Evolution Exchange Finance Podcast

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Linus Fugl, Senior Vice President | Head of Everyday Banking Personal Customers, Aivaras Bankauskas, Manager - Client Support Services, EMEA at Nasdaq, Camilla Møller Sørensen, Product Owner - Cryptographic Services at Danske Bank. The conversation explores how organisations build a high performance team through...

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Maja Rycicka, Compliance Officer at Danske Bank, Lasse Madsen, Senior AI Adoption Consultant at Todai. The conversation explores the future of work, focusing on Gen Z workplace expectations, technology adoption and how organisations are adapting to changing employee needs. The exchange highlights workplace innovation...

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Tomasz Dacewicz, Senior EM at Klarna Bank AB - Germany (publ), Maja Chaińska, Head Of AML And Compliance Operations at Brite Payments, Wesley Sawan, Operational Risk , Alex Oleinikov, Head of New Credit Model Validation. The conversation explores high performance teams within financial services, focusing on leade...

Today's episode is hosted by James Gosden and they are joined on the podcast by Petra Klein, Head Of Group Security & Cyber Defence at Swedbank, Ashish Shekhar, SVP, Global Head Of Technology Platforms at Danske Bank, Gunnar Slott, CISO at Telia Finance AB. The conversation explores technology transformation in financial services, focusing on how financial organisations approach modern technol...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Paul Davies, Engineering Manager at NOBA Bank Group, Lars Gustavsson, Senior IT Delivery Manager, Cloud Platform at Intrum. The conversation explores how high-performing engineering teams are evolving in the modern technology landscape, with a focus on AI engineering, team collaboration, engineering leadership and b...

Today's episode is hosted by James Gosden and they are joined on the podcast by Roshni Bharadwaj, Product Lead at Pleo HQ, Katja Grushevskaja, Chief Business Risk Manager at Nordea, Joshua Shouppe, Engineering Manager at Pleo. The conversation explores building high performance teams in regulated environments with a focus on leadership, organisational culture and effective collaboration. The excha...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Gurdeep Singh, Lead Architect & Lead - AI Ops & Center of Enablement at Tryg Norge, David Almer, Team Lead & Acting Head of AI Analytics at SEB, Sigve Svenkerud, Team Lead at SpareBank 1 Markets AS. The conversation explores data platforms and business value, focusing on the foundations organisations nee...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Stefan Stignas, Head of Strategic Ownerships & Partnerships at SEB. The conversation explores leadership through periods of change, the evolution of the banking sector and the importance of adaptability in financial services. The exchange highlights how organisations can navigate transformation, strengthen partn...

Today's episode is hosted by James Gosden and they are joined on the podcast by Annabelle Ambrosi, Independent Leadership & Transformation Professional | Governance, Process & People-Centred Change, Ludvig Åhlin, Enterprise Agile Lead at Swedbank, Denise Vestin, Senior Agile Coach at WoW! Agile. The conversation explores enterprise agile approaches, organisational transformation and the ev...

Today's episode is hosted by James Gosden and they are joined on the podcast by Annabelle Ambrosi, Independent Leadership & Transformation Professional | Governance, Process & People-Centred Change, Olof Berg, Senior GRC Specialist at SEB, Ashton Papaioannou, Regulatory Counsel at SEB. The conversation explores governance, risk and compliance, focusing on regulatory change, organisational...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Isabel Ringsby, Head of Third Party Risk Management Services at SEB, Rokas Pieciukaitis, TPRM at Danske Bank, Oscar Hjern, TPRM & AI Risk at Ethira, Alex Verdat, TPRM Lead at Klarna Bank. The conversation explores third party risk management across financial services, including vendor oversight, cybersecurity, r...

