Keynote Speakers

Leading perspectives from Matthias Tomann & Dominik Asam

Tue, Oct 6 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Matthias Tomann

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dominik Asam

Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Track Speakers

Expert insights, practical experiences, and real-world success stories from across the financial services industry.

Tue, Oct 6 | 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM & Wed, Oct 7 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Melanie Unger

Director Finance

“SAP-ERP-Modernisierung in einem regulierten Umfeld: ACREDIA’s Weg in die SAP Public Cloud in 12 Monaten”

Welche Rolle ein Greenfield-Ansatz mit konsequentem Fit-to-Standard für Geschwindigkeit und Qualität gespielt hat. Wie ACREDIA Kontenplan, Kostenstellenstruktur und Buchungslogik radikal vereinfacht und einen echten „Clean Core“ realisiert hat. Welche Lessons Learned andere Unternehmen im speziellen Finanzdienstleister auf dem Weg in die S/4HANA Public Cloud nutzen können

Kurt Strommer

Solutions Director

“SAP-ERP-Modernisierung in einem regulierten Umfeld: ACREDIA’s Weg in die SAP Public Cloud in 12 Monaten”

Welche Rolle ein Greenfield-Ansatz mit konsequentem Fit-to-Standard für Geschwindigkeit und Qualität gespielt hat. Wie ACREDIA Kontenplan, Kostenstellenstruktur und Buchungslogik radikal vereinfacht und einen echten „Clean Core“ realisiert hat. Welche Lessons Learned andere Unternehmen im speziellen Finanzdienstleister auf dem Weg in die S/4HANA Public Cloud nutzen können

Dr. Tijana Grujic

Director

“From Finance Modernization to Business Value: Capital Group’s Finance Transformation Journey”

Capital Group is transforming Finance through a multi-year journey spanning SAP S/4HANA, modern planning and forecasting, trusted enterprise data, standardized analytics, and new operating models. This session will share practical lessons from balancing technology implementation with business transformation, including governance, change adoption, organizational readiness, data strategy, and operating model evolution. Learn how Capital Group is building a scalable, insight-driven Finance organization focused on enterprise value creation and better decision-making.

 

 

Laura Cadarette

Senior Manager

“From Finance Modernization to Business Value: Capital Group’s Finance Transformation Journey”

Capital Group is transforming Finance through a multi-year journey spanning SAP S/4HANA, modern planning and forecasting, trusted enterprise data, standardized analytics, and new operating models. This session will share practical lessons from balancing technology implementation with business transformation, including governance, change adoption, organizational readiness, data strategy, and operating model evolution. Learn how Capital Group is building a scalable, insight-driven Finance organization focused on enterprise value creation and better decision-making.

 

 

Olaf Neumann

Branchenbereichsleiter Financial Services

“Modern Data Architectures: A Key Success Factor in the tension between Regulation and AI”

With SAP FSDP (Financial Services Data Platform), Hamburg Commercial Bank built and constantly expands a reusable, high-quality, daily data foundation – enabling transparency, smarter decision-making, and future-ready AI use cases throughout
This session explores the tension between regulatory compliance and AI, demonstrating why modern, integrated data architectures are key for both dimensions. We will provide you with firsthand insights into HCOB’s successful end-to-end transformation, showing how both data management and business topics are being accelerated.

 

 

Andreas Hoschek

Head of Loan Management Dach II​

“Smart Document Categorisation – How AI Accelerates Conditions & Requirements Processing”

AI-automated document categorization across the entire deal lifecycle, reducing manual effort and accelerating credit operations. Concrete examples include Conditions Precedent and Subsequent (CP/CS) lists, property valuations, covenants checks, and periodical reviews such as KYC and credit reviews, showing how smart categorization scales from origination to ongoing monitoring

 

 

András Vág

Business Analyst

“Next Level Accounting in Banking: EIR Rollout in Austria with FPSL Enhanced”

This session presents the transformation of financial product accounting in Austria through the implementation of the FPSL data model and effective Interest Rate (EIR). It highlights key challenges, migration insights, and lessons learned from a large-scale rollout, demonstrating how regulatory requirements can drive standardization, transparency and a modern finance architecture.

