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Banking leaders, regulators, payments specialists, and fintech voices on stage across five days — covering AI, trust, payments, retail banking, compliance, digital lending, and innovation.

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87
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5
Summit days
11
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Speaker line-up
Alex McMahon
Senior Vice President (DLT Investment Blockchain Architect) Citi, Ireland
▸ AI & Risk
Alexandra Nicolau
Head of Growth PayByFace, Romania
▸ Payments
Alina Timofeeva
Strategic Advisor in Data & Technology Pandoras Analytics / BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Saudi Arabia
▸ AI & Risk
Ara Sargsyan
Director of Digital Banking Ameriabank CJSC, Armenia
▸ Digital Banking
Arash Marandi
Business and Operations Analyst Zaver, Sweden
▸ Banking
Carla Sobral
Head of Clients Onboarding Societe Generale Securities Services, France
▸ Compliance & Risk
Caroline Philippe
Senior Investment Manager — Stellar Impact BNP Paribas, Belgium
▸ Innovation
Christoffer Kok
Head of Division, Stress Test Experts — Horizontal Line Supervision European Central Bank, Germany
▸ Compliance & Risk
Christopher Nason
Director, Global Head of Business Intelligence Unit | Anti-Financial Crime Deutsche Bank Securities, United Kingdom
▸ Compliance & Risk
Davor Gašparac
Senior Program Manager & BA Chapter Lead Erste Digital, Austria
▸ Banking
Dilek Süzal
Licensed Self-Mastery, Career, Leadership & Business Coach Dilek Süzal Coaching & Training, Austria
▸ AI & Risk
Domenico Scaffidi
CEO and Founder / Independent Consultant, Global Payments Innovation Practice DS Payments Ltd, United Kingdom
▸ Payments
Dr. Björn Lenzmann
Chief Risk Officer; Member of the Board of Directors DenizBank, Turkey
▸ Compliance & Risk
Dr. Claire Norman-Maillet
Fraud Product Owner Vanguard / TalkFraud, United Kingdom
▸ Compliance & Risk
Dr. Paul Dongha
Head of Responsible AI and AI Strategy NatWest Group, United Kingdom
▸ AI & Risk
Dr. Veronica Ann Williams
Executive Director - President ACT Inc. / FinFix, United States
▸ Banking
Ender Aydin
Digital Solutions Manager Ziraat Bankası, Turkey
▸ Digital Banking
Eran Goldman Malka
Cloud Security Manager European Depositary Bank SA, Luxembourg
▸ Banking
Erin Loughlin
Senior Director of Training Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS), United States
▸ AI & Risk
Evelien Witlox
Digital Euro Programme Manager / Project Director European Central Bank, Germany
▸ Payments
Ezra Dulberg
Senior Manager, Tax Dispute Resolution BDO, United Kingdom
▸ Banking
Fabio Turel
Information Technology Strategy Manager Generali, Switzerland
▸ Strategy
Francois Sonnet
Co-Founder ElectriCChain, Andorra
▸ AI & Risk
Frans Vanbruggen
Werkgebied Lead — Waarden, normen en regelgeving AI Coalitie 4 Nederland (AIC4NL), Netherlands
▸ AI & Risk
Gladson Baby
Vice President & Director of Data & AI Enablement Fifth Third Bank, United States
▸ AI & Risk
Hassan Omidi Firouzi
VP, Applied AI ML Lead JPMorgan Chase & Co., United States
▸ AI & Risk
Ines Gensinger
Head of Global Corporate Communications Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), Germany
▸ Identity & Trust
Istvan Fetter
Head of Small Business Segment Management, Retail Division CIB Bank, Hungary
▸ AI & Risk
Itir Aydogan
Strategic Business Development and Innovation Director Yapı Kredi, Turkey
