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Banking Frontier 2026 · International Banking Summit

Thirty-one countries, one Amsterdam meeting room

67 people from 31 countries are published across 5 themed days at Holiday Inn Amsterdam — Arena Towers, Amsterdam. The illustration is a meridian, not a map of delegates: no attendance, reach or connection is drawn or implied.

Amsterdam, Netherlands — the only location this summit takes place in.

Dates

23–27 November 2026

Programme time zone

Central European Time (CET)

In person

€2,999

Online

€2,390

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Where the programme comes from

Country labels below are counted from the published roster and nothing else. They describe where speakers work, not where an audience comes from.

31 countries in total. 62 organisations. All figures come from the organiser’s published speaker roster.

Speaker perspectives, by day

Each entry carries the country and organisation the organiser publishes for that person, attached as plain metadata rather than pinned to a map.

23 November 2026

AI & Trusted Finance

AI-native banking, governance, model risk, data foundations, and the path from pilots to enterprise value.

  • Registration, welcome coffee & executive networking Badge collection, event app access, room orientation. Curated introductions between banks, fintechs and strategic partners.08:30–09:00Country not published
  • AI governance & model risk09:00–09:30Rita Gnutti · Head of Internal Validation and Controls · Intesa Sanpaolo · ItalyCountry not published
  • AI governance with a special emphasis on Agentic Systems09:00–09:30Oliver Maspfuhl · Head of Anti Financial Crime Modelling Germany & EMEA · Deutsche Bank · GermanyCountry not published
  • Data, AI enablement & intelligent automation for bank operations09:30–10:00Gladson Baby · VP & Director of Data & AI Enablement · Fifth Third Bank · USCountry not published
  • Scaling AI responsibly: leadership playbook for AI risk & compliance10:00–10:30Frans Vanbruggen · Werkgebied Lead · AI Coalitie 4 Nederland (AIC4NL) · NetherlandsCountry not published
  • AI Governance: mitigating the risks of AI to unlock its true value10:00–10:30Dr. Paul Dongha · Head of Responsible AI & AI Strategy · NatWest Group · UKCountry not published
  • AI-driven banking by 2030: from transformation ambition to measurable execution10:30–11:00Alina Timofeeva · Managing Partner — AI, Data & Digital Transformation · Saudi ArabiaCountry not published
  • From Process Scans to Scalable Execution: Building Human & Machine Operating Models10:30–11:00Zsofia Kovacs · Efficiency Advisor, Group Organisation & Operations · KBC Bank & Verzekering · BelgiumCountry not published
  • Networking break Refreshments, peer exchange, targeted 1:1 meetings. Preparation for AI operating-model sessions.11:00–11:30Country not published
  • Case study: AI & machine learning in operations and fraud detection12:00–12:30Hassan Omidi Firouzi · VP, Applied AI ML Lead · JPMorgan Chase & Co. · USCountry not published
  • Human resilience in AI-driven banking12:30–13:00Dilek Süzal · Leadership Coach · BetterUp · AustriaCountry not published
  • Credit risk management, related modelling and stress testing in an era of trade wars: the AI solution12:30–13:00Ramesh Gopal · Chief Risk Officer UAE & Saudi · Deutsche Bank · UAECountry not published
  • Networking lunch Hosted lunch with speaker and delegate introductions. Informal discussions around AI adoption, operations and governance.13:00–14:00Country not published
  • Afternoon panel discussions Multi-bank panels on AI scaling, governance, and human resilience across both rooms.14:00–15:15Country not published
  • Networking reception Day 1 closes with informal networking and partner meetings.15:15–15:45Country not published

24 November 2026

Identity & Cyber Resilience

Digital identity, fraud prevention, authentication, cyber resilience, and real-time trust across banking journeys.

