Discover below the PwC programme for Nexus 2026
- Panel: Agentic AI in Finance: Beyond prototyping, Towards Real Business Impact
Moderator: Xavier Lisoir (PwC Luxembourg)
Panellists:
Pascal Fernandez (BGL)
Timing: 02.30pm - 03.00pm
Location: Synergy Stage
- Keynote: Beyond Perception: Branding as Value Creation
Speakers: Camille Hollender (PwC Luxembourg) and Benedikt Jonas (PwC Luxembourg)
Timing: 05.00pm - 05.15pm
Location: Visionary Stage
- Keynote: The latest trends in cyber attacks: technology watch from PwC LU’s ethical hackers
Speakers: Maxime Clementz (PwC Luxembourg) and Vincent Garnier-Salvi (PwC Luxembourg)
Timing: 9.45am - 10am
Location: Impact Stage
- Panel: Luxembourg and the Tokenisation Race: Securing the First-Mover Advantage
Moderator: Sébastien Schmitt (PwC Luxembourg)
Panellists:
Georges Bock (Investre)
Jérôme Hallay (Strategy& Luxembourg)
Kasia Majchrzak (Franklin Templeton Funds)
Laurent Majchrzak (Caceis)
Timing: 10.00am - 10.30am
Location: Synergy Stage
- Panel: The Sovereign Cloud Moment: Making the Right Strategic Moves
Moderator: Stephane Zema (PwC Luxembourg)
Panellists:
Gerard Hoffmann (Proximus)
Laurent Pulinckx (Creos)
Denis Rouard (Microsoft Belgium)
Abraham Takom (EIB)
Timing: 11.00am - 11.30am
Location: Impact Stage
- Keynote: Client First, Blockchain Second: The Spiko Story
Speakers: Paul-Adrien Hyppolite (Spiko) and Sébastien Schmitt (PwC Luxembourg)
Timing: 11.30am - 11.45am
Location: Synergy Stage
- Keynote: From frontier firm to frontier society: reimagining work, organizations and trust in the age of agentic AI
Speakers: Pierre-Adrien Grange (Microsoft) and Patrice Witz (PwC Luxembourg)
Timing: 11.30am - 11.45am
Location: Visionary Stage
Over the two days, we are pleased to offer a dedicated agenda: the PwC Talks Programme at our booth, centered around four core themes:
- AI & Agentic Transformation
- Cybersecurity, Digital Trust & Sovereignty
- Luxembourg as a Strategic Tech & Innovation Hub
- Operational Excellence
The below Talks Programme consists of 20-minute speaking slots taking place on the stage at our PwC booth.
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| 10.00am | 10.30am | Winning under pressure: Turning cost challenges into strategic advantage | Kevin d'Antonio, Managing Director, Strategy& Luxembourg Blake Ter Morshuizen, Advisory Senior Associate, Strategy& Luxembourg |
Companies today face simultaneous pressure on margins, costs, and growth expectations. Strategy&’s Fit for Growth (FFG) approach provides a structured methodology to address this challenge by aligning cost structures with strategy and focusing investment on the capabilities that truly differentiate the business. | |
| 10.40am | 11.00am | Global M&A trends in technology, media, and telecommunications | Grégoire Huret, Advisory Partner, Corporate Finance Leader, PwC Luxembourg | ||
| 11.10am | 11.30am | Agentic AI in practice | Julien Jacque, Advisory Partner, PwC Luxembourg Xavier Lisoir, Advisory Managing Director, Microsoft Alliance Driver, PwC Luxembourg |
We will present Microsoft’s “Frontier Firm” vision and show how organisations can put it into action. Using real client examples, we’ll take a practical, step‑by‑step view of GenAI adoption—from early use cases to scaling—focused on clear value, measurable results, and building new skills. | |
| 11.40am | 12.00pm | ERP, digital sovereignty and performance: How Luxembourg companies are shaping their digital strategy towards 2030 | Guillaume Castaigne, Managing Director, Odoo Luxembourg Mathieu Moreau, Key Partner Manager, Odoo Adam Tymofiejewicz, Advisory Director, Technology, PwC Luxembourg |
As Luxembourg companies — from SMEs to large enterprises — accelerate their digital transformation towards 2030, three key challenges are becoming central: operational performance, data centralisation, and European digital sovereignty. In this joint talk, PwC Luxembourg and Odoo combine strategic insight and practical experience to explore: - the digitalisation trajectories of the Luxembourg market, - the growing need for independence from non‑EU technology solutions, - the role of modular ERP platforms in optimising processes and reducing silos, - and the importance of centralised, reliable data for decision‑making and reporting. Through a pragmatic approach blending market perspective, real‑world use cases and ERP capabilities, this session provides decision‑makers with concrete insights into how ERP solutions can drive agility, compliance and sustainable growth. |
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| 12.10pm | 12.30pm | AI accelerated AML & fraud controls | Michael Weis, Advisory Partner, Forensics & Anti-Financial Crime Leader, PwC Luxembourg Alessandro Casarotti, Advisory Director, Anti-Financial Crime and Forensics, PwC Luxembourg |
