Excellence in Digital Banking 7.0 — International Summit
25
26
27
November
2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In person
& online
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 speakers · 10 themes · three days
Register to attend Read the three-day agenda Registration and payment are completed on the official Digital Congress website.
Programme themes
The 10 themes Digital Congress s.r.o. publishes for the seventh edition.
- 01The Intelligent Bank: Scaling AI from Experimentation to Enterprise Value
- 02Agentic AI, Generative AI and Responsible AI Governance
- 03Digital Identity, Authentication and the Future of Customer Access
- 04Hyper-Personalised Banking and Next-Generation Customer Experience
- 05AI-Ready Architecture, Cloud and Composable Banking Platforms
- 06Open Finance, Digital Wallets and Embedded Banking
- 07Real-Time Payments, Liquidity and Transaction Banking
- 08Deepfakes, Synthetic Identity and AI-Driven Financial Crime
- 09Operational Resilience and Risk in Digital Transformation
- 10Sustainable Finance in the Digital Banking Ecosystem
Three days, 33 sessions
The complete published agenda. Times are local to Amsterdam.
25
25 November 2026
Day 1 · 10 sessions
- 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
26
26 November 2026
Day 2 · 12 sessions
- 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
27
27 November 2026
Day 3 · 11 sessions
- 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
The lineup
All 31 confirmed speakers. Four are shown with their portraits and sessions below the wall.
- Anish Shah
- Ashtha Bajaj
- Cindy Lo
- Claudio Balbo
- David Bonavia
- Dominique Tremblay
- Ed Vinicombe
- Edgars Sedovs
- Ekaterina Kozhevatova
- Ellen Van Acker
- Frans Van Bruggen
- Gaurab Arka Chaudhuri
- Haitham Aboulfotoh Rashwan
- Igoris Ryklys
- Jan Sedlařík
- Joris Krijger
- Jules Ferdinand Pagna Disso
- Kartik Taneja
- Lucy Cafferkey
- Melvin Pellicano
- Mitul Vadgama
- Nina Schweighofer
- Ohad Kotler
- Okan Acar
- Olli Anteroinen
- Romano Ramanti
- Ronelle Arbib
- Sadık Baş
- Sara Ehab Azmi
- Shamsh Hoda
- Swagatam Sen
Melvin Pellicano
Head of Digital Transformation and Product Development Department, BNF Bank, Malta
Digital Identity as the New Banking Infrastructure
Day 2 (November 26) · 14:00
Sadık Baş
Executive Vice President, Marketing Portfolio Management & Digital Products, Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, Turkey
Digital Wallets and Payments: Creating Daily Customer Engagement
Day 2 (November 26) · 15:30
Dominique Tremblay
Head of Enterprise Sustainability, BNY
Sustainable Finance in the Digital Banking Ecosystem
Day 3 (November 27) · 14:00
Okan Acar
EVP, Digital Banking and Payment Systems, Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankasi, Turkey
New Approach to Design CX: Kuveyt Turk's Neuromarketing Lab
Day 2 (November 26) · 11:30
Names in the wall link to a portrait panel where one is shown; every name above is a confirmed speaker with a session in the agenda.
The congress
Photograph from a previous edition of Excellence in Digital Banking. The 7.0 edition runs 25–27 November 2026 in Amsterdam.
Tickets
In-person & online passes available Prices exactly as published. Registration and payment are completed on the official Digital Congress website.
- 01 ULTIMATE PASS €2990 Attend InPerson 3 days conference · Documentation Pack · 44 Recorded Sessions · Participants List · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs Select the ULTIMATE PASS
- 02 VIRTUAL PASS €2490 Live stream · Virtual Conference Online Networking · 44 Recorded sessions · Videos Interactions · Documentation Pack Select the VIRTUAL PASS
- 03 SPEAKER PACK €4990 Speaking Slot (40 Min) · Attend InPerson 3 days conference · Documentation Pack · Participants List · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs Select the SPEAKER PACK
- 04 EXHIBITOR PACK €6990 40 Min Speaking slot · Attend InPerson 3 days conference · EXHIBITOR Space · 44 Recorded Sessions · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs Select the EXHIBITOR PACK
- 05 GROUP DISCOUNT 3 TICKETS €5980 Attend InPerson 3 days conference (3 PAX) · Documentation Pack · 44 Recorded Sessions · Participants List · Networking Coffee Breaks & Lunchs Select the GROUP DISCOUNT 3 TICKETS
Sponsors, organizer and contact
Sponsors
Current sponsors and the terms for sponsoring the seventh edition are published by the organizer. No sponsor is named on this page that the organizer has not confirmed.
Sponsors on the official site · Call for sponsors
Organizer
Organized by Digital Congress s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic. Digital Congress is one of Europe’s leading strategic event-organization companies, with our headquarters based in Prague, Czech Republic. Digital Congress creates an atmosphere where the world’s top executives have a chance to exchange strategic ideas and dev…
Contact
Sabrina Necidova
sabrina.necidova@digitalstrategycongress.com
Written enquiries about passes, invoicing and group participation. Registration and payment happen on the official Digital Congress website.
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