No Customer Experience or Automation Efficiency Without APIs
When the basics are in place it is possible to focus on customer experience, growth potentials or automation for efficiency. The basics are a clear direction for exposing functionality and information through managed APIs or alternatively through versioned message contracts. WSO2 API Manager and OpenAPI Specification are excellent to get you started.
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Ruthlessly pursuing efficiency through dependency elimination and teams with a wide range of responsibility. Still learning 25 years into the technology race of our generation for better customer experience or general digitalization.
Modernization Within Regulatory Boundaries
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Matthias Thiele is an experienced architect and technical leader in the banking, insurance, and industrial sectors, specializing in large-scale projects. He is passionate about solving complex problems and developing practical solutions. Matthias' expertise includes agile methodologies, software engineering and architecture, business architecture, and digitalization for the financial industry. Currently, he serves as Senior Vice President of Digital Products and Technology at Deutsche Kreditbank AG.
Sergio has 45 years of experience in IT. In the first half of his career he worked as an IT Manager and CIO in Argentine banks. Then he jumped to the “supplier side of the desk” working as a specialist in IT Architecture and Information Management in multinational IT companies (EMC & SAS). Currently he has the position of IT Architecture Manager in Banco Credicoop. Besides his dedication to IT Architecture, Sergio has studied and is a practitioner on Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence from its early days until present.
Mohamed BESSA is the Chief Data and Project Officer at Union Internationals of Banks (Société Generale Group), responsible for overseeing the implementation of the bank’s strategic plan for 2020-2025 projects. He is also an IT professor at prestigious Tunisian universities. Mohamed holds an engineering degree in Statistics and Information Analysis, a Master’s in Econometrics and Mathematics (2011), and an MBA from the University of East London (2024). With over 22 years of experience in IT transformation projects both in Tunisia and abroad, he was appointed by the Tunisian government in 2019 as an expert member of the National Council of Statistics.
Beyond Digital Banking: Moving From Tech Enabled to Software Enterprise in BFSI
"Digital banking" is no longer a differentiator, but a baseline. To truly excel, financial institutions must transcend tech-enabled services and evolve into software enterprises, freeing their technology teams to focus on core banking innovation by offloading the heavy lifting of foundational development infrastructure.
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Seshika plays a vital role in helping banks worldwide optimize and accelerate their digital initiatives. With her deep understanding of technology and its application in the financial sector, she provides valuable guidance and expertise to financial institutions, working closely with governments, regulatory bodies, and financial institutions across the globe. She frequently speaks at international technology conferences, where she shares her insights and expertise on various topics such as open banking, security and privacy, digital identity, data science, and digital transformation.
Technology for Saving Lives: Cloud-Native App Development Accelerating Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare demands innovative, rapidly deployable applications that seamlessly integrate complex data and meet strict compliance requirements. This session reveals how WSO2 empowers you to build, integrate, and secure cloud-native healthcare applications—faster. Using real-world scenarios like Scheduling and Appointment Management, we’ll demonstrate how WSO2’s healthcare accelerators, prebuilt connectors, AI-driven integrations, AI-powered data transformations, and internal developer platform streamline development.
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Nirmal Fernando leads the engineering team of the Solutions Business Unit at WSO2, bringing over 13 years of expertise in enterprise software innovation. With deep technical knowledge of the entire WSO2 product suite, he excels in architecting robust solutions and solving complex challenges.<br/><br/>In his current role, Nirmal spearheads research and development efforts for WSO2 solutions, with a strong focus on the banking, financial, and healthcare industries. His work drives the creation of industry-specific accelerators and enhances WSO2’s capabilities in these critical sectors.<br/><br/>A problem-solver at heart, Nirmal has represented WSO2 at numerous conferences, customer engagements, and industry discussions, consistently delivering impactful solutions that empower developers and strengthen WSO2’s presence across key industry verticals.
How Enterprises Are Modernizing with IAM
This panel discussion focuses on the modern IAM strategies that our panelists have successfully implemented within their organizations to enable their organizations to improve security and user experience in today’s complex digital landscape.
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Ondrej Nekovar's specialty is creating and planning adversary engagement scenarios and its deployment through information operations. He is a trainer and frequent speaker at conferences such as BlackHat, RSA, hack.lu, and others. He is the co-founder of the non-profit organization DEF CON Group 420 for the Czech Republic (DCG420) which brings together a community of people interested in cyber security and deception.
Cedric Guyomard is a cybersecurity architect specializing in Core Banking Single Sign-On (SSO) and API security. He focuses on designing and implementing security measures for e-banking, m-banking, and core banking satellite applications. Cedric conducts code reviews to ensure robust API security design.