Fraudsters are using latest digital developments and AI to improve their attacks and disguise the controls. At the same time latest technologies present a great opportunity to accelerate and improve the quality of controls performed, whether more focused on money laundering or fraud. Based on our experience we will present two clear use cases. First an AI in-house solutions developed to manage high quantity of data and information during the KYC process, considering also all the complexity in complying with multiple regulations. Second, we will feature our JBR with Finovox, a leading solution for digital fraud prevention, a key topic in light of the new AMLA obligations. | |
| 12.40pm | 01.00pm | Innovation in finance with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud | Henrik Ehrenstrahle, Advisory Director, PwC Luxembourg Jun Zhang, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Luxembourg |
Many organisations are currently challenged by the need to modernize their core ERP landscape (e.g. SAP is pushing for the move from its' ECC solution). Moving to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud offers a compelling path forward, delivering rapid time‑to‑value through standardized, best‑practice finance & enterprise processes. Beyond modernisation, S/4HANA Public Cloud becomes a powerful platform for finance innovation, notably by embedding real‑time insights and agentic AI capabilities that elevate decision‑making, automation, and business agility. | |
| 01.30pm | 01.50pm | How the future EU AML Framework will impact the KYC journey of your clients as from 2027 and how the technology could support this paradigm shift | Michael Weis, Advisory Partner, Forensics & Anti-Financial Crime Leader, PwC Luxembourg Cécile Moser, Assurance Partner, Broader Risk Assurance, PwC Luxembourg |
With the upcoming entry into force in July 2027 of a new AML Authority (AMLA), a new AML Regulation and new Regulatory Technical Standards, there will be a shift from local AML rules to EU ones, with a convergence of the AML regulatory framework within the EU. Your Company will need to be compliant and transform the KYC journey of its clients to ensure meeting the AMLA expectations. Technology will have a strong impact on making this change efficient. We will present the main challenges and points of attention that any player will have to monitor and explain how a strong technology can support Your Company in this shift. | |
| 02:00pm | 02:20pm | Unlocking AI and business value through sovereign cloud | Andreas Braun, Advisory Managing Director, Data Science & AI Team Lead, PwC Luxembourg Stéphane Zema, Advisory Director, Cloud Transformation Leader, PwC Luxembourg |
This talk will explore how organisations can leverage sovereign cloud as a foundation to run critical workloads (including AI) while maintaining control, compliance, and operational resilience. It will provide guidance on workload placement, data and technology governance, and how to safely implement AI models in regulated environments. Attendees will gain insight into turning cloud sovereignty into a strategic enabler for business value and innovation. |
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| 02:30pm | 02:50pm | Tokenised Money Market Funds: don’t wait, don’t rush—think strategically | Jérôme Hallay, Managing Director, Strategy& Luxembourg Sébastien Schmitt, Advisory Partner, Regulatory, Risk and Compliance, PwC Luxembourg |
Tokenised Money Market Funds are no longer a concept — they are a live market, and €7 trillion in idle EU deposits are the prize. The demand signal is unambiguous — and it is coming from CFOs and treasurers, not from technologists. Drawing on Luxembourg's uniquely enabling regulatory framework, this session cuts through the noise to ask the right question: not whether to act, but how — and with what strategic logic. Technology is the enabler. Strategy is the differentiator. | |
| 03.00pm | 03.20pm | Trust under pressure: Rethinking communication in times of crisis | Hervé Blanc, Founder & CEO, SHAREKEY Swiss AG Thomas Wittische, Assurance Managing Director ICT Risk, Digital Audit, Resilience & Crisis Management Lead, PwC Luxembourg |
Thomas Wittische, Crisis Management Lead at PwC Luxembourg, and Hervé Blanc, Founder & CEO of SHAREKEY Swiss AG, will guide you through the evolving risks and critical communication challenges faced in times of crisis. Awarded at the PwC Cyber Security Day 2022, Sharekey is a sovereign collaboration suite hosted in Luxembourg that redefines the way sensitive information is shared. Designed for environments where confidentiality is non-negotiable, it delivers fully encrypted, app-to-app communication while seamlessly integrating video calls, group chats, secure data rooms, and document sharing into a single trusted workspace. Entirely independent of Big Tech ecosystems, Sharekey enables organisations to maintain control, resilience, and trust, whether in boardrooms, business continuity planning, or the most demanding crisis situations. | |
