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Financial Services Executive Dinner

Building the workforce for what’s next

Join a select group of senior HR and L&D leaders from across Financial Services, Banking, and Insurance for an intimate evening of great food, peer conversation, and fresh perspectives following Day 1 of Gartner HR Symposium.

calendar_month October 06, 2026
schedule 7 – 10 p.m. British Summer Time
location_on Hawksmoor Wood Wharf, Canary Wharf: 1 Water St, Canary Wharf Estate, London E14 5GX, UK

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The Dual Drag: How Skills Gaps Slow Both Innovation and Resilience

AI, cloud and cybersecurity are reshaping financial services faster than many workforces can keep up.

As organisations accelerate technology investment, skills gaps are creating a “dual drag” — slowing innovation, limiting the return on technology investment, and making it harder to build the resilience, governance and confidence those changes and regulations demand.

Hosted by Pluralsight author and speaker John Elliott, the evening will explore what this means for HR and L&D leaders and open up a broader conversation around one important question: Who actually owns workforce readiness?

Around the table

Over dinner, we’ll explore how FSBI organisations are:
  • Preparing their people for rapid technology change
  • Identifying and closing critical capability gaps
  • Balancing innovation with resilience and governance
  • Demonstrating the business impact of skills investment

No presentations or product pitches — just an open, peer-led conversation with leaders navigating many of the same challenges.
Seats are limited. Request your place to join us.

Meet our Gartner IT Symposium speakers

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John Elliott

Pluralsight Author Fellow

John Elliott is a cybersecurity expert who specialises in turning governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) concepts into clear, actionable guidance. A top-rated presenter, advisor, and course author, he focuses on the “human interface” of security—how people engage with standards like PCI DSS, GDPR, and evolving policies—and ensuring organisations can navigate complex security and regulatory requirements.

Join us at our FSBI Executive Dinner