 

 

Herbert Fuchs

Head of Department Group Accounting Solutions

“Next Level Accounting in Banking: EIR Rollout in Austria with FPSL Enhanced”

This session presents the transformation of financial product accounting in Austria through the implementation of the FPSL data model and effective Interest Rate (EIR). It highlights key challenges, migration insights, and lessons learned from a large-scale rollout, demonstrating how regulatory requirements can drive standardization, transparency and a modern finance architecture.

 

 

Caroline Grimm

Chief Data Officer

Innovative Data Quality Management for SAP FS Platforms”

Discover how Münchener Hypothekenbank and paricon are turning Data Quality Management into a strategic enabler for SAP Financial Services platforms. This session provides practical insights into an integrated DQ architecture connecting SAP and non-SAP data – covering ongoing DQ monitoring and reporting, regulatory requirements such as BCBS 239 and the RDARR Guide, as well as selected AI-enabled use cases.

 

Dr. Julia Plakitkina

Head of Transaction Banking, Continental European Clients

“Transaction Banking where Business Happens: The Future is Embedded”

What happens when banking is no longer a separate destination, but a seamless part of everyday business operations? Join Mizuho and SAP Fioneer to explore how innovation, collaboration, and technology are reshaping Transaction Banking. Discover the evolution from fragmented banking processes and disconnected workflows to embedded Transaction Banking solutions integrated directly into clients’ enterprise environments. Learn how intelligent automation, AI-driven insights, and working capital optimization can drive efficiency, unlock new growth opportunities, strengthen relationships, and position Mizuho at the forefront of the next generation of Transaction Banking. Together, we’re making banking simpler, faster, and seamlessly connected to the way businesses operate.

Dr. Thomas Lindner

Group Finance & Regulatory Reporting

“The AI-playbook for Finance – How flatexDEGIRO Transforms Finance with Cloud ERP and SAP Business AI”

Discover how flatexDEGIRO SE is modernizing finance with SAP Cloud ERP as the first full‑bank institution which adopted the solution. Hear from Dr. Thomas Lindner, Divisional Board Member and Niklas Grimm, Executive Director Group Finance, how the team drives real‑time operations and applies SAP Business AI for tasks like invoice processing, asset creation, and smarter search.

 

 

Niklas Grimm

Executive Director Group Accounting & Controlling

“The AI-playbook for Finance – How flatexDEGIRO Transforms Finance with Cloud ERP and SAP Business AI”

Discover how flatexDEGIRO SE is modernizing finance with SAP Cloud ERP as the first full‑bank institution which adopted the solution. Hear from Dr. Thomas Lindner, Divisional Board Member and Niklas Grimm, Executive Director Group Finance, how the team drives real‑time operations and applies SAP Business AI for tasks like invoice processing, asset creation, and smarter search.

 

 

Ilka Katofsky

Head of Department

“Modern Data Architectures: A Key Success Factor in the tension between Regulation and AI”

With SAP FSDP (Financial Services Data Platform), Hamburg Commercial Bank built and constantly expands a reusable, high-quality, daily data foundation – enabling transparency, smarter decision-making, and future-ready AI use cases throughout. This session explores the tension between regulatory compliance and AI, demonstrating why modern, integrated data architectures are key for both dimensions. We will provide you with firsthand insights into HCOB’s successful end-to-end transformation, showing how both data management and business topics are being accelerated.

 

 

Wouter Roest

Delivery Area Lead Accounts and Cash Management

“Driving product strategy and executing for key cash management and transaction banking capabilities”

How do you transform Cash Management while keeping the business moving? This session shares ING’s journey towards a unified platform, from physical to virtual and notional pooling, alongside S/4HANA transformation. Discover key lessons learned, the value of co-innovation with SAP Fioneer, and how data and AI are shaping the next chapter.

