By the end of 2024 and throughout 2025, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Community will center its activities around advancing digitalization and enhancing institutional learning. At the regional conference in October 2024 in Ljubljana, experts discussed specific challenges in banking supervision, with a continued focus on digitalization topic into 2025. Regular online meetings will provide a platform for discussions on the complexities of digital transformation and the capacity needs of regional banking regulators. Additionally, job shadowing opportunities will be offered to selected officials, allowing them to learn how to design and facilitate engaging learning activities and gain insights into implementing knowledge management systems that support learning within their institutions.

As Head of the Financial Technology Supervision Department, Marine is a leading force in fintech regulation, shaping policies that balance innovation and financial stability. Recognized for her dynamic and proactive role in the fintech ecosystem, she has been instrumental in positioning Latvia as a fintech hub. With deep expertise in PSD3, IT regulation, and their impact on innovation, she continues to drive the evolution of financial technology supervision.

As part of our community, Marine will share key insights into regulatory developments, compliance challenges, and technological advancements, helping us navigate the ever-changing fintech landscape.

As an internationally recognized expert in cyber technology and corporate cyber risk management, Dr. Blaž Ivanc has shaped the global cybersecurity landscape through research and thought leadership. He has delivered keynote speeches at leading science and technology events worldwide, including Hack Sydney (2023, 2024) and the NATO Advanced Research Workshop. His research has earned top recognition, including the Best Paper Award from Springer at a scientific conference hosted by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Most recently, he led information security for major banking groups, serving as Group CISO at NLB Group.

As part of our community, Blaž will provide expert guidance on cybersecurity in financial regulation, DORA implementation and compliance, threat resilience strategies, third-party risk assessment, AI-related supervision in banking, and incident reporting frameworks.