  • Chairperson opening Frame the day around identity, cyber resilience and real-time trust. Highlight key questions for senior banking, risk and security leaders.08:45–09:00Country not published
  • Corporate digital identity management09:00–09:30Stephan Wolf · Chair of the Board · Verifiable.Trade Foundation · GermanyCountry not published
  • Digital trust in AI-led banking · risk, audit and cyber oversight at board level09:30–10:00Dr. Björn Lenzmann · Member of The Supervisory Board · DenizBank · TurkeyCountry not published
  • User centricity in cybersecurity · UX research and behavioural science09:30–10:00Nazima Kadir · Global Head of UX: Cybersecurity · J.P. Morgan · UKCountry not published
  • Custody, governance and operational controls for digital assets10:00–10:30Lubin Reyes · Founder and CEO · Custodial Management Solutions Ltd · UKCountry not published
  • Continuous identity assurance10:00–10:30Zafer Ergezen · Practice Lead/Director — KYC, CDD & Onboarding · GarantiBank International NV · NetherlandsCountry not published
  • Networking break Coffee and 1:1 meetings. Peer exchange on digital identity, cyber and fraud priorities.10:30–11:00Country not published
  • Cloud resilience and concentration risk in regulated banking11:00–11:30Eran Goldman Malka · Cloud Security Manager · European Depositary Bank SA · LuxembourgCountry not published
  • Navigating AI, Operational Resilience and Regulatory Evolution (DORA)11:00–11:30Ricardo Galvao · ICT Risk, Processes & Quality · NOVO BANCO · PortugalCountry not published
  • Fraud accountability: governance, liability and customer-protection controls11:30–12:00Ezra Dulberg · Associate Director · BDO UK · UKCountry not published
  • From compliance cost to competitive advantage: trusted organisational identity12:00–12:30Alexandre Kech · Executive · GLEIF · GermanyCountry not published
  • From compliance cost to competitive advantage · in practice12:30–13:00Ines Gensinger · Head of Global Corporate Communications · GLEIF · GermanyCountry not published
  • Case study: DLT and its influence on payments and bank operating models12:30–13:00Ishtiaq Ahmed · Senior Manager, Strategic Revenue Development · HSBC · UKCountry not published
  • Networking lunch Identity, fraud and cyber specialists. Discussion on bank readiness for wallets, passkeys and cyber resilience.13:00–14:00Country not published
  • Afternoon panel: DORA, AMLA & the future of digital trust Multi-bank panel on regulatory readiness, fraud accountability and DLT trust frameworks.14:00–15:00Country not published
  • Networking reception Day 2 closes.15:00–15:30Country not published

25 November 2026

Payments & Digital Assets

Instant payments, wallets, tokenization, Open Finance, digital assets, and the future of money movement.

