Finarch Week 2025 | IQPC Germany | 17 March 2025 | Hilton Mainz, Rheinstraße 68, 55116 Mainz, Germany

Top Topics 2025
Data Management and Governance
• Data management: self-service, ownership, data sharing, data quality, data as a product
• Technology and Governance: Data Mesh, Federated Data Governance

Hybrid data architectures:
• Use of hybrid architectures including data mesh (data lake, DWH, etc.)
• Paradigm shift: Away from monopolistic structures to faster market maturity of data products

DORA – Digital Operational Resilience Act:
• IT organization and risk management: Management of information and communication technology risks (ICT risks)
• Management of critical ICT third-party providers and outsourcing management

RDARR – Risk Data Aggregation and Reporting:
• Data Governance: Regulatory-compliant implementation of governance structures
• SSM Supervisory Priorities: Experiences and measures from the supervisory authorities' perspective

ESG data and reporting:
• Implement CSRD and successfully pass the annual audit
• ESG data sources, specifying data points, understanding and using data
• Sustainable business: Integration of ESG criteria into business processes

Generative AI:
• Technology use: LLM, Supervised Machine Learning (SML), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Responsible AI: Interpreting and Implementing the AI ​​Act
• Use in business: from use case to value creation, applications in reporting, compliance, risk management and operational business

Cloud technologies and compliance:
• Data and IT security: Compliance in the cloud, data security, computing infrastructure
• Cloud transition, architectures in the cloud, combining cloud providers and increasing efficiency, interoperability

Regulatory Reporting:
• Compliance and risk management: iReF, CRR III, CSRD, MiCAR, DORA reporting

Business models and strategy:
• Business model analysis: what the current business model looks like and how it could be influenced by technological or regulatory changes.
• Strategy derivation: how strategic goals can be derived from the business model and what role IT plays in this.
• IT strategy: Development of an IT strategy that is not only consistent with the business strategy but also allows flexible adaptation to regulatory changes

People and Technology:
• Level of knowledge and skills: Do all those involved understand the relevant topics?
• Engagement and resistance: Strategies to promote engagement and deal with potential resistance to new technologies or processes.
• Change management: Discussion of the company's ability to manage change and deciding whether external advice is necessary.

2025 Speakers

Prof. Dr. Andreas Igl
BDO Foundation Professor for Digital Data Analysis and Audit Support, Deggendorf Institute of Technology (THD)

Oliver Doerler
CDO, Commerzbank

Emira Al Baghdadi
Head of Group Data and Reporting Governance, Erste Group Bank

André Kres
Domain Architect - CoE IT Governance & Security, ING Germany

Dieter Konrad
Head of Capital Markets Data Science, Union Investment

Dr. Peter Gronwald
Head of Data Governance, Risk Controlling/Finances, ILB

Dr. Martin Kraus
Head Data Governance, CDO Office, Commerzbank AG

Thomas Matthis
Chief Information Security Officer, Netfonds AG

Marina Zaruk
Senior Expert, Deutsche Bundesbank

Dr. Xuanpu Sun
Lead IT Architect for Data & Analytics, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg

Markus Wernad
CIO, ACREDIA Versicherungen

Andreas Christiansen
CDO, Hamburg Commercial Bank

Nils Gerstengarbe
Director Regulatory Reporting, Commerzbank

Giancarlo Pellizzari
Head of Banking Supervision Data Division, European Central Bank

Dr. Rupini Deepa Sobottka
Head of ESG Office, Berenberg Wealth and Asset Management, Berenberg

Katri Jouhki
Head of Risk Data Management and BCBS 239, KfW

Evgeny Tyurin
Head of Corporate Bank Financial Planning & Analysis and ESG Finance, Deutsche Bank

Markus Höhne
Group Manager Architecture and Business Analysis, DZ Bank

Roberto Grau
Data Governance Officer, Berlin Hyp

Dr. Daniel Otten
Head of AI, Debeka Group

Dr. Egor Kraev
Head of AI, Wise

Dr. Philipp Astor
Senior Manager, DZ Bank

Sven Wilbert
Deputy Group Manager Data Architecture, NordLB

Dr. Dmitri Gridnev
Head of Risk Management, Akbank

Matthias Eibl
IT Area Lead Data Management / Analytics, ING Germany

Chrischane Groiß
IT Compliance and Data Protection Officer, HYPO Upper Austria

Dr. Raoul Dobal
CTO, PMG Investment Solutions AG

David-Lee Mc Donough
Senior Project Manager Sustainability Governance, Berenberg

Alexander Stadlmann
Head of Group Risk Data & Regulatory Reporting, Raiffeisenbank International

