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 Two Morning – 20th May

Direction

Turn insight into action. Leave with your next steps for 2026.

Breakfast Boardroom: Leadership Perspectives on the Year Ahead

0915 – 0945

Senior leaders reflect on what has shifted since last year, what surprised them, and what now demands attention heading into 2026.

Key questions covered:

  • What leaders underestimated last year
  • Where priorities have hardened for 2026
  • What boards are now asking for

Breakfast Boardroom: Building Trustworthy AI for Banking?

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.

Key questions covered:

  • What trustworthy AI looks like in production
  • How governance and architecture intersect
  • Where AI programmes most often fail

Breakfast Boardroom: From Vision to Velocity

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.

Key questions covered:

  • Why transformation momentum is lost
  • How leaders remove friction from delivery
  • What structures accelerate progress

Panel: Leadership at the Edge: Humans, Machines & Accountability

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.

Key questions covered:

  • Which decisions must remain human-owned
  • How accountability shifts with autonomy
  • What leadership behaviours no longer work

Panel: Promises vs Platforms: Can Modernisation Actually Deliver Momentum?

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.

Key questions covered:

  • Where modernisation breaks down
  • Who owns risk once change accelerates
  • How banks sustain momentum beyond launch

Panel: Money That Moves Faster Than Institutions

0955 – 1025

Payments, liquidity and customer expectations are accelerating. This session explores whether bank operating models can keep pace with the velocity of value.

Key questions covered:

  • How real-time changes risk exposure
  • Where institutions fall behind
  • What capabilities close the gap

The Year the Centre Moved: What Banking Leaders Misjudged

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.

Key questions covered:

  • Which leadership assumptions broke down
  • Why confidence no longer equals control
  • What leaders must recalibrate now

From Pilot to Platform: Why AI Stalls (& How It Breaks Free)

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.

Key questions covered:

  • What stops pilots becoming platforms
  • Where leadership, not technology, blocks scale
  • What industrial AI actually requires

Speed Changes Everything: Banking When Time Becomes Risk

1035 – 1055

Real-time expectations are reshaping risk, liquidity and customer trust. This keynote explores what happens when time itself becomes a strategic constraint.

Key questions covered:

  • How speed reshapes risk and funding
  • Where operating models fall behind
  • What leaders must redesign, not optimise

Can Banks Turn AI Pilots into Real Power Without Losing Control?

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.

Key questions covered:

  • What stops pilots becoming platforms
  • How control frameworks must evolve
  • Where leadership attention matters most

Is Re-Engineering the Core the Price of Staying Relevant?

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.

Key questions covered:

  • What signals force core change
  • How banks manage transition risk
  • What a future-ready core enables

Are Banks Ready for a World Where Money Moves Faster Than Institutions?

1105 – 1125

Payments, liquidity and customer expectations are accelerating. This keynote examines whether bank operating models are keeping pace with the velocity of value.

Key questions covered:

  • How real-time changes risk and funding
  • Where institutions fall behind
  • What capabilities close the gap

Is Democratising Finance Really Giving the Public a Stake?

1105 – 1125

Access does not automatically equal empowerment. This session questions whether new financial models genuinely benefit customers or simply shift responsibility and risk.

Key questions covered:

  • Who really benefits from democratisation
  • Where customers need protection
  • How banks design fair participation

Coffee Break & Exhibition

1125 – 1145

Live Podcast: What Happens When AI Runs Banking?

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.

Key questions covered:

  • What decisions should never be automated
  • How accountability shifts with autonomy
  • Where trust could break first

Panel: Can CX Become Organisational Culture?

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.

Key questions covered:

  • How CX shapes internal behaviour
  • What leaders must change culturally
  • How banks embed customer thinking

Panel: Behind the Screens & Trust Isn’t Automatic

1145 – 1215

What really powers modern banking and why confidence in systems must be designed deliberately as complexity increases.

Key questions covered:

  • What infrastructure choices matter now
  • How trust is engineered technically
  • Where failures tend to emerge

Panel: Blink & It’s Gone: The Race to Instant Payments

1145 – 1215

Panel focused on reshaping payments behaviour. This session looks at what instant expectations mean for customers, fraud risk and service design.

Key questions covered:

  • How instant payments change behaviour
  • Where fraud risk increases
  • How banks protect customers

Panel: Ask the Industry: Your Big Questions Answered Live

1225 – 1255

No slides. No scripts. The toughest questions submitted across both days are answered directly by senior leaders.

Key questions covered:

  • What banks are struggling with most
  • Which bets deserve caution
  • What to prioritise next

Panel: AI Risk Playbook: Safe, Explainable & Compliant Deployment at Scale

1225 – 1255

A practical session on how banks scale AI safely. Focused on controls, documentation and regulatory confidence rather than theory.

Key questions covered:

  • What risks matter most now
  • How explainability is implemented
  • How regulation will tighten

Panel: Infrastructure That Doesn't Buckle Under Pressure

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.

Key questions covered:

  • What resilience by design means
  • Where dependencies create fragility
  • How culture supports infrastructure

Panel: Building Money Systems People Don't Have to Second-Guess

1225 – 1255

As money becomes programmable and invisible, confidence becomes critical. This session explores how transparency and assurance are designed into modern value systems.

Key questions covered:

  • What transparency looks like in practice
  • How trust is maintained at speed
  • What open banking must become next

Lunch Break, Networking & Exhibition

1255 – 1340