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NLB Investor Day

7 May 2026, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Our story behind the numbers

Set against the backdrop of the iconic National Theatre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the third NLB Investor Day took place on Thursday, May 7, 2026, building on a journey that began in Belgrade in 2022 and continued in Ljubljana two years later. More than one hundred global investors, financial analysts, banking experts and key stakeholders from the world’s leading financial centres gathered in Sarajevo, while a couple of hundred followed the conference online – to learn of NLB’s story behind the numbers. This year’s NLB Investor Day focused on the transformation of the NLB Group and the progress made in delivering our 2030 strategy, published two years ago. The discussions highlighted how strategic priorities translate into concrete results, sustainable growth, and long‑term value creation.

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Opening Remarks - Blaž Brodnjak, CEO, NLB
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A Golden Age for Bank Investors - Andrew Stimpson
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Economic Opportunities and Challenges for South Eastern Europe - Mario Holzner
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Guest Remarks - Emir Kurtić, Vice Governor of the Central Bank of BiH
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Execution of the Strategy - Blaž Brodnjak, CEO, NLB
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Retail Transformation - Hedvika Usenik, CMO Retail; Reinhard Höll, CTO; Andreas Burkhardt, CRO; NLB
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CIB Transformation - Andrej Lasič, CIB; Reinhard Höll, CTO; Andreas Burkhardt, CRO; NLB
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Payments Transformation and Technology - Antonio Argir, CGPO, NLB; Reinhard Höll, CTO, NLB
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Structural Growth in Ancillary Business - Marko Jerič, CEO, NLB Lease&Go; Luka Podlogar, CEO, NLB Skladi
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Financial Overview - Archibald Kremser, CFO, NLB
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Ask Us Anything - Management Board, NLB
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Wrap-up and Closing Remarks - Blaž Brodnjak, CEO, NLB

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May 6th: Evening Get-together

Time
19.00 – 22.00 Welcome note of NLB representatives and cocktail reception

May 7th: NLB Investor Day

TimeSession
08:15–09:00Registration and welcome coffee
09:00–09:15 Opening Remarks

Blaž Brodnjak, CEO, NLB
09:15–09:40 Keynote Speech

Andrew Stimpson, Head of European Banks research, KBW
09:40–10:00 Macro Overview

Economic opportunities and challenges for South Eastern Europe

Mario Holzner, Executive Director at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
10:00–10:10 Guest Remarks by the Vice Governor

Emir Kurtić, Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
10:10–10:30 Execution of the Strategy

Blaž Brodnjak, CEO, NLB
10:30–11:00Coffee Break
11:00–11:30 Retail Transformation

Hedvika Usenik, CMO Retail, NLB
Reinhard Höll, CTO, NLB
Andreas Burkhardt, CRO, NLB
11:30–12:00 CIB Transformation

Andrej Lasič, CIB, NLB
Reinhard Höll, CTO, NLB
Andreas Burkhardt, CRO, NLB
12:00–12:30 Payments Transformation and Technology

Antonio Argir, CGPO, NLB
Reinhard Höll, CTO, NLB
12:30–13:50Lunch Break
13:50–14:20 Structural Growth in Ancillary Business

Luka Podlogar, CEO, NLB Skladi
Marko Jerič, CEO, NLB Lease&Go
14:20–15:00 Financial Overview

Archibald Kremser, CFO, NLB
15:00–15:30Coffee Break
15:30–16:10 Ask Us Anything (Open Discussion)

Management Board, NLB
16:10–16:20 Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

Blaž Brodnjak, CEO, NLB
16:20–19:00Free afternoon*
19:00–00:00Dinner & evening programme

 

*Optional Sarajevo walking tour (1 hour).

The organizer reserves the right to make minor changes to the agenda.

May 7th: Evening Programme

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19.00 – 00.00 Dinner and evening entertainment programme

May 8th: Financials Investor Conference

TimeSessions
9.00 – 16.00 An exclusive gathering of investors and analysts, featuring meetings with leading financial institutions from Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics and the Caucasus. Confirmed participants include Banca Transilvania, TBC Group, Lion Finance Group PLC, Georgia Capital, Artea and LHV.

 

For further information, factsheets for the participating banks presenting at the Financials Investor Conference can be accessed here.

About the NLB Investor Day

NLB Investor Day is one of the largest events for financial investors and analysts in the South-eastern Europe and takes place every two years. NLB organised the first such meeting in May 2022 in Belgrade and the second in May 2024 in Ljubljana. On both occasions, more than 200 investors, financial experts and analysts from most of the world’s major financial centres attended, alongside representatives of key regional companies that form the backbone of the local economy. In addition, several hundred participants followed both events online.

 

This year, Sarajevo was chosen as the host city not only for its symbolic role at the crossroads of east and west, cultures and ideas, and, above all, its resilience, but also because it reflects the spirit of the region we at the NLB Group call our home – dynamic, connected, and full of untapped potential. By bringing the event to Sarajevo, NLB Group brings our home region closer to global investors and contributes to the development of strong and resilient local capital markets.

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina has historically been a crossroads of cultures and trade routes. This has not changed; today, however, it also stands at the intersection of capital flows, strategic interests and development opportunities. In the future, its economic potential and connecting role will undoubtedly make a decisive contribution to regional development and competitiveness, as well as to broader European integration, which makes it all the more important that it receives the attention and opportunities it deserves.

Investor Relations Contacts

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