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If there was ever a time for banks to evolve and transform – it is now. ‘Artificial Intelligence’ is no longer a futuristic concept with pockets of experimentation but a strategic imperative. As AI redefines the competitive landscape of financial services, banks are under increasing pressure to modernise core systems, transition to scalable cloud infrastructure, and derive more value from their data assets.
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Join us for an exclusive event on ‘Navigating Banking Transformation in the Age of AI’ featuring banking leaders, technology experts, and regulatory stakeholders to explore how AI is currently shaping the future of banking and how institutions can respond with purpose, speed, and resilience.
EVENT SNAPSHOT - KEY INSIGHTS
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Examine the transformative impact of AI across banking operations, risk, compliance, and customer engagement.
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Understand how AI is reshaping data strategies, cloud adoption, and core modernisation initiatives.
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Share cross-industry perspectives on balancing innovation with regulatory and ethical considerations.
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Provide actionable insights on data readiness and technology transformation.
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Deep dive into key current market themes including cloud sovereignty, Agentic AI, Ethical AI.
WHAT TO EXPECT
VIP TREATMENT
Executive Networking Cocktail Reception
EXCLUSIVE BUSINESS EXCHANGE
Maximize your business exchange outcomes
AWARD WINNING SOLUTIONS
Innovative solutions transforming banking
CONNECT WITH THE BEST
Exchange business cards with key industry leaders
THE FORUM PANEL
Burak Erkek
Head of Technology & Data (Executive Director)
Garanti BBVA International
Neena Thakur
Head of AI Remediation
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
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Vijay Rathore
​Head of Cloud and AI for Strategy and Sales, Financial Services, EMEA
Infosys
Cyprian Smits
Chief Global AI Officer EVP
Rabobank
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Chandrashekhar Kachole
Chief Technology Officer
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Micha Helbig
Senior Vice President - Regional Head Financial Services
Infosys
Miguel Rivera
Head of Financial Crime & Banking Risk Products
Adyen
Joost Van Heusden
Senior Manager GTM Spec D&AI EU-N
AWS
Bhupesh Naik
AVP & GEM, AI led Automation and Integration & Agentic AI as a Service Global Business Head
Infosys
OUR UNIQUE FORMAT
WHAT BETTER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY THAN A COPIOUS NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION, SERVED WITH A BOTTOMLESS SUPPLY OF DELICIOUS BEVERAGES. DELEGATES CAN EXPECT EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND ATTENTION.
EXECUTIVE NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
OBSERVE AND PARTICIPATE IN HIGHLY FOCUSED AND ENGAGING PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR PEERS WHO ARE HAND-PICKED INDUSTRY EXPERTS. HEAR FIRSTHAND FROM SENIOR INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY ARE FACING, HOW THEY ARE PREPARING FOR UPCOMING REGULATIONS AND THEIR BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE MARKET SPECIFIC.
GET A FRONT ROW SEAT TO AWARD WINNING SOLUTIONS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING DEPARTMENTS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK KEY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO PRODUCT SPECIALISTS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY USING THE SOLUTION.
THE SOLUTION PRESENTATION
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, DELEGATES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK, EXCHANGE BUSINESS CARDS AND ARRANGE FOLLOW UP MEETINGS.
NETWORKING
EVENT AGENDA
4:00 PM
Welcome address
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Micha Helbig, Senior Vice President - Regional Head Financial Services, Infosys
4:10 PM
Opening keynote from AWS
Keynote exploring how AI is driving holistic transformation across banking—from retail to corporate, from the front office to the back. The speaker will frame AI not just as a technology, but as a business paradigm shift, linking it to cloud adoption, operational resilience, and customer value creation.
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Joost Van Heusden, Senior Manager GTM Spec D&AI EU-N, AWS
4:30 PM
Panel discussion
Navigating banking transformation in the age of AI
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Whilst initial cloud implementations focused on consuming IT infrastructure as a service we are now ushering in the next wave of business innovation and transformation with Cloud 2.0, emphasizing artificial intelligence (AI) and data driven decisioning allowing organisations to drive game-changing innovation across industries. This panel will discuss the key themes which exemplify this next generation of cloud initiatives including:
- Data strategies which seek to maximise the unlocked value of information
- Agentic AI systems that can adapt to external volatility and market conditions
- Risk management strategies to explain the un-explainability of LLM that learn and responding to multiple dynamic inputs
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Burak Erkek, Head of Technology & Data (Executive Director), Garanti BBVA International
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Chandrashekhar Kachole, Chief Technology Officer
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Cyprian Smits, Chief Global AI Officer EVP, Rabobank
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Miguel Rivera, Head of Financial Crime & Banking Risk Products, Adyen
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Neena Thakur, Head of AI Remediation, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
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Vijay Rathore, Head of Cloud and AI for Strategy and Sales, Financial Services, EMEA, Infosys
5:00 PM
Briefing: Infosys Agentic AI Foundry
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This session will introduce the Infosys Agentic Foundry, a comprehensive solution designed to accelerate the development and deployment of reliable production-grade AI agents. The session will discuss how banks can embrace and transform with agentic AI in an ethical and responsible manner, with no technology lock-in, thereby future-proofing investments in AI.
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Bhupesh Naik, AVP & GEM, AI led Automation and Integration & Agentic AI as a Service Global Business Head, Infosys
5:50 PM
Networking drinks and canapes
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