| 03.30pm | 03.50pm | Scaling AI with the right governance | Irem Demirci Yavuz, Assurance Manager, AI Product Lead, PwC Luxembourg Pavlo Momotenko, Assurance Manager, AI Software, PwC Luxembourg |
This session explores how to scale AI effectively by building the right governance framework around it. It will cover the transformation journey from isolated AI initiatives to firm-wide adoption, highlighting key lessons in AI project management, decision-making, and stakeholder alignment. The talk will also address how to manage security and compliance risks while enabling innovation, and how agentic workflows can drive greater efficiency, autonomy, and business value when implemented with the right standards in place. | |
| 04.00pm | 04.20pm | Gaining competitiveness: the key role of Luxembourg incentives in the digital transformation | Anne Massardier, Advisory Director, PwC Luxembourg Davide Visin, Tax Managing Director, PwC Luxembourg |
Our experts will present real‑life successful digital transformation use cases demonstrating how companies have strengthened their competitiveness, productivity, organisation and processes. The session will also explore how public subsidies and tax incentives supported those projects by facilitating access to the necessary resources and enhancing their transformative impact. | |
| Timing | Talk Title | Speakers | Talk Description | ||
| 10.00am | 10.20am | Data and AI will drive the future of tax compliance & reporting | Pierre-Yves Gillet, Tax Partner, PwC Luxembourg Manasi Thaker, Tax Senior Manager, Data & AI Products, PwC Luxembourg |
In this session, we’ll take you inside PwC’s transformation journey, showing how we are rethinking tax compliance from end to end. From connecting multiple tools into one seamless ecosystem to automating key steps of the process, we’ll bring to life what a more data-driven approach looks like in practice. But technology is only part of the story. The future of Tax compliance is empowered professionals who rely on technology to adapt in real time to the changing Tax landscape. | |
| 10.40am | 11.00am | Cloud and AI digital sovereignty | Quentin Bechoux, Advisory Senior Manager, Cloud transformation, PwC Luxembourg Dmitry Panenkov, CEO and Founder, emma |
Discover how to balance innovation and control in the era of Cloud and AI. This session delivers a strategic, real-world perspective on achieving digital sovereignty through the right mix of cloud models while unlocking advanced AI capabilities and resources with the EMMA platform. Join us to learn how to innovate at scale without compromising control. | |
| 11.10am | 11.30am | Copilot M365 adoption, how to deploy at scale in a bank | Xavier Lisoir, Advisory Managing Director, Microsoft Alliance Driver, PwC Luxembourg Emmanuel Pichon, BGL |
How to ensure Copilot M365 adoption at scale in a bank belonging to a large international group : Challenges and Lessons learned | |
| 11.40am | 12.00pm | Cybersecurity in the age of Agentic AI: What attackers will exploit next | Maxime Clementz, Advisory Senior Manager, Ethical Hacker & Cybersecurity, PwC Luxembourg Vincent Garnier, Advisory Senior Manager, Cybersecurity, PwC Luxembourg |
Generative AI is transforming industries, but its rapid adoption brings unprecedented cybersecurity risks. This session explores a structured approach to managing GenAI-related threats, balancing innovation with security. As AI agents are increasingly deployed across industries, questions around their identity, behavior, and privileges are only beginning to get the attention they deserve. Introducing a new class of risks at the intersection of AI, identity, and security governance. We will discuss real-world case studies, including how autonomous agents can be compromised or manipulated through emerging attack techniques, as well as key risk management frameworks and best practices. Through interactive scenarios, attendees will gain actionable strategies to inventory, classify, and secure both AI applications and non-human identities, ensuring compliance and operational resilience while redefining the modern security perimeter. |
