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

Maximize Digital Growth Opportunities

Overview

Companies across industries are facing ongoing digital disruption and need modern skills, methodologies, and tools to compete in today’s digital economy. This is the time for the rise of nimble, lean, customer-centric, and resilient enterprises.

Most importantly, the need for digital fluency – the ability to understand business challenges and opportunities and combine that understanding with deep expertise in next-generation technologies is key to solving the dynamic business needs.

Join us for an evening to hear from our digital thought leaders, and practitioners and network with our evangelists to understand how to step up to drive business growth with new revenue models enabled by disruptive digital technologies.

Have a deep dive discussion on driving the overall digital agenda to solve real business problems by challenging the traditional consulting model through digital fluency, building greater visibility of key performance trends, and the ability to identify problem areas and quickly optimize growth strategies leveraging data.

Agenda:

Kyle Watson

Senior Director, Brillio

Kyle Watson is a practice leader and security architect with over 20 years’ consulting experience in assessment, policy and architecture design, project leadership, and operational transition in complex technology and business environments. Kyle collaborates with Infrastructure and Security executives in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, and Insurance as a strategic advisor to solve digital infrastructure and security challenges.

Chris Holden

SVP & CISO, Crum & Forster

Chris Holden is the Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Crum & Forster, a Property & Casualty insurance company Headquartered in Morristown, NJ. He has over 12 years of experience in the Cybersecurity industry, with expertise in Cyber Program development, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Penetration Testing, and Software Security. Chris has worked internally and as a consultant for companies in Financial Services, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, and Retail industries.

Pramod Khandelwal

Solution Strategist, Brillio

Pramod is an Enterprise Cloud leader at Brillio LLC. With expertise in Cloud computing, automation, and digital security he has led design and Implementation for organizations of varying sizes and complexities. He leverages his expertise in guiding organizations through their Cloud journey, from Initial planning and assessment to implementation and ongoing management. Pramod has worked across industries, including Healthcare, Finance, retail, and High-Tech, and has gained a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in each industry.

Sandeep

CEO, Synapse Labs

Sandeep is a seasoned executive with a successful track record of leading complex digital & data transformations at scale. He has deep experience in building & delivering digital products through cloud-based, real-time systems, using next-gen tech including enterprise-scale data, AI, & ML. He is customer obsessed, has the ability to influence at the C-Suite, and has a passion for developing diverse, talented, and engaged teams. Most recently, he served as the Chief Data, Privacy, and Analytics Officer for Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (SVB). His previous experience was as Unit CIO for Credit & Fraud Risk at American Express, and Head of Engineering for their Customer Data Platform. He has experience in building & leading large global organizations (800+ people) and managing investments of $100M+. As a passionate and life-long learner, He co-founded a start-up with a mission to transform learning and help individuals maximize their potential. He also plays a key role in relevant industry consortia, and often speaks at conferences (like Gartner, Evanta CDO, & HMG CIO Summit) and universities. He is very active in the local Phoenix community and the co-founder of Industry Engagement Catalyst board at ASU Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Build Immersive Experiences

Overview

Companies across industries are facing ongoing digital disruption and need modern skills, methodologies, and tools to compete in today’s digital economy. This is the time for the rise of nimble, lean, customer-centric, and resilient enterprise.

Most importantly, in this new digital world, where customers discover, interact, and transact with your organization from the first touchpoint to the final conversion through digital properties, CX is the new currency for businesses.

Join us for an evening to hear from our digital thought leaders, and practitioners and network with our evangelists to understand how to build trust in the tremendous value of CX-centric models, deliver amazing customer experiences, and imagine immersive user journeys.

Have a deep dive discussion on how to step up the CX game by leveraging design thinking, closely listening to customers through data, and building expertise in advanced analytics. Gain from Brillio’s experience building CX for hundreds of companies through problem-solving and creating innovative solutions at scale.

