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Pieter Franken
Group Chief Technology Officer
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Pieter Franken is a passionate global Fintech Pioneer and a Deep Tech Innovator with many industry firsts under his belt. Career spanning well over 30+ years in the Financial Industry, specializing in technology leadership, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, GreenTech, AI, Cyber Security, digital innovation and large-scale digital transformations. C-level and executive positions with industry leaders such as Citigroup, Shinsei Bank, Aplus, Monex Group, Union Digital Bank and founded SAFECAST.ORG, a global NPO critically acclaimed for citizen sourced, open environmental data. Pieter served as a member of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) International Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP) and was a Founding Member of the ASEAN Innovation Network (AFIN, now Synfindo), a nonprofit company founded by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), IFC/World Bank and ABA (ASEAN Banking Association) to accelerate digital transformation across Asia and other developing regions to foster Financial Inclusion and bridging the gaps between FinTechs and Financial Institutions and operator of the APIX Platform. In 2023, Pieter co-founded the Japan Fintech Festival in collaboration with Japan Financial Supervisory Agency and Bank of Japan. Pieter holds a MSc in Computer Science from Delft University and currently is a Guest Professor and Senior Researcher at Keio University, an Adjunct Fellow with Griffith University Asia Institute (GAI) and MIT Media Lab alumni. He contributes to research in FinTech in Asia, Financial Inclusion, Citizen Science, IoT and Digital Assets.
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3:30–4:30pmMon 16 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 3Open
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Living with Legacy: Modernization Decisions that Matter for the Agentic Era - Powered by NTT Data
About this session
As AI and agentic technologies reshape banking and financial services, institutions face increasingly complex decisions across their legacy application estates. What should be retained, renovated, or replaced? Where will modernization create the greatest value? And how can institutions move forward without compromising resilience or business continuity?
Join NTT DATA’s modernization leaders for an interactive workshop exploring three critical decision points: Assess & Strategize, Prepare & Platform, and Deploy & Cut Over.
The discussion will examine how institutions can better understand their existing systems, prioritize modernization investments, address security, governance and platform-readiness gaps, and manage transition risks while protecting business continuity.
Participants will gain practical frameworks and a modernization toolkit covering portfolio prioritization, risk and readiness assessment, safe cutover planning, and the development of a 90-day modernization action plan.
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6:00–9:00pmMon 16 NovBoardroomExternal LocationInvite-OnlyModerator
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[Invite-only] Beyond Productivity: How AI Changes the Economics and Operating Model of High Finance - Powered by Rogo
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John WillettCo-founder & Chief Operating OfficerRogoModerator
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Pieter FrankenGroup Chief Technology OfficerGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
AI is moving beyond standalone productivity tools towards end-to-end workflow automation in investment banking and asset management. The more consequential question is how this reshapes the economics and organisational structures of high finance: the work teams perform, the workflows that can be redesigned, the capabilities firms retain in-house, and the roles where human judgement becomes more valuable.
This hosted Boardroom Dinner will bring together a select group of senior leaders from investment banks, securities firms and asset managers for a candid, off-the-record exchange. The evening will open with focused discussion questions, inviting brief perspectives from each guest before continuing as an open dialogue over a seated dinner.
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3:30–4:30pmTue 17 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 2OpenModerator
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The Next Transaction: Building Growth, Trust and Intelligence into Payments - Powered by Hitachi
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Camilla BullockChief Executive OfficerEmerging Payments Association Asia
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Giuliano Benjamin ClarkHead of Product, Agentic PaymentsAmazon
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Nischita HejmadyDirector – Digital Strategy & International BusinessHitachi Payment Services
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Dr. Wolfram SeidemannChief Executive Officer, Currency TechnologyGiesecke+Devrient
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Pieter FrankenGroup Chief Technology OfficerGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
The next era of payments will not be won simply by making transactions faster. It will be won by those who can make every payment interaction more trusted, more intelligent and more valuable - for consumers, merchants and financial institutions alike. From always-on payment rails and increasingly sophisticated fraud to AI-enabled customer journeys and the rise of agentic commerce, the transaction itself is becoming a strategic moment of truth. How can the ecosystem deliver frictionless experiences without weakening controls? Where can AI genuinely improve decisions, operations and merchant outcomes? And how can payments innovation create sustainable growth while extending confidence and access to more people?
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