The agenda for the 2026 Banking Summit
Subject to change without notice.
September 2, 2026
Welcome to the Handelsblatt Banking Summit

Success strategies between record profits and rising risks

How can a traditional bank be transformed?



Time for questions and interaction
Networking break
Is the traditional bank still indispensable for German SMEs?

Banking between Vienna and Warsaw: Europe's growth markets in focus


Time for questions and interaction
From special funds to the capital market: Who is financing this paradigm shift?

Further speakers to be announced.
Networking Lunch with Women's Lunch
Deposits, markets, regulation: How do banks secure liquidity in uncertain times?

Further speakers to be announced.
Rethinking European Banking: Speed, Scale and the New Competitive Edge



Time for questions and interaction
Time to change rooms
Parallel Masterclasses
Parallel Masterclasses – in conjunction with the AI in Banking conference
Networking break
Digital Euro: Is the banks' fear of liquidity justified – and where do the opportunities lie?


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?


Speaker: to be arranged
Evening event
September 3, 2026
Welcome to the second day of the summit, live editorial
Speaker: to be arranged
Investments in European resilience and technological sovereignty – how can Germany and Europe remain competitive?



Retirement savings accounts & Co.: The future of retirement security?


Further speakers to be announced.
Speaker: to be arranged
New players, new technologies: What is changing in the banking market?


Further speakers to be announced.
From smart service to autonomous decision-maker – how revolutionary is AI in banking really?
Moderation


Networking break

Time for questions and interaction
Speaker: to be arranged
Speaker: to be arranged
Time for questions and interaction
Banking in the AI age: Who will win the race for innovation and efficiency?

Further speakers to be announced.
Data economy in the financial system: New business models through open finance & AI?

Further speakers to be announced.