Chris Skinner
Author and commentator on FinTech, the Chief Executive of Balatro Ltd., and co-founder of the website Shaping Tomorrow
Reasons to book Chris Skinner
- He is the author of ten books, with a recent series of seven published by Searching Finance and covering everything from the credit crisis through payments to social media in finance.
- Chris is known to be an exceptional speaker which is why he is regularly requested to keynote at many of the financial market’s most prestigious events.
- He serves as a Judge on many awards programs including the Card Awards and the Asian Banker’s Retail Excellence Awards. In addition, he has worked closely with leading banks such as the Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank, HSBC, and Société Générale and the World Economic Forum.
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A review and analysis of digital banking and strategies for companies to compete
Keynote speaker Chris Skinner is a well respected expert on financial issues. He has written several books covering issues such as European Banking regulation, the credit crisis and the future of banking. He has been a consultant for numerous publications and television media. Today, he delivers knowledgeable keynotes on banking, crises and the future of financial institutions.
Keynote speaker Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through the Finanser and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club, which he founded in 2004. The Financial Services Club is a network for financial professionals. It focuses on the future of financial services through the delivery of research, analysis, commentary and debate and conducts regular meetings in London, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Vienna. Chris is also the author of several books which cover everything from European regulations in banking through the credit crisis to the future of banking.
Chris Skinner is a regular keynote speaker at leading industry forums. Through these keynotes, he has presented alongside many other leading world figures including Gary Hamel, Richard Branson, Lou Gerstner, Meg Whitman, Michael Porter, and Bill Gates. Prior to founding Balatro, Chris was Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for Unisys Global Financial Services and he was the Strategy Director with NCR Financial Services. These roles helped spark Chris’ specialization in the future of financial services after he created the Global Future Forum in Unisys and the Knowledge Lab in NCR.
Our speaker Chris Skinner studied at Loughborough University in the UK, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Sciences alongside a Diploma in Industrial Studies. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Fellow of the Institute of Management Services, an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Chartered Insurance Practitioner.
Chris Skinner is a regular keynote speaker at leading industry forums. Through these keynotes, he has presented alongside many other leading world figures including Gary Hamel, Richard Branson, Lou Gerstner, Meg Whitman, Michael Porter, and Bill Gates. Prior to founding Balatro, Chris was Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for Unisys Global Financial Services and he was the Strategy Director with NCR Financial Services. These roles helped spark Chris’ specialization in the future of financial services after he created the Global Future Forum in Unisys and the Knowledge Lab in NCR.
Our speaker Chris Skinner studied at Loughborough University in the UK, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Sciences alongside a Diploma in Industrial Studies. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Fellow of the Institute of Management Services, an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Chartered Insurance Practitioner.
Keynotes
KEYNOTE BY SPEAKER CHRIS SKINNER:
Can financial services become 'socially useful' through digital?
After the 2008 financial crisis, banks were described as being socially useless by the UK regulator. How is this changing? Amazingly, through FinTech and digital services, it is changing dramatically. There are now many movements across the network to use financial transactions to be good for society and good for the planet. What's happening and who is driving this change? What does it mean for banks and what happens when you say you are green when, in fact, you are not? This session explores these themes in depth and demonstrates that digital transformation and green finance are actually coming together hand-in-hand.
KEYNOTE BY SPEAKER CHRIS SKINNER:
Tomorrow's bank: digital, open and human
Banks are fundamentally challenged by digital transformation. The business model of banks was built on paper processing and physical distribution. The change to data processing and digital distribution demands a completely different business model. In building that new business, it is also changing the culture of the bank.
In a physical distribution model, banks controlled everything; in a digital distribution model, the customer controls everything. This is why regulators are forcing banks to open up their services to third parties the customer wants to use. It is a huge cultural challenge for banks to transform from control freaks to collaborative partnering, but it is happening. What are banks doing to deal with these challenges? Who has risen to the challenge best? And what is the role of humans in a digital bank? Chris Skinner will address these questions and more in a compelling presentation on the future of banking and the structure of tomorrow's banks.
In a physical distribution model, banks controlled everything; in a digital distribution model, the customer controls everything. This is why regulators are forcing banks to open up their services to third parties the customer wants to use. It is a huge cultural challenge for banks to transform from control freaks to collaborative partnering, but it is happening. What are banks doing to deal with these challenges? Who has risen to the challenge best? And what is the role of humans in a digital bank? Chris Skinner will address these questions and more in a compelling presentation on the future of banking and the structure of tomorrow's banks.
KEYNOTE BY SPEAKER CHRIS SKINNER:
How can we use technology and finance to improve society and the planet?
This presentation looks at everything from how banking plays a role in the climate emergency through to the FinTech world using technology to overcome issues of inequality and inclusion. The themes of the book include questioning the purpose of banking, and whether it is socially useful; how purpose can impact a bank's role in the climate emergency; the way in which we can use finance to do good for society and the planet; the latest developments in cryptocurrencies; and more.
The future of money, trade and finance - Chris Skinner
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