Event Category: Live Event

Overview

In an ever-evolving landscape, financial services firms need to be agile if they are to stay ahead and remain competitive – and developing a skills-based people strategy is key to helping achieve this. Identifying talent within the organisation, and creating an environment that encourages training, mentorship and career development, will result in a more engaged and collaborative workforce, allowing them, as well as the business, to thrive.

Join us for this invitation-only dinner where Inna Landman, SVP People & Purpose at Workday, will discuss how upskilling and reskilling current employees can help build a more adaptable and resilient organisation, and enable financial institutions to prepare for future industry demands.

Agenda

18.00: Champagne Reception & Networking

18:30: Guests seated and welcome by Future Banking

18:55: Keynote address by Inna Landman, SVP People & Purpose, Workday

19:10: Moderated Discussion

19:40: Break & Networking

20:00: Dinner is served, informal discussion continues

21:25: Closing remarks

Overview

Packaging can be difficult to manage. You need it, but you put off making a change because it’s complex. You might not have experienced packaging resources in-house. Between the cultural issues of producing packaging in other countries, cost inefficiencies, transport, sustainability regulations and managing dozens or hundreds of SKUs, it can be daunting.

In the past, staying with the status quo and relying on your product factories to supply packaging was acceptable. In today’s unpredictable environment, you need to wring the most value out of your packaging program and produce in a more sustainable way. You need transparency into what you pay for packaging and understand the cost to use the packaging throughout your supply chain.

Feeling overwhelmed? We’ve got you covered!

If packaging is a priority and you are ready to act, you’ll want to attend.

Please join us for an informative and interactive evening where we’ll cover a broad range of packaging topics including: benefits of packaging optimization, cost-effective strategies, and information about sustainable practices to keep you compliant with laws and regulations.

Agenda:

6pm: Guest arrival and drinks reception

6:45pm: Welcome address Adam Sarama, Business Relationship Manager, Billerud

6:50pm: Preparation and Strategy for Sustainability Regulations Lee Green, Senior Director Marketing & Communications, Sustainable Apparel Coalition

7:15pm: Stadium case study – packaging optimization yielded $500K in savings Maja Midebo and Johan Månsson

7:45pm: Dinner is served

8:45pm: Interactive roundtable discussions - packaging importance within organizations, challenges, successes, sustainability goals and how to achieve

9:15pm: Closing Remarks Robert Testa, Global Commercial Director, Billerud

Venue: Renaissance Seattle Hotel

Overview

Genrative AI has rapidly transformed the technology landscape, delivering realistic and novel outputs based on learned patterns, unleashing the potential for creativity and innovation.

Join us to learn how Brillio enables businesses to effectively understand and leverage the promise of Generative AI to drive decisioning, deliver innovative experiences, improve engineering processes, and enable cost optimizations. We will focus on showcasing how Generative AI can be leveraged by companies to create disruptive solutions and unlock new opportunities, in areas including –

Also, engage in a panel discussion with experts from tech companies and industry leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges of adopting Generative AI.

Agenda:

Raghu Ramakrishnan Managing Director, Data & AI Practice CTO, Brillio

Seasoned Data and AI leader with decades of experience in leading data transformation engagements across the data and marketing technology space for various industry verticals including Retail CPG, BFSI, HLS. Extensively worked on enabling business leverage data for decisions through data strategy initiatives, data 360 platform build outs and platform adoption at scale while breaking data silos, Deep experience in building high-performance teams, setting technology direction, leading GTM initiatives and nurturing alliances with technology partners and hyperscalers.

Bhavana Ramesh Director of Data Science & AI, Brillio

A conversationalist with ideas, an experimentalist with algorithms, and a magic doer with execution putting all these things to work for 16 years in the field of digital transformation and implementation of projects. Certified in Data Science & Tech Strategy, researching and designing implementable frameworks customized to the workplace

Overview

Managing an enterprise’s costs whilst also channeling investment and resources toward innovation and growth are constant challenges for CFOs and finance leaders – building an agile finance function that can make data-driven decisions, despite ongoing disruption, is critical for the success of any organisation.

The finance function will play a pivotal role in achieving AstraZeneca’s bold aspiration to be pioneers in science, lead in chosen disease areas and transform patient outcomes, and by 2030 deliver 15 new medicines, achieve industry-leading growth whilst being carbon negative.

Join us for this invitation-only roundtable with our keynote speaker, Mani Sharma, Group Controller & Head of Global Finance Services at AstraZeneca, alongside Vivek Saxena, Finance Leader at Genpact, to hear how CFOs can build a future-ready, insight-led function and discuss:

• Best practices for establishing the enterprise’s technology backbone and realizing its value through the power of automation and advanced analytics.
• How finance guides on Deals, M&A discussions to achieve growth, as well as proactive cost management.
• Finance’s critical role in becoming a sustainable business and managing and reporting on emissions, including Scope 3.

Agenda:

Embrace Cloud & Achieve Maturity to realize Transformational Benefits on AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Overview

Cloud-based services are transforming the way businesses operate pushing many enterprises to look for ways to unlock the full potential of the cloud. To that end, Aspire Systems, a leader in next-generation cloud services and consulting, is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host an exclusive private dinner roundtable as part of its ‘The Moving Cheese’ series. This event will feature industry experts and Aspire Systems’ executive leadership, who will share insights on the best migration strategies, the power of microservices and analytics, and the need for agile data architecture practices. The roundtable will cover topics such as optimizing IT investments, getting more out of cloud beyond hosting, and achieving cloud maturity.
As a leading AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Aspire Systems is uniquely positioned to help businesses forge ahead amid the cloud revolution. With AWS’ comprehensive tools and services and Aspire’s decade-long experience in cloud modernization, infrastructure, development, data migration, and advanced analytics, attendees can expect to gain maximum benefit from this event.

