The Skift Meetings Forum 2025 left attendees feeling reconnected and inspired, according to recent feedback. Participants highlighted the event's unique ability to foster a vibrant community, sparking new ideas for more sustainable and impactful gatherings.
In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, Altruist is setting a new standard for wealth management with Hazel, its purpose-built AI platform. Designed to tackle critical industry challenges, Hazel empowers financial advisors to enhance client relationships, streamline operations, and unlock significant value.
The AWS Financial Services Symposium 2026 keynote, led by Scott Mullins, Managing Director Worldwide Financial Services at Amazon Web Services, painted a vivid picture of an industry undergoing a fundamental transformation. The central message: it's time to "rethink everything" as artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes how financial institutions operate, innovate, and serve their customers.
The global events industry is experiencing a period of significant transformation, marked by both growth and complexity. Insights from Cvent's platform data and the Northstar CET meetings industry poll survey reveal a nuanced landscape where increased optimism coexists with evolving attendee behaviors and persistent challenges in communication and cost management.
In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, Nasdaq is taking a bold leap forward, strategically operationalizing AI across its vast enterprise and critical trade lifecycle. At the recent AWS FSI NYC 2026 conference, Mark Murphy, a key figure at Nasdaq, shed light on their comprehensive approach, highlighting a 20-year journey with AWS that culminates in a sophisticated 'intelligence layer' designed to unify data and enable next-generation AI workflows.
The insurance industry is on the cusp of a profound transformation, driven by the rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence. A recent panel at AWS FSI NYC 2026, featuring leaders from Deloitte, Baldwin Group, Ameriprise Financial, and Hudson Insurance, shed light on how AI is not just an efficiency tool but a strategic imperative, fundamentally altering operations for brokers and underwriters.
In an era where customer expectations evolve at an unprecedented pace, financial services companies face immense pressure to deliver personalized, timely, and relevant interactions. Rocket, a leading financial services provider, has successfully tackled this challenge by building a robust, unified customer data platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS), transforming its approach to conversion and customer engagement.
In an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industries, the event management sector is discovering powerful synergies between human insight and AI capabilities. A recent session featuring leaders from American City Business Journals and VOK DAMS unveiled practical applications, strategic gains, and crucial considerations for integrating AI into event planning and execution.
In a world where technological progress often feels stagnant, Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, is challenging the status quo. His mission? To bring back the awe-inspiring speed of supersonic passenger travel, a future once thought lost. Scholl's journey from a software engineer to an aerospace visionary reveals a powerful narrative of ambition, resilience, and unconventional strategies in a traditionally slow-moving industry.
In a candid discussion, Alexandr Wang, the visionary founder of Scale AI, articulated a profound perspective on the current state and future trajectory of artificial intelligence. He painted a picture of an era ripe with unprecedented opportunity, emphasizing that the world stands at a pivotal moment where AI's impact is not just significant but civilization-defining.