S3E09 : Looking back at looking forward, 2022 & 23

In this captivating conversation, we have the pleasure of hosting Joy Macknight, the first female Editor of the prestigious publication - The Banker.

In this episode, our podcast host, Matthew O’Neill takes us on a deep dive “Exploring DORA”, Europe’s new Digital Operational Resilience Act

In this episode, we’re joined by Paolo Sironi, who shares his unique journey from banking to FinTech entrepreneurship and to his current role as global research leader in banking and financial markets at IBM, the Institute for Business Value.

In this episode, we delve into a conversation with Dr. Leda Glyptis, an accomplished fintech leader and former banker

We talk with Tony Boobier, a consultant, mentor, author and advisor with a specialisation with AI and financial services.

In this episode, we talk with Ian Ellis, Technology Strategist, Angel Investor, Venture Partner and Founder of the London Enterprise Tech Meetup.

In this episode, we flip the script on our show and put Brian Hayes, Senior Director, Financial Services Industry Vertical at VMWare in the guest seat.

We speak with Joe Baguley, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, EMEA, at VMware.

We speak with Spencer Kimball, Co-founder & CEO of Cockroach Labs.

This episode features Claire-Louise McSherry, Managing Director within the Technology Sector at Russell Reynolds Associates.

We speak with Kevin McLoughlin, partner and co-founder at MTech Capital.

This episode features Zia Yusuf, Senior VP, Strategic Ecosystem & Industry Solutions at VMware.

This episode features Ray O'Brien, Chief Operation Officer at Quantexa.

This episode features Hanna Helin, Global Head of Technology Innovation at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

This episode features Joel Neeb, VP of Execution & Transformation at the Office of the CEO at VMWare.

We speak with Spiros Margaris. Spiros is a venture capitalist at Margaris Ventures, a futurist, keynote speaker, and board member.

In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we speak with Colin Bannister.

In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk to Josh Simons, Chief Technologist for High Performance Computing at VMware. Josh tells us about some of the things he’s working on in HPC as it relates to financial services.

In this special VMworld episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk with Jennifer Manry, Vice President of the Global Industries Group at VMware, and Tom Kellermann, Head of Cybersecurity Strategy at VMware. Jennifer and Tom discuss guarding against cybersecurity breaches and ways to create better and safer customer experiences as part of the drive of Digital Business Transformation.

In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk to Sumit Dhawan, President of VMware. Sumit explains the hows of meeting customer expectations and explains why that should be a company’s benchmark for success.

In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk to Kit Colbert, VMware Cloud CTO about recent game changing innovations in the vSphere Hypervisor and how this helps in cloud architecture - portability, cost and even Kubernetes adoption.

In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk to Allison Krill, Chief Technology Officer for Deutsche Börse Group. Allison takes us through the considerations an Exchange makes when deciding where and how to host critical systems and services.

In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we hear from leaders in tech and finance about what technology will be game changing for the industry over the next year.

In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk to Jennifer Manry, Vice President of the Global Industries Group at VMware. Jennifer talks us through how to motivate teams and navigate businesses during times of digital transformation.

Louise Öström is a Global Practice Builder, building and leading the Accenture VMware Business Group globally. In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk to Louise about Accenture and VMware’s hybrid cloud partnership. Louise takes us through the start-up of this collaborative business group, known as the AVBG, and explains what every company should consider when going to a cloud model. This is a really helpful episode for organizations thinking about a digital transformation but unsure about the first steps.

James Forrester is Vice President Worldwide, Technical Leader of Cloud Sales at VMware. In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we chat with James about the whys, the hows and the future of cloud technology. This is a fantastic episode for all of you wondering what a switch to a cloud model would look like for your organization.

Chris Wolf is Vice President, Advanced Technology Group, Office of the CTO at VMWare. In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, Chris goes into the architecture of taking an innovation from project to product. We hear about how to avoid the pitfalls of making things nobody wants and how to speed up the process from customer demand to final delivery. That plus some exciting new developments in the areas of machine learning and augmented and virtual reality.

Tom Kellermann is the Head of Cybersecurity Strategy for VMware and is on the Board for Cyber Crime Investigations for the United States Secret Service. In this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, Tom walks us through the findings of VMware’s latest cybersecurity report. We find out who the cyber crime cartels are targeting right now, how they’re staging their attacks and what to do about it.

Thimon walks us through his predictions for the future of office life, the fate of cash and his idea for a bank app that could be the next big thing.

Multi-industry CIO Bask Iyer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/baskiyer/) leads the Global Industry Solutions team for VMware. Bask tells us why every CIO needs to focus on operations before strategy, why nobody actually wants disruption, and how authenticity is key to creating a healthy workplace.

With a year of shows behind us, Matthew and Brian look back at some of our top episodes, consider what they have learned from their guests, and attempt to suggest what 2021 might bring.

In this episode, Matthew and Brian are joined by VMware Vice Presidents of Blockchain, Tanya Shastri and Brendon Howe. Together, they explore the current state of Blockchain, why VMware has a Blockchain team, and the merits of an Enterprise Blockchain platform.

In this episode of Don’t Break The Bank, our podcast for curious minds in the financial services industry, we speak to Violeta Ciurel, insurance giant AXA’s transformation expert. Hear how this multinational FS provider tackled the pandemic, both in its earliest, most confusing of stages, and in the weeks and months that followed.

In our latest episode, two of VMware’s leading experts on digital workspaces, Spencer Pitts and Guru Venkatachalam, talk about how banks and other FS providers are keeping their workforces online, and what they’re seeing from FS customers in Europe and Asia.

In episode 9 of the podcast Matthew and Brian are joined by VMware’s CTO, Greg Lavender for a fascinating conversation about everything he’s learnt in making the switch from customer side to customer advocate. Greg offers great insight into what he’s hearing from FS organisations today and advice on what he would do differently if he worked for a bank again.

In our latest episode, one of the world’s leading cyber security experts, Tom Kellermann, talks with us about how the threat has gone from bank heist to hostage situation, and what financial service providers can do to combat it.

Is sustainability shaking off its CSR/tick box origins and taking its place as a true differentiator and innovator? To find out, Matthew and Brian are joined by Nicola Acutt, VMware’s Vice President for Sustainability, in the latest episode of Don’t Break the Bank. Nicola shared some fascinating insights and relates them to VMware’s own route to sustainability – extremely pertinent when more FS providers are aspiring to be technology companies with banking licenses.

In this episode, Matthew and Brian are joined by Enrico Boverino. The three compare notes on the missed opportunities they’ve experienced on both the vendor and buy-side of the financial services industry and look at how differing priorities effect how they make and manage change.

In this episode, Matthew and Brian speak with Martin Eves, director for Cloud Foundation in EMEA at VMware, all about how enterprises within the financial services industry are rising to the challenges of technology evolution.

Matthew O'Neill, Brian Hayes and Rory Choudhuri discuss business continuity during a global pandemic and the challenges financial services organisations face when undertaking this radical shift to remote working.

In this episode, Matthew chats to Scott McKinnon, Business Solutions Architect at VMware, about how the threats banks face are changing, what that means for the security they put in place, and the implications if they get it wrong.

Spencer Pitts, Chief Technologist for EUC in EMEA for VMware, joins Matthew to chat all things End User Computing. They discuss how banks and other financial service providers are transforming the way they work, the implications and the steps they take to overcome those obstacles.

Matthew is joined by Joe Baguley, CTO for EMEA at VMware, to discuss everything from mainframes to applications, the state of IT to the existence of cash.