolution of regulatory framework in the digital asset industry: VASPs, crypto AML and cross-border risk
Navigate digital-asset regulation, VASP obligations and crypto AML.
Jese Medina Gutierrez
CDD Onboarding Lead · Tether.to · SpainOpen finance, AI transformation and digital assets · tech radar
Explore the technologies shaping banking through 2030.
Tanja Imamovic
Digital Transformation & Technology Strategist · Raiffeisen Bank International AG · AustriaFuture payments and cards: real-time access, transaction handling and service design
Explore how payment and card services are being redesigned around real-time access.
Michał Niwiński
Co-founder and Head of Technology · Computershare · PolandPayment innovation through an investment and market-readiness lens
Assess payment innovation through an investment and market-readiness lens.
Stefano Sciacca
Managing Director · Aluna Partners · United KingdomBusiness Conference
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Head of Anti Financial Crime Modelling Germany & EMEA · Deutsche Bank · Germany
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Director, Global Head of Business Intelligence Unit | Anti-Financial Crime · Deutsche Bank Securities · United Kingdom
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