Leaders in Finance AI Event 2025
Listen, learn and discuss ideas with industry leaders
Gain thought-provoking insights from keynotes, panels, interviews, Q&A’s, etc.
Meet & connect with 100+ participants from 50+ organizations
Welcome to the Leaders in Finance AI Event on 5 June 2025 at Kontakt der Kontinenten (Soesterberg). Join the unique gathering of industry leaders, including CEOs, regulators, top managers and professionals in the space. A great opportunity to gain new insights, engage in thought-provoking discussions with peers, and get to know pioneers shaping AI in financial services.
Speakers
Program
08:00 – 09:00 • Coffee & Registration
09:00 – 09:10 • Welcome
- Irene Rompa – Moderator
09:10 – 09:40 • Keynote I and Q&A – ‘AI: the State of the Union’
- Maarten de Rijke – Distinguished University Professor of AI and Information Retrieval at the University of Amsterdam & Scientific Director of the Innovation Center for AI (ICAI)
09:40 – 10:00 • Speech I and Q&A – ‘AI regulation: What you need to know’
- Frans van Bruggen – Senior Policy Officer FinTech & AI, DNB
10:00 – 10:20 • Speech II and Q&A – ‘The role of AI in Cyber Security’
- Corence Klop – Chief Information Security Officer, Rabobank
10:20 – 11:00 • Coffee & Refreshments
11:00 – 11:30 • Panel ‘Use cases and its risks of AI in Financial Services’
- Bernadette Wesdorp – Director, Responsible AI Lead FSO EMEIA, EY – Moderator of this panel
- Cyprian Smits – Chief Global AI Officer, Rabobank
- Arjan de Ridder – Head of Model Risk Management, ING
- Raphaël Lemay – Independent, former Artificial Intelligence Leader, Euroclear
11:30 – 12:00 • Book: ‘Our Artificial Future’
- Joris Krijger – AI Ethics, de Volksbank & PhD Erasmus University Rotterdam
12:00 – 12:20 • Speech III and Q&A – ‘The outside-in perspective’
- Florence Mottay – VP Information Security & CISO, Zalando
12:20 – 13:00 • Keynote II Q&A: ‘The AI Boom: From Algorithms to LLMs‘
- Roy Derks – Public Speaker & Author – AI Products, IBM
13:00 – 14:30 • Lunch & Networking
Partners
For the program and the composition of the group of participants, we work together with partners. The partners make this event possible, and they lift the information quality to the next level. Therefore, we like to thank our partners for their support.
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Participants
With our Leaders in Finance AI Event, we aim to bring together high-level speakers and attendees to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and ideas.
Therefore, this event should be of interest to AI professionals, but also for leaders who, while not engaged in the use of AI daily, view it as a crucial element going forward.
We expect to welcome 100+ attendees from 50+ organizations, both public and private. Our event is driven by a clear mission.
First, we want to bring the (financial) professionals in the AI space together and encourage knowledge sharing and exchange of best practices.
Secondly, we hope to add value in the deepening of cooperation between the different stakeholders in the AI field, among other things, by facilitating the forming of new relationships and to deepen existing relationships.
How to get there
We’re excited to invite you to a memorable gathering at Conferentiehotel Kontakt der Kontinenten, St Janszaal. Located at Amersfoortsestraat 20, 3769 AS Soesterberg
The venue is easily accessible by both car or public transport, 5 min by bus from CS Amersfoort.
See you at the Leaders in Finance AI Event 2025!
Uniting the financial sector by discussing pressing topics and enhancing cooperation. That’s what we love to do at Leaders in Finance. By listening, learning, and connecting with others, we accelerate the sharing of ideas, thus powering (upcoming) leaders and organizations to shape the future of financial services.
Each part of the Leaders in Finance Group – Podcasts, Events, Lunches, Academy – has its unique approach. Want to explore how we can benefit your organizational goals? We’re happy to meet and discuss opportunities.