THE NO1 FINANCIAL SERVICES EVENT FOR LEADERS IN BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
March 29 - 31, 2021
100% Online | Central Time (CDT)
Thursday 8th April | Invite-Only Executive Day
Strategy & Leadership
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Leading and Inspiring Transformation in Financial Services
Bradley Nelson -
Vice President - Business Operations / Process Re-Engineering,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Steven Hall - Vice President, Process Excellence Leader, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Michelle Joliat - Senior Vice President, Product and Delivery, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Kelly McNeil - Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President, Orrstown Bank
· Lessons learned from executives who have transformed operating models, core infrastructure, resource capacity, and cultural and organizational changes
· How to keep the pace of agile decision making, product delivery and customer support
· Aligning business and IT and focusing on high-value technology investment
· Leading with smart business continuity and using disruption as an opportunity for innovation
Bradley Nelson
Vice President - Business Operations / Process Re-EngineeringJPMorgan Chase & Co.
Strategy & Leadership
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Grassroots Culture Shift: Sowing the Seeds of End-to-End Behavioral Change
Ken Farer -
Corporate Vice President, Finance Continuous Improvement Manager,
New York Life Insurance
· How culture can be adopted through a grassroots movement rather than a dictated re-direction of strategy
· How to identify the root-cause of resistance and the reasons why organizational culture won’t stick
· Working with the organization to shape a culture rather than replace a culture
Ken Farer
Corporate Vice President, Finance Continuous Improvement ManagerNew York Life Insurance
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Refreshment Break
Process Transformation
11:25 am - 11:55 am
Cut Through the Noise & Prioritize High-Value Business Investments
Angela Lopez -
Vice President, Innovation Strategy Manager,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
· How to select, monitor and measure the impact of projects that drive high-performance results
· Become an innovation driven organization that empowers the workforce with the tools and skills for long-term business impact
· Embrace technology investments in a truly strategic and agile way
Process Transformation
11:55 am - 12:40 pm
Passport for Revolution: Risk-taking, Creativity and Challenging the Status Quo in OPEX Strategy
Angela Lopez -
Vice President, Innovation Strategy Manager,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Adam Weiner - Vice President, AQR Capital Management
· Empower people to work in new ways and facilitate creative and collaborative business transformation efforts
· Give the green light on learn-by-failing, volunteering ideas and to questioning historical ways of working
· How to pilot these principals in risk-averse, bureaucratised or regulated organisations
12:40 pm - 12:50 pm
Refreshment Break
Smart Technology Integration
12:50 pm - 1:20 pm
Re-Aligning Intelligent Automation with Business Transformation Objectives
Himanshu Kalkar -
Vice President, Work Place Investing, Enterprise Analytical Solutions,
Fidelity Investments
· Using IA, Big Data, Machine Learning & AI as a vehicle for achieving organizational goals
· Understand where re-alignment is needed and bring together IT and operations for smoother digital transformation execution
· Choosing the right digital tools to gain momentum, funding, and support from the boardroom to the front line
Himanshu Kalkar
Vice President, Work Place Investing, Enterprise Analytical SolutionsFidelity Investments
Smart Technology Integration
1:20 pm - 2:05 pm
Paving a New Future Through World-Class Digital Transformation
Himanshu Kalkar -
Vice President, Work Place Investing, Enterprise Analytical Solutions,
Fidelity Investments
· Lessons learned from digital transformations, from strategy inception to execution
· How successful IT functions were built through collaboration with operations, soundproof tools and future focused talent
· Aligning a killer strategy with organizational change and advanced technologies
· How digital transformation can both drive, and be driven by innovation in your organization
Himanshu Kalkar
Vice President, Work Place Investing, Enterprise Analytical SolutionsFidelity Investments
Closing Keynote
1:55 pm - 2:25 pm
The 360° Approach to OPEX: What Are We Missing?
Michael Meyer -
Vice President, Customer Experience & Operational Excellence,
Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies
Have you ever wondered why your transformation is hitting hurdles? Or maybe you have identified your roadblocks, but the reality is that it’s still not reaching its full potential?
This innovative session combines real-time findings from attendee approaches, challenges and priorities discussed with Michael throughout OPEX in Financial Services. Discussing gaps in knowledge using Michael’s pioneering ‘Wagon Wheel’ framework, this session gives you a unique, tailored prescription for achieving holistic end-to-end results.
Michael Meyer
Vice President, Customer Experience & Operational ExcellenceGreater New York Mutual Insurance Companies