Agenda:

Aravind Kashyap CIO, Balfour & Co

Aravind is a seasoned leader with a passion for leveraging technology to transform businesses. He provides infrastructure, application support, and innovation in the delivery of secure, enterprise-grade information technology products and services that enable and empower the workforce at Balfour & Co. He is responsible for IT Services, IT Infrastructure and IT security of the organization.

 

Krish Lakshminarayanan VP, IT BI & Advanced Analytics | Digital Engineering | CRM Engineering, Dine Brands Global

Krish is a successful leader at leading and delivering large scale business and analytical applications initiatives through innovation, precise execution, optimal risk management and successful partnerships with the Business and IT leaders. He has a deep expertise in Media, Restaurant, Apparel, Retail and Finance Industry.

 

Puneet Kalra Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Puneet is highly skilled product marketing professional with a technology background. He is an expert in gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements; defining the product vision; working closely with engineering, sales and executives to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.

 

FinTech Focus Digital Transformation

Overview

With our audience needs in mind, The Fintech Focus – Digital Transformation Summit will have a fresh new look and focus to engage and resonate with our audience in 2023 and the years to come. With the forever evolving needs and interests in the financial services industry, the rebrand launch intends to focus on the latest industry and technology trends by gathering together key experts and industry leaders.

Investments in the financial technology sector have increased in the last years, with Europe becoming a more attractive Fintech hub and breaking the record for annual investments in the industry in 2021. In this promising scenario, the Summit will bring together the banking and payments community to explore and discuss the technologies, regulations, solutions and best practices that are redefining how financial institutions will operate in 2023 and beyond.

Our event will gather C-level, VPs and Directors to cover a key range of strategic topics that are shaping the world of Fintech, including: Open Banking, Digitalisation, Autonomous Finance, IoT, Mobile Banking, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Regtech, Cryptocurrency, Platform as a Service, Buy-Now-Pay-Later and much more.

Our esteemed speakers, sponsors, and delegates will assemble to discuss the greatest opportunities and challenges in the sector. Attendees will have access to cutting-edge presentations, interviews, and panel discussions as well as networking breaks, lunch, and networking drinks reception. We are confident that the event will enable attendees to form many new meaningful business relations.

The Business Car Awards have recognised excellence in the automotive fleet sector for over 20 years and are now clearly established as an important event in the fleet manager’s calendar. Through qualified benchmarks, in conjunction with a wealth of collective industry experience, our independent judging panel sets out the best cars that fleets should be running, highlighting innovation and fleet expertise amongst suppliers, as well as rewarding excellence amongst fleet operators.

This year, the Business Car Awards will be taking place at the Hilton London Bankside on Thursday 21st September 2023.

Hilton London Bankside is a next generation design-led Hilton hotel located in the heart of Bankside. This modern hotel boasts a stylish, multi-award winning ballroom and is located opposite the Tate Modern.

The hotel will be hosting the Business Car Awards in its chic Bankside Ballroom.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Business Car Awards.

Prices:

Individual Ticket: £285 + vat

Table of 10: £2,650 + vat

Premium Table of 10*: £3,650 + vat

*There is a limited number of premium tables, these are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Premium tables of 10 include:

• Prime table positioning in centre of room with unrestricted viewing
• Bucket of 10 beers on table
• Bottle of champagne on table
• Branded poseur table in drinks reception

Register your interest now, and a member of the Business Car team will be in contact to confirm your booking.

Please Note:

Discounted room rates at the hotel are available to Business Car Award guests for more information contact: Conor.Diggin@progressivemediainternational.com

Banking in an Era of Enabling Innovation

Overview

Innovation now sits at the very heart of modern banking, devising the technological processes to deliver new products for customers as well as meaningful digital experiences for customers and employees alike that are smart, easy to use and keep customers safe. At the centre of this is Buildings IoT (BIoT) which enables large-enterprise organisations to analyse their environment & make real time adjustments to improve efficiency and productivity & maximise the potential of increasingly automated buildings.

Join us and keynote speaker Will Turner, Head of Strategic Growth, Partnership & Innovation, Commercial Banking, HSBC to learn more about how banks can act with agility incorporating the right technologies to thrive.

Overview

As global volatility remains persistent, CFOs are tasked with more than just keeping the company out of the red. With the UK facing rising inflation, supply chain disruption and a downturn, finance leaders face increased scrutiny when it comes to improving working capital and cash flow, and ensuring operational efficiency across the order-to-cash process.

Join us for this exclusive, invitation-only roundtable where Joanna Fielding, CFO Data & Analytics at the London Stock Exchange Group, discusses the role of finance as a business enabler across the whole enterprise, and how automating the end-to-end O2C process can help improve visibility and decision making, whilst ensuring financial health

Agenda

18.00: Champagne Reception & Networking

18:30: Guests seated and welcome by FDE

18.50: Introductory address by HighRadius

18:55: Keynote address by Joanna Fielding, CFO Data & Analytics, London Stock Exchange Group

19:10: Moderated Discussion

19:40: Break & Networking

20:00: Dinner is served, informal discussion continues

21:25: Closing remarks