Event

FWD25: Rewiring for the Future

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Date: June 10, 2025
01:00PM - 03:30PM GMT (UTC+0)

Sponsored by:

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Overview

In 2025, Financial Services is being redefined. Economic pressure, regulatory complexity, and rising customer expectations are converging with rapid advances in data, platforms, and AI.

But increased flexibility and incremental change won’t cut it. Intelligent growth now demands a deeper shift. You need to rewire your business to move faster, scale smarter, and adapt continuously.

Agentic AI is reshaping the landscape, from hyper-personalised experiences to autonomous decision-making. It’s no longer just enabling change. It’s driving it.

Those leading the way are moving fast, scaling real impact and leaving behind the organisations still stuck in pilot mode, siloed teams, and transformation fatigue.

FWD25 brings together senior FS leaders for candid discussions, real-world stories, and practical insights. We’ll cut through the noise to spotlight what’s working, what’s not, and how to build what’s next.

Who Should Attend?

Senior leaders across banking, insurance, wealth, and fintech who are:

  • Scaling AI, data and platform strategies
  • Looking to break through transformation roadblocks
  • Navigating structural change and future operating models
  • Focused on unlocking value from customer experience, loyalty, and intelligent systems

You can expect a mix of thought-provoking presentations and meaningful peer-to-peer discussion, with time built in for networking over drinks and canapés in one of London’s most iconic venues.

 

Agenda

Time Session
1:00PM Arrival, registration and networking
1:30PM Welcome address
1:45PM Keynote: Rewiring for Resilience: What I learned from failed transformations
2:10PM Demo: Agentic AI in Action - Accelerating impact across complex workflows
2:30PM Roundtable discussion
2:50PM Fireside Chat: Back Stage Intelligence: Modernising to unlock scalable growth
3:10PM Panel: Front Stage, Full Impact: Redefining work in the age of Agentic AI
3:35PM Drinks, canapés and networking

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