Current Speakers

Dan Axelsson is a payments expert with over 15 years of experience in the banking and payments industry. As an Expert Business Developer within Nordea’s Transaction Banking division, he drives strategic payment initiatives across Sweden and the Nordic region. Prior to joining Nordea, Dan held leadership positions at several Swedish banks and served as Head of Payments at Swish, one of Europe’s most successful mobile payment solutions.

Dr. Martin Diehl is Head of Financial Market Infrastructure Analysis at Deutsche Bundesbank, where he focuses on developments in payments, financial market infrastructures, and the future of digital money. With extensive experience in central banking, he works on topics including payment innovation, market infrastructure resilience, financial stability, and emerging technologies shaping the payments ecosystem. His work provides valuable insights into how central banks, financial institutions, and market participants can navigate the evolving landscape of digital and increasingly autonomous transactions.

Steve Webster is a retail and ecommerce advisor with 25 years leading digital trading for businesses from £60m to over £1bn. Most recently Global E-commerce Director at Barbour, he has held seniorroles at Boohoo and Bensons for Beds, with international digital leadership at eXtra and LIWA in the Middle East. He advises boards and leadership teams on commercial performance in the agentic era, grounded in first-hand testing of how AI agents discover, select and buy from real retailers. He writes and speaks on the demand-side realities of AI in commerce for a senior retail audience.

Anton Kornilov is a global payments executive and advisor with over two decades of leadership experience at Mastercard and American Express, where he worked across cross-border, account-to-account, cards, and instant payment models in Europe and global markets. He now runs his own advisory practice, Kernel Acumen, supporting banks, PSPs and fintechs on payments commercialisation, regulatory change and operating-model evolution.
Throughout his career, Anton has worked at the intersection of strategy, regulation and commercial execution, helping organisations translate policy and market change into practical payment propositions and scalable operating models. Alongside his work in payments, he is a Board Director at Volleyball England and an active coach, bringing a strong belief that payments, like sport, are a team effort — reliant on trust, clear roles, interoperability and coordination across many participants.