THINKING LIKE A START-UP

Keeping up with the pace of ever-evolving technological landscape to maintain a competitive advantage

• Building something that is still relevant by time ready to launch
• The speed of FinTechs vs. larger organisations
• How to form competitive impact from building mutual partnerships
• Start-ups integrating with bigger organisations: Expectation alignment and synchronising speed of change
• Keeping up with the investment of challenger banks: Competitive advantage with new technology and low-cost models

TALENT ATTRACTION & RETENTION

Panel discussion on retaining the best talent

• What should Financial Services be doing to attract more BAME talent?
• What can Universities and Graduate recruitment teams do to help?
• Once hired what should they be doing to retain BAME talent?
• What is slowing BAME women and men moving horizontally to possibly more senior roles?
• At more senior levels the number of BAME is even lower than at more junior levels which means that the retention rate is low or/and BAME are not being promoted?

BREXIT and the REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

Assessing the impact of Brexit to ensure continued growth and opportunity in a changing environment

How will Brexit impact UK banks?

• Impact on financial regulations and passporting of services cross-border
• International mobility: Potential friction to retaining the best talent
• Political risk; how will regulations be treated in the UK going forward
• What opportunities will Brexit present?
• Global and jurisdictional consistency of regulatory approaches for international banks