One Stage — Three Focused Sessions
A full day covering the industry’s most important priorities—from banking innovation, payments and treasury to core technology transformation, financial crime, AI and the emergence of the AI-native bank.
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Provisional Agenda
Agenda is updated regularly. Some titles are place holders. Content and timing may change.
SESSION 1
09:00–10:40 — INNOVATION & THE FUTURE OF BANKING
This opening block explores how banks are turning innovation into practical change across products, business models and services. Speakers will examine how established banks, digital challengers and fintechs approach innovation at different speeds and scales, before focusing specifically on innovation in SME and corporate treasury. The discussion connects broad banking innovation with practical developments in liquidity management, cash visibility, automation and intelligent financial services.
09:00–09:20 The two waves disrupting traditional banking: AI and Digital Assets by Yorick Naeff, Head of Innovation, ABN AMRO Bank
The next era of banking will be shaped by two powerful forces: AI, transforming how financial decisions are made and services are delivered, and digital assets, reshaping how value is held, transferred and traded.
This presentation explores the potential of agentic AI, tokenisation and stablecoins, and what happens when these technologies converge. What could banking look like when AI agents act on customers’ behalf and money moves around the clock on programmable infrastructure? Where can traditional banks create value, and where could they lose relevance?
09:20–09:30 Presentation by EPAM
09:30–09:50 The Phoenix Graduates: How RiverBank Is Building Its Operating System to Scale Across Europe by Ankur Sisodia , Chief Product Officer, River Bank
09:50–10:00 Orchestrate to Lead: Turning Intelligence into Competitive Advantage, Marcello Nadalini, Executive Director, Head of Solutions & Digital Services, CRIF
In an increasingly complex and competitive financial landscape, leadership is no longer defined by access to data, but by the ability to transform intelligence into coordinated, effective action. Financial institutions face growing pressure to accelerate innovation, improve customer experiences, manage risk, and adapt to rapidly changing market conditions.
This session explores how organizations can move beyond fragmented processes and disconnected technologies by orchestrating data, AI, analytics and decision-making across the entire customer lifecycle. Through real-world examples and industry insights, we will examine how intelligent orchestration enables banks and lenders to make faster, more informed decisions, increase operational efficiency, strengthen fraud prevention and deliver highly personalized services at scale.
The institutions that will lead the future are those capable of turning complexity into clarity and intelligence into competitive advantage. By connecting people, processes and technology within a unified ecosystem, they can unlock new opportunities for growth, agility and sustainable business performance.
10:00–10:10 OPEN SLOT (Apply to speak)
10:10–10:40 — PANEL: INNOVATION IN SME & CORPORATE TREASURY — FROM CASH VISIBILITY TO INTELLIGENT LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
Treasury and financial management are moving beyond traditional cash management as real-time data, connected banking, automation and AI give businesses greater visibility and control over their finances. This panel explores how established banks, fintechs and technology leaders are rethinking cash-flow forecasting, liquidity management and treasury decision-making. It will examine where the next innovations will come from — and how better data, automation and intelligent tools can transform both corporate treasury and bank liquidity management.
Moderator: Ulrich Loof — Vice President Transaction Management, DZ BANK
Panelists:
Heman Kukreja — SVP, Business Divisional Finance & Group Treasury, Danske Bank
Marian Nagy — Managing Director Advanced Analytics/AI, Raiffeisen Bank Hungary
Niclas Storz — Founder & CEO, Tidely
Deepika Gupta — SVP, AI and Digital Transformation, Nexent Bank
10:40–11:30 — DIGITAL PAYMENTS, IDENTITY & CONNECTED BANKING
Payments are becoming part of a broader digital transaction ecosystem in which wallets, identity, APIs, authentication, security and connected financial services increasingly converge. This block explores the infrastructure required to connect banks, businesses and customers securely while supporting new payment experiences and integrated financial platforms. It considers how payment infrastructure, APIs, data and digital identity can become building blocks for the next generation of banking.
10:40–10:50 Quantum Perils and Moneytak Solutions by Bruno Sanglé-Ferrière, Founder & CEO, Carrousel Digital
10:50–11:00 OPEN SLOT (Apply to speak)
11:00–11:30 — PANEL: THE NEW DIGITAL TRANSACTION LAYER — PAYMENTS, IDENTITY, APIs & SECURITY
The next generation of digital banking depends on much more than moving money from one account to another. Payments increasingly sit within connected ecosystems combining APIs, identity, authentication, data and embedded financial services. This panel explores how these technologies are coming together to create secure, resilient and increasingly integrated financial platforms for businesses and customers.
Moderator: t.b.c.