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| 02.30pm | 02.50pm | Beyond the hype: Scaling real value with Microsoft Copilot for the non-financial sector | Corentin Huot, Advisory Senior Manager, Financial Services, PwC Luxembourg | Copilot delivers real results on the ground, and this is only the beginning. Through concrete field examples drawn from pilots and scale-ups, this session shows how Copilot already improves productivity, quality, and day‑to‑day execution in complex organizations. It explains how these early gains can be amplified at scale and why they pave the way for more advanced AI capabilities in the near future. | |
| 03.00pm | 03.20pm | Process Data Bridge: Re-inventing alternatives fund operations | Joachim Meyer, Advisory Senior Manager, Financial Service Alternatives, PwC Luxembourg | Despite digital ambitions, the alternatives fund industry still operates in silos: manual workflows, disconnected data, and limited oversight of outsourced activities. Process Data Bridge turns fragmented data and manual operations into orchestrated processes with embedded control—verifying data to create golden sources that drive efficiency and scalability. | |
| 03.30pm | 03.50pm | Cloud as a competitive edge in Asset Management | Sébastien Schmitt, Advisory Partner, Regulatory, Risk and Compliance, PwC Luxembourg Stéphane Zema, Advisory Director, Cloud Transformation Leader, PwC Luxembourg |
Cloud is reshaping value creation in in Asset Management. Beyond IT infrastructure, it is redefining how fund's data are structured, scaled and governed, in an environment where regulatory pressure, investor expectations and data complexity are rising simultaneously. More than a cost lever, cloud is becoming the foundation for faster time-to-market, stronger risk and compliance frameworks, and operating models built for what comes next. |
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| 04.00pm | 04.20pm | Luxembourg as a technology company hub - The Tax perspective | Gérard Cops, Tax Partner, Industry & Services Leader, PwC Luxembourg | Luxembourg is a leading hub for establishing and scaling your Technology Company in Europe. In his PwC Talks session, we explain how to optimally structure and operate your Technology Company in a tax efficient manner. We provide Tax insights on lean business operating models, international expansion strategies, and the Tax incentives available to develop and license proprietary technology. | |
| 04.30pm | 04.50pm | How GenAI, vibe coding & multi‑agent systems will rewire the IT operating model | Krzysztof Jaros-Kraszewski, Advisory Director, IT Strategy, PwC Luxembourg | In the next 24 months, GenAI will move from “assistive copilots” to goal‑driven agentic workflows that plan, execute, and coordinate work across the IT value chain—software delivery, IT ops, security, and service management. This talk explains how vibe coding (intent‑to‑code via natural language) compresses the SDLC and shifts engineering from writing code to directing and validating outcomes, while multi‑agent systems introduce new control‑plane requirements: observability, guardrails, lifecycle governance, and cost containment. We’ll connect these shifts to the CIO agenda—modernization, AI‑ready data, value measurement, and talent—and propose a pragmatic operating model blueprint: AI platform + product teams + real‑time governance to scale safely and deliver measurable business outcomes. |
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Over the two days, visitors will have the opportunity to discover a range of live and on-demand demos showcasing innovative applications designed to enhance efficiency and productivity.
We will also be joined by our strategic alliance partner, Microsoft, for which PwC Luxembourg was recognised as the 2025 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year in Luxembourg. Microsoft representatives will be present at our booth over both days, delivering talks and presenting live demos.
More details about the available demos onsite:
- Managed Services
- Microsoft
- Agentic AI
Events listed below are invitation-only. Attendance is restricted to guests invited by PwC Luxembourg. These events will take place at the PwC booth.
- Finance Executive Club
Date: 10 June
Timing: 04.30pm to 06.00pm
Special guests: Microsoft, Ivalua, FloQast, Spendesk
- Rendez-vous du Secteur Public
Date: 11 June
Timing: 12.15pm to 02.00pm
- COO Club
Date: 11 June
Timing: 05.00pm to 06.30pm
Event details
- Venue:
LuxExpo The Box
10 Circuit de la Foire Internationale
L-1347 Luxembourg-Kirchberg
- Nexus website: https://www.nexusluxembourg.com/
For any questions about the PwC programme at Nexus, please send an email at lu-pwc-events@pwc.lu
Contact us
Olivier Carré
Deputy Managing Partner, Technology & Transformation Leader, PwC Luxembourg
Tel: +352 49 48 48 4174
Patrice Witz
Advisory Partner, Technology Partner, Member of the Advisory Leadership Team, PwC Luxembourg
Tel: +352 62133 35 33
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