Day Two Morning – 20th May
Turn insight into action. Leave with your next steps for 2026.
0915 – 0945
Senior leaders reflect on what has shifted since last year, what surprised them, and what now demands attention heading into 2026.
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0915 – 0945
A closed-door style discussion focused on execution, not theory. Participants explore how banks are building AI systems that stand up to regulatory scrutiny while still delivering value.
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0915 – 0945
Transformation stalls when execution slows. This session focuses on how banks convert strategic intent into delivery through clearer ownership, operating rhythms and decision rights.
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0955 – 1025
As decision-making becomes augmented and automated, accountability becomes harder β not easier. This panel explores how leadership must evolve when machines influence outcomes at scale.
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0955 – 1025
Banks talk a lot about modernisation. This panel examines why progress so often slows once programmes hit reality β and what separates platforms that deliver momentum from those that create new constraints.
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0955 – 1025
Payments, liquidity and customer expectations are accelerating. This session explores whether bank operating models can keep pace with the velocity of value.
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1035 – 1055
A reflective opening keynote on the assumptions that no longer hold. This session explores how leadership confidence, control and accountability have shifted over the past year.
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1035 – 1055
Most banks can pilot AI. Few can industrialise it. This keynote examines why AI initiatives plateau β and what changes when organisations commit to platform thinking.
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1035 – 1055
Real-time expectations are reshaping risk, liquidity and customer trust. This keynote explores what happens when time itself becomes a strategic constraint.
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1105 – 1125
Many banks can pilot AI. Few can scale it safely. This keynote explores how leaders industrialise AI while maintaining oversight, confidence and accountability.
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1105 – 1125
Core systems are no longer invisible plumbing. This session explores when core change becomes unavoidable and how banks make the case for transformation without triggering unnecessary risk.
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1105 – 1125
Payments, liquidity and customer expectations are accelerating. This keynote examines whether bank operating models are keeping pace with the velocity of value.
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1105 – 1125
Access does not automatically equal empowerment. This session questions whether new financial models genuinely benefit customers or simply shift responsibility and risk.
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1145 – 1215
A recorded, conversational session focused on the uncomfortable questions. Leaders discuss what changes when AI influences decisions at scale and where humans must remain firmly in control.
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1145 – 1215
CX often sits at the edge of organisations. This panel explores what happens when customer experience becomes a cultural principle rather than a function.
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1145 – 1215
What really powers modern banking and why confidence in systems must be designed deliberately as complexity increases.
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1145 – 1215
Panel focused on reshaping payments behaviour. This session looks at what instant expectations mean for customers, fraud risk and service design.
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1225 – 1255
No slides. No scripts. The toughest questions submitted across both days are answered directly by senior leaders.
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1225 – 1255
A practical session on how banks scale AI safely. Focused on controls, documentation and regulatory confidence rather than theory.
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1225 – 1255
This panel examines why resilience fails under stress and how banks redesign systems and culture to cope with scale, partners and real-time demand.
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1225 – 1255
As money becomes programmable and invisible, confidence becomes critical. This session explores how transparency and assurance are designed into modern value systems.
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