📣 Thrilled to be featured in today’s Top Story on Professional Wealth Management (PWM), sharing some of my thoughts and insights on what the future of banking may hold.

“Too many so-called current “transformation” projects involve digitalising previously automated processes, rather than real innovation. “Automating 20th century processes is not an innovation strategy,” stresses author and futurist Amelia Kallman, calling for “reinvention” of business models, rather than tinkering around the edges.

“The future of finance won’t be built on faster apps or sleeker dashboards — it will be built on autonomous decision engines, trustless transactions, and AI agents that can act, negotiate, and optimise in real time without human input,” says Ms Kallman.

The type of private bank she describes for the middle reaches of the 21st century is very different from the models which most global players are developing today. “In the future, the most valuable financial institution may not be a bank, but an AI-native start-up with no branches, no legacy systems and no human advisers,” she says.”

Read more here: https://www.pwmnet.com/largest-private-banks-seek-to-strike-digital-gold

🎬 Great to be a part of a fantastic round table discussion at the Financial Times! Really interesting insights from:

👉 Benjamin Bobroff of Northern Trust
👉 Raymond Mulligan of Coutts
👉 Josef Risi of UBS
👉 Bas Rapati of Van Lanschot Kempen
👉 Dr. Sandra Daub of NOUMENA DIGITAL
👉 Justyna Macias- Nowotniak of mBank S.A.

Thank you so much for having me Yuri Bender, Elisa Battaglia Trovato, and Ali Al-Enazi! Looking forward to tonight! 🥂 🎉

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#futureoffinance

Recently I had the pleasure to speak on “Business Transformation in the Age of A.I.” with VINCI Construction, speaking at University of Nottingham.

With all the hype around AI, we can lose sight of the new efficiencies it is creating for teams, learning, and leadership. In this keynote, I shared my latest research and insights on the future of AI transformation, emerging disruptive technologies (besides AI!), as well as key actions we can take today to future-proof our brands, business, and careers. 

Check out this brief highlight reel here (2:37):

Yesterday I had the pleasure of delivering the opening keynote at Ometria‘s #Lifecycle25 – a fantastic conference looking at ‘Retail’s Great Leap Forward’. I go to a lot of conferences & have to say – this one was really exceptional! 💐 👏🏼

It featured an incredible lineup of speakers representing brands such as Steve Madden, Monsoon Accessorize, Victoria Beckham, Creed, and more. Especially fun (and wild!) to discover 2 of the other speakers are from where I’m from in Virginia! 😄 Shout out to Holly Steele and Josh Krepon – what are the chances?! 🙌

Congratulations to the entire #Ometria team – it was a terrific day of insights, innovation, conversation, vibes, and people. 🎉 🙏🏼

#futurist #keynote #AI #futureofretail #futureofmarketing

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be speaking at the Sitecore City Tour London: Exploring the Future of Digital Experience with AI​, next Wednesday, 7th May!

It’s an incredible opportunity to connect with industry leaders, explore the latest innovations, and share insights on delivering exceptional digital experiences. I’m excited to contribute to the conversation and learn from so many brilliant minds.
If you’re attending, I’d love to see you there — let’s connect!

Find out more about the event here:
https://engage.sitecore.com/city-tour-london-7th-may