Future Finance is a partnership of industry and academic financial services experts, committed to creating positive change in the financial services sector and supporting financial services SMEs to adopt new technologies and innovation to grow their businesses. UWE Bristol has several Future Finance events lined up; join our collaborative challenge programme and get paid to shape the future of financial services or come and take part in one of our workshops.
Please contact felicity.cargill@uwe.ac.uk to register for any of the events listed below, or to ask any questions.
Collaborative Challenge Programme
Design Thinking | Thursday 23 October, 6 November, 13 November | 09:30–12:00 | Online
Join three facilitated online sessions exploring: How Financial service organisations can better support the emergence of new projects and ways of working?
The sessions will be led by Aimee Skinner and Jo Hare and will bring together stakeholders to share experiences and co-create ideas to foster innovation and adaptability in financial services.
We ask participants to commit to all three sessions, and we offer a participant payment of £75 per session.
High interest market – hack-a-thon | Monday 3 November | 09:30–16:00 | UWE Bristol Business School, Frenchay campus
Join us for a one-day in-person strategic workshop to explore innovation in underserved lending markets. You will take part in conversations centred on the following topics:
- Mapping the Profiles and Behaviours of High-Interest Loan Users
- Capital Allocation Strategies – How Financial Institutions Fund High-Risk Lending Markets
- Risk, Recovery, and Decision Intelligence
- Consolidating Learnings and Shaping Next Steps for Market Innovation
The day will be led by Yanhui Cathy Zhu and Richard Hatfield.
Financial professionals taking part will receive a payment for participation of £225 Students taking part will receive a payment for participation of £80.
Future Finance Training Workshops
Shaping People-Centred Financial Services: Design Thinking for Financial Leaders | Thursday 20 November | 09:30–12:30 | Online
In this interactive online session, you’ll explore how human-centred approaches are improving experiences, building trust and driving smarter solutions across financial services.
- An overview of the Design Thinking framework and its applications in financial services
- Real-world examples of how financial service organisations have adopted these principles to their advantage
- Hands-on exercises to introduce core Design Thinking methods
- Practical, actionable steps to start applying Design Thinking within your organisation
Leadership training for Financial Leaders
Are you a professional working in financial services and leading a team?
Join one or more of our upcoming online Future Finance leadership training workshops, led by academic expert Alison Miles.
Leading successful change | Tuesday 18 November | 09:30–12:30 | online
In this hands-on, discussion-led session, we’ll explore how to plan and lead successful strategic change but also look at how to deal with the problems of unplanned change. Reframing the notion of change as a strategic opportunity, this session shows you how to lead your team as you navigate change in fintech and financial services SMEs.
Building high impact teams | Wednesday 10 December | 09:30–12:30 | online
In today’s fast paced, ever changing environment, your team is crucial to your business success. A high impact performing team is one which works collaboratively with high levels of trust and compassion. Through real world examples and practical exercises, this session will help you build a culture of shared purpose, collaboration and creativity within your team.
Leading strategic innovation and creativity | Thursday 11 December | 09:30–12:30 | online
Building and sustaining a creative, innovation strategy is essential in today’s ever-changing environment. Learn how to lead in ways that foster a culture of creativity and innovation and allow your business to develop and implement the new ideas it needs to thrive. Through real world examples and practical exercises, this course will help develop your personal leadership framework and tools to foster a culture of creativity in yourself and your team.