2023 SAS Banking Summit
Shaping competitive advantage with trustworthy AI
September 18th 2023 | 5-8pm EST | Canoe Restaurant
AI Apprehension: With great power comes great responsibility. Managing this responsibility requires understanding and mitigation of the many risks involved in artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. It begins by translating company values into practice and by embedding Trustworthy AI into a new governance framework that will reduce the risks and maximize the value of the data and algorithms that increasingly drive competitive advantage.
Join your peers for an exclusive dinner and AI discussion for banking executives. You will hear from the distinguished author and consultant, Katie King, on how to harness AI and data analytics for business growth, efficiently and safely. Katie advises many of the world's leading brands and business leaders on AI in Business and is recognized worldwide as an AI influencer. The program will be moderated by Joan McGowan, Banking Industry Advisor at SAS with a special message from our value partner, Intel. With an intimate group and Chatham House rules, your interests will direct the conversation of this roundtable discussion.
We look forward to hosting you at this special event and know you will find it of great value.
Registration is now full for this event.
Agenda
| 5:00 PM | Arrival & cocktail reception |
| 5:30 PM | Welcoming remarks from Joan McGowan, Banking Industry Advisor, SAS |
| 5:45 PM | Roundtable introductions |
| 6:00 PM | Guest speaker – Katie King & Dinner is served |
| 6:45 PM | Special message from Mike Blalock, General Manager, Financial Services at Intel |
| 6:50 PM | Roundtable discussion facilitated by Joan McGowan & Q&A with Katie King |
| 8:00 PM | Closing remarks by Brad Beckett, Canadian Country Manager and Head of Sales, SAS + Aperitif |
Guest Speaker
Katie King,
Published Author and CEO of AI in Business
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Katie King is a published Author, Keynote Speaker and Consultant on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in marketing and CX, as well as, STEM, leadership and business transformation.
Voted a ‘Top 10 AI influencer’ (February 2023), Katie has over 30 years of consulting experience and has advised many of the world's leading schools, as well as brands and business leaders including Accenture, Virgin and Microsoft.
Katie has delivered two TEDx talks and is a regular speaker worldwide.
Her second book was published by Kogan Page in January 2022: AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing: Connecting marketing, sales and customer experience.
Her first book, Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge, was translated into Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese & other languages. It was also listed as a reference source in the 'Brand Strategy' section of the World Economic Forum's Empowering AI Leadership AI toolkit for corporate boards (Davos).
In 2020, she launched a school AI programme, the Leaders of Tomorrow, to close the skills gap in education and show young people, especially girls, how STEM and AI will reshape their future careers. It is now in its third year and will include US and South African schools in 2023.
Katie is a member of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) task force for the adoption of AI. She is also an Editorial Board Member for the AI and Ethics Journal (Springer Nature – global publisher).
Discussion Facilitator
Joan McGowan
Banking Industry Advisor, SAS
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Joan McGowan is a leading authority on the value of advanced technologies (data analysis, AI, ML, NLU, decisioning, automation, cloud) in the banking and payment industries. For the past 18 years, she has been analyzing the impact of these technologies on business operations and providing practical advice on how to innovate, protect and create growth strategies that keep organizations relevant and financially healthy in a rapidly morphing industry.
Joan is a member of The Financial Times Banking Advisory Events Board.
Prior to joining SAS, Joan worked as a Senior Analyst for Celent/Oliver Wyman. She has published more than 30 reports on banking and technology and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and client gatherings.
Her work life before banking was as a journalist and editor for The Economist Group and as a Senior Researcher/Producer for BBC North.
A native of Leeds, Joan is a lifelong supporter (and sufferer) of Leeds United.