Olli Anteroinen
Head of SME Digital - Business Banking, Nordea, Finland
Presents “Digital Banking for SMEs: From Online Services to Intelligent Business Partners” at 16:00 on Day 2 (November 26).
An invitation to delegates
Excellence in Digital Banking 7.0 — International Summit
PulseCore Events s.r.o. invites senior banking leaders, regulators, technology specialists and innovators to three days of presentations and discussion on how artificial intelligence, digital identity, next-generation architecture, open finance and payments are reshaping the industry.
- Dates
- –
- City
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Attendance
- In person in Amsterdam, or online
Read the three-day programme first
Registration and payment are completed on the official PulseCore Events website.
What participation includes
Every inclusion below is quoted from the published pass descriptions. Nothing has been added.
Attending in Amsterdam
- Attend InPerson 3 days conference
- Documentation Pack
- 44 Recorded Sessions
- Participants List
- Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs
Attending online
- Live stream
- Virtual Conference Online Networking
- 44 Recorded sessions
- Videos Interactions
- Documentation Pack
33 sessions are published for the three days; 31 speakers are confirmed; the programme is drawn from 10 themes, listed with the programme below.
Selected speakers
Five of the 31 confirmed speakers, with the organization they speak from and the session they lead.
Romano Ramanti
Vice Director, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland
Presents “Hyper-Personalized Banking Experiences” at 09:00 on Day 2 (November 26).
Ronelle Arbib
Chief Operating Officer, Recognise Bank, UK
Presents “Building the Hybrid Banking Model: Merging Digital and Physical Touchpoints” at 09:30 on Day 1 (November 25).
Sadık Baş
Executive Vice President, Marketing Portfolio Management & Digital Products, Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, Turkey
Presents “Digital Wallets and Payments: Creating Daily Customer Engagement” at 15:30 on Day 2 (November 26).
Sara Ehab Azmi
Head of Change & Project Management, Emirates NBD, Egypt
Presents “Who will own Digital Identity?” at 13:30 on Day 2 (November 26).
The complete list of 31 confirmed speakers
- Anish Shah — Director - Model Risk, Internal Audit, NatWest, UK
- Ashtha Bajaj — Data, Analytics & AI Leader, Bank of Ireland, UK
- Cindy Lo — Managing Director, Global Head of Liquidity Solutions, HSBC, UK
- Claudio Balbo — Senior Director - Head of IT Architecture, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy
- David Bonavia — Lead Operational Risk Framework Manager, Metro Bank, UK
- Dominique Tremblay — Head of Enterprise Sustainability, BNY
- Ed Vinicombe — Director of Product Design, JP Morgan Chase, UK
- Edgars Sedovs — Head of Risk, Rietumu Banka, Latvia
- Ekaterina Kozhevatova — Director, Commerzbank AG, Germany
- Ellen Van Acker — COO Wholesale Banking Client & Digital Services, ING, Netherlands
- Frans Van Bruggen — Independent Expert (Ex Senior Policy Officer Fintech and AI at DNB)
- Gaurab Arka Chaudhuri — Director of Group Strategy, Barclays, UK
- Haitham Aboulfotoh Rashwan — Head of Digital Banking & Alternative Channels, Emirates NBD, Egypt
- Igoris Ryklys — Lead of Digital Channels, Swedbank Baltics, Lithuania
- Jan Sedlařík — Hybrid AI Product Owner for Realization squad, AI upskilling and Internal delivery teams, Česká Sporitelna, Czechia
- Joris Krijger — AI Governance Officer, ASN Bank, Netherlands
- Jules Ferdinand Pagna Disso — Head of Cyber Risk Intelligence, Insider Technology Risk and Digital Asset Risk, BNP Paribas, UK
- Kartik Taneja — Executive Vice President, Head of Payments & Consumer Lending, Mashreq Bank, Dubai
- Lucy Cafferkey — Head of Media Relations, Starling Bank, UK
- Melvin Pellicano — Head of Digital Transformation and Product Development Department, BNF Bank, Malta
- Mitul Vadgama — Advanced Analytics and AI Lead - Artificial Intelligence CoE, Lloyds Banking Group, UK
- Nina Schweighofer — JST Coordinator / Head of Section, European Central Bank, Germany
- Ohad Kotler — CEO & Co-Founder, Tweezr
- Okan Acar — EVP, Digital Banking and Payment Systems, Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankasi, Turkey
- Olli Anteroinen — Head of SME Digital - Business Banking, Nordea, Finland
- Romano Ramanti — Vice Director, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland
- Ronelle Arbib — Chief Operating Officer, Recognise Bank, UK
- Sadık Baş — Executive Vice President, Marketing Portfolio Management & Digital Products, Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, Turkey
- Sara Ehab Azmi — Head of Change & Project Management, Emirates NBD, Egypt
- Shamsh Hoda — AI & Digital Innovation Strategist, Commerzbank, Germany
- Swagatam Sen — Executive Director FCC Tech Advisory, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, UK
The full programme
All 33 published sessions. Times are local to Amsterdam.
