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The AWS Industry Forum Hong Kong - Financial Services is an event dedicated to bring together the Financial Services community to talk about the latest and hottest technology trends, use cases that revolutionize customer experience, accelerated innovation and how AWS is helping Financial Services organizations to transform the way they do business.
This year, a long sought-after in-person forum is back where attendees would have an opportunity to connect with a vibrant community of industry leaders, cloud experts and partners while learning new, powerful techniques and solutions that help the industry to thrive and adapt in a fast-changing market.
Register today for a closer look at the future of Financial Services and learn how your peers are using the AWS cloud to securely accelerate innovation, streamline operations, deliver better insights, and unlock new possibilities.
Date: March 22, 2023 (Wednesday)
Venue: The Grand Ballroom, Level 3, Rosewood Hong Kong
Language: English
• Whether you are an Executive, Line of Business Owner, or an IT Professional, the content is specifically designed to inform, educate, and engage attendees with innovative ideas, business oriented use cases, and case studies based on proven technologies that solve Financial Services challenges.
• Business leaders and decision makers from Banks, Insurance, Capital Markets, Payments, regulators, and other financial institutions including Chief Officers, VPs, Directors, and other functional heads
• Technology drivers and decision makers including Head of IT, Architects, Developers, and other IT Professionals
Explore a variety of topics that are relevant to your role and business needs. We will give an inside look into how financial services organizations such as Banks, Insurance, Capital Markets, Fintech & Payments used AWS to transform how they did business, providing you with a greater understanding of how advancements in cloud technology can also help you solve and overcome your business challenges.
*Mind that the agenda is subject to change
*Please note that food will not be provided at the event.
Robert Wang, Managing Director, AWS Hong Kong & Taiwan
Laurence Thiery, Head of Financial Services, Asia, AWS
Forrest Chai, Chief Information Officer, Hang Seng Bank
Xiaomin Rong, Chief Risk Officer, Consumer, Private and Business Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
Lee FitzHenry, Program Director, Asia Cloud Transformation, Fidelity International
Join us for an exciting session that highlights how UA Finance is leveraging AWS to revolutionize the financial services industry through the power of data. Gain insights from their Chief Information Officer about their cloud journey, the benefits they've gained, and the technical aspects of their data architecture. Discover how AWS services like Amazon S3, Redshift, and Glue are integrated to create a seamless data processing pipeline. Get inspired by real-world examples of how AWS can transform businesses through data and practical tips for getting started. Learn from UA Finance's vision and comprehensive plan to unlock the potential of data and drive innovation in your organization.
Jim Man, Chief Information Officer, UA Finance
Anson Wong, Business Development Manager, AWS
Technical level: 100-200
Cloud Transformation can be challenging to Financial Services organizations. Hear about how FIL overcame a number of obstacles, and about the benefits they have gained on their transformation journey to the cloud.
Lee FitzHenry, Program Director - Asia Cloud Transformation, Fidelity International Limited
Mark Arel, Senior Practice Manager, AWS
Technical level: 100-200
Tens of thousands of customers use Amazon Redshift every day to run data warehousing and analytics in the cloud and process exabytes of data for business insights. Join this session to hear from JPMorgan Chase as they share their journeys of moving to a modern cloud data warehouse with Amazon Redshift. Learn best practices in modernizing analytics to operate at scale, with speed while keeping costs low.
Anand Singh, Executive Director, JP Morgan
Technical level: 100-200
As the technology matures and projects are tested and examined thoroughly, DeFi products and services will be able to address its risks and challenges. The industry is responding with various risk control measures and exploring regulatory solutions, including the use of RegTech. As DeFi continues to evolve, new solutions will emerge to address these challenges, ensuring the continued growth and success of the DeFi ecosystem.
Freddie Ng, Head of Growth, NodeReal
Technical level: 200-300
As users increase, cloud availability and performance demand rises. Networking is crucial and affects the user experience. It's also important for efficient API trading. In this session, AWS and BSO experts will share insights on improving network performance, visibility, and availability for users and automated API trading. Learn best practices for optimizing your network infrastructure.
Matthew Chan, Go-To-Market Specialist, WWSO, AWS
Tom Fulford-Brown, Director of APAC Services, BSO
Technical Level: 200-300