Agenda:

Speakers

Brian Anderson

Business Solutions Strategist, Retail and Consumer Goods

Brian serves as a Solutions Strategist for Brillio’s Retail and Consumer Goods companies. In this role, he works with leaders on how to drive their business strategy via digital solutions that enable a connected customer experience. Previous to Brillio, Brian served as a senior director, product management and strategy and Publicis Sapient. Companies he has worked with include Target, McDonalds, Loblaws, Academy Sports, Cintas, and Rogers Communications. Brian lives in Austin and in his free time, he can be found at the local playground with his wife and two boys, ages 6 and 2.

Brian Prescott

Senior Director, IT Applications McAfee

Brian Prescott is a seasoned technology professional with more than two decades of experience in driving business innovation and results. He has deep experience in helping organizations achieve financial and operational objectives. He has built high performing teams and is a leader of successful technology strategy, global technology deployments, operations, data and analytics, and software development teams.

Krish Goswami

Managing Director, CX practice Leader, Brillio

Krish is CX transformation expert with more than 20 years of experience in building and delivering strategic, extensive digital solutions across CX; specializing in Commerce, Martech and Content transformation. Krish has spent his entire career as a CX specialist, successfully solving complex digital experience problems for strategy, platform solutions and digital ops. He has driven large CX transformation initiatives across industry verticals including Retail, CPG, Travel and hospitality, technology, insurance, healthcare and life sciences. In his current role, Krish leads the Go to market, strategy, and technology solutions for CX LOB at Brillio.

Economic uncertainty and continually evolving customer expectations are the pressing challenges across all industries. Accelerated decision making underpinned by the right technology is critical to drive sustainable growth and leveraging cloud platforms to leapfrog transformation is the key. Brillio is enabling businesses to effectively harness data for intelligent decision making, deliver innovative experiences and enable cost optimizations, with the power of AWS.

Join us for this private, closed-door roundtable where we will be taking a deeper look at:

1. Intelligent Decisioning: Enable and foster a ‘data-driven’ culture with “cloud-based insights” that enable deeper understanding of business metrics and faster decisioning

2. Enhanced Experiences: Harness customer obsession for growth by empathising customer emotion and behaviour across channels and deliver personalized experiences that matter.

3. Boost ROI for your cloud investments: Tap into your data to reap insights into the changing market demands, identify areas for efficiency improvements and avenues for cost savings to get the maximum value out of your cloud resources

Agenda

Speakers

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.

Babita Tomar

Data Strategy leader, AWS

Babita Tomar is a Data Strategy leader at AWS and runs a program called Data Driven Everything (D2E) for several Industry verticals worldwide. Prior to joining AWS, she worked for Wells Fargo for 19 years and held leadership positions across multiple lines of business ranging from leading data initiatives to setting up new risk programs. Most recently, she built and ran WF's Enterprise Customer Experience root cause analysis team and provided an update to the regulators on actions taken to protect customer's interest. At AWS, she is working with major financial services and high-tech customers to help build their data strategy and accelerate their transformation to becoming more data-driven. She enjoys problem solving and likes to help her customers tackle cultural, people and process changes along with technical aspects.

Vimal Kohli

Chief Analytics Officer, Gap Inc.

Vimal is a strategic leader with extensive experience in leveraging data analytics and insights to drive business decisions and improve profitability. He has a proven track record of conceptualizing innovative analytic solutions to solve various business challenges and has in-depth expertise in designing and developing analytics models and processes, to gain actionable insights. Identifying emerging technologies/trends in analytics space by conducting in-depth market analysis with a focus on maximizing ROI of analytics initiatives is a part of his core strength.

Arun Ganesan

Divisional CIO, Data Engineering, Silicon Valley Bank, A Division of First Citizens Bank

Arun is a seasoned Cloud and Data Executive with over 30 years of progressive management responsibility in senior technology and operations roles. With a strong data background, he envisions and enables leveraging data as an asset with data mesh and data products. As an experienced cloud strategy and migration leader, he has led several initiatives that improve developer productivity and agility, increase security and reduce risks to organizations.