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Partner, Nixon Peabody

Vice President, Public Finance Investment Banking, Wells Fargo Securities

Associate Director, S&P Global Ratings

Executive Director, UBS

Partner-Elect, Ballard Spahr LLP

Debt Program Manager, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Head of U.S. Public Finance Origination, Rothesay Asset Management

The events of 2020 have only served to accelerate a number of potentially disruptive trends among consumers when it comes to banking and financial services — What does the emerging future of consumer and retail banking now look like?

Jane Fraser, President of Citigroup and CEO of Global Consumer Bank, shares her thoughts on becoming the firm’s next CEO, expresses her gratitude for the outpouring of support she’s received, and pays homage to all the women who have paved the path before her.

Innovation is key in today's dynamic market. Suni Harford, president, asset management at UBS walks us through two significant innovations she drove in the asset management industry this year — including a ground-breaking approach to climate change and sustainable investing.

Customers' needs and expectations changed drastically in 2020, overturning conventional thinking about their experience in the process. How can we strike the right balance between embracing digital channels and recognizing the value of human touch?

What Jason Gardner, founder and CEO of Marqeta, has learned leading a 450-person fintech from home.

The industry has long talked about embracing digital technology — but the time for talk may be over.

2020 has been a year of adapting and accelerating customer experience goals based on changing customer behaviors. Arizent CEO Gemma Postlethwaite speaks with Beth Johnson, Chief Experience Officer at Citizens Financial Group, about aligning an organization around the voice of the customer, taking a holistic view of front-end and back-end investments, and designing experiences for a full range of customer interactions, from answering daily needs to delivering higher value insights and deep advice.

A survey of leaders across financial services finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred companies in every industry to dramatically accelerate their adoption of AI and automation — even in cases where investments to date have proven inconclusive or disappointing.