With over 13 years of international experience in financial and legal services, Mr. Kizenevič has served as Senior Vice President at Citibank (Citigroup) in London since 2021, responsible for risk management related to new investment products and services across the EMEA region. From 2018 to 2021, he was Vice President at Citi Handlowy (Citigroup) in Warsaw, working as Senior Risk Officer and Acting Deputy Chief Risk Officer. Between 2015 and 2018 he worked at HSBC Bank Polska S.A. in Warsaw as Corporate Governance and Strategic Projects Analyst, and from 2012 to 2015 served as a lawyer at Varul in Vilnius.
He holds a Master’s in Law from Vilnius University and a Master’s in Finance and Accounting from the Warsaw School of Economics, and has completed internships at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the University of Cambridge, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
As Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, Mr. Kizenevič oversees financial markets policy, Lithuania’s European Union financial affairs, and international affairs.
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Europe’s pursuit of digital sovereignty has become increasingly critical to financial and technological policy. As payments infrastructure, cloud services, digital identity systems, and digital currencies intersect with geopolitics, European policymakers are working to reduce strategic dependencies while maintaining financial stability, fintech prowess, and global openness.
This session explores how European financial institutions can implement strategic autonomy without fragmenting the global financial system, the role of regulators in fostering conditions for greater digital self-reliance, and the practical steps needed to ensure Europe’s financial system remains competitive, innovative, and resilient.