Events & Podcast
Where decisions
get made.
We show up where European banking and financial services leaders are — at the top conferences, in our own event series, and in your office for a working session.
ACCELERAID Event Series
Our own event formats
Practitioner-focused executive events and digital conferences — where banking leaders, AI innovators and regulators discuss what actually works.
Annual Digital Conference
The Future of AI & Big Data Analytics
Our flagship annual conference on applied AI, big data and customer intelligence. Past editions featured speakers from IBM, SAP, Google Cloud, Lufthansa Industry Solutions, BMW, the German Bundestag and many more.
Executive Conference
The Future of Financial Services
High-level executive gathering on the digital transformation of banking and financial services. Past editions featured speakers from N26, Deutsche Bank, Advanzia Bank, Comeco, VR Payment, Roland Berger and Bain — held at Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof, Frankfurt.
Executive Dinner
The Future of Credit Cards & Payments
Invitation-only executive dinner for card issuers and payment leaders. Past edition in Zürich featured a fireside chat with Roland Ludwig (CEO, Advanzia Bank) and Dr. Thomas Christen (Swisscard) on hyper-personalisation and payment data intelligence.
Executive Event
The Future of Retail Banking
Executive event for retail banking leaders on embedded finance, open banking and AI-driven customer lifecycle management — focused on how established banks compete with digital challengers.
Executive Dinner
The Future of FinTechs & InsureTechs
Invitation-only dinner for fintech and insurtech leaders on neobank strategies, embedded insurance and what comes after the challenger bank era. Small-group closed roundtable format, Berlin.
Networking Event · Past
NOAH Aftershow Networking Zürich
Exclusive aftershow networking event hosted by ACCELERAID during the NOAH Conference — Iris Bar, Hyatt Regency The Circle, Zürich. December 2023.
14 December 2023 · Zürich, Switzerland
Round Table
Banking & Credit Card Round Table
Interactive half-day session for banking and credit card executives — covering Card-as-a-Service, fraud prevention, identity management, digital sales and AI. Last edition: November 2024, Spielfeld Digital Hub, Berlin Kreuzberg.
Interested in attending, speaking or hosting a future edition? Contact us at
Conference Presence
Where to find ACCELERAID in 2026
From Davos to Hamburg — we participate, speak and exhibit at Europe’s most important banking, fintech and technology conferences.
WEF
World Economic Forum
Davos, Switzerland · January
As a WEF Technology Pioneer, ACCELERAID participates in the annual meeting in Davos — connecting with global financial leaders, regulators and policymakers at the highest level.
OMR
OMR Festival
Hamburg, Germany · May
Europe’s largest marketing and digital business festival. ACCELERAID is present at OMR — connecting with marketing leaders, CDOs and digital heads from financial services and beyond.
DMX
DMEXCO
Cologne, Germany · September
Europe’s leading conference for digital marketing and tech. We participate in DMEXCO to engage with CMOs, data leaders and platform decision-makers from major European companies.
M2020
Money20/20 Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2–4 June 2026
Europe’s most important fintech and payments event. ACCELERAID is present at Money20/20 Amsterdam — connecting with card issuers, payment networks, open banking players and digital banking executives.
MC
Mastercard Fintech Summit
Europe
ACCELERAID is an active participant in the Mastercard Fintech Summit — engaging with card issuers, acquiring banks and payment innovators on the future of card personalisation and data-driven loyalty.
FAZ
FAZ Europa-Gipfel
Frankfurt, Germany
The FAZ Europa-Gipfel brings together top executives, politicians and economists. ACCELERAID participates as a voice on AI regulation, data sovereignty and the future of European financial services.
WT
Wirtschaftstag Berlin
Berlin, Germany
One of Germany’s most important gatherings of business leaders. ACCELERAID engages with decision-makers on the intersection of digital transformation, AI policy and enterprise innovation in financial services.
KI BV
KI Bundesverband
Arbeitsgruppe Banking & Finance
ACCELERAID leads the Banking & Finance working group at the German AI Association (KI Bundesverband) — the leading association of the German AI industry. Together with banks, regulators and AI companies, we shape the regulatory and technological framework for AI in the German and European financial sector.
Working Group Lead
Also present at
Banking Innovation Summit
Digital Finance Forum
Finovate Europe
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit
Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Events
BVR Bankenkonferenz
EBA Banking Stakeholder Forum
InsureTech Connect Europe
Handelsblatt Banken-Gipfel
CDO Summit Europe
Publications
Book chapters by Michael Altendorf
Peer-reviewed contributions to leading German-language handbooks on AI, banking transformation and customer intelligence.
Springer Gabler · 2025
AI-Powered Up- and Cross-Selling (book chapter)
in: Customer Intelligence — Strategies and Use Cases for Customer Data · Chapter 20, pp. 441–470 (German)
AI-driven hyper-personalisation is reshaping up- and cross-selling in digital marketing. The chapter covers modern methods like collaborative filtering, deep learning and reinforcement learning — with practical examples from banking, telecommunications, e-commerce and insurance.
Co-Author: Isabell Gollmer (Acceleraid)
Frankfurt School Verlag · 2026
AI at the Front-End: From Rule-Based Chatbots to Autonomous AI Agents (book chapter)
in: Digital Dimensions in the Financial Industry — Intelligence, Resilience, Simplicity (German)
The chapter traces the shift from rule-based systems to autonomous AI agents in financial front-ends — with concrete applications across banking, insurance and digital customer interaction. Framed in the context of the EU AI Act, DORA and European data sovereignty.
Editors: Marcus W. Mosen · Jürgen Moormann · Frankfurt School Verlag, 536 pp.
New Podcast
The United States of Europe — Season One. May 2026
Coming May 2026
Geopolitics
AI & Technology
Banking & Finance
Energy & Defence
Politics
The United States of Europe
A strategic podcast co-hosted by Michael Altendorf (CEO, ACCELERAID) and Martin Kaelble — exploring the forces shaping Europe’s future: AI, deep tech, defence, EU sovereignty, geopolitics, banking regulation and what it takes to build companies that matter on the global stage.
Season One launches May 2026 with guests from the frontlines of European politics, finance, technology and policy — providing unfiltered insight for decision-makers navigating an increasingly complex continent.
Hosts
Michael Altendorf & Martin Kaelble
Technology, business & geopolitics
Format
Deep-dive interviews
Senior guests, long-form conversation
Topics covered in Season One:
European Geopolitics
AI Regulation & Policy
Payment Infrastructure
Banking & Capital Markets
Energy Transition
European Defence
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