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Beyond the Hype: Building Financial Resilience with AI in Times of Crisis

Sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Searcys at The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, City of London, London EC3A 8BF

The financial services sector is navigating a confluence of systemic challenges: interest rate instability, market volatility, escalating compliance burdens, and increasing cyber threats – all against a backdrop of geopolitical and economic uncertainty.

In this high-stakes environment, AI is no longer a “nice to have”. It is emerging as a core capability for institutions seeking to adapt rapidly, respond intelligently, and operate resiliently under pressure.

But while investment in AI and GenAI continues to rise, too many initiatives are stuck in experimentation mode, disconnected from real operational impact. This session aims to reframe the narrative – cutting through the hype to explore how financial institutions can intelligently identify and implement use cases within their business, and ultimately look to AI dependable tool and shock absorber in uncertain times.

Topics for discussion:

• AI as a shock absorber: Use cases where AI can and has helped FSIs pre-empt risk, manage liquidity, or respond to market turbulence in near real time.
  
  
• Operational agility through AI: Automating decision-making and insight generation in a way that supports dynamic reallocation of resources, customer support, and risk management.
  
  
• From predictive to prescriptive: Moving beyond descriptive analytics to AI systems that actively guide decision-making during crises (e.g., early-warning systems for fraud or systemic stress).
  
  
• Infrastructure for adaptive intelligence: Why scalable, compliant, and hybrid-friendly data infrastructure is a prerequisite for resilient AI.

Timings for the morning:

08:30 – 09:00    Registration, Networking and Breakfast
09:00 – 09:30    Keynote presentation
09:30 – 09:50    Networking Break
09:50 – 10:35    Panel Discussion and Q&A
10:35 – 11:00    Event Closes

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