  • Chairperson opening08:45–09:00Country not published
  • Instant payments and interoperability09:00–09:30Domenico Scaffidi · CEO & Founder · DS Payments Ltd · UKCountry not published
  • The new payments landscape · instant, interoperable, invisible and built on trust09:00–09:30Paul Walvik-Joynt · VP Commercialization Real-Time Payments · Mastercard · NorwayCountry not published
  • Digital wallets and biometric payments · customer experience and secure authentication09:30–10:00Mihai Draghici · Founder & CEO · PayByFace · RomaniaCountry not published
  • Moving Money — how banks think · the new role of the Chief Payment Officer10:00–10:30Viktoria Soltesz · Founder · PSP Angels · CyprusCountry not published
  • Open Finance and financial-institution growth · emerging markets, innovation and scale10:30–11:00Ara Sargsyan · Head of Financial Institutions Division · Ameriabank · ArmeniaCountry not published
  • Case study: Open Finance · practical lessons and implementation insights10:30–11:00Kazim Oguz · SVP, Digital Channels and Open Banking · DenizBank · TurkeyCountry not published
  • Networking break Peer exchange on instant payments, wallets and Open Finance.11:00–11:30Country not published
  • Open Finance strategy · data access and commercial ecosystem design11:30–12:00JP Fabri · Founding Partner · Seed · MaltaCountry not published
  • Corporate payment business: PSD3 · instant payments and fraud accountability12:00–12:30Ulrich Loof · Senior Expert Transaction Management · DZ BANK AG · GermanyCountry not published
  • A2A payments and European scale · growth, adoption and cross-border reach12:00–12:30Arash Marandi · Business and Operations · Zaver · SwedenCountry not published
  • Future of digital wallets · bank readiness and customer expectations12:15–12:45Sadik Bas · EVP, Marketing Portfolio Management & Digital Products · Garanti BBVA · TurkeyCountry not published
  • Digital wallets · product design, use cases and ecosystem integration12:15–12:45Yodaly Sierra · Founder & CEO · Eco2wallet · UKCountry not published
  • Networking lunch Payments, wallets and digital-asset leaders. Discussion on digital euro, A2A and tokenization.13:00–14:00Country not published
  • Wallet risk, payment controls and customer trust at scale13:45–14:15Vaida Saltenyte · Head of Payments Relations · CXM · CyprusCountry not published
  • Future payments landscape · European finance — market outlook and ecosystem implications13:45–14:15Victor Rivera · Managing Director and Co-Founder · Aluna Partners · UKCountry not published
  • Tokenization infrastructure · architecture, rails and future payments landscape14:15–14:45Thomas Langbein · Chief Commercial Officer · Trever · GermanyCountry not published
  • Case study: Future payments landscape · regional insights and commercial adoption14:45–15:15Wendy Delmar · CEO · Caribbean Association of Banks · Saint LuciaCountry not published
  • Tokenized market infrastructure · regulated FMI and operating models14:45–15:15Kathrin Fortmann · Strategic Partnerships Manager · BX Digital · SwitzerlandCountry not published
  • Networking reception Day 3 closes.15:30–16:30Country not published

26 November 2026

Customer Growth & Platform Banking

Omnichannel journeys, AI-assisted service, smart branches, SME banking, and platform-based growth.

  • Chairperson opening Frame the day around customer growth and platform scale. Set priorities for retail, digital and transformation leaders.08:45–09:00Country not published
  • Human-AI banking experience09:00–09:30Rudolf Stefanich · Lead UX Researcher · Bitpanda · AustriaCountry not published
  • AI-augmented service and product-led banking at scale09:00–09:30Speaker TBCCountry not published
  • Present and Future of Digital Transformation in Islamic Banking09:30–10:00Wan Halim · Head of Shariah Governance (Global) · Crédit Agricole CIB · UAECountry not published
  • Omnichannel banking leadership and customer growth in Czech and regional banking09:30–10:00Tomas Reytt · Chief Sales Officer · mBank CZ · Czech RepublicCountry not published
  • Lithuanian credit union model: data analysis plus human touch in lending10:00–10:30Mantas Janavicius · Member of the Management Board · Investuotoju asociacija · LithuaniaCountry not published
  • No-touch banking and mesh-up finance for non-financial customer pools10:00–10:30Wolfgang Strobel · Managing Director · Investigence GmbH · GermanyCountry not published
  • Networking break Peer exchange on customer experience, branch transformation and AI service.10:30–11:00Country not published
  • Micro-SME growth, digital SME banking and financial inclusion11:00–11:30Mohammad Jakirul Islam · EVP, Head of Strategy, Innovation and New Business · BRAC Bank · BangladeshCountry not published
  • Micro-SME banking growth and digital onboarding for entrepreneurs11:00–11:30Istvan Fetter · Head of Small Business Segment Management · CIB Bank · HungaryCountry not published
  • Impact investing, sustainable finance and customer value in the next banking cycle11:30–12:00Caroline Philippe · Senior Investment Manager — Stellar Impact · BNP Paribas · BelgiumCountry not published
  • The AI-Native Bank: Building Intelligent Financial Ecosystems for the Age of AI Agents11:30–12:00Itir Aydogan · Ecosystem Banking and Innovation Director · Yapı Kredi · TurkeyCountry not published
  • Case study: Open Banking 2.0 and SME digital transformation through Z-Transformation12:00–12:30Ender Aydin · Digital Solutions Manager · Ziraat Bankası · TurkeyCountry not published
  • How European banks are retooling for platform scale12:00–12:30Margus Simson · Chief Digital Officer · Komerční banka · CzechiaCountry not published
  • Networking lunch Focused on customer growth and platform transformation. Meetings with retail, SME and digital banking leaders.13:00–14:00Country not published
  • Stress-aware banking journeys13:45–14:15Justin Pesch · Senior Sales Manager · PAIR Finance · NetherlandsCountry not published
  • Credit risk management and stress testing in an era of trade wars · the AI solution13:45–14:15Ramesh Gopal · Chief Risk Officer UAE & Saudi · Deutsche Bank · UAECountry not published
  • Case study: AI in compliance, AI governance and Digital Fraud14:15–14:45Stefan Moser · Head Group Compliance & Operational Risk · VP Bank AG · AustriaCountry not published
  • Case study: Agile banking transformation14:15–14:45Davor Gašparac · Senior Program Manager, BA Chapter Lead & Agile Coach · Erste Digital · AustriaCountry not published
  • Case study: Platform-scale banking14:45–15:15Fabio Turel · Information Technology Strategy Manager · Generali · SwitzerlandCountry not published
  • Customer growth meetings and platform demos14:45–15:15Country not published
  • Afternoon panel: Platform-scale banking, Open Finance & agile customer transformation Fabio Turel · Ender Aydin · Kazim Oguz · Davor Gašparac.15:15–16:00Country not published
  • Networking reception Day 4 closes.16:00–16:30Country not published

