Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Focuses on scaling AI from pilot projects to enterprise production within regulated Nordic financial institutions
- Addresses EU AI Act compliance, governance frameworks, and auditability requirements for financial services
- Targets senior executives (75% director level or above) from banks, insurers, fintechs, and regulators across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland
- Covers generative and agentic AI applications in fraud prevention, financial crime detection, and process automation
- Examines organisational transformation, including workforce skills development and change management
About the Event
The Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services (AIFS) Nordics is an annual conference that convenes senior executives and thought leaders from banking, insurance, fintech, and regulatory bodies across the Nordic region. The event provides practical frameworks and case studies for organisations seeking to move AI initiatives beyond proof of concept into production environments while maintaining regulatory compliance.
The programme features keynote presentations, panel discussions, roundtables, and technical deep dives. Content spans both strategic and technical perspectives, with exhibitor showcases from vendors including Tungsten Automation, Elastic, SS&C Blue Prism, Dataiku, Cloudera, Celonis, FICO, and Genesys.
AI Governance and Regulatory Compliance
A central theme is operationalising compliance with the EU AI Act alongside existing requirements such as GDPR. Sessions address how financial institutions can build AI systems that meet transparency, ethics, and auditability standards while delivering measurable business outcomes. The conference examines governance structures needed to ensure AI deployments remain trustworthy and auditable as regulations evolve.
Operational Applications
The programme covers AI applications in fraud prevention, financial crime detection, customer service, and compliance intelligence. Sessions explore integrating AI into legacy systems, modernising controls, and applying workflow automation to core banking operations. Generative and agentic AI capabilities are examined in the context of achieving return on investment in regulated environments.
Who Should Attend
The conference is designed for CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Chief Architects, Heads of Data and AI, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, COOs, and leaders responsible for fraud prevention, automation, and digital transformation within Nordic financial services organisations.