The Most Powerful Women in Banking Conference 2025

Session archives
2025
Across banking and finance, the pace of change is accelerating, transforming the way capital moves, markets operate, and strategies succeed. In this environment, leadership demands sharper vision, faster decisions, and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence.
This two-day gathering brings together the sector’s most accomplished executives and emerging trailblazers for candid conversations, fresh perspectives, and peer-driven insights. It’s a rare opportunity to exchange ideas with those shaping the industry’s future, expand your network of decision-makers, and uncover strategies that deliver lasting impact in an ever-evolving landscape.
Fireside Chat
General sessions
Payments, Stablecoins, and the Radical Remaking of the Financial Industry

The worlds of traditional payments and stablecoins, the latter of which combine the price stability of fiat currencies with the speed,

October 21
Driving AI Use Cases and Adoption: Aligning Business Value, Data Readiness, and Risk Management

Financial institutions that are looking to generate business outcomes with artificial intelligence (AI)

October 21
AI, Deepfakes and Sophisticated Fraud at Scale: Why Developing a Multi-Layered Security Strategy is Mission-Critical

Digital finance affords financial institutions and their customers an enhanced experience,

October 21
Wait, What? Yes, There Really is Life Beyond Wall Street

A candid look at what happens when top financial leaders step away from their C-suite and executive management roles to pursue other equally challenging business turns—

October 21
Women, Wealth, and the Intergenerational Transfer: How Banks Can Rethink Advisory Models for the Next Era of Investing

Over the next decade, an unprecedented generational wealth transfer—estimated at $84 trillion in the U.S. alone—

October 21
Venture Capital, Fintech Startups, and Digital Finance: The Coming Tidal Wave of Industry-Redefining Innovation

The financial services industry is on the cusp of its most transformative decade since the commercialization of the internet.

October 21
Opening Remarks & The AI Edge in Banking: Your Roadmap to Becoming a Pacesetter, While Staying Resilient
Banks are racing to harness the power of AI to gain a competitive edge, slash costs, and boost productivity.
Faster, Better, Cheaper: Conducting Business in Real-Time to Satisfy Customers' Expectations

As customers expect banks and financial institutions to conduct business on their behalf in real time,

October 22
Risk, Regulation and Compliance: Leading Through Geopolitical Instability, Cyber Threats, Disruptive Innovation and Unknown Unknowns

Leading a regulated entity during the best of times is complicated. But adapting your leadership strategy when you face a confluence of factors—

October 22
Tales from the Field: Hard-Won, Battle-Tested Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles to Move Your Business Forward

Leaders from across the industry share how they devised strategies to overcome obstacles—

October 22
Leading with Intention: Managing Across Generational Divides in the Workplace

What's expected by employees in the workplace—from Baby Boomers to Gen Zers—is radically different from one generation to the next.

October 22
By the Numbers: The Metrics That Make You—and Your Company & Closing Remarks

In a series of inspiring Lightning Talks, hear from top banking and fintech executives as they present the business metric they're most proud of this year

October 22