Panelists:
Bruno Sanglé-Ferrière — Founder & CEO, Carrousel Digital
Abosede Ajayi — Head of Payments Team / Technical Product Owner, Solaris
Dima Kharchenko — Head of Finance and Data, GoDutch
OPEN SEAT (Apply to participate)
11:30–13:00 — LUNCH BREAK
Session 2
13:00–14:00 — CORE BANKING & TECHNOLOGY
The technology foundations of banking are being reshaped as banks modernise core systems, legacy platforms and critical infrastructure while maintaining resilience and continuity. This block explores the future of core banking, mainframe modernisation and the transformation of complex technology environments from both bank and technology-provider perspectives. Speakers will examine how banks can evolve critical platforms while creating the flexibility needed to support new products, technologies and operating models.
13:00–13:20 Building Resilient Core Infrastructure by Annick Beekmans, Area Lead Mainframe, Rabobank
13:20–13:30 The Future of Core Banking & Technology by Ohad Kotler, Co-Founder & CEO, Tweezr
13:30–13:40 Maxime Stöcklin, Data Scientist, IT – Data Intelligence, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
13:40-13:50 Presentation by Baboon Labs
13:50–14:00 Agentic AI in the banking SDLC: What we can learn from an AI-powered modernization case by Luc Brandts, CEO and Board Member Software Improvement Group
14:00–14:45 — FINANCIAL CRIME, AI & THE FUTURE OF PREVENTION
Financial crime is becoming more technologically sophisticated, while banks are gaining new tools to identify suspicious behaviour, automate investigations and improve customer due diligence. This block examines how technology and AI are changing financial crime prevention across AML, KYC and fraud, beginning with a focused presentation before bringing together senior practitioners for a broader discussion. The focus is on practical applications, emerging capabilities and the balance between automation, human judgement, governance and effective prevention.
14:00–14:10 Presentation by SAS
14:10–14:45 — PANEL: AI IN FINANCIAL CRIME — AML, KYC & FRAUD PREVENTION
Artificial intelligence is creating new possibilities for detecting suspicious activity, improving KYC processes and identifying fraud, while criminals are simultaneously gaining access to increasingly sophisticated technology. This panel examines where AI can make financial crime prevention more effective and where human judgement, governance and oversight remain essential. The discussion will bring together banking perspectives on the practical application of AI across AML, KYC and fraud prevention.
Moderator: t.b.c.
Panelists:
Daniel Meel — Head of Innovation, Design & Change, Detecting Financial Crime Division, ABN AMRO Bank
Ivar Lammers — Global Head of Financial Crime Prevention, ING Wholesale Banking
OPEN SEAT (Apply to participate)
OPEN SEAT (Apply to participate)
14:45–15:45 — COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK
Session 3
15:45–17:30 — DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AI, GENAI & AGENTIC AI
AI is moving from experimentation towards integration into banking processes, technology and decision-making. This block explores the progression from digital transformation and Generative AI to Agentic AI, alongside the transformation of complex banking processes and technology environments. Speakers will examine what these developments mean for the way banks operate, how work is organised and where the next wave of transformation may come from.
15:45–16:05 Agentic AI in Banking by Andrei Ilchenko, CIO Personal Business Banking & Wealth Management, ABN AMRO
16:05–16:25 AI, Innovation & Transformation by DXC Technology — Platinum Sponsor
16:25–16:35 OPEN SLOT (Apply to speak)
16:35–16:45 Technology Transformation in Post-Trade Banking by Tobias Prims, Domain Product Owner, FX & Loans, Danske Bank
16:45–17:00 OPEN SLOT (Apply to speak)
17:00–17:30 — PANEL: FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO THE AI-NATIVE BANK
As AI moves deeper into banking, the strategic question is shifting from how banks use individual AI tools to what an AI-enabled or AI-native bank could ultimately look like. The closing panel explores the implications for strategy, data, governance, risk, regulation and the organisation of banking itself. Bank and regulatory perspectives will come together to examine both the opportunities and the boundaries that will shape the transition from today’s digital bank towards the next generation of banking.
Moderator: Frans van Bruggen
Panelists:
Cyprian Smits — Chief Global AI Officer, Rabobank
Onur Can Koltukcu — Policy Officer, Fintech & AI, DNB (Dutch Central Bank)
Eberhard Schnebel — Executive Committee Member, EBEN Europe
Christian Lucknow — Manging Director, Tribe Lead, Markets Post Trade, Danske Bank
OPEN SEAT (Apply to participate)
17:30 – 21:00 — Money Party — Networking Reception
The day’s sessions close at 17:30 and the Money Party begins. Join fellow attendees, speakers and sponsors for an evening of drinks, food and informal conversation. The networking reception is where deals get started, speaker conversations continue and the connections made during the day get a chance to go deeper. All registered attendees are welcome.