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At a pivotal time for the financial industry, IESE’s 21 Banking Industry Meeting is an especially timely forum to discuss how the banking business is changing and what skills will be needed to compete successfully in the coming years. The Meeting will focus on an environment marked by geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory and financial fragmentation, and pressure to find new sources of growth in a context where monetary policy, credit and the cost of risk are once again key points on institutions’ strategic agendas. All this makes the Meeting a particularly relevant event for anyone who needs to understand what is happening and how the sector’s main players are responding.
This macro-financial complexity is compounded by a profound transformation of the system’s competitive structure. The advance of private credit, debt funds and other non-bank financial intermediaries is shifting traditional boundaries between banking and markets. Meanwhile, the European conversation about the Savings and Investments Union and the future of financial integration has added a major strategic dimension. At the same time, the evolution of payments in Europe and discussions on the digital euro, tokenization and stablecoins are opening a new phase in the architecture of money, financial distribution and European monetary sovereignty. The Meeting agenda addresses all these issues with a combination of institutional vision, market perspective and executive experience in some of the sector’s most urgent discussions.
Moreover, technology can no longer be understood as a mere lever for efficiency. Generative AI, reliance on third-party technology, cybersecurity and operational resilience have become critical factors for governance, control and stability. It is therefore particularly beneficial for the Meeting to have specific sessions on systemic risks arising from cyberattacks, the implementation of AI in banking and the comprehensive management of the risk map in a highly uncertain environment. Added to this is the existence of senior executives from incumbent banks, new digital players, institutional investors and public decision-makers, thus guaranteeing a rich discussion on profitability, scale, competition, execution and value creation.
Attending IESE’s 21 Banking Industry Meeting is therefore an opportunity to gain perspective and anticipate trends at a time when banking is maneuvering through geostrategic risks, technological disruption and new avenues for growth. The Meeting’s value resides squarely on this combination of current affairs, strategic relevance and quality speakers: the event will provide a unique opportunity to compare ideas, enrich the debate and leave with a clearer vision of the challenges that will define European banking in the years to come.
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-09:10 | Welcome
• Prof. Germán López Espinosa, Academic Director of the Banking Sector Meeting, IESE Business School |
| 09:15-09:45 | Sustainable Growth and Customer Trust (Session in Spanish)
• Juan Carlos Escotet, President, Abanca Moderator: Prof. Núria Mas, IESE Business School |
| 09:50-10:25 | Anticipating the Threat: The Role of Intelligence in Protecting Financial Institutions
• Will Lyne, Head of Cyber Intelligence, UK National Crime Agency Moderator: Ollie Gower, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee-Break |
| 11:10-11:40 | Strategic Decision-Making in a Volatile Environment (Session in Spanish)
• Marc Armengol, CEO, Sabadell Moderator: Eloy Mayorga, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting |
| 11:45-12:30 | Scaling Customers, Products and Profitability (Session in Spanish)
• Antón Díez Tubet, Director General Spain and Portugal, N26 Moderator: Javier Martinez-Mugica Barbosa, Managing Director, FTI Consulting |
| 12:40-13:10 | Strategy in Times of Uncertainty: Transformation, Resilience and Execution (Session in Spanish)
• Gonzalo Gortázar, CEO, CaixaBank Moderator: Ramón Baeza, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting |
| 13:15-14:30 | Networking Lunch |
| 14:35-15:05 | “España Crece” (Session in Spanish)
• Manuel Illueca, Chairman, ICO Moderator: Prof. Germán López Espinosa, IESE Business School |
| 15:05-15:45 | Private Credit: Alternative Support to Companies Through Change
• Abhi Bothra, Senior Director, Barings Moderator: Sergio Vélez, Head of Interim Management and CRO, EMEA, FTI Consulting |
| 15:45-16:20 | Corporate Governance in Banking: Transparency, Control and Value Creation (Session in Spanish)
• Francisco José Serrano, President, Ibercaja Moderator: Juan Rivera, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting |
| 16:25-17:00 | Corporate Deal Activity Outlook in Europe (Session in Spanish)
• Juan de Dios Gómez-Villalba, CEO Spain and Portugal, Goldman Sachs Moderator: Prof. Germán López Espinosa, IESE Business School |
| 17:05-17:35 | The Future of Banking and Financial Markets (Session in Spanish)
• Antón Arriola, President, Kutxabank Moderator: Prof. Germán López Espinosa, IESE Business School |
| 17:40-18:25 | Emerging risks and the Risk Director’s priorities(Session in Spanish)
• Francisco Catena, Chief Risk Officer, Santander Spain Moderator: Miguel Ángel Díez, Responsable de asesoramiento en deuda, FTI Consulting España |
| 18:30-19:00 | The future of Banking Consolidation: How to Strengthen the Eurozone’s Competitiveness, Scale and Resilience
• Andrea Orcel, CEO, Unicredit Moderator: Prof. Miguel Antón, IESE Business School |
| 19:00 | Networking Reception (Spanish Wine) |
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-09:10 | Welcome and Introduction
• Prof. Germán López Espinosa, Academic Director of the Banking Sector Meeting, IESE Business School |
| 09:10-09:40 | Strategic Priorities in Spain (Session in Spanish)
• Alfonso Tolcheff, CEO Spain and Portugal, ING Moderator: Manuel Pérez Peral, Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting |
| 09:45-10:15 | The Economic Importance of the Banking Sector (Session in Spanish)
• Ignacio Juliá, CEO, Santander Spain Moderator: Prof. Gaizka Ormazabal, IESE Business School |
| 10:15-11:30 | Geostrategic Risk and Its Impact on Banks
10:15-10:45 The geopolitical, geoeconomic and global security context • Michael Kovrig, Founder at StrategicEffects, CEO at Kovrig Group, Senior Adviser Asia at International Crisis Group Moderator: Prof. Miguel Duro, IESE Business School 10:45-11:30 Panel Discussion (Session in Spanish) • Alejandra Kindelán, President, Asociación Española de Banca (AEB) Moderator: Prof. Miguel Duro, IESE Business School |
| 11:30-11:55 | Coffee-Break |
| 12:00-12:30 | The Implementation of Generative AI in Banking (Session in Spanish)
• Gloria Ortiz, CEO, Bankinter Moderator: Prof. Miguel Duro, IESE Business School |
| 12:35-13:05 | Technology, Talent and Banking: Keys to Transformation (Session in Spanish)
• Peio Belausteguigoitia, CEO Spain, BBVA (TBC) Moderator: Prof. Germán López Espinosa, IESE Business School |
| 13:10-13:40 | Closing (Session in Spanish)
• José Luis Escrivá, Governor, Bank of Spain Moderator: Prof. Núria Mas, IESE Business School |
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The 21 IESE Banking Meeting will be held on IESE’s new campus in Madrid
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