27 November 2026

Future-Proofing Banking 2027–2030

Post-quantum readiness, sovereign AI, and the technologies shaping banking to 2030.

  • Chairperson opening Frame the final day around 2027–2030 strategic priorities. Link systemic risk, regulation, technology and board decision-making.08:45–09:00Country not published
  • Systemic Risk in European Banking 2027–2030: Geopolitics, AI and Structural Vulnerabilities09:00–09:30Ulf Holmberg · Functional Lead and Senior Analyst · Swedbank · SwedenCountry not published
  • Preparing banks for systemic threats: cyber, geopolitical disruption and operational concentration risk09:00–09:30Naji Freiha · Risk Appetite, Strategy and Governance · Konsilium · FranceCountry not published
  • Systemic threats and stress testing · post-quantum readiness09:30–10:00Christoffer Kok · Head of Division, Stress Test Experts · European Central Bank · GermanyCountry not published
  • Payment systems regulation, consumer protection and future payment rails09:30–10:00Jayne Godfrey · Payment Systems Regulator · UKCountry not published
  • 2027 regulatory radar: AML, supervisory readiness, governance and EU regulatory developments10:00–10:30Xenia Neofytou · Managing Director · CX Financia · CyprusCountry not published
  • Networking break Peer exchange on systemic risk, quantum readiness and regulation.10:30–11:00Country not published
  • Case study: AMLR/AMLA transition and changing supervisory expectations11:00–11:30Speaker TBCCountry not published
  • Moving Money · payment education and market adoption in the next payments cycle11:30–12:00Manuela Zuluaga · Marketing & Digital Specialist · The Soltesz Institute · ItalyCountry not published
  • Evolution of regulatory framework in the digital asset industry: VASPs, crypto AML and cross-border risk12:00–12:30Jese Medina Gutierrez · CDD Onboarding Manager · Tether.to · SpainCountry not published
  • Open finance, AI transformation and digital assets · tech radar12:00–12:30Tanja Imamovic · Digital Transformation & Technology Strategist · Raiffeisen Bank International · AustriaCountry not published
  • Networking lunch Regulatory, risk and technology leaders. Discussion on digital euro, AMLA and cyber resilience.12:30–13:30Country not published
  • Future payments and cards: real-time access, transaction handling and service design13:30–14:00Michał Niwiński · Co-founder and CTO · SoftwarePlant · PolandCountry not published
  • Payment innovation through an investment and market-readiness lens13:30–14:00Stefano Sciacca · Managing Director · Aluna Partners · UKCountry not published
  • Afternoon panel: AMLA transition, AI compliance, wallets, risk, payments and tokenization Stefan Moser (VP Bank AG) · Vaida Saltenyte (CXM).14:00–14:45Country not published
  • Closing plenary: Future-proofing European banking Strategic synthesis of the week's key themes and priorities for European banking 2027–2030.14:45–15:15Country not published
  • Farewell coffee Final delegate conversations and speaker follow-up meetings.15:15–15:45Country not published

