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AWS Financial Symposium: London
September 10, 2024 | 30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
AWS symposia bring together senior leaders in the industry to share their stories of transformation on AWS. Hear the latest updates from AWS and our partners, and explore the outlook as the industry continues to evolve. AWS Financial Symposium: London will focus on how financial services firms are optimizing the power of data and artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver better experiences to their customers, make smarter business decisions, and fortify critical applications.
The full-day agenda is designed to educate audiences on a variety of topics related to data and analytics, AI and machine learning (ML), and generative AI solutions in the financial services industry.
Schedule: At a glance
9:15AM - 10:00AM | Arrival, badge collection & coffee
10:00AM - 10:05AM | Welcome and introduction
Speaker:
- Mark Jopling, Director, Financial Services, AWS
10:05AM - 11:00AM | Keynote
Join AWS as we introduce the event's theme: “rethink intelligence.” We will be joined by executives from leading AWS customers – Direct Line Group, London Stock Exchange Group and NatWest Group – as they share their perspectives on how they are leveraging the latest AWS solutions to innovate, transform their businesses, and better serve their customers.
Speakers:
- Raj Mukherjee, Head of Data Science, Direct Line Group
- Kuhu Banerjee, Data Chapter Area Lead, Direct Line Group
- Stuart Brown, Group Head of Data & Feeds, London Stock Exchange Group
- Barry Robinson, Head of Transformation Capability, NatWest Group
- Jill Beattie, Portfolio Lead, NatWest Group
- Melanie McGrory, Director of Technology, EMEA, AWS
11:00AM - 11:30AM | Coffee and Networking
11:30AM - 12:30PM | How Regulation can Enhance Digital Innovation & Operational Resilience
Panellists: TBC
Moderator:
- Michael Jefferson, Head of Financial Services Public Policy & Regulation - UK, AWS
12:30PM - 1:25PM | Lunch and Networking
1:25PM - 1:30PM | Overview of the afternoon
Speaker:
- Mark Jopling, Director, Financial Services, AWS
1:30PM - 2:00PM | Building Digital Banks of the Future
Panellists:
- Mariam Ogunbambi, Chief Client Officer, Engine by Starling Bank
Moderator:
- Richard Caven, Industry Specialist - Banking, AWS
2:00PM - 2:30PM | Emerging Trends Across FSI
Panellists:
- Richard Robinson, CEO, RobinAI
- Alexander Schmitt, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
- David Chan, CEO, Jaja
Moderator:
- Sam Edge, Global Head of FinTech Business Development, AWS
2:30PM - 3:00PM | Responsible AI
Panellists:
- Andy McMahon, Head of LM Platform, Barclays
Moderator:
- Silvia Prieto, Senior Generative AI Specialist, AWS
3:00PM - 3:30PM | Coffee and Networking
3:30PM - 4:00PM | Driving Financial Inclusion through ESG
Panellists: TBC
Moderator:
- Thomas Blood, EMEA Sustainability Leader, AWS
4:00PM - 4:30PM | Catching up with Financial Crime in a Hyperconnected and Real-Time World
Panellists:
- Sulabh Agarwal, Global Head of Payments, Accenture
- Juan Olaizola, CEO, PagoNxt
Moderator:
- Pablo Villegas Garcia, Financial Services Industry Specialist, AWS
4:30PM - 4:35PM | Conclusion
Speaker:
- Mark Jopling, Director, Financial Services, AWS
4:35PM - 5:30PM | Networking Drinks
Keynote speakers
Melanie McGrory
Director of Technology, EMEA, AWS
Stuart Brown
Group Head of Data & Feeds, London Stock Exchange Group