Das TC Gebäude bei Nacht.

SBWL Practitioner Talk 09.05.2025

03/04/2025

Date: 09 May 2025

Guest talks: 11:00 - 12:30 at TC 2.03 (WU)

Get-together: 12:30 - 14:00 at IMC Lounge (WU D2)
 

On 09.05.2025 from 11:00-14:00, our institute will host a Practitioner Talk for which we, in particular, invite students attending our SBWL. The talk will be followed by a get-together at the IMC Lounge, where students are welcome to discuss further questions with the speakers.

This time, we are pleased to have two highly qualified guest speakers who will share their expertise and experience related to current topics and challenges in IS Management and Control.

After each talk, we look forward to discussing open issues and invite everyone to ask questions. This is also a great opportunity to gather valuable insights into possible career options.

Below, we briefly introduce our guest speakers and their presentations.

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Topic: Open Finance & FIDA: Evolving Business and IT Strategies for the Future

Speaker: Thomas John

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Senior Manager

Banking, Treasury & Capital Markets

Deloitte Austria

Ing. Mag. Thomas John is an alumnus of the specialization Information Management and Control at WU Vienna. He is a CISA, CDPSE certified expert, and currently a Senior Manager in the Banking, Treasury & Capital Markets department at Deloitte Austria. Together with his team, he helps financial service providers auditing and assessing IT systems and provides regulatory advice on various topics such as technology-related compliance and risk management, third-party provider management, BCM, and payment-related topics (e.g., open banking (PSD2/3, PSR), SWIFT, T2S, SEPA, Instant Payment, open finance (FIDA), AI, etc.).

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Topic: Integrating IT Governance and Internal Audit

Speaker: Gabriela Polanska

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Internal Auditor

OeNB

Gabriela started working in Risk Advisory and Internal Audit after graduating from WU Vienna and completing the SBWL Information Management and Control. Since March 2024, she has been working as an Internal Auditor at Österreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), focusing primarily on IT audits and data-driven analyses to ensure regulatory compliance by identifying process and IT-related risks. Alongside her professional role, she is currently pursuing a Master's degree in IT Law & Management at FH JOANNEUM.

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