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Presentations from EDFC March 5, 2026

Posted by: Zaheer Abbas March 24, 2026 No Comments

From Legacy to Leading Edge: Reinventing Banking Technology.

Session 1 — Re-Platforming the Core: From Legacy Constraint to Innovation Engine

Presentations:

How innovation is reshaping financial services by Yorick Naeff, Head of Innovation, ABN AMRO Bank Presentation

From creating better client experiences to unlocking new ways of delivering value in an increasingly digital world.

Platform-Led Core Transformation: Building the Bank for the Next Decade by Vladimira Tomasek, Head of Core Banking Systems, VUB Bank and Brad Goad, CRO Banking Services DXC GrowthX Presentation

Modern core banking transformation leverages existing systems through functional decoupling, modular architecture, and platform thinking—supported by strategic vendor partnerships that enable continuous innovation and long‑term sustainability.

Mainframe@Rabobank: Our Modernization Journey by Henk van Dasler, VP, Manager Generic Infra Services, Retail NL, Rabobank

Rabobank’s modernization journey putting the mainframe platform as the back end of the new core payment systems.

Reimagine Legacy: Deterministic Understanding for AI-Speed Delivery by Ohad Kotler, CEO and Co-Founder, Tweezr Presentation

Changing the Engine While Flying: How to Modernize a Core Banking System Without Stopping the Business by Michał Niedźwiecki, IT Director, mBank

Presentation title to be confirmed by OutSystems Presentation

Panel discussion: Innovation in Banking Built on Legacy Foundations

Read the article about the panel and watch the video here: https://thebanking50.nl/mainframes-are-not-dead-they-are-becoming-the-engine-of-modern-banking/

Innovating without replacing the core: pragmatism vs ambition
How legacy platforms can still enable digital products and speed
The role of AI in modernizing, operating, and extending legacy systems
Lessons learned from large-scale legacy transformation programs

Panelists:

Session Chair: Mac Mahalingam, AWS Global Financial Services, Amazon

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Session 2 — The Composable Bank: Delivering Core Transformation Without Breaking the Business

Presentations:

The 94% core – banking problem: What derails modernization, and actionable insights from CIOs by Paolo Sironi, Global Research Leader in Banking, IBM

Transforming the beating heart of the bank: Modernising the Account Engine Application Layer by Sandhya Garapati, IT Chapter Lead & Product Lead, ING Presentation

Why Most Core Banking Modernization Programs Fail — and How to Avoid It by John Mason, SVP Customer Engineering, Zafin Presentation

To Fly Solo or Partner: That is the Question by Aaron Kouhoupt, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Panel discussion: Edge Banking: Resilient Services Beyond the Core

Offline banking capabilities: payments, KYC, and customer identification
Designing edge architectures for resilience and regulatory continuity
Synchronizing edge services with central cores and data platforms
Edge banking as an enabler for financial inclusion and new markets

Panelists:

Session Chair: Alessandro Vozza, Solution Engineer Cloud & AI (Apps), Microsoft

Session 3 — Governing Intelligence: Architecture, Data & Control in a Regulated Age

Presentations:

Transformation and Compliance: A Team Sport by Jérôme Léger, Chief Architect & Head of Architecture & Design Authorities, Groupe Crédit Agricole

The context: 100 sources of requirements you can’t ignore
The rules: 3 red flags you’d better know
The strategy: to manage complexity, 1 size does not fit all… but there are some tips
Externalising Intelligence: Designing Decision Engines Beyond the Regulated Core by Niclas Storz, Founder & CEO, Tidely Presentation

Architecting Trust: Data, Analytics and Regulatory Resilience Beyond the Legacy Stack by Aleksandra Brdar Turk, Chief Transformation Officer, OTP Bank Presentation

Panel discussion: Data, Analytics & Compliance in the Age of Regulation

Read the article about the panel and watch the video here: https://thebanking50.nl/when-regulation-becomes-a-catalyst-for-data-ai-transformation/

Operationalizing BCBS239 across fragmented data estates
Using analytics and data quality controls to strengthen financial crime prevention
DORA, AI Act, and the future of regulatory data architectures
Balancing innovation with control in highly regulated banking environments

Panelists:

Session Chair: Rheta du Preez, Managing Partner, Monocle UK and Europe