

SC Ventures Lab Crawl Panel 3: Technology Rewiring: AI, Quantum and the Intelligent Bank
For banks, the conversation has moved on from deploying AI and automation. The question now is how to rewire the way a bank operates, makes decisions and creates value. Agentic AI, advanced analytics and quantum-inspired computing are all maturing at different speeds. Leaders need to decide where to invest, what to experiment with and which capabilities to scale, without compromising the trust that banking depends on. This panel looks at how financial institutions are turning emerging technologies into real business value, from scaling operations and improving decisions to detecting fraud, while managing regulation, governance and risk.
On the agenda:
From pilot to production: where AI, analytics and quantum-inspired computing are delivering measurable results in banking today
Investing at different speeds: how to decide what to scale now, what to experiment with and what to watch
Fighting fraud with intelligence: how real-time analytics and AI are changing detection and prevention
Beyond efficiency: using these technologies to reshape business models and open new sources of growth
Innovation with accountability: AI governance, cyber resilience and the regulatory expectations that come with an intelligent bank
The foundations for an adaptive bank: the talent, operating models and technology stack needed to keep up
Speakers:
Romi Sumaria, Chief Commercial Officer, QAI Ventures
Salva Vilarrasa, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Audax
Firuza Karimova, Chief Information Security Officer, CIB, Core Technology & Functions, Standard Chartered
Manoj Bhojwani, CIO, SC Ventures (Moderator)
This panel is one of several sessions at SC Ventures Lab Crawl, a full-day event. Subscribe to our calendar to see the full lineup and RSVP: https://luma.com/scventures