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SUMMARY:Next Banking Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:### Overview\nThe Next Banking Summit 2026 is a one day event hosted on HoFT's Backfabrik campus in Berlin\, bringing together a cross section of the European financial ecosystem. The summit gathers more than 200 leaders from banks\, fintechs\, and related policy groups to discuss how AI\, embedded finance\, platform governance\, and open finance will shape the next generation of the financial stack. The day is designed to foster candid dialogue among members and non members alike\, with sessions distributed across the campus to reflect the real operations of today’s fintech infrastructure.\n\n### Agenda\nThe event starts with morning keynote sessions on the main stage\, framed around three guiding questions: Who controls the financial stack? Where does the BaaS consolidation wave land? What changes when AI moves from assisting to deciding? After a midday break\, the agenda shifts to afternoon masterclasses held in host offices around the campus. Five masterclasses cover Embedded Finance\, AML\, Platform Sovereignty\, Scalable Infrastructure\, and Agentic Payments. Each masterclass runs 90 minutes in small group settings to enable hands on discussion and practical takeaway. The program also includes a Campus Festival in the evening with BBQ\, drinks\, and open networking in the courtyard to extend conversations beyond formal tracks.\n\n### Speakers\nKey speakers include industry leaders from Berliner Volksbank\, IBB\, Deutsche Bank\, Visa\, KPMG\, Qonto\, Upvest\, Beatvest\, and Swan\, along with senior executives from HoFT member companies. The roster features a mix of CFOs\, COOs\, COOs\, Chief Growth Officers\, and platform chiefs who will share perspectives on AI driven risk and compliance\, infrastructure strategy\, and the evolving role of open finance in Europe. Specific speaker names mentioned on the site include Daniel Keller\, Fredrik Ulvenholm\, Julia Kruslin\, Thomas Soltau\, Sebastian Schaefer\, Mats Nordgren\, Florian Liar\, Markus Lehleiter\, and Susanne Krehl among others.\n\n### Format & Tracks\nThe Summit is structured as a hybrid of sessions and in person collaborations\, with morning talks on the main stage and afternoon masterclasses in the offices of member companies on the same campus. The format emphasizes small group interaction during masterclasses and invites attendees to participate in interactive discussions rather than passive listening. Topics span embedded finance\, AML\, platform sovereignty\, infrastructure\, AI in finance\, and open finance governance\, with a focus on practical outcomes for attendees who are actively building and regulating the financial stack.\n\n### Audience & FAQs\nThe event is targeted at banking leaders\, fintech founders\, product leaders\, infrastructure providers\, investors\, regulators\, and policy makers who are shaping Europe’s financial infrastructure. Members attend as part of membership\, while non members can participate for a fee. The campus setting allows attendees to move between sessions and host offices for deeper dives. The summit also outlines logistics such as on site registration\, campus access\, and an evening Campus Festival for informal networking\, with additional information available via sponsor and registration channels.\n\n### Who should attend\nThis summit is designed for decision makers who influence the financial stack\, including CIOs\, CTOs\, COOs\, chief risk officers\, and heads of innovation. It is also valuable for fintech founders\, platform developers\, and investors seeking to understand the near term shifts in AI-enabled finance\, BaaS\, and cross company collaboration in Europe.\nhttps://hoft.berlin/next-banking-summit-2026?ref=ainave
LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany\, DE
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