Today's episode is hosted by James Gosden and they are joined on the podcast by Vadym Davydov, Security Program Coordinator at Swedbank, Johanna Jover, Product Owner at Skandia, Sofia Tischler, Chief of Staff at Skandia. The conversation explores security programmes within financial services, examining how organisations approach cybersecurity, technology initiatives and cross-functional collaborat...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Kevin Albrecht, Head of Data at Resurs Bank, Alexandra Diem, Tribe Lead - Data, Analytics & AI at Gjensidige, and Anastasia Varava, Head of Research at SEB. The conversation explores data governance, artificial intelligence and the evolving role of organisations in managing data responsibly. The exchange highlig...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Petra Väversund,Head of Strategy & Transformation Reporting Change Development at Swedbank. The conversation explores change management, leadership strategy and how organisations can create clarity while navigating complex environments. The exchange highlights the importance of communication, structured decision...

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Ioanna Wallén, Head of People Services Sweden at Nordea. The conversation explores people and culture in banking, focusing on how organisations are shaping modern HR strategies, managing workplace transformation and supporting teams in a changing financial services environment. The exchange highlights the connection...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Jens Rasmussen, Head of AI Model Risk at Nordea, Dadi Gudmundsson, First Vice President & Cluster Lead at Danske Bank, Nicolay Hamm, Lead Data Scientist at SpareBank 1 Markets. The conversation explores artificial intelligence in banking, focusing on AI model risk, data science and responsible technology adoptio...

Today's episode is hosted by James Gosden and they are joined on the podcast by Diane Reynolds, Data-Enabled Risk Manager at SEB, Carl Thorn, Head of Security Governance at Swedbank and Olof Berg, Senior GRC Specialist at SEB. The conversation explores risk leadership in an environment shaped by AI, uncertainty and the increasing pace of change across financial services. The exchange highlights ho...

Today's episode is hosted by James Gosden and they are joined on the podcast by Pär Kidman, Head of IAM at Swedbank and Shubham Mittal, IAM PAM Manager / Product Owner at Swedbank. The conversation explores identity and access management in the context of AI agents and autonomous access, examining how evolving technologies are influencing security strategies across financial services. The exchange...

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Johan Öbrink, Co-Head at SEB. The conversation explores product management within large financial institutions and examines how professionals can build meaningful change inside established banking organisations. The discussion looks at the relationship between organisational culture, leadership, governance and innova...

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Steve Cocks, DevOps Architect at Swedbank. The conversation explores leadership and resilience and how these qualities support individuals and teams in navigating pressure, uncertainty and organisational change. The exchange highlights the importance of adaptability, effective decision-making and maintaining strong l...

Today’s episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Suneet Rastogi, Commercial Cards Strategy Execution at Nordea. The conversation explores launch risk within the banking sector and the challenges organisations face when balancing innovation with regulation, operational resilience and commercial priorities. The exchange highlights the complexity of delivering financi...

Today's episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson and they are joined on the podcast by Einar, Head Of Data Integrations at Gjensidige, Vikram Saraswathi, Lead AI & ML Engineer at Nordea and Alexandra Jevinger, Chief Product Owner - Communications & Output. The conversation explores why so many artificial intelligence initiatives struggle to progress beyond early experimentation and what organi...

Today’s episode is hosted by Charlie Beetson, who is joined on the podcast by Jakob Lavrod, Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst at Handelsbanken, and Ignacio Masdeu, Analytics Manager at Klarna Bank. The conversation explores data readiness vs. data quality , unpacking the relationship between the two and addressing the key question: what should organisations prioritise first? The discussion examines...

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Pawel Jemiol. The conversation explores career development within banking operations and the skills required to progress into leadership roles across the financial services sector. The exchange highlights professional growth, operational excellence and the importance of adaptability in managing evolving business envi...

Today's episode is hosted by Gemma Thomason and they are joined on the podcast by Mart Roosimägi, Head Of AI Scaling And Strategy at Swedbank, Kewal Shah, US Lead, Credit Risk Management at Klarna Bank and Franklin Martins De Souza, IT Service Continuity Management at Nordea. The conversation explores how organisations balance risk and reward while managing compliance within fast-moving financial...