The complete official roster of 67 speakers

The five-day agenda

  1. 23 November 2026 — AI & Trusted Finance15 published contributors · registration 08:30 · programme from 09:00 · Networking reception ends 15:45
  2. 24 November 2026 — Identity & Cyber Resilience16 published contributors · registration 08:45 · programme from 09:00 · Networking reception ends 15:30
  3. 25 November 2026 — Payments & Digital Assets20 published contributors · registration 08:45 · programme from 09:00 · Networking reception ends 16:30
  4. 26 November 2026 — Customer Growth & Platform Banking23 published contributors · registration 08:45 · programme from 09:00 · Networking reception (see live agenda)
  5. 27 November 2026 — Future-Proofing Banking 2027–203017 published contributors · registration 08:45 · programme from 09:00 · Farewell coffee ends 15:45

49 entries in total, across two rooms: Main Stage (Room A · strategy) and Innovation & Implementation (Room B · delivery). Session times are published by the organiser, not reconstructed here.

Official agenda with session times

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In person

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23–27 November 2026 at Holiday Inn Amsterdam — Arena Towers, Hoogoorddreef 66a, 1101 BE Amsterdam, Netherlands. Doors from 08:30 on the first day. Registration desk: Ground floor lobby, signposted on arrival. Step-free access; accessible WCs on every floor

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The same 5 days delivered remotely. The published programme runs on Central European Time (CET); if you are joining from another time zone, convert from that — this page does not guess where you are.

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Venue

Venue
Holiday Inn Amsterdam — Arena Towers
Address
Hoogoorddreef 66a, 1101 BE Amsterdam, Netherlands
Station
Bijlmer ArenA · 4-min walk
From Schiphol
Train Schiphol → Bijlmer ArenA, approx. 15 min
Parking
P1 ArenA · paid, on-site
Accessibility
Step-free access; accessible WCs on every floor
Time zone
Central European Time (CET)
Illustrated map of central Amsterdam showing Centraal Station, Dam Square, Rijksmuseum and Vondelpark
Illustrated orientation map of central Amsterdam published by the organiser. It shows the city centre, not the summit venue, which is in Bijlmer ArenA to the south-east. Official travel page.

Organisations in the programme, and questions

62 organisations employ someone on the published roster. Shown as employers only — not sponsors, partners or endorsers.

Daily hours
  • Monday 23 November — registration 08:30, start 09:00, Networking reception ends 15:45
  • Tuesday 24 November — registration 08:45, start 09:00, Networking reception ends 15:30
  • Wednesday 25 November — registration 08:45, start 09:00, Networking reception ends 16:30
  • Thursday 26 November — registration 08:45, start 09:00, Networking reception (see live agenda)
  • Friday 27 November — registration 08:45, start 09:00, Farewell coffee ends 15:45
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No. The organiser publishes daily start times on Central European Time (CET) and this page keeps that label. Your location is never detected or inferred.

Why no session times?

They are not published on the source day pages. See the official agenda.

Organiser

Legal identity

Zenith-Energie International s.r.o.

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Official pages

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