Future Leaders Class of 2026 Webinar Series
The Future Leaders Class of 2026 is proud to present five thought leadership white papers. Highlights of their findings and recommendations were presented during the BAFT Global Annual Meeting. This webinar series offers a deeper dive into each paper.
This is your opportunity to hear directly from emerging leaders on key topics shaping the industry today, and engage with them through live Q&A.
This webinar series is free and open to both members and non-members. You may register for one, some or the full series. All sessions are scheduled from 9 AM ET – 9:45 AM ET.
Webinar Day 1: Agentic AI Use Cases in Transaction Banking
Exploring where autonomous AI agents can deliver near-term value across payments, trade, liquidity, compliance, and client servicing.
Date: June 2, 2026
Time: 9AM ET – 9:45 AM ET
Webinar Day 2: BAFT’s Position on Non-Banks in Trade and Supply Chain Finance
Analyzing the growing role of fintechs and private credit providers and identifying collaboration models between banks and non-bank institutions.
Date: June 3, 2026
Time: 9AM ET – 9:45 AM ET
Webinar Day 3: Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Advancement of Trade Financing
Exploring why technology-led transformation is now imperative, highlighting how the convergence of Trade Finance and Institutional Cash Management—enabled by AI, blockchain, and tokenization—can digitize documentation, strengthen data integrity, accelerate risk assessment, and enable straight-through processing.
Date: June 4, 2026
Time: 9AM ET – 9:45 AM ET
Webinar Day 4: The Future Banker
Examining how technology, client expectations, regulation, sustainability priorities and fintech competition are reshaping the role and skillset of transaction banking professionals.
Date: June 9, 2026
Time: 9AM ET – 9:45 AM ET
Webinar Day 5: Practical Uses of Digital Assets in Transaction Banking
Investigating how regulated stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and CBDCs could enable new opportunities in cross-border payments, liquidity, and trade finance
Date: June 10, 2026
Time: 9AM ET – 9:45 AM ET