Digital Finance 2025
Digital Finance is the event where we share our vision on how to make an impact as a financial professional in the long run. Our experts have already separated the wheat from the chaff. All you have to do is sit, listen and ask critical questions.
During Digital Finance, we'll give you the tools you need to make your finance department even more future-ready. This year we will talk about, among other things:
- Automating processes in your organization using AI agents
- Modern technologies in Business Planning & Analytics, Finance Operations, Statutory & Regulatory Reporting, and Treasury that enable you to innovate and work more efficiently.
We also explain what skills you really need as the financial professional of the future. For example, did you know that these 5 skills are crucial:
- data analysis and pre-processing
- development of ML models
- predictive analysis
- AI-driven automation
- API integrations
Keynote: How to keep innovating as a company in the field of Digital Finance
Professor Willem-Jan van den Heuvel explores how companies can continue to innovate using IT, advanced data integration platforms, governance of organizational networks and AI. In his keynote, he shares his vision on how to do this concretely and what the pitfalls are.
Session: Data-Driven Working: From Hype to Tools for Financials
As a financial professional, you probably recognize it: the many terms around "data-driven work" and "AI agents. However, the key question remains: how do you get started in concrete terms? That question is the focus of this practical session. We offer no vague theory, but directly applicable tools, whether you are new to data or already have a lot of experience. We will show you where to start in order to successfully put data-driven work into practice, appropriate to your level. Take your next step into the world of data here.
Session: Grip on IT, Room for Growth: EAaaS for the Future Financial
Are you navigating an increasingly complex IT landscape as a financial professional, looking for that important balance between flexibility for the business and tight risk management? Then our inspiring session on Enterprise Architecture-as-a-Service (EAaaS) is interesting for you. We will show you how this smart approach can help you get and keep a grip on your systems, save costs, and at the same time create more room for growth and innovation that are valuable for a future-proof organization.
Who is Digital Finance of interest to?
Digital Finance is designed for the financial professional who thinks it is time to take action on digitizing the finance tech stack.
Practical details:
- Date: June 12
- Time: 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Location: Finext office, Delft

Willem-Jan van den Heuvel
Professor of AI/Data Engineering
Prof. Willem-Jan van den Heuvel is professor of AI/Data Engineering and scientific director of the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS)-DE Unit, a data science/AI partnership between Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology.
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