2024 Banking Renaissance Review

Banking Renaissance covered significant themes in the banking sector. It began with discussions on the future of banking, focusing on the integration of generative AI (GenAI) and its implications for value capture and transformation worldwide. Subsequent sessions delved into the impact of AI in banking and finance, exploring innovation, use cases, and the balance between ambition and risk. Another session shifted the focus to private banking and wealth management, examining digital banking intricacies and retail investment strategies. Later discussions tackled digital transformation, innovations in combating financial crime, and the implications of payment system advancements for banks, reflecting the industry’s ongoing evolution and the imperative for adaptation.

Thursday, February 8

Session 1 – The Future of Banking

Opening Keynote: Realizing the genAI opportunity by Edwin van Bommel, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at ABN AMRO Bank

The Arrival of GenAI: capturing value in Banking by Igor Mikhalev, Partner & Head of Emerging Technologies Strategy, EY

How Generative AI is Transforming the Financial Sector Worldwide by Charlotte van Beijsterveld, Cross-solution Technical Architect at Microsoft

Panel Discussion – Exploring AI – How should banks balance ambition against risk?

Panelists:

Edwin van Bommel, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at ABN AMRO Bank
Charlotte van Beijsterveld, Data & AI Specialist, Financial Services, Microsoft

Moderator:

Igor Mikhalev, Partner & Head of Emerging Technologies Strategy, EY

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Session 2 – The Impact of AI in Banking & Finance

Driving innovation at a German bank by Bala Nagaraj, Senior Manager, Neosfer (Commerzbank)

How to tell if your genAI system is lying to you? A tale of AI hallucinations and its remedy by Rohit Kumar, President, FinPlusTech (Link to presentation)

Three GenAI use-cases at de Volksbank by Steven Laan, Head of Data Science at De Volksbank (Link to presentation)

Domain-Specific Large Language Models (LLMs) in Finance for your GenAI Strategy by Sai Vijayendra Madiga, Head of Data Science, VR Smart Guide (within DZ Bank Group)

Panel Discussion and Q&A With the audience – Everything you always wanted to know about AI

Panelists:

Bala Nagaraj, Senior Manager, Neosfer (Commerzbank)
Steven Laan, Head of Data Science at De Volksbank
Sai Vijayendra Madiga, Head of Data Science, VR Smart Guide (within DZ Bank Group)
Rohit Kumar, President, FinPlusTech

Moderator:

Han Gerrits, Founder, brayf.tech (ex-CTO, Knab)

Coffee Break

Session 3 – The Future of Private Banking & Wealth

Delve into the intricacies of digital banking for wealth clients by Jaap Bongers, Tribe Lead (Grid Owner) Digital Channels Business & Wealth at ABN AMRO Bank

A Digital and Opportunistic View on Europe’s Retail Investment Strategy by Jurgen Vandenbroucke, PhD, Managing Director at everyoneINVESTED, KBC Group (Link to presentation)

Panel Discussion – Innovation in WealthTech and Private Banking

Panelists:

Marlou Jenniskens, Managing Director (Tribe Lead ) Wealth Products at ABN AMRO Bank
Jurgen Vandenbroucke, PhD, Managing Director at everyoneINVESTED (KBC Group)
Alexandre Duret, Product Director, Wealth Management at Temenos
Job Mantz, Country Manager, MeDirect Bank

Moderator:

Alan Goodrich, Regional Sales Manager, ERI

Networking Reception

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Friday, February 9

Session 1 – Leading Digital Transformation

Navigating the future of Banking – About Real Transformation and what it takes by Jorissa Neutelings, Chief Digital Officer, ABN AMRO Bank (Link to presentation)

Elevating Banking Experiences: Navigating Changing Customer Expectations and Key Learnings by Verena Heil, Head of Digital Banking Experience at viable GmbH

maib transformation journey 2021-2024 by Giorgi Shagidze, CEO, maib (Link to presentation)

ESG & Sustainability finance Banking challenges by Giorgio Costantino, Global Transformation Services Executive Director, CRIF

Panel Discussion – Building blocks for digital transformation

Panelists:

Johan Lemmens, Head of Global Design Center, ING
Giorgi Shagidze, Chief Executive Officer, maib
Vasilis Tsintilas, Presales Director, Relational

Moderator:

Remco Neuteboom, SVP, Chief Digital Offcier, Atos

Coffee Break

Session 2 – Innovation in the Fight Against Financial Crime

Revitalizing Financial Crime Controls: AI Advances and the Foundation of Effective Operations by Ivar Lammers, Global Head of Financial Crime at ING Bank (Link to presentation)

How to validate your customer reliably in less than two seconds by Laurent Kocinski, CEO at Meelo (Link to presentation)

Prevent AI being used against your customers” by Fred van der Werff, Sales Director, DAON (Link to presentation)

AI and Gen AI: The new AML Superpowers by Trevor Barritt, Financial Crime and Compliance Expert, SymphonyAI (Link to presentation)

Panel Discussion – Leading the charge against financial crime

Panelists:

Tessa Kits, Head KYC and Regulatory Affairs Global Business Lines at Rabobank
Ivar Lammers, Global Head of Financial Crime at ING Bank
Jukka-Pekka Kokkonen, Head of Fraud and Dispute, Issuing Solutions at Nexi Group
Baiba Zvejniece, Compliance Officer at Societe Generale

Moderator

Trevor Barritt, Financial Crime and Compliance Expert, SymphonyAI

Coffee Break

Session 3 – Innovations in Payments and Transactions: Implications for Banks

“From Paper to Pixel: unveiling the motivations, realities and the future of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).“ by Erisa Gruda, Policy Advisor, De Nederlandsche Bank – Dutch Central Bank (Link to presentation)

The changing landscape of payment acceptance infrastructure: trends and lessons learned by Panos Chalkias, Managing Director, Transaction Systems Ltd.

Panel Discussion – The Future of Payments

Panelists