Game Changing Technology in FinTech

Join us in person for a collaborative workshop as part of our spotlight on Game Changing Technology! The event will be held at Imperial College London on Wednesday, March 26th 2025 and will consist of panel discussions and interactive workshop sessions around the challenges financial services have with the emergence of Game Changing Technologies.

The rapid emergence of new, game-changing technologies is now a staple of the modern world, reshaping industries and creating new ones. Despite having greater resources, established companies often struggle to adapt due to rigid business practices and existing technology commitments, leaving them vulnerable to agile newcomers. Without proactive strategies, entire product lines or firms can fail in surprisingly short time frames.

Adapting to change is a critical challenge for the industry, requiring agility and the development of innovative techniques and tools to accelerate technology adoption. This effort demands interdisciplinary research, with academia and industry working together to tackle these wicked problems. The Game Changing technology spotlight highlights three technologies that we expect to drive change in the financial services industry in upcoming years and decades.

This workshop will bring together the three themes from our Wicked Lunches—AI, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing—examining their intersections and crossovers and their impact on Financial Services.

Our panel is comprised of industry and academic experts, each panellist will start with a short presentation on their area of expertise. Besides hearing the panel's perspectives on the future of Game Changing Technology in Financial Services, there will be an opportunity for the audience to participate in break out groups to discuss challenges.

Up to 20 travel and subsistence bursaries of up to £200 are available for early career researchers on a first come, first served basis. Early career status is normally up to 8 years from PhD, longer to account for career breaks. Proof of early career status is not required. Please e-mail [email protected], if you would like to request an early career travel bursary.

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