Bert Ralf Bornemann
Deputy Information Security Officer & Project Manager “DORA,” LfA Förderbank Bayern

Daniela Paulsen
Director Core Data Services, UBS

Peter Wunsch
Head of Group Risk Data Integration, Raiffeisenbank International

Dirk Botzem
Board Member, Debeka Bausparkasse AG

Judith Arnold
Expert Sustainability Data & Management, Helaba

Rosemarie Reisner
Head of Data Management, Volksbank Wien

Asier Cornejo Pérez
Adviser IReF Program Office, European Central Bank

Felix Wenzel
Head of Data Engineering & Strategy, ERGO Digital Ventures AG / ERGO Group AG

Nikola Petkov
Process & Data Management / Head of KNIME Data Analytics Hub, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG

David Eschwé
Head of Group Advanced Analytics, Raiffeisenbank International

Simon Paul Stranek
Group Risk Data Integration, Raiffeisenbank International

Tobias Ludwichowski
Division Head of Chief Information Security Office, SIGNAL IDUNA Group

Constantin Schröder
Data Governance & Analytics, Helaba

Antje Hellkuhl
Release Train Engineer (RTE), R+V Allgemeine Versicherung

Julia Kämmer
Data Governance Officer, Berlin Hyp

Katharina Schleich
Governance & Security Officer, R+V Allgemeine Versicherung

Dr. Fabian Kopei
Head of Governance & Compliance, L-Bank

Dr. Agnes Neher
Head Responsible Investment, Baloise

Susanne Horn
Head of Data Integration, Nord/LB

Philipp Hoegner
Head of Cloud Center of Excellence, Zurich Group Germany

Martin Fischer
Guild Owner Enterprise Architecture Group IT, Baloise

Christoph Merte
Head of Agility and Innovation, Erste Digital

Dr. Michael Herbst
Manager Bank Controlling and Regulatory, PPI AG

Dr. Nicholas Drude
Senior Principal Data Strategist, Alexander Thamm GmbH

Dr. Andreas Becks
Strategic Consultant, Ab Initio Software Germany GmbH

Dr. Till Plumbaum
Senior Principal Data Strategist, Alexander Thamm GmbH

Sascha Dölker
Head of Digitalization, Deutsche WertpapierService Bank

Christine Müller
Partner, FS Technology & IT Compliance, KPMG

Rainer Größer
Partner IBM Consulting - AI, Analytics & Automation, IBM Deutschland GmbH

Clemens Bott
Founder & Managing Director, CQNC GmbH

Julian Eberhardt
CRO, Synabi Business Solutions GmbH

Lennart Werner
Data Strategy Solution Lead, b.telligent

Marcus Locher
Business Development, Stackable

Fabio Morreale
Senior Manager, KPMG AG

Sven Schwärzel
Manager, KPMG AG

Dr. Birgit Schappel
Senior Accounting Officer, LBBW

Slavik Taubkin
Managing Director, Data Brainstorm

Christoph Prellwitz
Lead Executive Partner/Business Unit Manager, Digital Transformation, msg for banking ag

Kyra Gibhardt
Executive Director, Head of EMEA Climate Change Specialist Consultants, MSCI

Mag. (FH) Gernot Burgsteiner GSLC
CISA Advisor - Department for Banking Audit, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Dr. Ivan Monahov
Executive Partner / Head of IT Strategy and EAM, msg for banking ag

Robin Weyrich
Group Sustainability Officer, Aareal Bank

Sven Selle
Director, Field Engineering, UKNE & Central Europe, Dataiku

Omar Hensel
Managing Consultant, PPI

Thomas Ertl
Managing Director, x1F fink. GmbH

Thomas Windel
Group Finance Business Compliance & Development, Commerzbank AG

Klaus Müller
Head of Glossary Management, UBS AG

Dr. Muriel Schulte
Senior Manager Risk Advisory, Deloitte

Carsten Krah
Principal Business Solutions Manager, SAS Institute GmbH

2025 Partners

• PPI
• Reghouse
• Stackable
• Senacor
• Synabi
• Wavestone
• X1f
• Zeb
• Abinitio
• Alexanderthaman
• B.telligent
• D-Fine
• Data iku
• IBM
• Exasol
• GFT
• KPMG
• MSG