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The cloud blueprint for banks: modern approaches to implementation

Digital transformation is vital to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving banking landscape. As a result, banks around the world are undergoing structural shifts and looking hard at their core systems, operations and people to keep up with the pace of change and deliver seamless experiences to their customers. 

However, implementing a digital transformation project is notoriously challenging, even when the ambition and foundations have been established. All too often, executive leaders underestimate hurdles along the way and struggle to adapt their approach. Banks lack metrics for quantifying impact, siloed systems slow progress, and migration to the cloud poses risks. 

What modern approaches can banks adopt to implement digital transformation? How can moving to a new core system be de-risked? What are the best practices for teams and partners to collaborate to ensure timely delivery? Ultimately, achieving a digital transformation project must carefully balance the human-technology equation, from the chosen technology and the executive board responsible for a comprehensive digital overhaul to the teams working on the ground to achieve it. 

Hosted by The Banker and FT Specialist in partnership with Engine, join us for the second part of our three part series ‘Balancing the Human-Technology Equation in Banking’. Our panel of technological experts will debate methods of seamless digital transformation and uncover the routes to project implementation, stakeholder alignment, and risk-reduced revenue growth.

What you’ll hear about: 

  • What are the essential steps or frameworks that banks can use to successfully implement a move to the cloud?

  • How can banks retain consumer trust and reinforce their reputation throughout the digitisation process?

  • Do incumbent institutions currently have the technological talent to ensure a frictionless transition?

Speakers

Nick Drewett, Chief Commercial Officer, Engine by Starling

Nick is responsible for Engine’s commercial and business strategy and for driving growth. Before Engine, Nick was an Executive Partner at IBM Global Business Services, working with clients such as ANZ, RBS and Virgin Money.

Nadya Hijazi, Global Head of Wholesale Digital Channels, HSBC

Nadya Hijazi is the Global Head of Wholesale Digital Channels and is responsible for the delivery of the digital strategy for HSBC’s digital platforms across the wholesale business. Nadya oversees the end to end management of HSBC’s digital channels across 53 countries, covering a total of over $2bn in transactions. These range from global platforms such as HSBCnet to the bank’s new mobile first business banking proposition, HSBC Kinetic.

Joe Carroll, General Manager, Digital Native Business EMEA, AWS

Joe Carroll is the AWS Digital Native business Leader across the EMEA region supporting scale up customers who use Cloud technology as a business growth enabler. Prior to leading the Digital native business, Joe was the chief operating officer for the AWS UKI/EU business responsible for end-to-end management of sales and business expansion activities.

Daniel Baltazar, Head of Digital and Strategic Transformation, Bank of Ireland

Daniel joined Bank of Ireland in 2015 where he held several roles leading business and digital transformation programmes working with both Corporate and Consumer divisions across ROI & UK. He is currently the Head of Digital and Strategic Transformation for Everyday Banking.