Talk26: Empowering the Future of Digital Finance

Creating great digital products that put financial products and services at the fingertips of customers requires a good balance between investing in the latest technology trends, building the right teams, and adopting software engineering practices that enable rapid changes and fast time to market.

We have invited several technology leaders who will be sharing their experience from their organisation and their observations on the financial services and fintech industry.

We will be debating topics such as:

✔️ What are the technology enablers for scaling digital products and evolving complex architectures?
✔️ Chasing every new technology trend or being a smart follower? How to find the strategy for your company?
✔️ How can we embrace AI in a safe and purposeful manner?
✔️ How do we improve developers' experience to attract and retain the best talents?
✔️ What are the key success factors for a CTO in this space today?

Panellists:

👉 Gino Cordt
CTO at N26
As the Chief Technology Officer of N26, Gino oversees the firm’s Data and Technology divisions, with the important responsibility of bringing data and security together while building the digital bank the world loves to use. With diverse experience in retail, private equity, capital markets and strategy consulting, Gino has always had a passion for data and all things technical. He joined the company in June 2015 as Head of Data, before becoming Chief Data Officer two years later. He continues to bring a strong focus on data-driven insight and innovation to his role today. Gino holds a degree in Accounting & Finance (M.A. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen.

👉 Christian Trummer
CSO at Bitpanda
Christian Trummer is the Chief Scientist, former CTO, and co-founder of Bitpanda. Christian’s interest in software development from a young age, burgeoned into a knack for founding tech businesses as a serial entrepreneur. He founded three IT & consulting companies prior to co-founding Bitpanda, Austria’s first unicorn with a USD 4.1 billion valuation. He is celebrated both for his contributions in this field as an entrepreneur and innovator, having won the brutkasten Innovator of the Year award in 2021, among others. As Bitpanda’s Chief Scientist, Christian continues to combine his passion for software, technology and crypto to propel the company and the industry forward with his visionary outlook, deep technical knowledge and constant impulsion to challenge the status quo.

👉 Erik Doernenburg
Head of Technology at Thoughtworks
Erik is a software engineer and passionate technologist. On his 25 year journey through the tech industry he encountered an abundance of new technologies, always curious to understand their potential. As a technical director at Thoughtworks he helps clients make the most out of modern technologies, platforms, and practices. Erik is a regular speaker, contributed to a few books, and maintains several open source projects. He holds a degree in Informatics from the University of Dortmund and has studied Computer Science and Linguistics at University College Dublin.

👉 Chunlang Wang
Senior Manager Enterprise Technology & Performance at Deloitte
After Chunlang finished the PhD study in experimental physics, he started his professional carrier at a software company for asset management solutions. He provided operation support and implementation services to banking clients. Then he moved to an insurance company and set up a data management team in the department Group Finance.Now he is working at Deloitte Consulting and helps his clients run digital transformation for Enterprise Performance Management based SAP solutions.

Host & Moderator:

👉 Jean D’Amore
Head of Engineering at N26
Jean spent many years writing distributed and digital applications, while leading teams to transition to better ways to deliver software and manage projects. After 10+ years as a consultant for various clients in the UK, Australia, and Austria, Jean joined N26 in June 2020, where he now leads the engineering side of our Financial Crime Department. Jean lives in Vienna with his wife and 3 children, and enjoys running and taking care of his plants.

🗓 Agenda:

18:00 - Doors open, grab a drink!
18:30 - Opening Session: N26 Introduction - Jean D’Amore
18:40 - Panel discussion with our panellists (60-90 minutes)
20:00 - Q&A to all panellists
20:30 - Snacks & Drinks

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