Tuesday 16 April 2024 | 18:30 (GMT) | Temple Room - Andaz, London
The world of payments is undergoing a fundamental transformation, driven by instant transactions, open ecosystems, and emerging technologies. While opportunities abound, many institutions find themselves hampered by siloed processes and legacy infrastructure.
CIONET, Google Cloud and Cognizant invite you to an exclusive roundtable discussion where industry leaders will explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping the future of payments.
This interactive discussion will gather leaders to discuss:
Join us on 16 April for dinner and discussion, as we explore the practical challenges and opportunities of implementing enterprise-level gen AI. Hosted at Temple Room - Andaz, we will be joined by experts from Google Cloud and Cognizant in a moderated session led by Mark Foulsham at CIONET.
Find out more about the speakers and our panellists
Stathis is currently the Industry Principal for Fintech at Google Cloud. He has over 16 years of combined experience in technology and financial services. Prior to Google he worked in a London-based event driven Hedge Fund, where he was leading the data science capability towards leveraging quantamentals to generate alpha. Previously, he worked as a Product Manager in the FX algo-trading desk at Morgan Stanley, and in the past in the FS Risk Advisory of Deloitte UK as a management consultant. Stathis is a CFA Charterholder, has an MSc in Signal Processing from Imperial College London (2008), has achieved his MBA with focus on Strategy in 2013 (Aristotle University) and graduated with a joint MSc & BSc in Electrical & Computer Engineering in 2006 (Aristotle University).
Ashish is Head of Cards and Payments across Global Growth Markets at Cognizant. In this role, Ashish leverages his expertise to drive growth and innovation across the payments participant value chain. Ashish is responsible for developing and executing the go to market strategy focused on helping Banks, Networks, Clearing houses, Central Banks, Acquirers, Issuers and Payment Processors navigate the shifting payments landscape and ensuring sustainable growth.
With a keen focus on industry advancements, Ashish advocates for ISO 20022 standardization, instant payments, financial crime management and new stores of value. He passionately emphasizes the necessity for organizations to modernize and build open ecosystems, embedded and frictionless payments to deliver next-level experiences. Ashish is a sought-after speaker renowned for his insights on the future of payments.
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The century-old room was considered one of the grandest Masonic temples of its time, as its marble columns & splendid zodiac ceiling testify.
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