2026 Santander International Banking Conference

Powering growth, building resilience

The 2026 Santander International Banking Conference will take place against a backdrop of intense economic, technological and geopolitical change. In these times, building resilience has never been more important. So too is powering the economic growth we need to finance that resilience. Our conference will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors to explore how business, banking and government can unlock the investment, innovation and productivity needed to drive future growth and strengthen economic resilience.

Nov

2026

Powering growth, building resilience

Panels

09.00 | Welcome

Ana Botín, Executive Chair, Banco Santander

09.05 | Speech

José Antonio Kast, President of Chile

09.15 | Fireside chat: “Growth and Opportunity in a Changing World”

José Antonio Kast, President of Chile

Interviewed by: Ana Botín, Executive Chair, Banco Santander

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10.00 | Fireside chat: “Powering Growth, Building Resilience”

Ana Botín, Executive Chair, Banco Santander
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Moderator: James Harding, Editor-in-chief- The Observer

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10.30 | Fireside chat: “A European Agenda for Growth and Competitiveness”

María Luís Albuquerque, EU Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union
Jonathan Hill, former EU Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

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10.50 | Interview: “Growth and Stability in the Banking Sector”

José Luis Escrivá, Governor, Bank of Spain

Interviewed by: Héctor Grisi, Chief Executive Officer, Banco Santander

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11.40 | Panel: “Building Geopolitical Resilience”

General The Lord Sanders, former Chief of the General Staff
Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference
Samantha Vinograd, Head of Corporate Affairs for the Americas, UK, and EMEA at Airwallex

Moderator: Christiana Riley, Chief Executive Officer and president, Banco Santander

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12.25 | Speech

Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements

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14.00 | Panel: “Latin American Growth and Resilience”

Alejandro Cacace, Secretary of Deregulation, Argentina
Roberto Velasco, Foreign Minister, Mexico (pending)

Moderator: Bruna Santos, Inter-American Dialogue

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14.40 | Fireside chat: “Regulating for Growth and Resilience”

Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Conduct Authority

Interviewed by: James Harding, Editor-in-chief- The Observer

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15.00 | Panel: “Balancing Stability and Innovation”

Sharon Donnery, Member of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank
Christina Skinner, Fellow, Wharton Institute
Tobias Adrian, Special Advisor to the Managing Director and Former Financial Counsellor (IMF)

Moderator: María Abascal, Chair of the Exco, European Banking Federation

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15.40 | Fireside chat: “Building Cyber Resilience”

George Kurtz, CEO, Crowdstrike

Interviewed by: Laurence Boone, Head of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking France

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