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Women in Tech Leadership NYC: Financial Services 

March 19, 2026 , 18:00 - 20:00

The Reading Room at The Whitby Hotel, 18 W 56th Street (between 5-6th Ave), New York, NY

Group of five professionals standing in a stylish lounge with bookshelves and warm lighting, posing beside a banner that reads “Women in Tech Leadership: Financial Services” by Version 1.

An exclusive evening gathering for senior female technology leaders and allies across financial services and insurance, focused on authentic leadership conversations, meaningful connections, and fresh perspectives on the future of tech in FS. 

What to expect 

An intimate, high impact event designed for women who are shaping the future of technology within North America’s leading financial institutions. The evening features the following: 

  • A candid fireside chat on the realities of reaching the C-suite.
  • A thought-provoking panel on why AI’s transformation of financial services remains slower than promised.
  • Curated networking with peers from top banks, insurers, and fintechs.
  • Beautiful boutique surroundings at The Whitby Hotel.

Agenda 

Fireside chat: Carving a Path to the C-Suite: Biggest Tradeoffs, Important Sponsors, and Non Negotiables

Speaker: Capital Markets CIO
Host: Sonia Whang, Vice President – Financial Services, Version 1 

A frank discussion exploring the realities behind senior level advancement: building sponsorship, navigating inflection points, and choosing what truly matters. 

Panel: AI Promised a Financial Services Revolution – So Why Are We Stuck at Incremental Change?

Speakers:
Beth Camesano – Barclays Managing Director, Global Head of Data and Records Risk
Karla Ferry- AWS Head of Data & GenAI, Global Financial Services GTM Specialists
Global Technology Head (TBC) – Tier 1 Investment Bank
Moderator: Carly McClintock, Account Director – Financial Services 

This panel unpacks what’s stalling true AI transformation in financial services: legacy systems, risk appetite, regulatory constraints, fragmented data, and organizational inertia – and what it will actually take to unlock step change progress. 

Who should attend 

This event is tailored for senior female leaders and allies across the U.S. financial services and insurance sectors, including: 

  • CIOs, CTOs, Chief Data/Analytics/AI Officers
  • SVPs/EVPs/Directors of Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Cloud, or Data
  • Heads of Digital Transformation, Innovation, or Automation
  • Leaders overseeing change, modernization, or core platform strategy
  • Influential women driving enterprise level technology decisions within banks, insurers, wealth managers, broker dealers, and capital markets organizations 

Attendance is limited to maintain the intimate, high value environment.

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