11th GLOBAL BANKING INNOVATION FORUM & EXPO
Prague, Czech Republic
Summary
In recent years banks have become complex financial organizations which offer a wide variety of products and services to their customers and manage huge numbers of transactions. Using the latest technologies banks are working to develop and offer fast, convenient and modern services whilst exploring new market opportunities.
Nowadays banking sector is under constant pressure from various sources, including changes to the regulatory framework, new market participants, blockchain & crypto currencies, innovative and complicated technologies.
In FinTech era, banks have to be innovative. They have to be new, have to be fresh. People are counting on that. And every day customer expectations grow.
And that’s what makes 11th Global Banking Innovation Forum & EXPO a must-attend event for financial experts from all around the world.
The Forum will uncover the newest trends in banking, the most innovative and effective strategies for improving customer experience and optimizing internal banking processes.
World’s leading banks will share case studies of their transformational journey. Brightest minds of banking industry will be discussing the future of financial sector in Prague on 11th & 12th of April 2019.
Join us at this annual 2-days event with an audience of 500+ industry leaders, with strong educational program, based on world’s top banks’ case studies, various networking opportunities: formal and informal, and an EXPO with world’s most innovative existing fintech solutions presented.
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Advisory Board

Zubair Ahmed
Chief Information Officer
Emirates Islamic, UAE

Artur Dervish Derwiszynski
Member of the Scheme Management Board
European Payments Council, Belgium
Advisory Board

Letitia Seglah
Independent Expert| Blockchain and FinTech Regulation
European Commission

Monika Drobna
Innovation Head
Komerční Banka

Morten Olsen
Head of Branch Network and ATM concept and development | Retail
Nordea

Marco Bosma
SVP Fintech & Innovation
RABOBANK

Marcel Gajdos
Country Manager | Czech Republic & Slovakia
VISA

Tomasz Niewiedział
Head of Omnichannel Area
Santander Bank, Poland

Marco Bosma
SVP Fintech & Innovation
RABOBANK

Jan Antoš
Executive Director, Brand & Strategic Innovations
Trask solutions, Czech Republic

Knut Holmen
Strategic Advisor
Independent Banking Expert

Victor Dostov
President
Russian Electronic Money and Remittance Association
SVP Fintech & Innovation
St.Petersburg State University

Srdjan Novakovic
Head of Digital Banking Group Competence Centre
Addiko Bank

Joris Driest
Product Owner Internet Banking
ABN Amro Bank, The Netherlands

Nadish Lad
Head of payments Product
Volante Technologies, Inc, UK

Usman Sheikh
Director of Design & Experimentation
Barclaycard, UK

Martin Sladecek, PhD
Chapter Lead of Open Banking, Research & UX Testing
Komerční Banka, Czech Republic

Jan Macek
Vice President Consulting Services, Global Leader of Anti Financial Crime Solutions and Financial Sector in CSEE
CGI, Czech Republic

Pierre-Nicolas Patouillard
Head of Innovation, Fintechs and new business models
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, France

Peter Theunis
Managing Director Europe
BPC, Switzerland

Michal Vodrážka
Director, Payments Regulation and Financial Innovations Division
Czech National Bank

Ivan Bekarovski
Director
Arbes Technologies

Alexandra Karpova
CEO
Crypto PR Lab, USA

Torsten Strass
President, Central and Eastern Europe Operations
CGI, Germany

Chris Scheuermann
Head of Partnerships
figo GmbH, Germany

Jan Herian
Business Development Manager
ApPello, Hungary

Dr. Benjamin Wellstein
Managing Partner Banking CEE
Simon-Kucher & Partners, Germany

Valeriy Rykhlov
Global Head of Pre-Sales – Fraud Prevention
Kaspersky Fraud Prevention, Russia

Anil Nayak
Blockchain Advisor
Allied Irish Banks, Ireland

Luka Milinković
Senior IS Auditor
NLB Bank Belgrade, Serbia

Tamas Josvai
Director, Industry Solutions, Financial Services
Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe

Tomas Prochazka
VP of Products
Tink, Sweden

Rubén Nieto
Head of Innovation
Allfunds Bank S.A.U., Spain

Dan McLoughlin
Senior Technical Account Manager
OneSpan, UK

Jan-Christopher Gärtner
PMM Cloud Services EMEA
Citrix Systems, Germany

Richard Podpiera
Executive Director, Group Segment Management – Retail
ČSOB, Czech Republic

Sophocles Ioannou
Regional Manager – Mediterranean & Levant
OpenWay Group, Belgium

Luc Haldimann
CEO
Unblu Inc, Switzerland

Daniel Holmes
Principle Banking Solutions Consultant
Threatmetrix, UK

Jan Hruška
Head of Cards and Product owner
MONETA Money Bank, Czech Republic

Alfonso Ayuso
Subdirector General – Chief Innovation Officer
Banco Sabadell, Spain

Jakub Vencl
Strategist Financial Services
Microsoft, Czech Republic

Vít Pumprla
Partner and Managing Director
BCG, Czech Republic

Marco Di Luzio
Head of Marketing
InfoCert, Italy

Marianna Janssen
Senior Banking & Payments Expert, EMEA
SWIFT, Belgium

Pieter Van Tienen
Strategic Sales Director of EMEA
Emailage, UK
Sponsors/Partners
WHAT ATTENDEES SAY ABOUT THE FORUM
“Professional speakers with well structured agenda, clear and interesting presentations. Presented banking experiences, customer-focused business models, innovative ideas and solutions”.
— Head of sales performance department, Vojudovdanska Banka, Serbia
“Very interesting and innovative experience!”
— Chief Architect, Rosbank
“A great opportunity to meet the industry experts and get inspirational thoughts!”
— Digital product manager, Innovation at Erste Bank
“Great experience! In order to meet with professionals from industry, a lot of networking opportunities. Great topics”
— Strategy Manager, Akbank
“Excellent presentation and great speakers. Good flow and organization of the event”.
— Head of Digital Strategy, BCR
“Totally satisfied with the event! Professionally organized, interesting topics, useful meetings and contacts!”
— Product innovation manager, ERGO International AG
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