Why this Event now
Data governance in financial institutions has moved beyond policy frameworks into regulatory-driven execution.
With the EU AI Act entering its key implementation phase in 2026 and Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) already in force since 2025, banks are required to demonstrate practical control over data, AI systems, and operational resilience. At the same time, increasing use of AI in areas such as credit decisioning, fraud detection, and customer operations is placing new demands on governance, risk management, and auditability.
This creates a clear shift: financial institutions are no longer asking what data governance should look like, but how to implement it in real environments under regulatory scrutiny.
Join us in Frankfurt for two days of in-depth discussions, practical use cases, and peer exchange with CDOs, CROs, Heads of Data, Risk, and Compliance from leading European financial institutions. Gain direct insight into how banks are navigating regulatory expectations while transforming their data and AI capabilities.
Key Themes
- EU AI Act implementation for high-risk AI systems in financial services (credit scoring, AML, fraud decisioning)
- DORA-driven operational resilience requirements moving into practical implementation across EU financial institutions
- Increasing supervisory focus on AI governance across ICT risk, model risk, and operational risk frameworks
- End-to-end data lineage for regulatory reporting, aligned with evolving expectations under BCBS 239
- Auditability and traceability of AI-driven decisions across data, models, and business processes
- Third-party risk management for cloud and AI providers, including concentration and dependency risk
- Transition from governance frameworks to embedded data governance operating models across business and technology domains
SPEAKERS
Martin Kraus
Head of CDO Office
Commerzbank AG, Germany
Luca Giordano
Senior Director Group Data Governance
Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy
Florian Läpple
Senior Manager Data & AI Strategy & Governance
W&W Group, Germany
Johannes Ebner
Chief Data Officer
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG
Christian Cachee
Executive Director Data Governance & Analytics
PAYONE, Austria
Krista Luijten
Chief Data Officer Finance and Risk
ABN AMRO Bank N.V
Heamanth Raina
Global Head of Data Management (Financial Crime Prevention)
SEB, UK
Elena Gorohhova
CDO
Luminor Group
Baki Alacayir
Senior Counsel - Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility
Mastercard, Germany
Alessio Mezzacapo
Chief Data Officer
Banca Stato, Switzerland
Luis Suarez Tumi
Team Lead, Banking Supervision Data Division
European Central Bank
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