Stephen Bowe

Head of Digital
Bank of New Zealand

Originally hailing from the UK, Stephen began his career back in 2001 as a Management Consultant with Accenture. Specialising in Telecoms, he worked with clients such as British Telecom, Vodafone, and Cable & Wireless. In 2007 he moved to Sydney and soon joined NAB as part of the start up team at UBank, where he worked in a variety of roles including Head of User Experience and Digital Media.

In August 2012, Stephen made the short trip across the Tasman to join BNZ, where he is now Head of Digital and focused on creating remarkable banking experiences which are truly focused on the customer.

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Day 1

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

09:40 Reimagining The Interface To Money

Thinking API First Vs. Mobile First

• The failings of digital banking today
• Designing for customers
• Platforming for the future of tomorrow; Mobile First vs. API First
• Thinking beyond banking
• Leveraging data and respecting the privilege
• Building a digital business, not just digitizing your existing business

13:00 Innovation & Disruption Roundtables

30 minute interactive discussions moderated by the set leader below the topic title. Pick one!

#1 Internet Of Things: What Impact Will This Have On Financial Services Firms? What Issues Will It Bring Up With Security? What Opportunities Does It Provide?
Jon Biskner, VP of IT, Nicolet National Bank

#2 Resources & Talent: Keeping Up With The Labor Intensive Nature Of Digital Including Training, Hiring, Resourcing, Product Development & More
Laurie Rush, VP Product Management and Marketing, MECU of Baltimore, Inc

#3 The Power of Integrated GeoMarketing
Lauren Crocetti, Account Director, Yext

#4 Inspirave Roundtable: Topic TBA
Om Kundu, CEO, Inspirave

#5 Using Social Business To Power Digital Transformation
How Enterprise Collaboration Platforms Can Serve As A Key Component In Managing Change And Improving Cross-Functional Efficiencies
Benjamin Bettenbender, Director, Internal Digital Communications, Prudential Financial

#6 Reimagining The Interface To Money
Creating Engaging Online Banking Experiences
Stephen Bowe, Head of Digital, Bank of New Zealand

#7 How Do You Start Innovating and Keep It Going Once You’ve Started?
Amir Weiss, Head of Global eBusiness, MetLife

#8 Topic TBD
Mohammed Abaalkheil, Head of MarCom Division, Bank Albilad

#9 Measuring the Impact of Digital Marketing on Sales
Justin Schuster, VP of Marketing, LiveRamp