16th October 9am-5pm ET

The Future of Financial Services: An AWS Digital Summit

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The financial services industry today stands at a crossroads, disrupted by digital transformation, the advancement of AI and new technology, and an increasingly complex web of regulatory regimes.

Traditional financial institutions, operating on old legacy systems and outdated IT infrastructures, face immense pressure to modernize or risk being left behind.

The challenges are multifaceted: transitioning to modern, agile platforms, harnessing growing volumes of data, and fortifying defences against sophisticated cyber threats. This one-day digital summit is designed to address these issues head-on, offering leaders and senior executives an in-depth look into the industry’s future.

Our morning sessions will be dedicated to exploring these themes through interactive presentations and discussions led by a dedicated team of experts and thought leaders from AWS. The summit will delve into three core themes:

Core Themes

  • As data volumes explode, financial institutions often struggle to leverage this data effectively, stifling innovation and decision-making. Data transformation unlocks data's potential by building secure, scalable data platforms that cleanse, integrate, and enrich an organization’s data at scale. By treating data as a strategic asset, institutions can drive powerful analytics insights, enabling enterprise automation and intelligent decision-making. At the summit, leaders from AWS will showcase the most effective strategies for building robust data foundations and turning data challenges into opportunities.

  • The escalating sophistication of cyberattacks and online fraud poses a formidable challenge for financial institutions—both young and old. Projected payment IT spend for fraud detection and prevention is set to soar, highlighting the urgency of advanced security measures. At the summit, we will explore how generative AI can fortify fraud defences through synthetic data generation, real-time fraud detection, and advanced analytics. Attendees will learn how to leverage AI to enhance security and compliance, providing a watertight defence against evolving threats.

  • In today's fiercely competitive financial services landscape, delivering exceptional digital customer experiences has emerged as a critical differentiator. Explore the transformative power of generative AI and data-driven insights in crafting personalized, seamless, and engaging customer journeys across multiple channels. Key discussion points include how to best utilize data to drive personalization and tailored offerings, omni-channel excellence, opportunities with transcription and voice analytics, and data governance, compliance and privacy considerations.

Guest Speaker

Jason Demby

Senior Leader, AI/ML, Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services

Jason facilitates go-to-market operations for AI/ML across all industries – it would be great to have him share a success story from a financial services customer.

  • o   Topic/title: AWS underpins the Future of Money with AI/ML, Digital Assets, Security.

    o   Speaker: David Schatzman, Technical Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services

  • o   Topic/title: State of the Art of Generative AI in Financial Services

    ▪Future-focused, aimed at what’s next in the GenAI space including: latest technologies and adaptations for the financial services industry, regulation and compliance, large language models (LLMs).

    o   Speakers: Jason Demby – Senior Leader, AI/ML, Amazon Web Services

  • o   Track 1 title: Unlocking the Power of Data – Moderator Dennis Waldron, Head of Financial Services Go-To-Market Strategy, Amazon Web Services

    o   Track 2 title: Elevating the Digital Customer Experience – Moderator Sonny Sharif Khan - US Generative AI Specialist for Financial Services, AWS

    o   Track 3 title: Safeguarding the future of financial services – Moderator: David Nickles - Principal Audit Specialist, Global Financial Services

Agenda

Roundtable tracks

  • In this roundtable, we will tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the financial services industry: transforming data into a strategic asset.

    Explore how building secure, scalable data platforms can enrich your organization’s data at scale. Share your experiences and learn from peers about effective strategies for leveraging data to drive decision-making and fuel innovation.

    This track is designed to help you unlock the full potential of your organization’s data, turning challenges into opportunities for growth and efficiency.

  • In today's fiercely competitive financial services landscape, delivering exceptional digital customer experiences has emerged as a critical differentiator. This roundtable discussion explores the transformative power of generative AI and data-driven insights in crafting personalized, seamless, and engaging customer journeys across multiple channels.

    Key discussion points include how to best utilize data to drive personalization and tailored offerings, omni-channel excellence, opportunities with transcription and voice analytics, and data governance, compliance and privacy considerations

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