▸ Innovation
JP Fabri
Founding Partner Seed, Malta
▸ Banking
Jarkko Maensivu
CEO & Chairman Saldo Bank, Finland
▸ AI & Risk
Jennifer Newbould
Remote Operations Consultant & Specialist Aluna Partners, Italy
▸ Banking
Jese Medina Gutierrez
CDD Onboarding Lead Tether.to, Spain
▸ Payments
Jos van de Kerkhof
Country Manager, Netherlands Visa, Netherlands
▸ Payments
Justin Pesch
Senior Sales Manager PAIR Finance, Netherlands
▸ AI & Risk
Kathrin Fortmann
Strategic Partnerships Management BX Digital, Switzerland
▸ Strategy
Kazim Oguz
Senior Vice President, Digital Channels and Open Banking DenizBank, Turkey
▸ Digital Banking
Luka Cirjak
Senior Director of Internal Audit Directorate OTP banka d.d., Croatia
▸ Compliance & Risk
Mantas Janavicius
Board Member Investuotoju asociacija, Lithuania
▸ Strategy
Margus Simson
Member of the Board of Directors Komerční banka, Czechia
▸ Strategy
Mariusz Nowaczek
Compliance Specialist DZ BANK AG, Germany
▸ Compliance & Risk
Michał Niwiński
Co-founder and Head of Technology Computershare, Poland
▸ Innovation
Mihai Draghici
Founder/CEO PayByFace, Romania
▸ Payments
Mohammad Jakirul Islam
Relationship Officer BRAC Bank PLC, Bangladesh
▸ Retail Banking
Naji Freiha
Managing Partner / Gérant Konsilium, France
▸ Strategy
Nazima Kadir
Global Head of UX: Cybersecurity JPMorgan Chase & Co., United Kingdom
▸ CX & Culture
Nikos Gitonidis
Head of Compliance DZ PRIVATBANK (Schweiz) AG, Switzerland
▸ Compliance & Risk
Okan Acar
Executive Vice President, Digital Banking and Payment Systems Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank, Turkey
▸ Payments
Paul Walvik-Joynt
Vice President, Commercialization Real-Time Payments Mastercard, Norway
▸ Payments
Peculiar Ibeabuchi
Communications and Events Manager Yellow Card, Nigeria
▸ Digital Assets
Przemysław Gdański
President of the Management Board / CEO BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Poland
▸ Banking
Ramesh Gopal
Chief Risk Officer, UAE & Saudi; Head of Credit, CIB CEEMEA Deutsche Bank, United Arab Emirates
▸ Compliance & Risk
Ricardo Galvao
ICT Risk, Processes & Quality — Head of Unit NOVO BANCO, Portugal
▸ Compliance & Risk
Rita Gnutti
Executive Director, Internal Validation and Controls, Group Chief Risk Officer Area Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy
▸ Compliance & Risk
Rudolf Stefanich
Senior Manager - Product Insights Bitpanda / New Design University, Austria
▸ Digital Assets
Sadik Bas
Deputy General Manager, Marketing Portfolio Management Garanti BBVA, Turkey
▸ CX & Culture
Saibee Motiani
Digital Cross Sell / Marketing & Business Kotak Mahindra Bank, India
▸ Digital Banking
Stefan Moser
Head Group Investment Compliance; Deputy Head Group Compliance VP Bank AG, Austria
▸ Compliance & Risk
Stefano Sciacca
Managing Director Aluna Partners, United Kingdom
▸ Strategy
Stephan Wolf
Chair of the Board, Verifiable.Trade Foundation; Leadership Team, LEI Worldwide LEI Worldwide / Verifiable Trade Foundation, Germany
▸ AI & Risk
Tanja Imamovic
Digital Transformation & Technology Strategist Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Austria
▸ Digital Banking
Thomas Langbein
Chief Commercial Officer Trever, Germany
▸ Digital Assets
Tomas Reytt
Chief Sales Officer CZ & SK mBank CZ, Czech Republic
▸ Banking
Tunji Andrews
Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder Awabah, Nigeria
▸ Innovation
Ulf Holmberg
Functional Lead and Senior Analyst Swedbank, Sweden
