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Webinar Discussion

Banking in Europe 2023: Navigating the Digital Imperative for Modernization

Tuesday, 21 November, 2023 | 12 pm CET

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Key Take-Aways

The Webinar Panel

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WHY ATTEND?

As a banking leader, your highest priority is to leverage technology to drive business value. But in order to unlock your tech stack's full potential, first you’ll need to set yourself free from the things that are holding you back, including tech debt and legacy systems, a lack of flexibility in your roadmap, and a general underrepresentation of IT stakeholders in the boardroom.

This is a pivotal moment because the legacy you leave behind will shape the future of your institution. So, where do you begin? What legacy should you leave behind?

In this webinar, you’ll explore these topics and more as we share the 5 key principles behind a successful progressive modernization journey. Register now to find out how your bank can:

Redesign your architecture around the customer, not the system
Take a progressive approach and hollow out your core
Overhaul not only your tech, but your operating model as well

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

How can customer needs inform or clarify a CTO’s priorities?

How can CTOs increase the speed to value for transformation projects?

How can refreshing journeys on a platform(s) make subsequent transformation projects faster?

What should CTOs use as the criteria for which components they buy vs what they build? Has this changed in recent years?

THE WEBINAR PANEL

Jouk Pleiter, CEO and Founder | BACKBASE

Jouk Pleiter is CEO and Founder of Backbase, the creator of the Omni-channel Digital Banking Platform. Backbase was founded in 2003 and is privately funded with operations in New York, Atlanta, Amsterdam, and London. Before Backbase, Mr. Pleiter was president and co-founder of Tridion, one of the world’s leading WCM software vendors, later acquired by SDL and renamed SDL Tridion. Before Tridion, Mr. Pleiter co-founded Twinspark Consultancy, one of the first interactive web agencies in the Netherlands. Mr. Pleiter holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Groningen.

Sophia Wikander, General Manager Financial Service Industry, Western Europe | MICROSOFT

Sophia leads the Western Europe Financial Service and Insurance Industry. Sophia started at Microsoft in 2022, coming from 19 years in the banking industry working at Nordea Bank. Nordea is one of the largest Financial Services Group in the Nordic region and one of the biggest banks in Europe. Sophia has held several positions in banking, the last two years as Head of eCommerce and Data Insights, prior to that as Head of Innovation, Head of Nordic Mobile Payments and Digital Wallets.

She has focused on establishing, developing, and leading customer centric, digital sales/business- and product development units. Transformational leadership, digitalization and fostering long-term relationships with corporate customers and industry peers have been core to her work.

Dr. Sebastian Schöbl, Associate Partner | MCKINSEY & COMPANY

Sebastian is an Associate Partner with Digital McKinsey based in the Berlin office. Since he started at McKinsey in 2017, Sebastian is mainly supporting IT strategy projects and core technology transformations with a focus on infrastructure and architecture. His industry specialization is on financial institutions with a focus on capital markets.

Henning Soller, Partner | MCKINSEY & COMPANY

Henning Soller is a partner with McKinsey & Co., advising and serving banks throughout Europe and the Middle East on their large-scale IT and data transformations, with a strong focus on driving digitisation and innovation. I also support clients on IT strategy, IT architecture and technology modernization programs, including core banking system transformations. I'm an analytical person, deeply involved in research on innovation and its practical usage such as quantum computing and its industrial applications. I frequently write and speak about quantum technologies. My goal is to develop myself professionally and personally and to understand the "reality distortion field".

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This Webinar is in Partnership with

BACKBASE

We are the pioneers of engagement banking. Our industry-leading platform helps banks and other financial institutions get closer to their customers like never before.

For 20 years, we've been empowering banks and credit unions to drive the future of banking.

With our innovative Engagement Banking Platform (EBP), we make sure financial institutions deliver seamless and personalized experiences to today's customers.

We're proud of our journey so far, but always focused on what's next. Alongside our clients, we're pushing boundaries, setting trends, and unleashing the full potential of digital banking.

MICROSOFT

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.

Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

Find out more at: https://microsoft.com/

MCKINSEY & COMPANY

We work with our clients as we do with our colleagues. We build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level and every opportunity. We do this to help build internal support, get to real issues, and reach practical recommendations. We bring out the capabilities of clients to fully participate in the process and lead the ongoing work.

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