Part of the Banking Transformation Series:
Europe:  London 19-20th May, 2026  |  North America:  Charlotte, NC November 9-10, 2026  |  Asia:  Singapore, Returning 2027

The Agenda

The next step on your transformation journey.

Day One Afternoon – 19th May

Panel: Next-Gen CX Automation: Personalisation in Real Time

1400 – 1430

Personalisation is moving from segmentation to real-time orchestration. This panel focuses on where automation genuinely improves customer outcomes, where it risks crossing trust lines, and how banks are connecting intelligence across channels without losing empathy.

Key questions covered:

  • Where real-time automation delivers clear CX value
  • How banks avoid robotic or intrusive experiences
  • What data and controls underpin trusted personalisation
  • How teams measure impact beyond engagement metrics

Panel: Responsible AI at Scale: From Pilots to Bank-Wide Execution

1400 – 1430

Responsible AI only matters when systems scale. This session examines how banks are embedding governance, ownership and control into AI programmes so growth does not outpace accountability.

Key questions covered:

  • How banks industrialise AI responsibly
  • What AI Act readiness looks like in practice
  • How ownership and accountability are assigned
  • Where scaling efforts most often break down

Panel: Built to Last: Designing Bank Infrastructure That Earns Trust

1400 – 1430

Modern infrastructure must support speed while standing up to scrutiny. This panel looks at how banks are designing platforms that meet rising resilience, cyber and regulatory expectations without grinding innovation to a halt.

Key questions covered:

  • What DORA-grade resilience means for architecture
  • How banks reduce dependency and concentration risk
  • Where security and resilience must be designed in
  • How legacy and modern systems coexist safely

Panel: Tokenisation & The Reinvention of Value

1400 – 1430

Tokenisation is moving from theory into delivery. This session explores where real value is emerging, what barriers remain, and how banks participate without compromising risk, compliance or customer confidence.

Key questions covered:

  • Which tokenised use cases are maturing first
  • How settlement and liquidity models will change
  • What risks banks must actively manage
  • Where competitive advantage is forming

From Settlement to Speed: Inside The Reinvention of Payments

1440 – 1500

Payments are becoming instant, data-rich and always on. This keynote explores how banks are rethinking rails, fraud controls and funding models as real-time payments reshape expectations and liability.

Key questions covered:

  • How instant payments change risk and economics
  • What PSD3 and verification rules mean in practice
  • How banks modernise without increasing fraud exposure

AI Ops - From Automation to Autonomy

1440 – 1500

As AI systems grow more autonomous, operational discipline becomes critical. This session focuses on how banks manage, monitor and evolve AI in production environments.

Key questions covered:

  • What defines AI operations at scale
  • How teams maintain control as autonomy increases
  • Where human oversight remains essential

Modern Data Pipelines for Real-Time Intelligence

1440 – 1500

Real-time banking depends on trusted data. This keynote looks at how banks are building pipelines, governance and lineage that support AI, analytics and regulatory demands simultaneously.

Key questions covered:

  • What makes a pipeline truly real time
  • How banks improve data quality and traceability
  • Where RDARR pressures reshape data strategy

Why Trust Will Decide the Future of Customer-First Banking

1440 – 1500

In a crowded digital market, trust has become the real differentiator. This session examines how transparency, clarity and consistency influence customer choice and long-term loyalty.

Key questions covered:

  • What trust signals customers respond to most
  • How banks design for confidence at scale
  • Where trust is most easily lost

The Next Data Frontier: From Insight to Institution

1510 – 1530

Data advantage only matters when it shapes decisions across the institution. This keynote explores how banks move from insight to embedded intelligence that actually changes outcomes.

Key questions covered:

  • How data becomes institutional capability
  • What governance supports enterprise intelligence
  • Where value is created beyond dashboards

The Future of Money is Hiding in Plain Sight

1510 – 1530

Many of the biggest changes in money are already underway. This session highlights how real-time finance, tokenisation and trust are quietly reshaping products, pricing and competition.