▸ Banking
Ulrich Loof
Senior Expert, Transaction Management DZ BANK AG, Germany
▸ Banking
Vaida Saltenyte
Founder CXM / ifindbanks.com, Cyprus
▸ Innovation
Vasily Starostenko
Product Manager / Product Management Advisor Maximum Impact Product Advisory, United States
▸ Innovation
Victor Rivera
Partner Aluna Partners Ltd, United Kingdom
▸ Banking
Viktoria Soltesz
Founder & CEO PSP Angels, Cyprus
▸ Innovation
Wan Halim
Head of Global Shariah Governance Crédit Agricole CIB, United Arab Emirates
▸ Compliance & Risk
Wendy Delmar
Chief Executive Officer Caribbean Association of Banks, Saint Lucia
▸ Strategy
Wolfgang Strobel
Chief Transformation Officer Anadi Bank / Independent digital banking advisor, Germany
▸ Digital Banking
Xenia Neofytou
Founder & Managing Director CX Financia, Cyprus
▸ Innovation
Xiaodi Wang
Senior Business Analyst Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), Germany
▸ Identity & Trust
Yodaly Sierra
Founder Eco2wallet, United Kingdom
▸ Innovation
Zafer Ergezen
Head of Business Support Services GarantiBank International NV, Netherlands
▸ Banking
Zsofia Kovacs
Efficiency Advisor, Group Organisation & Operations KBC Bank & Verzekering, Belgium
▸ Innovation
Cyril Vignet
Blockchain Coordination, Digital & Payments / EACB retail Digital Euro representative Agence EDEP Conseil, France
▸ Payments
CM
Corina Metternich
Head of Business Product Payment Methods Europe Deutsche Bank, Germany
▸ Payments
IS
Ivy Schuhmacher
Vice President – Digital Assets Product Manager Deutsche Bank AG, Germany
▸ Digital Assets
JG
Jayne Godfrey
Payment Systems Regulator Payment Systems Regulator, United Kingdom
▸ Payments
LR
Lubin Reyes
Founder and CEO Custodial Management Solutions Ltd, United Kingdom
▸ Digital Assets
MZ
Manuela Zuluaga
Marketing & Digital Specialist The Soltesz Institute, Italy
▸ CX & Culture
MI
Mohammed Ishtiaq
Principal, Middle School Oakland International Academy, United States
▸ Banking
OM
Oliver Maspfuhl
Head of Anti Financial Crime Modelling Germany & EMEA Deutsche Bank, Germany
▸ Compliance & Risk
OJ
Othello Johnnylone
Insurance Department — exact job title not publicly verified Central Bank of Liberia, Liberia
▸ Banking
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Who's on stage.

Banking leaders
Senior voices from retail, commercial, digital, and transaction banking.
AI & innovation specialists
Leaders covering AI adoption, risk management, and strategic innovation.
Risk & compliance experts
KYC, governance, regulatory, and supervisory perspectives.
Payments specialists
Real-time payments, schemes, oversight, and digital assets expertise.

Line-up strengths

A stage built around relevance.

The Banking Frontier speaker line-up is designed around practical banking priorities, a mix of bank and ecosystem voices, and cross-market perspectives from Europe and beyond.

Bank-led
Strong banking participation
Cross-market
International perspective
Practical
Real implementation lessons
Executive
Senior-level agenda

Headline moments

Sessions people will talk about.

DAY 1 · AI & RISK
Alex McMahon
Senior Vice President (DLT Investment Blockchain Architect) · Citi, Ireland
DAY 2 · PAYMENTS
Alexandra Nicolau
Head of Growth · PayByFace, Romania
DAY 3 · AI & RISK
Alina Timofeeva
Strategic Advisor in Data & Technology · Pandoras Analytics / BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Saudi Arabia

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