We were pleased to host the IIF - WKO Austrian Digital Finance Forum which was be held on Monday, September 25 in Vienna, Austria. This thought-provoking session explored the latest developments in digital finance of most significance to the financial services sector, with a focus on Europe. Attendees received a snapshot into the latest trends and direction of play at the intersection of technology and finance, such as digital assets, CBDCs, data policy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cross-border payments, BigTechs, and Ecosystems.

This session included a keynote interview followed by two panels with participation from the C-suite of leading financial institutions in Europe and senior officials. The panels focused on the future of payments as well as data and artificial intelligence.

Featured Speakers Include:

Keynote Interview:
+ Jessica Renier, Managing Director of Digital Finance, IIF

Panel Discussions:
+ Gottfried Haber, Vice-Gouverneur, Oesterreichische National Bank
Florian Tursky, State Secretary for Digitization, Austrian Government
Harald Waiglein, Director General for Economic Policy, Financial Markets and Customs, Austrian Ministry of Finance
Gerald Lippert, Head of Group Data & IT, Uniqa Insurance

Maurizio Poletto, Chief Platform Officer, Erste Group
Eric Demuth, Chief Executive Officer, Bitpanda
Matthias Dekan, Head of Payments and Daily Banking, Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Cezary Stypulkowski,
Chief Executive Officer, mBank

If you have any questions, please contact Emma Handel at [email protected] and WKO at [email protected].