PIMFA FinTech Conference 2017

08:30                    Registration & Networking Breakfast

09:00                    Welcome
Liz Field, Chief Executive, Personal Investment Management & Financial
Advice Association (PIMFA)

09:05                    Introduction from Conference Chair
Steve D’Souza, Managing Director, Sales Kinetics

09:10                    Digitisation of Wealth Management: Promise and Pitfalls
Amin Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, CREATE Research

09:40                    Panel Discussion: Digital Disruption – Client Engagement/Innovation/Compliance
The growth of social media and communications channels has been
exponential in the past year. How do we balance the need for record keeping
and compliance with customer engagement through the channels that they
require? The discussion will be around the need to watch or direct people to
corporate solutions. The growth of enterprise instant messaging – the evolutionof IM into a state that’s not only branded, but traceable.
Panellists:
Freddie McMahon, Co-Founder and Thought Leader, DF2020
Rob Hemphill, Head of Innovation, Coutts & Co
Douglas Orr, Founder, Novastone
Mathias Wegmüller, Co-found & Head of Global Business Development, Qumram

10:20                    Demo 1* – Appway
Thomas Schär, Digital Innovations Lead, Appway AG

10:35                    Panel Discussion: Why Develop Technology When You Can Outsource IT and Operations?
As consumers of technology investment managers and financial advisors have traditionally kept technology in-house. Is it time to acknowledge that
technology is moving so rapidly that there is a need to consider outsourcing
and operational reviews?
Panellists:
Mark John, Head of Product and Business Development, BNY Mellon’s
Pershing and Broker-Dealer Services EMEA
Mark Prior, Partner and Head of IT, Smith & Williamson

11:00                    Networking Break

11:20                    Panel Discussion: Transitioning Innovation to Application – Agile vs Waterfall
Transformational projects have been a challenge in the industry for many
years. There are many high profile successes and many failures. What makes
a good project? How does that translate into business benefits? How many
investment managers and financial advisors have stayed with their existing
infrastructure rather than undertake the risk? Is Agile the way forward? And
how easy it to implement?
Panellists:
Stuart Cummins, Portfolio Director and Team Head, Cazenove Capital
Management
Steve Dyson, Director, Investment & Wealth Management Consultants
Andrew Kettle, Senior Manager, EY
Ian Woodhouse, Senior Business Advisor, Orbium

11:45                    Demo 2* – RippleRock
Bazil Arden, Director, SenseAdapt

12:00                   Panel Discussion: Cyber Security
This panel will highlight the approaches that should be considered in the
industry cyber security. Traditionally it been a face to face business and the
digital wave that is taking place brings with it risks. What are those risks and
how can firms protect themselves?
Panellists:
Martin Camp, Divisional Director, Lark
Giles Taylor, Head of Data & Cyber Security, Lloyds Bank
Terry Wilson, Director-Outreach, Global Cyber Alliance

12:40                   Demo 3* – MoneyInfo
Tessa Lee, Managing Director, Moneyinfo

12:55                   Networking Lunch

14:00                   Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having a strong impact on many industries. Wealth
management will also benefit from better and faster decision making and from intelligent automation of tasks and activities. AI can dramatically enhance experience and productivity of both advisors and clients.
The presentation will explore concrete ways in which AI can be applied to
improve sales and advice process in wealth management.
The following use cases will be discussed: lead generation, meeting
preparation, KYC, portfolio construction and rebalancing, robo and hybrid
advice, financial planning, client management, news personalisation and the
application of suitability and cross-borders restrictions.
Alessandro Tonchia, Co-Founder, Finantix

14:20                   Demo 4* – Adviscent
Thomas Bosshard, Company Owner, Adviscent

14:35                   The Silo Project
Killik has created a new savings proposition in the market, called Silo. The
Silo project has incorporated many new technology innovations including Micro services. Clem MacTaggart the COO of Killik will explain the rationale behind the product, the approach taken and some of the interesting technology techniques used in the project.
Clem MacTaggart, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Killik & Co

14:55                   Keynote: Innovation to Application
Thomas Tyler, Global Head of Sales, ELITE

15:20                   Networking Break

15:40                   Panel Discussion: RegTech – The New Fintech?
Regulation drives the industry. We all spend a lot of our time investigating the
need for the automation of regulation, and many firms have applied technology to regulation in a piecemeal fashion. There are new entrants to the market who look at regulation and how to automate it as part of their DNA. Should we consider regulation first or just as an adjunct to the existing infrastructure?
Panellists: 
David Howard, Head of Client Service and Proposition, Rathbones
Ben Richmond, Executive Board Member and Chapter President, UK&I,
RegTech Association
Robert Roome, Group Head of Product, WDX

16:20                   Demo 5* – Apiax
Ralf Huber, Co-Founder, Apiax
Philip Schoch, Co-Founder, Apiax

16:35                   Keynote Address
Shane Williams, Co-Head, UBS SmartWealth

17:05                   Closing remarks

17:10                   Networking Drinks Reception

*All demonstrations have been selected by a panel of PIMFA Members prior to the conference.