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What to expect<\/h2>\n \n

An intimate, high impact event designed for women who are shaping the future of technology within North America’s leading financial institutions. The evening features the following:<\/p>\n

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  • A thought-provoking panel on why Al’s transformation of financial services remains slower than promised.<\/li>\n
  • Curated networking with peers from top banks, insurers, and fintechs.<\/li>\n
  • Beautiful boutique surroundings at The Whitby Hotel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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    Agenda<\/h2>\n \n
    Fireside chat:<\/strong>
    \nCarving a Path to the C-Suite: Biggest Tradeoffs, Important Sponsors, and Non Negotiables<\/h6>\n

    Speaker:<\/strong> Capital Markets CIO<\/p>\n

    Host:<\/strong> Sonia Whang, Vice President – Financial Services, Version 1<\/p>\n

    A frank discussion exploring the realities behind senior level advancement: building sponsorship, navigating inflection points, and choosing what truly matters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n

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    These challenges may feel insurmountable, but they also highlight the urgent need for smarter solutions that don’t just patch old problems \u2014 they transform the way organisations operate.<\/p>\n

    That’s where Intelligent Applications come in, fundamentally reimagining how people interact with technology to overcome these barriers and unlock new possibilities.<\/p>\n

    Panel:<\/strong>
    \nAl Promised a Financial Services Revolution – So Why Are We Stuck at Incremental Change?<\/h6>\n

    Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Beth Camesano –<\/strong> Barclays Managing Director, Global Head of Data and Records Risk<\/p>\n

    Karla Ferry –<\/strong> AWS Head of Data & GenAl, Global Financial Services GTM Specialists<\/p>\n

    Global Technology Head (TBC) –<\/strong> Tier 1 Investment Bank<\/p>\n

    Moderator:<\/strong> Carly McClintock, Account Director – Financial Services<\/p>\n

    This panel unpacks what’s stalling true Al transformation in financial services: legacy systems, risk appetite, regulatory constraints, fragmented data, and organizational inertia – and what it will actually take to unlock step change progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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    Who should attend<\/h2>\n \n

    This event is tailored for senior female leaders and allies across the U.S. financial services and insurance sectors, including:<\/p>\n

    CIOs, CTOs, Chief Data\/Analytics\/AI Officers<\/p>\n

    SVPs\/EVPs\/Directors of Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Cloud, or Data<\/p>\n

    Heads of Digital Transformation, Innovation, or Automation<\/p>\n

    Leaders overseeing change, modernization, or core platform strategy<\/p>\n

    Influential women driving enterprise level technology decisions within banks, insurers, wealth managers, broker dealers, and
    \ncapital markets organizations<\/p>\n

    Attendance is limited to maintain the intimate, high value environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":405,"menu_order":0,"template":"","industry":[73],"class_list":["post-855","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","industry-financial-services"],"acf":[],"translations":[{"blog_id":1,"post_id":855,"name":"Europe","code":"EN-GB","hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/version1.thinktankdev.org.uk\/events\/women-in-tech-leadership-nyc-financial-services\/","is_current":false},{"blog_id":13,"post_id":855,"name":"Americas","code":"EN-US","hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/version1.thinktankdev.org.uk\/en-us\/events\/women-in-tech-leadership-nyc-financial-services\/","is_current":true}],"yoast_head":"\nWomen in Tech Leadership NYC: Financial Services | Version 1 (US)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, 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