4TH ANNUAL FUTURE BANKS SUMMIT KSA 2023
- DAY 1 | 11 SEPTEMBER 2023, MONDAY
- DAY 2 | 12 SEPTEMBER 2023, TUESDAY
09:00 - 09:55
REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
09:55 - 10:00
OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON
10:00 - 10:20
VISION 2030 - EMERGENCE OF THE KINGDOM AS A GLOBAL FINANCIAL LEADER
- With KSA being a global junction for businesses, how does the banking industry prove to be a strong pillar of economic growth?
- Opportunities for Saudi Arabia to position itself as a global banking leader
- How Saudi Arabia’s new Open Banking policy turbocharging digital innovations?
10:20 - 10:40
Modern IT structures in a future banking environment would focus on key innovations, technologies, and methodologies shaping the landscape
- Shift to Cloud Infrastructure and Adoption of Microservices Architecture
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)Cybersecurity
- & Compliance in Digital Banking and Data-driven Decision Making
10:40 - 11:20
PANEL DISCUSSION | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - THE FOUNDATIONAL PLATFORM FOR ACHIEVING BUSINESS AGILITY
- The cultural shift from the traditional ecosystem to the new digitized banking culture
- Driving Banking innovation and delivering excellent customer experience
- Where do the tech trends lead the kingdom’s banking ecosystem
11:20 - 11:40
BUILDING THE BANK OF THE FUTURE: UNLEASH COLLABORATION FOR CORE BANKING MODERNIZATION AND HYPER-PERSONALIZATION
- The banking and finance industry is undergoing a significant shift caused by new technologies, digital finance, and rising cyber threats, expecting hyper-personalized experiences from organizations they can trust.
- The speed of core infrastructure modernization will define the success of every bank, eventually forcing banks to exit who fail to modernize.
- Digitization as key technology enabler and how to leapfrog your existing IT infrastructure while reducing costs and ensuring organizational efficiency with the required specialized skills.
11:40 - 12:00
DATA VIRTUALIZATION - EMBRACING DATA DIVERSITY
- Financial organizations are globally accelerating their digital journey, making rapid strides with digitization efforts, and adding key capabilities to adapt and innovate.
- Many companies find digital transformation challenging as they rely on established systems that are often poorly integrated and also highly resistant to modernization without downtime.
- How BSFI industry is leveraging data virtualization that facilitates digital transformation via a modern data integration, data management and data delivery approach to gain greater agility, flexibility, and efficiency.
12:00 - 12:30
NETWORKING & PRAYER BREAK
12:30 - 12:50
DELIVERING THE NEXT GEN DIGITAL EXPERIENCE WITH AI FOR FSI
- AI is leading the CX transformation journey with knowledge AI, conversational and emotional intelligence to deliver an omni channel experience
- Combining AI and automation to drive automation across the entire customer journey, prioritize agent performance, and enable informed decisions using actionable insights
- Transforming the contact center from a cost to value center
12:50 - 13:30
PANEL DISCUSSION | CEO’s PERSPECTIVE ON THE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION WITH NEW-AGE ADOPTIONS IN BANKING
- What's next for the bank’s innovation strategies?
- Latest innovations & the path towards the Vision 2030
- What is the next step for Saudi banks to set global benchmarks?
13:30 - 13:50
FROM PLATFORM BANKING TO OPEN ECONOMY...WHAT A LONG JOURNEY!
13:50 - 14:30
FUTURE BANKS AWARDS KSA 2023
14:30 - 14:35
CLOSING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND END OF DAY ONE
14:35 - 15:35
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
*This is a draft agenda. Timings are subject to change*
09:00 - 09:55
REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
09:55 - 10:00
OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON
10:00 - 10:20
INCLUSIVE BANKING THROUGH OPEN BANKING – BRINGING LEGACY BANKS AND FINTECHS TOGETHER
- How Open banking developments are shaping the future of BaaS, PaaS & SaaS
- Is Cloud and SaaS adoption a key driver of success for the future of Inclusive Banking?
- What lies ahead as Banks and FinTechs learn to coexist?
10:20 - 10:40
EXPERIENTIAL BANKING IN METAVERSE - THE THIRD WORLD BANKING
- Entering The Third World Through Extended Reality (XR)
- Role Of CBDCs In Metaverse Banking
- Investments & Innovations in Digital Currencies & Blockchain
10:40 - 11:25
PANEL DISCUSSION | THE FUTURE OF NBFIs – REVOLUTIONISING THE MONEY MARKET IN KSA
- How is it shaping the future blueprint of the financial ecosystem in KSA?
- How fintechs are empowering the NBFIs to lend, transact, & contribute to the kingdom’s growth?
- What comes next for Gen Z? How are NBFIs creating a cultural shift from traditional to digital?
11:25 - 11:50
CONTEXTUAL BANKING AND BANKING OF THINGS ... WHERE ARE WE HEADING?
11:50 - 12:25
NETWORKING & PRAYER BREAK
12:25 - 13:15
PANEL DISCUSSION | PAYMENTS TODAY & TOMORROW – THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL PAYMENTS
- Advanced core banking & omnichannel transformations enhancing digital CX
- How DevOps & API integrations provide a seamless domestic & international payments solution?
- Innovations in PoS – Building a bridge toward multisectoral growth culture
13:15 - 13:35
PIONEERING SYNTHETIC AI FOR CREDIT TAILORING
13:35 - 14:00
CLOSING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND END OF THE SUMMIT PROGRAM
14:00 - 15:45
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
*This is a draft agenda. Timings are subject to change*