​FinTech has a rare window open right now. Agentic AI is unlocking new revenue lines, customer experiences, and operating models that a year ago sat firmly in the "someday" column. The leaders moving on it are seeing step-change gains in margin, velocity, and growth. Not from bolting AI onto old workflows, but from redesigning how the business runs end-to-end.

​Spend the day with AWS and industry peers on what that opportunity looks like in practice: how to build the business case, the architectural moves, and the honest lessons from those already scaling it. Less theory, more of what's working (and what's not).

​This event is for leaders wrestling with how to scale AI beyond internal tooling. The focus is on business outcomes of Agentic transformation, not technical deep dives. Peer-driven, outcome-focused, and firmly not a product pitch. Think operational transformation, honest debate, and real-world lessons from practitioners already in motion.

​Target Audience: CXOs, CPOs, CTOs, CFO's and Heads of FinTech/ISV Organizations

​When you arrive, please register at reception. Please bring an ID with you.

​Agenda

​9:30am: The Fintech Crossroads: From Point Solutions to Operational Transformation 

​Speaker: Dogus Gucsav (AWS Sr Banking Solutions Architect) & Mark Jenkinson (AWS FSI Specialist, Banking)

​Blurb: How forward-thinking financial providers are embedding agentic capabilities directly into customer-facing platforms.

​Description: End-customer expectations are shifting. We'll move past developer tools to a business outcomes framework covering cost, velocity, margin, and regulatory confidence with live architectural patterns (including MCP servers) and case studies from KYC, sanctions screening, and complaints resolution.

​10:15: Architectural Shifts & the New Software Development Lifecycle 

​Speaker: Rahul Kulkarni (AWS Senior GenAI/ML Specialist SA)

​Blurb: What it actually takes to scale agentic systems for your end-customers beyond internal IT tooling.

​Description: Frontline lessons on scaling a differentiated agentic platform across people, process, and technology. We'll also explore how teams are re-imagining the software development lifecycle and rebuilding it around AI-native workflows.

​11:00: Agentic ROI: Building the Business Case for AI Transformation

​Speaker: Valentine Nikonovich (AWS ISV Solutions Architect)

​Blurb: AI has moved beyond experimentation... today it's a competitive necessity. But moving from pilot to production requires more than technical readiness, it demands a clear business case. This session will help you frame the value of agentic AI investments and decide where to scale.

​Description: In this session, we unpack both sides of ROI: the gain and the cost. On the gain side, we explore the metrics software vendors use to measure success and communicate AI return. On the cost side, we break down the anatomy of agentic AI costs, compare vendor-provided AI and bring-your-own-key (BYOK) approaches, and walk through cost modelling techniques.

​11.45: Peer Perspectives & Frontline Debates 

​Speaker: Facilitated by Mark Jenkinson (AWS FSI Specialist, Banking) with industry panellists TBC

​Blurb: No scripts, no corporate answers — an audience-driven debate on the real wins and friction of scaling AI.

​Description: An interactive discussion with leaders from banks, fintech ISVs, and startups. Bring your hardest questions on build vs. buy, data readiness, organisational friction, deployment hurdles, and the operational realities of working alongside an agentic teammate — from trust and oversight to handoffs, accountability, and reshaping day-to-day workflows.

​12:30: Networking & Lunch

​Meet your AWS account team, get to know your peers, grab a bite.