05 May 2021

Event round-up: Intelligent Automation and Financial Services

On 22 April techUK’s Tech and Innovation programme partnered with the Financial Services Programme to explore the role of Intelligent Automation in Financial Services, as part of the Intelligent Automation campaign

As the financial sector continues to reevaluate how to minimize the impact of COVID-19 and drive digital transformation, Intelligent Automation could be prove to be essential for developing a commercial edge, enabling the workforce to innovate and upskill, and ultimately driving more long term value for the future of the financial sector

The objective of this webinar was to understand and showcase how the technology sector have developed innovative IA solutions for Financial Services. From enabling secure transactions, to better customer interactions, the below panellists explored different and innovative use cases in a series of presentations

Speakers included:

Nathan Cairns, Head of Intelligent Automation, Kainos

Matthew Horsham, Business Development Director – Financial Services, Kainos

Rick Kirkham, Managing Director, Customer Touchpoint

John Mathews, Account Manager for Financial Services, Yoti

Fernando Cea, Technical Director, Globant

Laura Foster, Programme Manager Tech & Innovation, techUK

You can watch the video here:

This session was part of techUK's intelligent Automation week. You can read all insights from techUK's Intelligent Automation Week here

Laura Foster

Head of Technology and Innovation, techUK

Laura is techUK’s Head of Programme for Technology and Innovation.

She supports the application and expansion of emerging technologies, including Quantum Computing, High-Performance Computing, AR/VR/XR and Edge technologies, across the UK. As part of this, she works alongside techUK members and UK Government to champion long-term and sustainable innovation policy that will ensure the UK is a pioneer in science and technology

Before joining techUK, Laura worked internationally as a conference researcher and producer covering enterprise adoption of emerging technologies. This included being part of the strategic team at London Tech Week.

Laura has a degree in History (BA Hons) from Durham University, focussing on regional social history. Outside of work she loves reading, travelling and supporting rugby team St. Helens, where she is from.