Turning Sovereignty into Execution in Financial Services

Digital sovereignty and operational resilience have moved from policy discussion to a board-level priority. The challenge many financial institutions now face is not defining ambition, but translating internal and regulatory expectations into concrete policy, strategy and execution.

We would like to invite you to an exclusive CXO event hosted by KPMG and Microsoft, focused on how Financial Services organizations can move from thinking to doing.

During this session, you will gain insights on:

• How to operationalize sovereignty across data, applications and infrastructure

 • How to make risk-based decisions on dependencies, control and fallback / exit capability

 • How to design for resilience: ensuring continuity of critical services under stress

 • How to balance innovation with control in a cloud & AI driven ecosystem

KPMG will share a structured, phased approach from transparency and risk assessment to target state design and implementation; grounded in proven experience and “Minimum Viable Company” thinking.

Microsoft will provide concrete perspectives on managing systemic cloud risk, enabling portability and ensuring continuity through capabilities available today.

The session is designed to help translate strategic questions from boards, regulators and other stakeholders into a pragmatic approach: clear choices on dependencies, defined control measures, and a realistic execution roadmap. This is not a discussion on principles, but a practical perspective on how to operationalize sovereignty and resilience within an existing landscape. 

Paul van Dommelen, Partner Digital Strategy, KPMG

Johan Noltes, Senior Expert Cloud & Sovereignty KPMG

Rob Elsinga, National Technology Officer Microsoft Netherlands

Christine Müller, partner Technology & IT Compliance KPMG Germany

14.30 – Walk in

15.00 – Welcome and start event, Paul van Dommelen, Partner Digital Strategy, KPMG

15.10 - Christine Müller, partner Technology & IT Compliance KPMG Germany and Johan Noltes, Senior Expert Cloud & Sovereignty KPMG

15.55 - Rob Elsinga, National Technology Officer Microsoft Netherlands

16.40 – Fireside chat with experts and audience

17.00 – Drinks

19.00 – End of event

KPMG Office
Laan van Langerhuize 1
1186 DS Amstelveen

Participation in this event is free of charge. 

When you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Adriaan Klinkenberg Klinkenberg.Adriaan@kpmg.nl