On 18 May 2026, this year’s semester lectures took place in the auditorium of the University of Münster’s main building under the direction of Prof. Dr Christoph Schneider (Chair of Finance, University of Münster). The Finance Center Münster brought together leading representatives from academia and industry to discuss opportunities, challenges and regulatory issues surrounding the topic of “KI in Kreditinstituten”.

With engaging presentations by Prof. Dr Jan vom Brocke (University of Münster), Christoph Schlinzig (Commerzbank), Doreen Mahnke (Sparkasse Westfalen-Lippe), Tabitha Kleine (Finanz Informatik) and Lukas Wolf (DZ Bank), the focus was particularly on the exchange between research and practice.

Jürgen Wannhoff (Sparkassenverband Westfalen-Lippe) concluded the event by moderating a fascinating panel discussion on the topic “Success factors and stumbling blocks from practice and outlook: AI as a success factor for the future” with the mentioned speakers.

Many thanks to all the speakers, guests and contributors for a successful evening and the numerous fascinating insights into the future of banking!