Amsterdam · Arena Towers
24
Expert speakers
3
Programme days
41
Agenda items
International
Speaker line-up

Nina Schweighofer
JST Coordinator / Head of Section, European Central Bank, Germany
Biography

Nina Schweighofer is JST Coordinator / Head of Section at European Central Bank, Germany.

Anish Shah
Director - Model Risk, Internal Audit, NatWest, UK
Biography

Anish Shah is Director - Model Risk, Internal Audit at NatWest, UK.

Jules Ferdinand Pagna Disso
Director, Head Cyber Risk Intelligence, Head of Quantum Risk, BNP Paribas, UK
Biography

Jules Ferdinand Pagna Disso is Director, Head Cyber Risk Intelligence, Head of Quantum Risk at BNP Paribas, UK.

Edgars Sedovs
Head of Risk, Rietumu Banka, Latvia
Biography

Edgars Sedovs is Head of Risk at Rietumu Banka, Latvia.

Frans Van Bruggen
Independent Expert (Ex Senior Policy Officer Fintech and AI at DNB)
Biography

Frans Van Bruggen is Independent Expert (Ex Senior Policy Officer Fintech and AI at DNB).

Okan Acar
EVP, Digital Banking and Payment Systems, Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası, Turkey
Biography

Okan Acar is EVP, Digital Banking and Payment Systems at Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası, Turkey.

Jan Sedlařík
AI Product Owner, Former Česká spořitelna bank, Czechia
Biography

Jan Sedlařík is AI Product Owner (Former Česká spořitelna bank, Czechia).

Shamsh Hoda
AI & Digital Innovation Strategist, Commerzbank, Germany
Biography

Shamsh Hoda is AI & Digital Innovation Strategist at Commerzbank, Germany.

Ohad Kotler
CEO & Co-Founder, Tweezr
Biography

Ohad Kotler is CEO & Co-Founder at Tweezr.

Ashtha Bajaj
Data, Analytics & AI Leader, Bank of Ireland, UK
Biography

Ashtha Bajaj is Data, Analytics & AI Leader at Bank of Ireland, UK.

Sadık Baş
EVP, Marketing Portfolio Management & Digital Products, Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, Turkey
Biography

Sadık Baş is EVP, Marketing Portfolio Management & Digital Products at Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, Turkey.

Lucian Daia
CTO, Zitec
Biography

Lucian Daia is CTO at Zitec.

Michael Zambiasi
Tribe Lead - Mobile Evolution Tribe, RB International, Austria
Biography

Michael Zambiasi is Tribe Lead - Mobile Evolution Tribe at RB International, Austria.

Fabio Turel
Information Technology Strategy Manager, Generali Switzerland
Biography

Fabio Turel is Information Technology Strategy Manager at Generali Switzerland.

Nikoletta Kovacs
Strategy Leader | Strategy, Communication, Sustainability, Raiffeisen Bank International, Austria
Biography

Nikoletta Kovacs is Strategy Leader | Strategy, Communication, Sustainability at Raiffeisen Bank International, Austria.

Ibrahim Nijad
Senior Risk Control Partner, Rabobank, Netherlands
Biography

Ibrahim Nijad is Senior Risk Control Partner at Rabobank, Netherlands.

Prof. Wolfgang Strobel
CEO@Investigence (former Board Member at Anadi Bank, Hauck Aufhäuser Privatbank, Fidor Bank, DAB bank), Germany
Biography

Prof. Wolfgang Strobel is CEO@Investigence (former Board Member at Anadi Bank, Hauck Aufhäuser Privatbank, Fidor Bank, DAB bank), Germany.

Wan Norhaziki Wan Abdul Halim
Director - Head of Shariah Governance, Global Compliance, Crédit Agricole, UAE
Biography

Wan Norhaziki Wan Abdul Halim is Director - Head of Shariah Governance, Global Compliance at Crédit Agricole, UAE.

Ivy Schuhmacher
Digital Assets Transformation, Vice President, Deutsche Bank
Biography

Ivy Schuhmacher is Digital Assets Transformation, Vice President at Deutsche Bank.

Davor Gašparac
Digital/AI Transformation Leader | Executive Advisor | Keynote, Former Erste Digital Bank
Biography

Davor Gašparac is Digital/AI Transformation Leader | Executive Advisor | Keynote (Former Erste Digital Bank).

Ulf Holmberg
Functional Lead and Senior Analyst, Swedbank
Biography

Ulf Holmberg is Functional Lead and Senior Analyst at Swedbank.

Viktoria Soltesz
Founder, The Soltesz Institute
Biography

Viktoria Soltesz is Founder at The Soltesz Institute.

Andrew Wigston
Head of Supervision and Compliance Monitoring, Payment System Regulator
Biography

Andrew Wigston is Head of Supervision and Compliance Monitoring at Payment System Regulator.

Carla Sobral
Head of Clients Onboarding, Société Générale Securities Services
Biography

Carla Sobral is Head of Clients Onboarding at Société Générale Securities Services.

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· final line-up confirmed closer to the event

By type

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 · 25 NOVEMBER 2026 · 09:00–09:40
Re-architecting the Bank Around AI
Frans Van Bruggen · Independent Expert (Ex Senior Policy Officer Fintech and AI at DNB)
DAY 2 · 26 NOVEMBER 2026 · 09:00–09:40
From AI Hype to Real Control: Deterministic System Intelligence for Safe Legacy Evolution
Ohad Kotler · CEO & Co-Founder, Tweezr
DAY 3 · 27 NOVEMBER 2026 · 09:00–09:40
Islamic Banking and Future Digital Transformation
Wan Norhaziki Wan Abdul Halim · Director - Head of Shariah Governance, Global Compliance, Crédit Agricole, UAE

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