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Agenda
We’re pleased to reveal the full agenda for New Frontiers 2018. You can find all session descriptions at the bottom of this page.
Warm-up sessions announced: sign up now to reserve your place
If you would like to dig deeper into some of the issues we will be discussing on the day, we have four warm-up workshops available before the main agenda kicks off. Please follow the links below to find out more about each session and register:
Intrapreneurship: more than a spelling mistake
Introduction to Barclays Innovation Toolkit
ISDA Common Domain Model for Derivatives Processing
Gateway to Startup Innovation
Take a trip down Opportunity Street, the New Frontiers exhibition, with a range of exciting companies showcasing their innovations. There will be a chance to hear from each of the businesses throughout the day to learn about technologies truly disrupting the world as we know it. Click here to view the full list of exhibitors and find out more.
Session and timings overview
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Gain deeper insight into the event topics
Read all session descriptions below:
11:20 - 12:00 on Near Stage
All the frontiers panel: how will innovation impact the way we live, think and work in 2019 and beyond?
This panel of carefully curated experts will give their insights into how the latest innovations will impact their worlds. We will be joined by an academic, CTO of a large corporate business and a member of the House of Lords to explore how they are managing this rapid revolution and their predictions for the future. Touching on key issues that will be covered throughout the day’s agenda, the panel will look at ethics, data, and the wider societal impact of the technologies that are embedding themselves into our eco-system. Whatever your field, this speed of change in technology is going to dramatically affect us all.
Speakers: Lord Holmes, David Hogg, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Leeds University, Ron Raffensperger, CTO, Enterprise Data Center Solutions, Huawei, chaired by Karen Frank, CEO, Private Bank & Overseas Services, Barclays
13:00-13:45 on New Stage
How Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world as we know it
AI may seem like the latest buzzword but it's drastically changing how we traditionally use technology. As we move into a new age of AI and machine learning there are many unanswered questions surrounding how this disruptive technology is really going to affect us in future. Will humans be replaced with machines? What are the ethics surrounding AI? We're joined by two AI experts who will explore the effects of this powerful technology in a TED-style session.
Speakers: David Kelnar, Partner and head of research, MMC venutures and Kate Rosenshine, Microsoft
13:00-13:45 on Near Stage
The great data discussion: Data disruption, ethics & identity
The data discussion is relevant to all – it impacts how we think, live and work. It’s weaved into a numerous debates around the technological revolution. Who owns your data? What are the ethical questions to consider? How does it impact identity? What are the key legislative challenges or changes that we are facing? Join Barclay’s Head of Data Science who will chair this complex and fascinating discussion.
Speakers: Jonathan Hirshler, Signify, Richard Lloyd, Resolver, Ted Moynihan, Partner and Global Head of Financial Services, chaired by Asita Anche, Barclays
13:00-13:45 on Far Stage
The new narrative: how do you create the future
We're living through a fundamental transformation in the way we work and with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and robotics in the workplace, there has been lots of debate surrounding what impact automation technology will have on jobs, skills and wages. So what does the future of the workplace look like? We've seen an increase in dynamic working and the importance of wellbeing but this session will predict much further into the future and explore how different could the workplace be in years to come.
Speaker: James Poulter, founder, Voice2
13:50 - 14:30 on New Stage
FinTech: Unleashing the power of collaboration
FinTech has transformed the global financial services industry in the last 10 years. New fintech entrants are coming into the marketplace, while incumbents try to adjust to the realities of digitalization, advanced technology and growing consumer demands. Traditional financial institutions and FinTech firms are increasingly choosing collaboration as the best path to long-term growth, but understanding the opportunity and being able to take action are not the same thing. We explore the engagement models, challenges and triumphs of FinTech collaboration with traditional financial institutions.
