Why attend

Why Attend Banking Transformation Summit Europe?

This is where the banking industry comes together.

Europe’s event for banking transformation, bringing together 1,000 attendees, with 75% representing a bank or building society. Meet the people leading change, compare approaches and be part of the conversations shaping what comes next.

Attendees talking at Banking Transformation Summit, Tobacco Dock
  • 1,000 Attendees
  • 200+ Banks & building societies
  • 300+ Speakers
  • 7 Theatres

You’ll be in great company

Why Leaders Attend Banking Transformation Summit Europe

Hear from the people making the decisions, leading transformation and putting new technology into practice. See what other banks are doing, compare approaches with your peers and get involved in the conversations around the challenges and priorities you share.

Banking Transformation Summit attendees in conversation at Tobacco Dock

More People Facing the Same Challenges as You

With 200+ banks and building societies represented, and 3 in 4 attendees from a bank or building society, you’ll be surrounded by peers dealing with many of the same decisions, pressures and transformation challenges. Compare approaches and see how others are tackling what’s on your agenda.

Hear From the People Making It Happen

Hear from 300+ banking leaders making the decisions, leading transformation and putting new technology into practice. Learn what they’re doing, what’s working and what they’re learning along the way.

Build an Agenda Around What Matters to You

Choose from 100+ sessions across 7 theatres covering the biggest priorities in banking transformation. Deep dive into the challenges you’re facing, compare approaches with your peers and prepare for what the next 12 months will bring for your role and the wider bank.

Where the Audience Becomes Part of the Agenda

Roundtables and small-group learning are fundamental to Banking Transformation Summit Europe. Join curated discussions with your peers to share experiences, exchange perspectives and turn the day’s learning into candid, valuable conversation.

A boardroom discussion at Banking Transformation Summit, Tobacco Dock

Big Enough to Matter. Small Enough to Connect.

Capped at 1,000 attendees, Banking Transformation Summit Europe has the scale to explore transformation across every part of the bank, while keeping the experience personal. Expect the choice and breadth of a larger event, with the connections, hospitality and feel of a smaller Summit.

Who you’ll meet

Where the Banking Industry Comes Together

An event is only as valuable as the people it puts around you. Banking Transformation Summit Europe brings the industry together, putting relevant people, conversations and connections around you at every turn.

  • 200+ Banks & building societies

    Organisations of every size, model and area of banking, from across the UK and Europe.

  • 63% VP, director level or above

    Senior leaders with the influence to shape strategy, investment and change.

  • 3 in 4 Attendees represent a bank or building society

    A genuinely peer-led room rather than a supplier-led one.

  • 300+ Banking leaders across 7 theatres

    Sharing how change is actually being delivered inside their organisations.

Some of the banks and building societies represented in 2026

From the banking community

Don’t Just Take Our Word for It

What senior people from banks and building societies said about their two days at Banking Transformation Summit Europe.

  • The amount of people that are here, the amount of change that we’re seeing, the scale and the quality of the conversations - the vibrancy really comes through.
    David Brear Group CEO 11:FS
  • To be able to hear people who are in the same stages of adoption, or maybe a little further along, has given me a lot of food for thought.
    Dawn Wesolek Enterprise Transformation & AI Adoption Lead Nationwide Building Society
  • I’ve spoken to a lot of people from different banks about what they’re using, what has worked for them and what hasn’t. That experience and knowledge has helped me a lot today.
    Ashtha Bajaj Data and AI Delivery Lead Bank of Ireland

18–19 May 2027 · Tobacco Dock, London

Take Your Place at Banking Transformation Summit Europe 2027

Join us at Tobacco Dock on 18–19 May 2027. Attendance is complimentary for banks and building societies.