Speakers -

Olena Gryniuk is responsible for the development of the SME Banking Club in the CEE region. Before getting involved in the SME Banking Club activities, Olena was in charge of SME products and sales in Raiffeisen Bank and Eurobank groups.

About SME Banking Club
The SME Banking Club was established by a team of former SME bankers in 2010 as a professional network of bankers to exchange information and experiences in the segments of micro, small and medium-sized businesses. The SME Banking Club organizes regional SME banking conferences and webinars that bring together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation and promote the growth of SMEs in the region. Moreover, it provides its members with access to detailed analytical market reports and annual studies. SME Banking Club’s main activities are concentrated in Central and Eastern Europe.

Katalin Kauzli is a co-founder of Partner HUB Ltd, the developer of a white label digital invoice management solution for banks. Charlie-India is the core IT platform for the BUPA and OTP eBIZ solutions.

Strategic-thinking, seasoned, hands-on business development manager with a successful track record of expanding new markets and leading sales and marketing departments. With nearly 20 years of experience as a co-founder of FinTech companies (smeo.pl ; nfg.pl ; faktorone.pl) and a key driver of business development in corporations (nethone.com ; mangopay.com), he brings a unique blend of creative and strategic leadership.

Actively committed to the growth of the FinTech and IT industry. A prominent speaker at business and scientific conferences and trade fairs. An Executive MBA lecturer at Warsaw University of Technology Business School and Collegium Da Vinci, sharing insights and mentoring future leaders.

Founder & CEO. With a team of 50 UX-UI designers, Andras creates user interfaces and voice solutions that generate conversion.

Visionary AI-tech entrepreneur. Diederick advises the board of directors and leadership teams on digital business development, digitalization, and automated, machine learning-based, financial decision-making.

Big behavioral data & AI for FinTech, Banking, Smart Building, PropTech, E-commerce, Mobile telecom

In the market research industry since 2002 (previously: e.g. TNS, GfK). MA in Sociology (University of Warsaw) and MA in Economy (Warsaw School of Economics). Combines analytics (e.g. discrete choice modelling, segmentation), Behavioral Economics, and P/L analysis, to support business decisions e.g. on Product, Price, Promotion, Choice Architectures, New Product Development, Brand Communication, Consumer Experience.

Thorsten Seeger is a member of the management board at SME Bank, responsible to boost the expansion of the bank across Europe. Prior to that, he was the Group COO and Head of Lending at October, managing loan origination across five European countries. Before that, Thorsten was the Managing Director of Funding Circle Germany, where he built a market-leading small business lending proposition. Earlier in his career, he spent 10 years in banking in the UK. At Barclays, he held various front-office leadership roles, including Head of Relationship Banking (London) and Commercial Director for SME Banking and at Lloyds Banking Group he was responsible for Financial Markets products and their distribution to SME customers.

Thorsten holds an MBA from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai and lives in Munich with his family.

As the Founder and CEO of Intuitech, Máté is committed to transforming lending in the EU by deploying expert AI agents that empower banks to dramatically increase productivity and efficiency. Intuitech is the EU market leader in providing AI agents for banking operations, with 250+ experts, serving financial services and Fortune 500 companies in 10+ countries. Prior to founding Intuitech, he also worked as a Strategy Consultant at BCG in Budapest and London, advising leading financial institutions.