Executive prospectus · 7th edition
Excellence in Digital Banking 7.0 — International Summit
Excellence in Digital Banking 7.0 – International Summit will take place in Amsterdam from 25–27 November 2026. The three-day summit will bring 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 reshaping the financial industry. Participants can join the summit in person in Amsterdam or remotely through the online participation option.
33 sessions · 31 confirmed speakers · 10 programme themes
Register to attend Read the programme
Registration and payment are completed on the official PulseCore Events website.
Reasons to attend
The summit is a senior working forum. Sessions are short, chaired and followed by discussion, and the programme is published in full before you commit.
The practitioners, not the panel circuit
31 speakers present from inside named institutions — UK, ING, Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, the European Central Bank and others — about work they are personally accountable for.
A programme decided in advance
All 33 sessions across three days are published with titles, times and speakers before you register, so the agenda can be checked against your own priorities.
Attend in Amsterdam or online
Both participation modes carry the same programme, and recorded sessions are included so colleagues who cannot travel still receive the material.
Featured speakers
Six of 31 confirmed speakers. Job titles are as published by the organiser.
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Anish Shah
Director - Model Risk, Internal Audit, NatWest, UK
Session AI Model Risk in Banking: Governing GenAI and Agentic AI at Scale · 16:00
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Ashtha Bajaj
Data, Analytics & AI Leader, Bank of Ireland, UK
Session Ambition to Architecture, what vision really demands · 11:30
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Cindy Lo
Managing Director, Global Head of Liquidity Solutions, HSBC, UK
Session Liquidity in the Digital Era: Real-Time Treasury and Smarter Client Solutions · 14:30
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Claudio Balbo
Senior Director - Head of IT Architecture, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy
Session AI-Ready Banking Architecture: Building the Resilient, Composable Bank of the Future · 09:00
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David Bonavia
Lead Operational Risk Framework Manager, Metro Bank, UK
Session Designing the Bank of the Digital Generation · 13:30
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Dominique Tremblay
Head of Enterprise Sustainability, BNY
Session Sustainable Finance in the Digital Banking Ecosystem · 14:00
Programme overview
33 sessions across three days. Times are local to Amsterdam (CET).
Day 1 Day 1
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Re-architecting the Bank Around AI
Frans Van Bruggen
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Building the Hybrid Banking Model: Merging Digital and Physical Touchpoints
Ronelle Arbib
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How banks can scale AI safely and govern agentic AI
Mitul Vadgama
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The Future Operating Model of a Digital Bank
Joris Krijger
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Ambition to Architecture, what vision really demands
Ashtha Bajaj
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Unlocking the Business Potential of Generative AI in Banking
Jules Ferdinand Pagna Disso
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Generative AI in Banking: From Experiments to Core Business Value
Jan Sedlařík
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From AI Hype to Real Control: Safe Legacy Evolution
Ohad Kotler
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Digitizing Wholesale Banking: Smarter Client and Service Models
Ellen Van Acker
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AI Model Risk in Banking: Governing GenAI and Agentic AI at Scale
Anish Shah
Day 2 Day 2
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Hyper-Personalized Banking Experiences
Romano Ramanti
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Designing Banking Experiences for the Digital Generation
Ed Vinicombe
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Eliminating Friction: The Future of Authentication
Haitham Aboulfotoh Rashwan
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New Approach to Design CX: Kuveyt Turk's Neuromarketing Lab
Okan Acar
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The Future of Customer Verification
Shamsh Hoda
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Who will own Digital Identity?
Sara Ehab Azmi
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Digital Identity as the New Banking Infrastructure
Melvin Pellicano
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Building Trust and Customer Confidence in Digital Banking
Lucy Cafferkey
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Digital Wallets and Payments: Creating Daily Customer Engagement
Sadık Baş
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Digital Banking for SMEs: From Online Services to Intelligent Business Partners
Olli Anteroinen
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Embedded Banking, Payments and Consumer Lending: The New Growth Engine
Kartik Taneja
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Panel Discussion: What is the future of Banking in 2030?
