Welcome to the
Emirates NBD GenAI Summit 2025

The Summit is a flagship event designed to stay at the forefront of GenAI-driven banking by bringing together senior and middle management with key leading banks, global technology leaders, and subject matter experts.


Find Summit details, session schedules, speaker insights, and exclusive GenAI demos—all at your fingertips.

GenAI Summit Themes

Building knowledge by embedding GenAI fluency and GenAI-driven decision-making culture across the organization.
Founder x partners immersion and discovery days

GenAI Strategy: Navigating the Future of Innovation

Discover how Peer-banks are using GenAI to drive innovation. Learn about their strategic foresight, best practices, and GenAI's role in shaping financial services.

Tailored masterclasses and expert mentoring

GenAI Impact: Real-World Value Across Banking

Explore tangible benefits and applications of GenAI in the financial sector. See how GenAI enhances CX, and optimizes operations, creating measurable value.

Networking with leaders and renowned SMEs

GenAI Implementation: Practical Strategies & Scalable Solutions

Learn about practical steps, scalable solutions, and the latest advancements in GenAI for banking. Gain insights and best practices for successful GenAI deployment.

International market exploration for fintech insights

GenAI Governance: Risks, Trust & Sustainable Growth

Explore governance in the age of GenAI, focusing on risk, trust-building, and sustainable growth. Learn strategies for responsible AI implementation in banking.

Lifetime alumni access to a powerful network

GenAI In Action: Real-World Use Cases & Lessons Learned

Discover Emirates NBD Group’s strategic approach to value identification and implementation of use cases through interactive demonstrations.

Agenda

Get hands-on with GenAI-powered banking solutions and see how the technology is transforming our bank. Explore over 11 usecases across Experience, Efficiency, and Insights live with Business, AA CoE, Digital and Technology teams.

Join us for a scrumptious lunch and networking with your peers, leaders and industry experts.

MC takes the audience through the what to expect from the day.

Shahzad Khan

Emirates NBD Digital

Emirates NBD's progress in GenAI across the group, highlighted by a standout product launch, and key learnings from our team's journey, including challenges and limitations.

Speakers:

Vikram Sandhu

Group Head of Digital Experience & Transformation

Ray Richardson

Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Advanced Analytics CoE

Join leading voices from McKinsey, Microsoft Financial Services, and Gartner as they share cutting-edge insights and innovative applications of generative AI in banking. This discussion will highlight real-world use cases and the potential for AI to drive growth and efficiency.

Speakers:

Larry Lerner

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Co

Bill Borden

Corporate Vice President, Financial Services

Microsoft

Alessandro Misiti

Senior Executive Partner

Gartner

Moderator:

Nidhi Batra

Advanced Analytics CoE

Get hands-on with GenAI-powered banking solutions and see how the technology is transforming our bank. Explore over 11 usecases across Experience, Efficiency, and Insights live with Business, AA CoE, Digital and Technology teams.

Join us for a scrumptious lunch and networking with your peers, leaders and industry experts.

MC takes the audience through the what to expect from the day.

Shahzad Khan

Emirates NBD Digital

Emirates NBD's progress in GenAI across the group, highlighted by a standout product launch, and key learnings from our team's journey, including challenges and limitations.

Speakers:

Vikram Sandhu

Group Head of Digital Experience & Transformation

Ray Richardson

Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Advanced Analytics CoE

Join leading voices from McKinsey, Microsoft Financial Services, and Gartner as they share cutting-edge insights and innovative applications of generative AI in banking. This discussion will highlight real-world use cases and the potential for AI to drive growth and efficiency.

Speakers:

Larry Lerner

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Co

Bill Borden

Corporate Vice President, Financial Services

Microsoft

Alessandro Misiti

Senior Executive Partner

Gartner

Moderator:

Nidhi Batra

Advanced Analytics CoE

Dr. Vogels will explore how advanced technologies are revolutionizing industries, enhancing experiences and efficiencies through innovations like Warehouse Robotics, Alexa, Amazon Go, and Amazon Drones, and how AWS is driving these advancements.

