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Excellence in Digital Banking 7.0 2026 – International Summit

Excellence in Digital Banking 7.0 – International Summit will take place in Amsterdam from 25–27 November 2026. The three-day summit brings together senior banking leaders, regulators, technology experts, and innovators to explore how artificial intelligence, digital identity, next-generation architecture, open finance, payments, and platform banking are res…

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31Speakers
6Sponsors
33On the bill · sessions
34Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Excellence, in alphabetical order.
Anish Shah
Director - Model Risk, Internal Audit, NatWest · NatWest
Ashtha Bajaj
Data, Analytics & AI Leader, Bank of Ireland · Bank of Ireland
Cindy Lo
Managing Director, Global Head of Liquidity Solutions, HSBC · HSBC
Claudio Balbo
Senior Director - Head of IT Architecture, Intesa Sanpaolo · Intesa Sanpaolo
David Bonavia
Lead Operational Risk Framework Manager, Metro Bank · Metro Bank
Dominique Tremblay
Head of Enterprise Sustainability, BNY · BNY
Edgars Sedovs
Head of Risk, Rietumu Banka · Rietumu Banka
Ed Vinicombe
Director of Product Design, JP Morgan Chase · JP Morgan Chase
Ekaterina Kozhevatova
Director, Commerzbank AG · Commerzbank AG
Ellen Van Acker
COO Wholesale Banking Client & Digital Services, ING · ING
Frans Van Bruggen
Independent Expert (Ex Senior Policy Officer Fintech and AI at DNB)
Gaurab Arka Chaudhuri
Director of Group Strategy, Barclays · Barclays
Haitham Aboulfotoh Rashwan
Head of Digital Banking & Alternative Channels, Emirates NBD · Emirates NBD
Igoris Ryklys
Lead of Digital Channels, Swedbank Baltics · Swedbank Baltics
Jan Sedlařík
Hybrid AI Product Owner for Realization squad, AI upskilling and Internal delivery teams, Česká Sporitelna · Česká Sporitelna
Joris Krijger
AI Governance Officer, ASN Bank · ASN Bank
Jules Ferdinand Pagna Disso
Head of Cyber Risk Intelligence, Insider Technology Risk and Digital Asset Risk, BNP Paribas · BNP Paribas
Kartik Taneja
Executive Vice President, Head of Payments & Consumer Lending, Mashreq Bank · Mashreq Bank
Lucy Cafferkey
Head of Media Relations, Starling Bank · Starling Bank
Melvin Pellicano
Head of Digital Transformation and Product Development Department, BNF Bank · BNF Bank
Mitul Vadgama
Advanced Analytics and AI Lead - Artificial Intelligence CoE, Lloyds Banking Group · Lloyds Banking Group
Nina Schweighofer
JST Coordinator / Head of Section, European Central Bank · European Central Bank
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Bit2Me
Crypto Finance
Oxford Risk
Paragon Business Solutions
Quantum
Strands
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Agenda

Selected from 33 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00

    AI-Ready Banking Architecture: Building the Resilient, Composable Bank of the Future

    Designing AI-ready banking architecture Modernizing legacy cores without disruption Cloud, APIs, and composable platforms Resilience, security, and DORA compliance

  • 09:00

    Hyper-Personalized Banking Experiences

    Leveraging AI to anticipate customer needs Delivering contextual financial guidance in real time Moving from reactive service to proactive engagement

  • 09:00

    Re-architecting the Bank Around AI

    Moving from AI pilots to enterprise-wide transformation Embedding AI into strategic decision-making at board level Aligning data, talent and technology for AI-driven banking Redefi…

  • 09:30

    Building the Hybrid Banking Model: Merging Digital and Physical Touchpoints

    Transitioning from workflow automation to AI-driven operations Rethinking operational structures and digital workforces Integrating AI agents across banking services Measuring prod…

  • 09:30

    Managing Change Risk in an Age of Uncertainty

    Risk in digital transformation Managing AI, cloud, and platform change Operational resilience in fast-moving banking Balancing innovation, control, and trust

  • 10:00

    Designing Banking Experiences for the Digital Generation

    Designing simple, intuitive, and trusted digital banking experiences Understanding the expectations of mobile-first and digital-native customers Turning product design into a compe…

  • 10:00

    How banks can scale AI safely and govern agentic AI

    Scaling AI beyond pilots Agentic AI use cases in banking Governance, controls, and oversight Trust, compliance, and resilience

  • 10:00

    Supervising the Intelligent Bank: Trust, Resilience and AI in Next-Generation Banking

    Understanding how European supervisors assess AI-driven business models, governance and digital transformation Translating regulatory expectations - SSM priorities, DORA and the AI…

  • 11:00

    Eliminating Friction: The Future of Authentication

    Moving beyond passwords toward biometric authentication Designing invisible authentication across channels Balancing convenience and security in digital access

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 34 companies, parsed from the program.

34 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
28Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

77% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite310%
  • Founder / Owner13%
  • VP-level310%
  • Director / Head of1755%
  • Manager / Lead310%
  • Other roles413%

Of 31 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Bit2MeSp
  2. 02Crypto FinanceSp
  3. 03Oxford RiskSp
  4. 04Paragon Business SolutionsSp
  5. 05QuantumSp
  6. 06StrandsSp
  7. 07Commerzbank2V
  8. 08Emirates NBD2V
  9. 09ASN Bank1V
  10. 10Bank of Ireland1V
  11. 11Barclays1V
  12. 12BNF Bank1V
  13. 13BNP Paribas1V
  14. 14BNY1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified6
100% of 6