Kumar has over 20 years of experience in diverse programming languages, technologies, and platforms. He is a self-directed and seasoned technical leader and architect. Additionally, he is a cybersecurity expert with a proven track record in managing large-scale enterprise programs related to cybersecurity, digital transformation, and Customer Identity and Access Management.
Connecting the Dots with OAuth: A Guide to New and Upcoming Specifications
As the identity landscape evolves, developers face a critical decision: should they build custom authentication and authorization solutions or leverage new standards? OAuth has become the foundation of modern authorization, but its ecosystem continues to grow with new extensions and refinements. This session provides a high-level exploration of OAuth’s evolving ecosystem, covering newly published and upcoming specifications. The focus is on how these standards interconnect to solve real-world challenges, enabling standardized and interoperable solutions.
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Janak is a Technical Lead at WSO2, specializing in the design and development of WSO2's Identity and Access Management products. With over six years of experience in the IAM domain, he is dedicated to building secure, scalable, and user-centric systems that empower organizations to deliver seamless digital experiences. As the lead for authentication and registration within the IAM team, Janak plays a pivotal role in enhancing the product to address evolving security and usability challenges. His passion lies in advancing IAM technologies to help organizations thrive in the digital era.
Ensuring IAM Meets EU Regulatory Standards
As technology rapidly advances, organisations face increasing challenges in complying with evolving EU regulatory frameworks. From GDPR to emerging regulations like NIS2, DORA, and eIDAS 2.0 businesses must ensure that their Identity and access management (IAM) strategies align with these mandates to safeguard security, privacy, and compliance.
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Godwin is a solution architect at WSO2, specializing in the design and implementation of robust and secure Identity and access management (IAM) platforms. He works closely with global solution architecture (SA) teams and partners to help organizations to build scalable and efficient IAM solutions that meet their security and compliance needs. Prior to joining WSO2, Godwin worked as a co-founder/engineer at a startup, where he was responsible for designing and developing augmented reality and smart card based solutions. He is a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), and Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
Scaling Business Operations with B2B IAM
In today’s hyper-connected world, businesses face growing pressure to deliver seamless, secure, and personalized experiences—not only for direct consumers but also for business customers (B2B), consumers from partners (B2B2C), as well as suppliers, resellers, distributors, agents and franchises. Traditional IAM and home-grown solutions often struggle to meet the demands of B2B relationships, leading to security pitfalls, operational inefficiencies, and cripple business growth.
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Sagara, Head of DevRel IAM at WSO2, leads IAM Developer Relations initiatives with over 15 years of experience in software architecture and programming. Specializing in identity, integration, and cloud technologies, he has played a key role in architecting and managing WSO2 Identity Server, WSO2 Application Server, and WSO2 Governance Registry. </br>A seasoned speaker, Sagara has presented at international conferences, including the European Identity & Cloud Conference, Consumer Identity World events, GDPR Summit, ApacheCon. He has also authored numerous articles and technical papers on Identity and Integration for publications such as Industry Index, PCMag, and DZone and SystemsDigest.
Beyond Conventional CIAM: An Identity-Centric Approach for Personalized Digital Experiences
In an era of digital-first interactions, customers expect personalized experiences across every touchpoint. Digital experience has become the key differentiator, directly influencing customers' choices between competing services. Yet many organizations struggle to deliver on this promise, hindered by siloed identity systems and fragmented business data.
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Omindu is a Director - Engineering at WSO2, leading the product architecture for WSO2's identity and access management (IAM) products. With more than 9 years of experience in the IAM domain, he has been a key contributor in the design and development of WSO2's identity products. Moreover, Omindu has collaborated with various customers and partners to address their IAM requirements through WSO2's products. Omindu's passion lies in shaping WSO2's IAM products to empower organizations in building cost-effective and efficient IAM strategies.
Identity & Access Management at the Core of Enterprise Modernization
Enterprise modernization fundamentally changes how businesses operate and interact with their customers and partners. This shift transcends technological advancements to include political environment, social, and regulatory advancements. IAM technology is pivotal for enterprise modernization since it not just sits in your middleware layer but also influences your user experience layer.
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Johann heads solutions architecture for IAM at WSO2. In his role he is responsible for enabling WSO2's regional sales teams and partners to build and deploy successful IAM solutions. He also continues to work with customers globally on solving their IAM challenges. He was previously the product lead for WSO2 Identity Server, where he was responsible for the product’s roadmap and architecture. Johann has been a speaker at many international conferences including Gartner IAM, IDM, Heliview IAM, API Days, and WSO2Con.