Speakers:

Dr. Werner Vogels

Global CTO

Amazon Web Services

Vikram Sandhu

Group Head of Digital Experience & Transformation

The discussion will cover how GenAI improves efficiency and accuracy in client onboarding, empowers frontline teams with valuable insights, optimizes adverse media searches by minimizing bias and misinformation, enhances customer experience through intelligent reply and call reports analysis, and addresses key factors and challenges for successful GenAI adoption beyond technical design.

Speakers:

Ashish Rathi

Group Head of Business Management and Governance, Wholesale Banking

R. Deepakchandran

Group Head of Retail Products

Dimitrios Gkiokas

Group Head of Customer Experience

Greame Peake

COO, Emirates NBD Services

Rohit Garg

Group Head of Business Banking

Simon Copleston

Group General Counsel

Moderator:

Charu Ramchandani

Emirates NBD Digital

Bruno and Farouk discuss how NuBank is leveraging GenAI in partnership with OpenAI to enhance customer-centric banking.

Speakers:

Bruno Simioni

Senior Director – CX & GenAI

Nubank

Farouk El Hamzawi

GTM Lead

OpenAI

Enjoy a short coffee and comfort break.

Tim Mason returns to share the progress made since his last presentation, highlighting how Deutsche Bank continues to leverage Generative AI to drive innovation and efficiency, covering key initiatives in risk management, customer interaction, and operational efficiency. He also discusses challenges and successes encountered, providing a comprehensive view of Generative AI's transformative impact on the banking sector.

Speaker:

Tim Mason

Head of Innovation

Deutsche Bank

Join us for an engaging fireside chat with Daniele Maggazini, Chief Analytics Officer for Commercial and Investment Banking at JP Morgan Chase, as he shares the firm’s evolving strategy around Generative AI. Explore how one of the world’s leading financial institutions is leveraging GenAI to unlock value, drive efficiency, and reimagine decision-making across its global operations. From use case prioritization to governance and adoption, this session will offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to lead AI innovation at scale.

Speakers:

Daniele Magazzeni

Chief Analytics Officer for the Commercial & Investment Bank

JP Morgan

Vikram Sandhu

Group Head of Digital Experience & Transformation

Get hands-on with GenAI-powered banking solutions and see how the technology is transforming our bank. Explore over 11 usecases across Experience, Efficiency, and Insights live with Business, AA CoE, Digital and Technology teams. Enjoy refreshments and evening canapes while you are at it.

GenAI Experience Zone (Live Demos)

Get hands-on with GenAI-powered banking solutions and see how the technology is transforming our bank. Explore over 12 Use Cases across Experience, Efficiency, and Insights live with Business, AA CoE, Digital and Technology teams.

 

Language: English  |  Time: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM |  Type: In Person

Helal Lootah

Experience Zone

Experience Zone, focusses on Use Cases that enhance both employee and customer interactions with the bank. This includes tools and solutions for call analysis, addressing customer complaints, and other applications aimed at improving overall experience. By enhancing these interactions, we build trust, drive satisfaction, and deliver more intuitive, human-like journeys to meet the growing expectations of digital-first users.

Explore the Use Cases
Latifa Bin Haider

Efficiency Zone

Efficiency Zone focusses on Use Cases that are about doing more with less – enabling our teams to focus on high-value tasks while AI handles repetitive work. Building efficiency is critical for us to scale operations, improve quality and consistency across services, while reducing costs.

Explore the Use Cases
Ahmed

Insights Zone

Insights Zone focusses on Use Cases that build the foundation of intelligent decision-making. Leveraging insights smartly allows us to anticipate needs, identify emerging risks, and offer more personalized, data driven services.

Explore the Use Cases
Reem

DenizBank Zone

DenizBank Zone: Our colleagues from DenizBank bring together engagements and initiatives that impact a wide range of areas within the bank. This zone focuses on fostering innovation and collaboration across different departments, driving strategic projects that align with our business goals, and enhancing our organizational culture.

Explore the Use Cases
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Getting to the Summit

The Ritz Carlton DIFC, Samaya Ballroom

There will be valet available at the Samaya Ballroom entrance.

Follow the signs for GenAI and register at the entrance.

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