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The FSI Leadership Forum:
Navigating AI, Sovereignty and the Next Era of Banking
22 September 2026
The financial services sector is facing mounting pressure to modernise legacy infrastructure, adopt AI at scale, and navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape – all of which is forcing senior technology leaders to make vital decisions that will define their organisations for the next decade.
FStech, in partnership with Red Hat and Intel, brings together a curated group of senior decision-makers from across the UK's leading financial institutions for a focused, high-level forum exploring the technology choices shaping the future of banking.
Through a blend of keynote presentations, in-depth interviews and candid peer discussion, the day will examine what it genuinely takes to operationalise AI in a regulated environment, how digital sovereignty is reshaping infrastructure strategy, and why resilience has become as much a commercial imperative as a compliance one.
Attendees will hear directly from practitioners who are navigating these challenges in real time, alongside insight from Red Hat and Intel’s global financial services specialists. The centrepiece of the day is an executive panel discussion bringing together senior leaders from across the sector to share hard-won experience and debate the strategic decisions that matter most right now.

