The agenda for the 2026 Banking Summit
Subject to change without notice.
September 2, 2026
New world order – new business models? Successful banking in uncertain times.
Welcome to the Handelsblatt Banking Summit
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Christian Sewing
CEO – Deutsche Bank
Success strategies between record profits and rising risks
Dr. Cornelius Riese
CEO – DZ Bank
How can a traditional bank be transformed?
Franz von Metzler
Board of Directors – Bankhaus Metzler
Program item
Steven van Rijswijk
CEO – ING Group
Program item
Tanja Birkholz
CEO – SCHUFA
Time for questions and interaction
Networking break
Is the traditional bank still indispensable for German SMEs?
Dr. Bettina Orlopp
CEO – Commerzbank
Banking between Vienna and Warsaw: Europe's growth markets in focus
Peter Bosek
CEO – Erste Group
Program item
Mark Branson
President – BaFin
Time for questions and interaction
From special funds to the capital market: Who is financing this paradigm shift?
Rob Murray
CEO – Defense, Security and Resilience Bank Development Group
Further speakers to be announced.
Networking Lunch with Women's Lunch
Deposits, markets, regulation: How do banks secure liquidity in uncertain times?
Oliver Behrens
CEO – flatexDEGIRO
Further speakers to be announced.
Rethinking European Banking: Speed, Scale and the New Competitive Edge
Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier
CEO Western Europe – Revolut
Program item
Sven Deglow
CEO – DKB
Program item
Isabelle Chevelard
CEO – TARGO Germany
Time for questions and interaction
Time to change rooms
Parallel Masterclasses
Parallel Masterclasses – in conjunction with the AI in Banking conference
Masterclass I
Masterclass II
Masterclass III
15:55
Masterclass I
Topic and speaker to be agreed upon
Masterclass
15:55 – 16:25
Masterclass II
Topic and speaker to be agreed upon
Masterclass
15:55 – 16:25
Masterclass III
Topic and speaker to be agreed upon
Masterclass
15:55 – 16:25
Networking break
Digital Euro: Is the banks' fear of liquidity justified – and where do the opportunities lie?
Prof. Dr. Alexander Schroff
Head of Financial Services DACH – Publicis Sapient
Melanie Kehr
Member of the Executive Board – KfW Banking Group
Further speakers to be announced.
Stablecoins as a game changer for the financial system?
Speakers by arrangement
Demographic change, the Boomer generation, and so on: Opportunity or risk for banks?
Speaker: to be arranged
Is a market crash imminent?
Christian W. Röhl
Chief Economist – Scalable Capital
More information
Sonja Marten
Chief Economist – DZ BANK
Program item
Speaker: to be arranged
Evening event
September 3, 2026
Global crises, new technologies: How can banking remain competitive in Germany and Europe?
Welcome to the second day of the summit, live editorial
Program item
Speaker: to be arranged
Investments in European resilience and technological sovereignty – how can Germany and Europe remain competitive?
Wolfgang Fink
CEO – Goldman Sachs Bank Europe
Thomas Gross
President – Federal Association of Public Banks (VÖB)
Kai Beckmann
Chairman of the Executive Board and Group CEO – Merck
Retirement savings accounts & Co.: The future of retirement security?
Heiner Herkenhoff
Chief Executive Officer – Federal Association of German Banks
Katharina Lüth
Board Member and Chief Client Officer – Raisin
More information
Further speakers to be announced.
Program item
Speaker: to be arranged
New players, new technologies: What is changing in the banking market?
Raphael Johnen
Founder and CEO – auxmoney
Marija Kolak
President – Federal Association of German Cooperative Banks
Further speakers to be announced.
From smart service to autonomous decision-maker – how revolutionary is AI in banking really?
Moderation
Albrecht Kiel
Regional Managing Director – Visa
Tilo Hacke
Member of the Board of Directors – DKB
More information
Networking break
AI in Banking – common block
Program item
Petri Nikkilä
CEO – Santander Germany & Openbank Europe
Time for questions and interaction
Program item
Speaker: to be arranged
Program item
Speaker: to be arranged
Time for questions and interaction
Banking in the AI age: Who will win the race for innovation and efficiency?
Ralph Erhard
Global Lead Financial Services – Eraneos
Further speakers to be announced.
Data economy in the financial system: New business models through open finance & AI?
Andreas Mach
Board of Directors – msg for banking
Further speakers to be announced.