Swagatam Sen
Day 3 Day 3
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AI-Ready Banking Architecture: Building the Resilient, Composable Bank of the Future
Claudio Balbo
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Managing Change Risk in an Age of Uncertainty
Edgars Sedovs
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Supervising the Intelligent Bank: Trust, Resilience and AI in Next-Generation Banking
Nina Schweighofer
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Open Finance, Digital Wallets and Embedded Banking: The Next Growth Model for Banks
Gaurab Arka Chaudhuri
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The Reinvention of Mobile Banking Platforms
Igoris Ryklys
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The Strategic Role of the Bank in a Platform Economy
Swagatam Sen
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Designing the Bank of the Digital Generation
David Bonavia
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Sustainable Finance in the Digital Banking Ecosystem
Dominique Tremblay
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Liquidity in the Digital Era: Real-Time Treasury and Smarter Client Solutions
Cindy Lo
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The Future of Transaction Banking in a Platform-Based Economy
Ekaterina Kozhevatova
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Panel Discussion: Deepfakes, Synthetic Identity and AI-Driven Fraud: The Next Frontier of Financial Crime
Lucy Cafferkey
Participation options
Prices and inclusions as published by PulseCore Events s.r.o. Registration and payment are completed on the official PulseCore Events website.
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| ULTIMATE PASS | €2990 |
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| VIRTUAL PASS | €2490 |
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| SPEAKER PACK | €4990 |
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| EXHIBITOR PACK | €6990 |
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| GROUP DISCOUNT 3 TICKETS | €5980 |
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ULTIMATE PASS
€2990
- Attend InPerson 3 days conference
- Documentation Pack
- 44 Recorded Sessions
- Participants List
- Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs
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VIRTUAL PASS
€2490
- Live stream
- Virtual Conference Online Networking
- 44 Recorded sessions
- Videos Interactions
- Documentation Pack
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SPEAKER PACK
€4990
- Speaking Slot (40 Min)
- Attend InPerson 3 days conference
- Documentation Pack
- Participants List
- Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs
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EXHIBITOR PACK
€6990
- 40 Min Speaking slot
- Attend InPerson 3 days conference
- EXHIBITOR Space
- 44 Recorded Sessions
- Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs
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GROUP DISCOUNT 3 TICKETS
€5980
- Attend InPerson 3 days conference (3 PAX)
- Documentation Pack
- 44 Recorded Sessions
- Participants List
- Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs
From a previous edition
Unedited comments from people who attended and presented at an earlier Excellence in Digital Banking summit.
It was an absolute honour to attend, present, and chair the first two days of PulseCore Events, Excellence in Digital Banking 2024 International Summit in Amsterdam. I enjoyed sharing insights on Oxford Risk and behavioural finance and moderating a panel on the future of digital onboarding. A special thanks to the event organisers and the other speakers I had the pleasure of introducing.
Had a fantastic time at the Excellence in Digital Banking event held from May 13-16 in Amsterdam, where I had the opportunity to share and exchange ideas with incredible professionals from around the world. In my keynote, I emphasized the importance of maintaining the "human" element in our digital transformations to avoid commoditization. Ultimately, it's the human connection through the customer's transformative journey that provides the most competitive advantage and is hardest to replicate. The diverse perspectives and innovative practices shared were truly eye-opening. Highlights included discussions on the increasing importance of cybersecurity amidst rapid technological advancements and its impact on customers, innovative AI solutions in unsecured lending, excellence in digital onboarding, the significance of building impactful partnerships and the strategic decisions around what a bank should develop internally versus through partnerships. A heartfelt thanks to PulseCore Events for bringing together such a diverse and knowledgeable set of speakers and to all participants for sharing their own journeys. Looking forward to applying these insights in my work!
Organizer
PulseCore Events is one of Europe’s leading strategic event-organization companies, with our headquarters based in Prague, Czech Republic. PulseCore Events creates an atmosphere where the world’s top executives have a chance to exchange strategic ideas and develop new contacts within their industry sector. We guarantee the seniority of speakers and delegates, as we are focused on creating premiere conferences and summits. PulseCore Conferences are designed to allow delegates to keep up-to-date with the cutting edge of their industry sector. PulseCore Conferences and Events provide an intimate, interactive forum in which you learn about the latest techniques and developments in an inspiring environment on a senior level. We will be organizing round table discussions where you can have access to the audience, discuss the main challenges and find out about how different organizations approach them. We have built PulseCore Events around our core values; experience, flexibility, imagination, and passion.Our promise is to bring all our energy, expertise and focus on creating networking, benchmarking opportunities for our executive clients. We bring a valuable insight into current best practice, offering ideas and thought leadership for dealing with forthcoming business challenges.
Delegate enquiries
Sabrina Necidova
sabrina.necidova@conferenceaccess.com
For questions about passes, invoicing or group attendance. Registration and payment are handled on the official PulseCore Events website.