2026 ACCIS Annual Conference

Waltzing with Intelligence and Regulation

Fostering Growth Through Data & Technology

Speakers

More speakers to be announced.

Mariusz Cholewa

CEO BIK and ACCIS President

Mr. Mariusz Cholewa is a graduate of the University of Gdańsk, the Faculty of Management. In 2005 he obtained his PhD Degree in Economics. He also completed postgraduate studies in Banking and Finance, with the specialisation in Investment Banking, conducted by the London Guidhall University, the Gdańsk Banking Academy and the University of Gdańsk.

In the years 1993-1998 he cooperated with the Gdańsk Banking Academy, as a Management Board member, participating at the same time in the research on the financial restructuring of enterprises and banks pursued by the Gdańsk Institute of Market Economics. In the years 1995-2003 he was an associate professor at the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk.

 

In the period of 2007-2010 he was the CEO of Bank Rozwoju Cukrownictwa S.A. In 1998 Mariusz Cholewa joined Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. (Citi Handlowy), where he held a number of managerial positions, and till April 2013 he was the Director of the Strategy Department. He was a member of supervisory boards of many companies for e.g.: banks, investment and insurance companies including public granted companies. In the years 2012-2013 he was a member of Biuro Informacji Kredytowej S.A. Supervisory Board.

He has been the President of the BIK Management Board since June 2013. He is also the President of the Supervisory Board of BIG InfoMonitor S.A. – Economic Information Bureau.


Since May 2020 he has been the President of the Management Board of ACCIS, the voice of organisations responsibly managing data to assess the financial credibility of consumers and businesses.

Fabrizio Fraboni

Director General, ACCIS

Fabrizio is an experienced financial executive with a distinguished career spanning over three decades in global credit reporting and risk management. He most recently served as Principal Operations Officer for Financial Infrastructure – Global Credit Reporting at the World Bank Group, where he retired in 2023. During his tenure, Fabrizio oversaw operations in more than 30 jurisdictions across Europe, Central Asia, Asia, and Africa, and was responsible for credit reporting in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, supporting private sectors, Central Banks and regulators in shaping credit reporting infrastructure.

Earlier in his career, Fabrizio began at TRANS UNION Corporation in Chicago, IL,  in the  International Division working for establishing the first  Credit Bureau in Mexico. He later advanced as Director for Southern Europe, spearheading expansion efforts in Spain and Italy.

In 1998, he joined CRIF Spa, the leading European Credit Bureau, as Director of Strategic Planning and International Operations. Over the years, Fabrizio held several key positions within the Group, including General Manager of the Insurance Bureau in the United Kingdom and Managing Director of Credit Bureaus in the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, and Poland. He also led various risk management service companies specializing in decision software, analytics, consultancy, and collection services across the UK, Austria, Mexico, Poland, Germany, the USA, and China.

Fabrizio has served on the boards of multiple international operations, including roles as Chairman of the Board at CCB in Prague, SCB Credit Bureau in Bratislava, and as a board member at NBCH (National Bureau of Credit History) in Moscow, Magnum Communication in Atlanta, and HuaXIa C. in Beijing.

Currently, he is the General Director at ACCIS, the European Association of Consumer Credit Information Providers.

Gerhard Wagner

CEO, KSV1870 Information GmbH

Vienna-born Gerhard Wagner was appointed as the new Managing Director of KSV1870 Information GmbH on April 1, 2018. Wagner is responsible for the strategic direction of KSV1870 business areas, including corporate and private information, and leads the company through digital transformation in coordination with the KSV1870 Holding Board.


Wagner joined KSV1870 in 1990 in marketing and sales before being appointed Head of Foreign Services two years later, overseeing projects in Germany, Italy, Poland, and Armenia. From 1993, Wagner took on various roles within the KSV1870 Group as a product manager and project leader. In 2002, Wagner assumed responsibility for the Private Information department, and in 2006, he took over as the head of the Customer Care Center at KSV1870. Since 2008, Wagner has has been responsible for the economic and private databases of the company.


Additionally, Wagner has been a representative of the KSV1870 Group at ACCIS since 2018. He is an active a speaker on topics such as debt prevention and risk assessment.