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AWS Financial Symposium: London

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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
  • Jeremy Bristow, Commercial Director, Green Flag
  • 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

In 2025, the UK critical third party (CTP) regime and EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will bring critical third parties into the scope of finanical services regulation. This panel brings experts together to discuss how regulators and technology providers can work together to maintain operational resilience and encourage innovation as new regulations come into force.  

Panellists:

  • Arvind Kannan, Compliance Specialist, FSI EMEA, AWS
  • Orlando Fernandez-Ruiz, Senior Technical Specialist, Operational Resilience/ Third Party Risk Management, Prudential Policy, Bank of England
  • Stella Nunn, Director, Operational Resilience, PwC

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

Join Mariam Ogunbambi, Chief Client Officer, of Engine by Starling and Gabriela Nistor, CEO of Salt Bank, as they discuss the development of Engine, Starling's core banking software solution, their partnership with AWS, and why Salt Bank chose it to build their innovative new digital bank.

Panellists:

  • Mariam Ogunbambi, Chief Client Officer, Engine by Starling Bank
  • Gabriela Nistor, CEO, Salt Bank

Moderator:

  • Richard Caven, Industry Specialist - Banking, AWS

2:00PM - 2:30PM | Emerging Trends Across FSI 

Hear from those at the forefront of innovation as we explore the trends that will define the industry in the years to come.

Panellists:

  • Ryan Cattle, Global Head of Legal, RobinAI
  • David Chan, CEO, Jaja
  • Shruti Tournatory, Partner, ICONIQ Growth

Moderator:

  • Alex Matsuo, Fintech/Web3 BD EMEA, AWS

2:30PM - 3:00PM | Responsible AI

Join us for a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities in deploying artificial intelligence responsibly in Financial Services.

Panellists:

  • David Vinagre Solans, Head of Data Science, Santander
  • Frances Pye, Head of Partnerships, EMEA, Anthropic
  • Ewan Mitchell, Machine Learning and Generative AI Lead, AVIVA

Moderator:

  • Silvia Prieto, Senior Generative AI Specialist, AWS

3:00PM - 3:30PM | Coffee and Networking

3:30PM - 4:00PM | From Chaos to Continuity: A Developer's Guide to Cloud Migration on AWS

In the face of unimaginable adversity, PrivatBank, Ukraine's largest retail bank, demonstrated remarkable resilience by successfully migrating its critical operations to the cloud. This extraordinary transition ensured uninterrupted access to vital financial services for millions during turbulent times, exemplifying the power of cloud computing in enabling business continuity even amid crises.

Panellists:

  • Mariusz K Kaczmarek, VP of IT and Banking Operations, PrivatBank

Moderator:

  • Liam Maxwell, Director of Digital Governance Transformation, AWS

4:00PM - 4:30PM | Catching up with Financial Crime in a Hyperconnected and Real-Time World

The world of payments is evolving to become more and more real-time, and with it, FinCrime is also evolving. Fraud, in particular, has caught the attention of the industry and regulators; driving public discussion on whether payments should be "slowed". In this panel, AWS partners, customers and solution providers will discuss what they are doing to tackle this challenge and ensure customers’ money is safe.

Panellists:

  • Sulabh Agarwal, Global Head of Payments, Accenture
  • Daniel Mcloughlin, Head of Pre-sales, Lynx Tech
  • Juspal Manic, President, EMEA & APAC, Featurespace

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