Lorena Hafenberg

Solution Designer

“The Modern SAP Stack in Action – Building the DWD Förderbank Platform”

Discover how SAP Fioneer is building the Digital Workplace for Development Banks (DWD) using the modern SAP stack. The session showcases how SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Build, and AI-driven capabilities enable end-to-end automation of funding processes – from application and approval to contract and lifecycle management — scalable, integrated, and future-ready. ​

 

 

Brian Rosenberg

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Chaos Behind the Curtain: Manitoba Blue Cross’ Journey to a Connected Insurance Platform”

How many systems does it take to process a single claim? For many insurers, the answer reveals fragmented legacy infrastructure, manual workarounds, delays, and inconsistent data. Brian Rosenberg shares Manitoba Blue Cross’ 12-year journey to a unified, AI-ready insurance platform powered by SAP Fioneer. From 95% straight-through claims processing to 360-degree member profiles, see how they are moving beyond the chaos and optimizing the customer experience.

 

 

Jens Teichmann

Programmmanager (IT)

“fitt – Die erfolgreiche S/4 Transformation bei der NORD/LB”

Mit der erfolgreich abgeschlossenen fitt Phase I wurde im Rahmen einer umfassenden SAP S/4‑Transformation eine moderne Zielarchitektur etabliert. Zentrale Komponenten wie SAP S/4 Finance, SAP FPSL, Abacus sowie der integrierte Datenhaushalt (u. a. FSDM/FOF‑basierte Verarbeitung) wurden eingeführt und über stabile Schnittstellen verbunden. Damit entstand eine skalierbare, konsistente Plattform für eine transparente und prüfungssichere Banksteuerung.

 

 

Katja Hauser

Inhouse Consult

“Testmanagement in Großprojekten – Erfolgsfaktoren und Komplexitätssteuerung am Beispiel des Programms fitt”

Testmanagement in Großprojekten ist geprägt von hoher Komplexität und vielfältigen Abhängigkeiten. Der Vortrag zeigt zentrale Erfolgsfaktoren für Transparenz und Steuerbarkeit im Test sowie Ansätze, um Abhängigkeiten sichtbar und beherrschbar zu machen. Zudem werden die Potentiale von Testautomatisierung zur nachhaltigen Effizienzsteigerung und Optimierung von Testprozessen aufgezeigt.

 

 

Daniel Hasler

Head Architecture & Transformation and Finance&Risk Platform

“Vontobel New Finance Platform: Laying the Foundation for Data- and AI-driven Finance”

Join this session to learn how Bank Vontobel turned a fragmented, legacy finance landscape into a streamlined, intelligent platform — and what it really takes to get there. From bold architecture decisions to live SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud deployment across global entities, this is an unfiltered look at a transformation in action.

 

 

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Michael Eder

Solution Owner DQ Management

Innovative Data Quality Management for SAP FS Platforms”

Discover how Münchener Hypothekenbank and paricon are turning Data Quality Management into a strategic enabler for SAP Financial Services platforms. This session provides practical insights into an integrated DQ architecture connecting SAP and non-SAP data – covering ongoing DQ monitoring and reporting, regulatory requirements such as BCBS 239 and the RDARR Guide, as well as selected AI-enabled use cases.

 

Morten Rehme

Director

“New Finance Platform – Finance Transformation Project at Bank Vontobel”

Join this session to learn how Bank Vontobel turned a fragmented, legacy finance landscape into a streamlined, intelligent platform — and what it really takes to get there. From bold architecture decisions to live SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud deployment across global entities, this is an unfiltered look at a transformation in action.

 

 

Frank Höller

Leiter SAP CCoE

RISE with SAP @DEVK – Foundation for Innovation

 

Agenda

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