Engage Americas ‘26

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Europe‘26
29 Sept - 1 Oct
London, United Kingdom
An exclusive event for banking transformation leaders. Two full days of networking, strategy and impact. See what happens when banks go from AI-ready to AI-real.
Meet some of the banks who joined us in 2025
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LONDON IS CALLING

This is where Europe's finest financial institutions come together to lead the AI era of banking.

Why attend?

The AI-native future takes centre stage

AI is rewriting the rules for banking - how customers are served, how employees work, how operations run, how systems are built. ENGAGE is where the leaders driving this shift come together to see what's real, challenge what's next, and leave ready to act.

See what shipped

Real life use cases built on AI. See what works and what doesn’t.

Network-focused

Talk strategy with other leaders in workshops, roundtables and breakout sessions.

Leave with proof

Leave with the roadmap you need to move from AI pilots to production.

Executive experience

Enjoy an exclusive 5-star luxury experience at a world-class venue.
Event - Engage Europe 2026
Agenda

Not your typical
conference

An experience curated around discussions and sharing insights with banking executives leading the charge on AI.
Enjoy focused roundtables and networking sessions without keynote overload and vendor pitches.
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17:00 - 17:10

Closing

Speakers
Barry de Leeuw
Regional Director Solutions Engineering, Backbase
Jouk Pleiter
Founder & CEO, Backbase
Session
30 September
16:30 - 17:30

The $4.7T opportunity between retail and wealth divisions - Retail Banking

Breakout, Track 1
1 October
16:30 - 17:30

Beyond touchpoints: orchestrating the full customer lifecycle - CLO & conversational banking

Breakout, Track 2
1 October
speakers

See the impact of AI

Transformation leaders who inspired us last year.
Lila
Canaj
Tirana Bank
Chief Retail Officer
Linda
Olsen
Danske Bank
Head of Technology & Services for Personal & Business Customers
Ilia
Dragan
Salt Edge
Chief Product Officer
Susanne
Parry
Cumberland Building Society
COO
Denitsa
Staeva
DSK Bank
Product Manager, Mobile Banking
Luca
Mastrini
Backbase
Global VP Engineering Services
Panagiotis
Kriaris
Unzer
Head of Corporate and Business Development
Kontiano
Brazhdari
Twilio
EMEA ISV Manager
Mindaugas
Vaiciulis
Danske Bank
SVP, Head of Technology Wealth Planning & Investments
Marco
Martinez
Microsoft
Industry Advisor EMEA
Divakar
Padmanathan
Alpha FMC
Senior Partner, Head of Client & Digital, Wealth & AM
Daniela
Hoteva
DSK Bank
Product Owner, Payments Solutions
Henning
Soller
McKinsey & Company
Partner
Roland
Booijen
Backbase
GM Ecosystems
Jarno
van Hurne
Backbase
VP Product Business Banking
Tim
Rutten
Backbase
CMO
Kanishka
Bhattacharya
Bain & Company
Expert Partner
Mayank
Somaiya
Backbase
VP, Global Head of Ecosystem Partnerships
Lennart
Asshoff
Backbase
Product Director
Jouk
Pleiter
Backbase
Founder & CEO
Jonathan
Stallard
Backbase
Regional Sales Director
Deepak
Pandey
Backbase
VP of Technology
Stewart
Allan
Weatherbys
Chief Information Officer
Ben
Nadel
Woodhurst
Co-Founder
Christos
Eojourian
Eurobank Limited
CIO
Ilco
van der Bie
Backbase
Senior Delivery Director
Steve
Baxter
Furness Building Society
CIO
Fabiano
Rocha Loures
Feedzai
Head of Partnerships EMEA
Eugene
Deeny
Endava
Lead Industry Advisor Banking & Capital Markets
David
Murphy
Publicis Sapient
Executive VP, Financial Services
Toby
Cross
Rothschild & Co
Head of Investment Solutions
Barry
de Leeuw
Backbase
Regional Director Solutions Engineering
Sumeet Grover
EVP, Chief Strategic Growth & Digital Officer, UFCU

Engage is where it all comes together. Progressive leaders, real implementations, and the realities behind them. That’s what makes the discussions and networking valuable.

Location

London,
United Kingdom

Join us for an unforgettable 2-day executive experience.

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