16th BANKING INNOVATION FORUM & EXPO
3-4 April 2025
IN-PERSON
Prague, Czech Republic
1:1 Meetings
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Key Note Presentations
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Panel Discussions
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Round Table Conversations
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Topics
DAY 1
- Digital Transformation in Banking: Keeping Up with Innovation Pace
- Revolutionizing Banking Operations: AI and Machine Learning
- Data-driven Banking
- Big Tech Takeover: The Future of Banking with Super-Apps
- FIRESIDE CHAT with Regulator: Regulate & Innovate
- Collaborating with Fintech: Building a Hybrid Banking Ecosystem
- Innovating Payments
- The Evolution of Embedded Finance in Banking
- Cybersecurity in the Digital Age
- Innovative Approaches to Fraud Prevention and AML Compliance in Banking
Tokenization: Shaping Secure Payments of Tomorrow
DAY 2
- Driving ESG Integration in Banking
- Financial Inclusion Amidst Technological Advancements
- Adapting to Digital Transformation with Agile Workforce
- Strengthening Operational Resilience in Banking through DevOps Best Practices and DORA Metrics
- RegTech: Streamlining Compliance in a Complex Regulatory Environment
- Banking 2025-2030: Anticipating the Trends Shaping the Future
- New Dimension of Customer Care
- European Digital Identity Wallet
- Launch of the Advisory Neobank
- Quantum Computing – use cases in banking
Speakers
Marilin Pikaro
Director of Innovation, Conduct and Consumers
European Banking Authority (EBA)
France
Catalina Porojan
Managing Director, Global Head of Special Exposures Management
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Austria
Jermaine Frue
Vice President for AML Operations
Bank of America, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Dr. Martin Sládeček
Associate Director of Customer & Digital Advisory
KPMG
Czech Republic
Luděk Slouka
Director Digital Payments & Innovations Central Europe
Mastercard
Vasilii Kulev
Product Marketing Manager
Evrotrust Technologies
Bulgaria
Martins Berzins
Head of Digital Customer Experience, Deputy Business Development
Citadele banka
Latvia
Tomas Stegura
Executive Director - SME & Corporate segment management and business development
ČSOB
Czech Republic
Paul Sweeney
Senior Solution Architect
Engine by Starling
UK
Conrad Ford
Chief Product Strategy Officer
Allica Bank
UK
Vanja Vuletić
Managing Director of Retail and Digital Banking Division
Addiko Bank Beograd
Serbia
Sai Agnikhotram
Vice President – Bank-to-Bank Partnerships
Sygnum Bank AG
Switzerland
Margus Simson
Chief Digital Officer, Member of the Board
Komerční banka
Czech Republic
Alena Voronina
Director B-2 Acquiring Architecture, Products and Processes
ČSOB
Czech Republic
Alex Blay
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Mifundo
Estonia
Jarkko Maensivu
CEO & Chairman
Saldo Bank
Finland
Marek Ditz
Chief Executive Officer
Partners Banka, a.s.
Czech Republic
Alexander Paál
Country Managing Director
SOFTEC
Czech Republic
Karel Horak
Chief Customer Officer
Air Bank a.s.
Czech Republic
Andrea Fiori
General Manager
VUB Bank – Prague Branch
Czech Republic
Jan Macek
Business Unit Director
Profinit An Amdocs Company
Jan Blažek
Chairman of the Board
Bankovní identita, a.s.
Czech Republic
Claudio Balbo
Senior Director - Head of IT Architecture
Intesa Sanpaolo
Italy
Halil Ozcan
Executive Vice President - Chief Digital Officer
Burgan Bank
Türkiye
Adrian Doerk
Adoption Executive & Co-Founder
Lissi GmbH
Germany
Hana Kovarova
Head of Brand Strategy and Communication
Komerční banka
Czech Republic
Anton Baranenko
Product Manager
Guardsquare
Belgium
Stefan Kauck
Senior Industry Executive Banking
Genesys
Germany
Klaus Fellner
Managing Director
Namirial GmbH
Andriy Begunov
IT Director, Board Member
First Ukrainian International Bank
Ukraine
Joris Lange
Manager Business Management
Inverid
The Netherlands
Petr Dvořák
CEO
Wultra
Czech Republic
Jörg Lenz
Head of Marketing and Communication
Namirial
Brana Nikolajevic
Territory Sales Manager, CEE
OneSpan
David Zydron
Solution Engineer
OneSpan
Piotr Jan Pietrzak
New Markets Lead
EPI Company
Poland
Akshat Mittal
General Manager, Core Payments
Revolut
UK
Sven Kluver
Sales Director DACH
Promon
Václav Mladěnka
Head of Digital identity for Financial Services
MONET+
Czech Republic
Matthias Naumann
CEO
Companjon
Ireland
Stan Markov
Principal Product Manager
Dynatrace
Czech Republic
Jon Griffiths
Field CTO EMEA
Dynatrace
Pavel Bulowski
CPO & Co-Founder
Meiro
Singapore & Czech Republic
Péter Kalmár
CEO
Webtown Group
Hungary
Bridget Meijer
Manager New Markets
SurePay B.V.
Netherlands
Maija Zaiceva
Identity Verification Specialist
Inverid
Spain
Barry de Leeuw
Regional Director Solutions Engineering
Backbase
Netherlands
Mate Barany
Strategic Account Executive
Ping Identity
Bentzi Aviv
Head of Global Fintech Solutions
Amdocs
Netherlands
Dominik Matula
Senior Data Scientist
Profinit An Amdocs Company
Lyubomir Tankishev
Business Development Director
Evrotrust Technologies
Bulgaria
Andrei Dumitru
Digital identity expert and Executive Partner
IT Smart Systems
Marin Tomičić
Sales Director
Vestigo Cards & Payments
Croatia
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Directors and Managers from following bank departments:
- Innovation
- Experimentation
- User/Customer Experience
- Business Development
- FinTech Partnerships
- Payments
- Retail Banking
- Open Banking
- Multichannel, Omnichannel, Digital Channel, E-Channel
- IT & Security, Cyber Security
- Product Development, Product Innovation, Production Strategy
- Data Management, Big Data Specialists
- Service Management, Service Quality, Service Improvement
- Digital, Mobile, Internet banking, e-banking
- Digital officers
- Operations, Process Automation, Process Simplification
- Fintech, Blockchain Professionals
- CEO
- CIO / CTO
- CFO
- Credit cards, Card Products
- Transactions
- Fintech accelerator, Fintech Program, Startup Accelerator
- Business Development, Business Strategy
- Sustainability Officers
- Digital Euro Project Supervisors
- Tribe Leaders