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As financial institutions navigate an era defined by AI-driven change, evolving regulation, and increasingly complex threats, this panel explores the hopes, expectations, and fears of security leaders as they look ahead to 2026.

Key discussion points include:

• The evolving role of GenAI in cybersecurity and its influence on threat detection
• Identity, social engineering, and the rise of behavioural anomaly detection
• Balancing risk, regulation, and reputation across financial services
• Defining best practice for modern security operations

Moderator: Jon Bernstein, Freelance Writer, Moderator and Digital Media Consultant

• Key cyber resilience outputs from the FCA in 2025 and what they mean for the financial sector
• The growing importance of collective action to strengthen sector-wide resilience
• Emerging technologies reshaping the cyber landscape, including AI and quantum
• The evolving role of boards in cyber oversight, accountability, and resilience governance

How far are we willing to push the envelope by 2030? AI will be deeply embedded in the DNA of Nordics Financial Services not just as a tool but a strategic partner in delivering trust, transparency and tailored customer experiences. This panel discussion explores the evolving landscape of AI across banking, insurance and Fintech’s in the Nordics highlighted the regions unique strengths in ethical innovation, digital leadership and regulatory foresight.

Moderator: Bartosz Golba, Director of Research and Analysis, GlobalData

Drawing on real world experience from Uber, this session offers a rare view into how one of the world’s most advanced consumer platforms is operationalising AI at scale, and what that means for financial services leaders across the Nordics navigating similar transformation journeys.

• How agents change transaction flows, decision points and execution
• Architecting trust: identity, authentication, human oversight and auditability
• What large scale consumer platforms reveal about AI ready operating models over the next three to five years

AI is reshaping financial operations, success hinges not just on technology, but on people. This session explores the human side of transformation: the skills, education, trust, and leadership required to embed AI responsibly and effectively across finance teams that are augmented by AI