Speakers

As a born and raised Albertan, diversifying the economy and creating a tech ecosystem here in the prairies is something that Katie is passionate about. As a Talent Acquisition Lead, she aims to bring top talent to technology-focused organizations. Katie leverages her background in executive search and currently specializes in engineering and technology roles. Katie’s mission is to create a long-lasting partnership between candidates and organizations based on values and skills.

Ivan Struk, head of operations at Morpher, is a venture architect, emerging markets investor, and alternative investments guru. Having spent the last 8 years working in the alternative investments space in roles in both institutional and retail finance, Ivan joined Morpher to help realize the company’s vision of enabling global access to investable markets.

Isabella had been with George before the first line of code was written. Since then, ten years have passed, and she witnessed the challenges and possibilities of the digitalization of the banking industry. Combining her passion and expertise, she played an essential role in the shaping of the company. Now, as a freshly appointed Managing Director, she is ready to lead George Labs in this new era.

Join the Erste Digital team and make a difference to the financial life of millions of people in Europe. #believeinyourself

People development enthusiast

Driving for things to happen

Broad HR experience, working more than 20 years in a pan-european commercial bank with a special focus on Austria and Central and Eastern Europe

Nurture and develop talents and leaders across different european countries

In my career, I have lived cultural diversity. For me it meant being able to learn from people from all different walks of life – different ethnicities, religion, education or background. I think we connect as people not despite our differences, but what unites us are exactly our diverse personal traits.

I’ve worked with Helcim for just about 5 1/2 yrs. I started as a Merchant Experience Specialist,  to Merchant Experience Lead, and now as the People & Culture Partner.

Even After 5 1/2 yrs it still feels fresh, exciting, challenging, and very rewarding.

It’s amazing to be a part of a company who celebrates your individuality, cares about what you have to say, recognizes your contribution, and inspires you to bring out the best in you.

5 1/2 yrs later, and  I’m still happy to come to work everyday.

Ani is a Senior Manager in the Technology Consulting Practice at EY specialized in Data Analytics. She has extensive experience in managing complex business and IT transformation projects and programs. She holds a MSc and executive MBA degree and has certificates for project management, data science and process mining. She is consulting corporate clients from different industries with main focus on banking and capital markets.