Key questions covered:

  • Where money flows are changing fastest
  • How trust and transparency shape adoption
  • What banks should prioritise next

The Future Bank: Where Technology Meets the Human Experience

1510 – 1530

This keynote brings the full picture together. It looks at how banks align platforms, intelligence and culture to deliver technology that genuinely improves experiences for customers and employees.

Key questions covered:

  • How AI and infrastructure support human outcomes
  • What operating models enable balance
  • Where leadership decisions matter most

Designing Journeys that Respect, Include & Empower

1510 – 1530

Respectful design builds confidence and loyalty. This session explores how banks create inclusive journeys that empower customers while meeting regulatory and operational demands.

Key questions covered:

  • How inclusion shapes trust
  • Where journeys create friction or reassurance
  • How banks measure meaningful impact

Coffee, Networking & Exhibition

1530 – 1545

Panel: Building Banks That Bend: AI, Infrastructure & the Adaptive Edge

1545 – 1615

Adaptability is becoming a core competitive advantage. This panel explores how banks design systems and teams that flex under pressure rather than fracture.

Key questions covered:

  • How AI and infrastructure reinforce adaptability
  • What enables faster pivots without disruption
  • Where rigidity still holds banks back

Panel: Smart Models, Strict Rules: Navigating Risk in the Age of Generative AI

1545 – 1615

Generative AI raises new risk questions for banks. This session focuses on how risk, compliance and technology leaders are updating controls without freezing innovation.

Key questions covered:

  • What risks matter most with GenAI
  • How explainability and governance evolve
  • What supervisors are likely to expect next

Panel: Money in Motion: Reinventing Payments & the Architecture of Value

1545 – 1615

As payments become faster and more connected, architecture choices shape who captures value. This panel looks at how banks redesign rails, data and partnerships.

Key questions covered:

  • How real-time payments reshape ecosystems
  • Where value pools are shifting
  • What infrastructure choices matter most

Panel: People Deposit Trust, Not Just Money

1545 – 1615

Trust remains the foundation of banking. This discussion explores how culture, behaviour and experience influence confidence across generations.

Key questions covered:

  • How trust is built internally and externally
  • How expectations differ across customers
  • What values matter most in digital banking

Leading Through Transformation: The Skills & Mindsets for 2026-27

1625 – 1645

Transformation is as much personal as it is technical. This keynote focuses on the leadership habits that help teams navigate uncertainty and deliver change.

Key questions covered:

  • Which leadership skills matter most now
  • How leaders maintain momentum
  • How confidence is built during change

Open Finance 3.0: Intelligent APIs & the Platformisation of Banking

1625 – 1645

Open finance is redefining ownership, distribution and value. This session explores how intelligent APIs and platforms reshape competition and collaboration.

Key questions covered:

  • How platform strategies evolve
  • Where value shifts in open ecosystems
  • What banks must build to stay central

The Core Countdown: Preparing for the Last Major Core Upgrade

1625 – 1645

For many banks, the next core upgrade may be the last major one. This keynote outlines how leaders plan, govern and sequence programmes that must last.

Key questions covered:

  • When to move and when to wait
  • How governance reduces risk
  • What makes a future-proof core

After Hours: The Reality of Transforming Banks

1650 – 1720

An informal close to the day with candid insights, honest debate and time to connect. No slides, no scripts, just real conversation.Β Insights, laughter & drinks with the voices shaping banking’s future.

Networking Drinks

1720 – 1800

Join us in the exhibition as the day comes to a close for informal drinks, relaxed conversations, and easy networking. A chance to reconnect with people you met earlier, continue the discussions from the day and make new connections.

One for the Road

1800 – 1930

As the day winds down, we take the conversation outside. One for the Road is a relaxed pub walk around Wapping with three great venues, plenty of laughter, and time to properly connect away from the conference floor. It is a chance to celebrate the day’s learning, the conversations sparked, and the connections made.