14 May 2025
15 May 2025
Vienna

SME Banking Summit 2025: Better banking for a brighter SME future

Overview

SME banking in 2025 is poised to navigate the rapidly evolving financial landscape with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and practical solutions to empower small and medium-sized businesses worldwide. The Qorus SME Banking Summit, part of the Reinvent Forum in Vienna, is a must-attend event for leaders shaping the future of SME banking.

This year’s agenda offers a focused and dynamic program, including high-level discussions, practical workshops, and real-world case studies. Key topics include distribution strategies, customer engagement, product innovation, credit decisioning, AI, sustainability, and ecosystems. Attendees will gain actionable insights to address critical challenges and leverage emerging opportunities.

Designed to foster collaboration, the event features interactive formats like roundtables, panels, and networking sessions to connect global industry leaders, share best practices, and explore cutting-edge approaches to advancing SME banking.

Join us to discover how innovation and collaboration can pave the way for resilient and thriving SMEs in 2025 and beyond.

Speakers

Ken Burke
Qorus SME Banking Community Chairman & Senior Advisor
Zubair Ahmed
VeriPark Managing Director, Middle East & APAC
Clemens Müller
George Labs Tribe Lead
Eszter Udvarhelyi
Erste Group Head of Group Corporate Steering and Business Development
Balázs Topor
Raiffeisen Bank International SME Product & Segment Leader
Pavol Bogar
Tatra Banka Head of Retail nonPi acquisiton and deposit department
Tomas Stegura
Československá obchodní banka Executive Director – SME & Corporate segment management and business Development
Jean-Marc Pailhol
Allianz Partners Chief Officer Global Strategic Partnerships
John Berry
Qorus CEO
Piergiorgio Grossi
Credem Banca Chief Innovation & Data Officer
Syed Abdul Momen
BRAC Bank Additional Managing Director and Head of SME Banking
Maurice Lisi
BPER Banca Head of Digital Business
Mariusz Bukowski
Nest Bank Head of Data&AI
Sinan Kosovali
Şekerbank Digital Banking Product Manager
Zeynep Orak Erdemoglu
Şekerbank Sustainable Banking Lead
Asier Gonzalez Linaza
Banco Santander Head of Value Added Solutions for Commercial Banking
Jack de Mooij
Rabobank Head of Segment Value Proposition
Aleksandra Łopaciuk
Nest Bank Digital Banking Manager

Key topics

Distribution Strategies & Customer Engagement

Product Innovation

Credit Decisioning

Marketplaces & Platforms

Sustainability

Artificial Intelligence

Practical information

Conference

The SME Banking Summit 2025 is part of the Qorus Reinvent Forum, with both conferences running simultaneously. Attendees registering for either the SME Banking Summit or the Qorus Reinvent Forum will have access to sessions from both events, offering a unique opportunity to explore a wide range of insights and perspectives.

Venue

We are delighted to announce that the SME Banking Summit 2025 will be hosted at the Erste Campus, located in the heart of Vienna.

Address:
Erste Campus
Am Belvedere 1
1100 Wien
Austria

Inquiries

For speaking opportunities or sponsorships, contact us at dorota@qorusglobal.com. Whether you wish to share insights as a speaker or align your brand with the SME Banking Summit 2025, we’d love to discuss how you can contribute and connect with global industry leaders.

Institutions

VeriPark

Raiffeisen Bank International

Nest Bank

Československá obchodní banka

Tatra Banka

Banco Santander

BRAC Bank

Şekerbank

Credem Banca

Erste Group

Allianz Partners

BPER Banca

Agenda

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