Speakers: Jesse McWaters, World Economic Forum, Matty Cusden-Ross, Flux, Anil Stoker, Market Invoice, chaired by John Stecher, Barclays Chief Innovation Officer
13:50 - 14:30 on Near Stage
Sustainable innovation: Clean Tech
The transition to a low carbon, sustainable economy is the investment opportunity of our generation. Find out how the interaction of technological innovation, sustainable investment and greater resource productivity is driving prosperity and economic growth
Speakers: Peter Horsburgh, Chairman, Environmental Technologies Fund, Charlotte Crosswell, CEO, Innovate Finance, Manjula Lee, CEO, World Wider Generation, chaired by Rhian-Mari Thomas, Chair Green Banking Council, Barclays
13:50 - 14:30 on Far Stage
Quantum Computing unwrapped
Quantum computing has potential to revolutionise data processing but when will it be ready for prime time? Join some of the country’s
leading experts on the subject to understand its current capabilities and how it could impact the world we live in.
Speakers: Professor Ian Walmsley, Provost, Imperial College London, Dr Anthony Annunziata, IBM Q Network Global Leader, IBM, Ilyas Khan, CEO, Cambridge Quantum Computing, Andersen Cheng, CEO, Post-Quantum, chaired by Dr Lee Braine, Investment Bank CTO Office, Barclays
15:05 - 15:45 on New Stage
Decrypting crypto-assets
Crypto-assets are one the most talked about blockchain use-cases. This panel will demystify crypto-assets, focus on key challenges including fraud and regulation, and explore how to tokenise assets in a complaint way.
Speakers: Elisabeth Noble, European Banking Office Authority, Simon Taylor, Co-founder, 11:FS, and Global Digital Finance, Jonathon Levin, Co-founder, Chainalysis, Zeeshan Feroz, CEO, Coinbase, chaired by Nicole Sandler, Fintech and Resolution and Recovery Planning - EMEA Legal Lead, Barclays
15:05 - 15:45 on Near Stage
Generation Z: truly digital natives
Sorry Millennials, your time in the limelight is over. Make way for the new kids on the block – Generation Z – a generational cohort born between 1995 and 2009. The current fixation with Millennials makes them the most studied generation, which in turn has caused the use of this term to simplify to a label for anyone that may be young today. The irony here is that Millennials are not necessarily young anymore and we run the risk of overlooking the next cohort – Generation Z – who are now coming of age. This panel will give voice to this next generation, exploring what makes them tick, their views on the workplace, and what changes they think are needed for the world to catch up with their truly digital life skills.
Speakers: Ella Robertson, Managing Director, One Young World,
Kari Lawler, Founder, Youth4AI, Lola Ola, Technology Analyst & Social Entrepreneur, Youth Goodyear, Top Seller, Depop, Bejay Mulenga, CEO, Supa Talent
MedTech: adcanding an age old technology
MedTech has gone through some radical changes in recent years and with the scale of breakthroughs that are happening, it's hard to imagine what the future of MedTech may look like. Cutting edge technologies will see a quicker and better care service for patients but how does society keep up with an ageing population? This session will provide us with insight into some of the latest innovations within the MedTech industry.
Speaker: Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena, Imperial College London
15:50 - 16:30 on New Stage
Tech – a great connector or great segregator: the social impact of changing world
In a digital world it's easy to assume that we feel more connected however, it may have had the opposite outcome. Social media and our addiction to smart phones may have actually made us feel further apart than ever before. This fire side chat will question whether the effects of innovation on society have really been positive or if we're just a nation worried more about our phones than what's really going on around us.
Speaker: Matt Warman MP, Matt Hammerstein, Head of Retail Lending, Barclays UK
15:50 - 16:30 on Near Stage
Rethinking robotics: a new era of sophisticated machines
Say hello to a smarter and more sophisticated era of robotics. As Artificial Intelligence gets cleverer, so do our robots. We may have seen robots performing backflips but what does this new era of robotics really mean for businesses and will they really take over humans? We're joined by two robotics experts to explain how companies are implementing robotics to completely transform their business.
Speakers: Ben Blume, Atomico, Damon de Laszlo, Chairman Harwin PLC
15:50 - 16:30 on Far Stage
The Urban Transport Revolution
Exciting new disruptive businesses are spearheading the urban transport revolution, working hand-in-hand with society’s wider digital transformation and in response to the existing green agenda. Hear from some of these innovative disruptors on how they are changing the industry for the better, plus their predictions for the future of urban transport and beyond.
Speakers: Erik Fairbairn, CEO, POD Point, Stan Bowland, Founder and CEO, FiveAI, Jamie Arbib, Co-founder, ReThinkX
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