Transform to stay in the game: Meeting uncertainty, competition, and compliance head on  

Sponsored by Rackspace
Tuesday 26th September 2023
Searcys at the Gherkin

The issues facing the banking sector – in a period of macro-economic uncertainty, intense competition, and ever-tightening regulations – are broadly common around the world. For some, however, the challenges hit harder than for others. So much so that they have the potential to act as a constraint on growth.

For those FSIs focused on the UK, the relative cost of meeting regulatory demands can severely impact future IT projects, projects that in turn have the potential to create efficiencies and transform outcomes. Consider, for example, that legacy infrastructure and applications can consume up to 70% of budgets. Or that an outage can cost £4,500 per minute.

At this FStech roundtable, we want to explore those barriers to growth and discuss how FSIs can meet the challenge head on. How, in other words, do you transform to stay in the game?

During the evening we will cover a range of issues relevant to you, your role, and your organisation. Among the discussion points, we’ll talk operational resilience, data governance, talent recruitment and retention, and delivering on ESG (environment, social, and governance) commitments.

And we’ll explore all of these issues through the prism of cloud computing. How do you get the most of out of data when egress charges are so high? How do you address the hyperscaler concentration risk to ensure greater resilience?

Do join us for what promises to be a night of insightful conversation, great food, and excellent company.

Topics for discussion:

•What is the single biggest regulatory challenge you face today?
•Operational resilience and IT outages: how do you ensure the former and avoid the latter?
•How has your approach data governance evolved over the last 3-5 years?
•How do you demonstrate your commitment to ESG goals?
•What challenges do you face in attracting and retaining millennial talent?
•What are you doing to address the skills gap?

Timings for the evening:

18:00 – 18:30               Welcome and refreshments
18:30 – 20:00               Introduction to fellow guests and roundtable discussion
20:00 – onwards         Complimentary three-course dinner

Brought to you by FStech