Day 125 November 2026
- 09:00Re-architecting the Bank Around AIFrans Van Bruggen
- 09:30Building the Hybrid Banking Model: Merging Digital and Physical TouchpointsRonelle Arbib
- 10:00How banks can scale AI safely and govern agentic AIMitul Vadgama
- 11:00The Future Operating Model of a Digital BankJoris Krijger
- 11:30Ambition to Architecture, what vision really demandsAshtha Bajaj
- 12:00Unlocking the Business Potential of Generative AI in BankingJules Ferdinand Pagna Disso
- 13:30Generative AI in Banking: From Experiments to Core Business ValueJan Sedlařík
- 14:30From AI Hype to Real Control: Safe Legacy EvolutionOhad Kotler
- 15:30Digitizing Wholesale Banking: Smarter Client and Service ModelsEllen Van Acker
- 16:00AI Model Risk in Banking: Governing GenAI and Agentic AI at ScaleAnish Shah
Day 226 November 2026
- 09:00Hyper-Personalized Banking ExperiencesRomano Ramanti
- 10:00Designing Banking Experiences for the Digital GenerationEd Vinicombe
- 11:00Eliminating Friction: The Future of AuthenticationHaitham Aboulfotoh Rashwan
- 11:30New Approach to Design CX: Kuveyt Turk's Neuromarketing LabOkan Acar
- 12:00The Future of Customer VerificationShamsh Hoda
- 13:30Who will own Digital Identity?Sara Ehab Azmi
- 14:00Digital Identity as the New Banking InfrastructureMelvin Pellicano
- 14:30Building Trust and Customer Confidence in Digital BankingLucy Cafferkey
- 15:30Digital Wallets and Payments: Creating Daily Customer EngagementSadık Baş
- 16:00Digital Banking for SMEs: From Online Services to Intelligent Business PartnersOlli Anteroinen
- 16:30Embedded Banking, Payments and Consumer Lending: The New Growth EngineKartik Taneja
- 17:00Panel Discussion: What is the future of Banking in 2030?Swagatam Sen
Day 327 November 2026
- 09:00AI-Ready Banking Architecture: Building the Resilient, Composable Bank of the FutureClaudio Balbo
- 09:30Managing Change Risk in an Age of UncertaintyEdgars Sedovs
- 10:00Supervising the Intelligent Bank: Trust, Resilience and AI in Next-Generation BankingNina Schweighofer
- 11:00Open Finance, Digital Wallets and Embedded Banking: The Next Growth Model for BanksGaurab Arka Chaudhuri
- 11:30The Reinvention of Mobile Banking PlatformsIgoris Ryklys
- 12:00The Strategic Role of the Bank in a Platform EconomySwagatam Sen
- 13:30Designing the Bank of the Digital GenerationDavid Bonavia
- 14:00Sustainable Finance in the Digital Banking EcosystemDominique Tremblay
- 14:30Liquidity in the Digital Era: Real-Time Treasury and Smarter Client SolutionsCindy Lo
- 15:30The Future of Transaction Banking in a Platform-Based EconomyEkaterina Kozhevatova
- 16:10Panel Discussion: Deepfakes, Synthetic Identity and AI-Driven Fraud: The Next Frontier of Financial CrimeLucy Cafferkey
Download the programme document (PDF)
Programme themes
- The Intelligent Bank: Scaling AI from Experimentation to Enterprise Value
- Agentic AI, Generative AI and Responsible AI Governance
- Digital Identity, Authentication and the Future of Customer Access
- Hyper-Personalised Banking and Next-Generation Customer Experience
- AI-Ready Architecture, Cloud and Composable Banking Platforms
- Open Finance, Digital Wallets and Embedded Banking
- Real-Time Payments, Liquidity and Transaction Banking
- Deepfakes, Synthetic Identity and AI-Driven Financial Crime
- Operational Resilience and Risk in Digital Transformation
- Sustainable Finance in the Digital Banking Ecosystem
Attendance packages
In-person & online passes available Prices are exactly as published by the organizer, in euro. Registration and payment are completed on the official PulseCore Events website.
In person, Amsterdam
Three conference days in the room, with the documentation pack, the participants list and the networking breaks and lunches.
Online
The live stream with online networking and video interactions, plus the recorded sessions and the documentation pack.
- ULTIMATE PASS Attend InPerson 3 days conference · Documentation Pack · 44 Recorded Sessions · Participants List · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs €2990 Select the ULTIMATE PASS
- VIRTUAL PASS Live stream · Virtual Conference Online Networking · 44 Recorded sessions · Videos Interactions · Documentation Pack €2490 Select the VIRTUAL PASS
- SPEAKER PACK Speaking Slot (40 Min) · Attend InPerson 3 days conference · Documentation Pack · Participants List · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs €4990 Select the SPEAKER PACK
- EXHIBITOR PACK 40 Min Speaking slot · Attend InPerson 3 days conference · EXHIBITOR Space · 44 Recorded Sessions · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs €6990 Select the EXHIBITOR PACK
- GROUP DISCOUNT 3 TICKETS Attend InPerson 3 days conference (3 PAX) · Documentation Pack · 44 Recorded Sessions · Participants List · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs €5980 Select the GROUP DISCOUNT 3 TICKETS
Delegate feedback
Comments from people who attended earlier editions of Excellence in Digital Banking.
It was great attending the Excellence in Digital Banking Summit last week in Amsterdam. Thank you, PulseCore Events, for inviting me to speak at the event. I truly enjoyed discussing and sharing our insights with the other speakers and the audience. It was an outstanding event, covering important topics and sharing experiences from around the world.…
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.
Photograph from a previous edition of Excellence in Digital Banking. The 7.0 edition runs 25–27 November 2026 in Amsterdam.
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