Technology & Financial Services Reform Conference 2011

Overview

The relationship between financial services and technology is one of fundamental importance. As the Office for Fair Trading has recently stated, 

“IT systems are the backbone of retail banking activities and are essential to the safety and resilience of financial systems”.

Technology not only plays a critical role in the functioning of individual firms, it underpins the entire financial system and it will play a critical role in the reform of this system. 

The right technology can help depress costs, reduce risk and improve the service provided to customers, all of which are of paramount importance in the current economic environment. Applied inappropriately and it can contribute to institutional and systemic risk, lead to reduced inward investment and ultimately have a detrimental effect on the economy.

The financial system is at a crucial juncture, Technology & Financial Services Reform Conference will look at the key issues that both financial services providers and regulators will have to address as policy deliberation moves to policy implementation. As well as ongoing changes to people, processes and technology in order to implement reforms such as retail banking ring fences, increased loss absorbency and special resolution regimes will present persistent challenges to all banks over the coming months and years.

Technology & Financial Reform Conference 2011 will address these key challenges and provide attendees with insight from across the financial services spectrum.

Specific issues that will be covered over the day by an assortment of respected speakers include:

• Operational and technology challenges of implementing widespread reform in the retail banking sector (including the Independent Commission on Banking’s recommendations) 
• Role of data & information in regulatory reform and financial stability
• Special resolution regimes – including living wills
• The role of technology in increasing competition within the banking sector
• Legal challenges for the reform of the financial system

Hosted by Intellect, the trade association for the UK technology industry, the conference will provide a unique assessment of the implications of the raft of reform that the financial services sector is currently facing.

Speakers

Conference chair

• Keith Saxton, Director, Global Banking and Financial Markets, IBM; & Chairman, Intellect Financial Services Programme.

• Peter Josse, Head of Enterprise Resource Planning and Co-Head Global Technology Infrastructure and Services, Barclays Retail and Business Banking

Speakers

• Mark Menary, Special Resolution Unit, Bank of England
• Susan Hawkins, Special Resolution Unit, Bank of England
• Wil Cunningham, IT consultant and Group IT Lead Command & Control, Lloyds Banking Group
• Charles Goodhart, Emeritus Professor of Banking & Finance &
• Financial Markets Group Programme Director (Regulation & Financial Stability), London School of Economics
• Alistair Milne, Professor of Financial Economics, Loughborough University School of Business and Economics
• Mark Bailey, Partner, Speechly Bircham LLP
• John Higgins, Director General, Intellect

Plus more speakers to be confirmed.

Agenda

Technology & Financial Services Reform Conference Agenda

Who's attending?

Who's attending?

Senior stakeholders from across the financial services technology community – from Intellect members; to representatives from financial services providers; regulators; policy makers; and academics; amongst others.

Why attend

The conference will be an excellent opportunity for stakeholders to gain an insight into the operational implications of the ongoing reform of the financial system - from ring fencing to risk - and network with peers from across the financial services community.

Location

Date: Tuesday 01 November 2011
Time: 09:00-17:45
Venue: CPC Venues, 4 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4UP

Cost

Delegates/representatives from banks can attend for free, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to book your place.