About this Event
The FSI Leadership Forum Navigating AI, Sovereignty and the Next Era of Banking
The financial services sector is facing mounting pressure to modernise legacy infrastructure, adopt AI at scale, and navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape – all of which is forcing senior technology leaders to make vital decisions that will define their organisations for the next decade.
FStech, in partnership with Red Hat and Intel, brings together a curated group of senior decision-makers from across the UK's leading financial institutions for a focused, high-level forum exploring the technology choices shaping the future of banking.
Through a blend of keynote presentations, in-depth interviews and candid peer discussion, the day will examine what it genuinely takes to operationalise AI in a regulated environment, how digital sovereignty is reshaping infrastructure strategy, and why resilience has become as much a commercial imperative as a compliance one.
Attendees will hear directly from practitioners who are navigating these challenges in real time, alongside insight from Red Hat and Intel’s global financial services specialists. The centrepiece of the day is an executive panel discussion bringing together senior leaders from across the sector to share hard-won experience and debate the strategic decisions that matter most right now.
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Building Trust in Open Source: How Lightwell is Changing Enterprise Security
Host: Julio Guijarro, CTO EMEA, Red Hat
🕑: 09:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Keynote: AI for the Next Era of Banking
Host: Dr. Richard L. Harmon, Vice President, Red Hat
🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
In Conversation: Technology, Operations and AI – Driving Banking Innovation
Host: Jonathan Easton, Group Editor, FStech
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Coffee Break
🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Presentation: Digital Sovereignty: Powering Trust and Innovation
Host: Sonel Popatlal,EMEA Category Leader Data Center&AI,Intel
🕑: 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
Presentation: Payments – Growth Fuelled by Resilience
Host: Ramon Villareal,Payments Industry Lead,Red Hat
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Executive Panel: How Banks Are Making AI Operationally Real
Host: Dr Audrey Adams,Product, Strategy &Transformation Leader
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Presentation: Why AI Has Become Mission-Critical for Banks
Host: Monica Sasso, Digital Transformation Lead,Red Hat
🕑: 12:50 PM - 01:00 PM
Closing Remarks & Key Takeaways
Host: Jonathan Easton, Group Editor, FStech
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:00 PM
Close
Event venue & nearby stays
One Hundred Shoreditch, 100 Shoreditch High Street, London, United Kingdom
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