Speaker Profiles

Bidisha Agarwal is a senior technology leader at ING, where she drives digital transformation across Lending, Capital Markets, and ESG within Wholesale Banking. With a background in Computer Science and nearly two decades of experience in banking, she focuses on using data and AI to enable sustainable, purpose-driven innovation at scale.

Raised in India and now living in the Netherlands, Bidisha bridges cultures and disciplines with ease. A voracious reader, a passionate dancer, and a committed mentor, she believes transformation begins from within. As a highly sensitive person and a mother — to a curious young boy and a soulful puppy — she leads with empathy, reflection, and a strong sense of intentionality.

Her keynote, “Molting Futures: Transformation in the Year of the Snake — From Data to Destiny,” draws on her personal journey, symbolic wisdom from astrology, and the silent strength of women artists in the Rijksmuseum. It’s an invitation to move beyond systems and strategies — toward reinvention that is not only digital, but deeply human.