David Birch, Senior Research Fellow at King's College London Business School and one of Europe's leading voices on payments and digital identity, will deliver a keynote at Nordic Summit October 28-29. Birch will address how Nordic retailers can prepare for AI-driven payments and what payment resilience means when autonomous agents enter the transaction flow. As Non-Executive Chairman of Digiseq and board-level advisor to companies including OneID, PaymentWorks, Au10tix, and K

Idar Kreutzer, Special Advisor at NHO and member of the Norwegian government's Transformation Commission, will deliver a keynote at Nordic Summit October 28-29. Kreutzer will address how the Nordics translate European ambitions in payments and agentic AI into practical, scalable infrastructure. With his background as former CEO of Finance Norway and Group CEO of Storebrand, Kreutzer brings a unique perspective on the interplay between regulation, technology, and implementatio

Day 2 took us deep into the forces reshaping retail – from building resilient payment systems in collaboration between retailers and central banks, to understanding how digital wallets are evolving into central hubs for loyalty and customer engagement.

When executives from Nordic retailers meet at The Nordic Summit, they will be joined by representatives from the European and Nordic central banks to discuss how central bank digital currencies (CBDC) can strengthen resilience in an uncertain world.

We have been given insights from leading experts within technology shifts that transform the retail sectors. And several companies have shared best practices in how they adapt to future consumer expectiations and behavior.

The Nordic Retail Summit is back in Malmö this October with one clear theme: The Consumer of the Future. Tomorrow’s customers are rewriting the rules of retail - demanding trust, loyalty, speed, and seamless experiences powered by AI.