Over the course of a career spanning multiple global leadership positions, Lisa McGeough has learned that the most defining moments rarely come from the safest choices. In this candid keynote, she shares the pivotal decisions that shaped her path, from pursuing international opportunities and taking on challenging leadership assignments to navigating career progression while balancing competing personal and professional priorities.

Drawing on lessons from leading businesses throughout her career, Lisa explores why successful leaders proactively chart their own careers, communicate their ambitions, and embrace opportunities outside their comfort zones. She will share practical approaches to understanding your value, taking calculated risks, building sponsorship networks, and positioning yourself to capitalize on unexpected opportunities, while building a career strategy that evolves with changing market opportunities. Attendees will leave with a framework for becoming the CEO of their own careers.

In her nearly 30-year career in financial services, Allison Dukes has risen from an associate at a bank to the chief financial officer at $2.45 trillion AUM Invesco. While she jokingly says she “took the scenic route to leadership,” her carefully considered choices allowed her to grow professionally while nurturing her personal life. In a candid conversation, Dukes will discuss how to maximize your potential, how less obvious career choices can be key to success, and how to be true to your values in all facets of your life. 

Choosing the right fintech partner is only the first step—the real competitive advantage lies in execution and commercialization. Too many institutions treat fintech integration as a simple IT upgrade rather than a core growth engine. This session shifts the conversation from defensive risk management to offensive value creation. The discussion will explore how forward-thinking banks are strategically capitalizing on their fintech partnerships to unlock new revenue streams, aggressively lower customer acquisition costs, and rapidly capture market share. 

Innovation comes from well-executed, strategic dissent. Too many executives shy from voicing concerns because they lack frameworks to challenge assumptions without burning political capital. This roundtable focuses on the art of presenting a contrarian perspective in high-stakes environments. We will explore how to argue effectively without sacrificing professional equity or being mischaracterized, and how to deploy strategic pushback that drives better business outcomes.

When screens go dark, a cyber breach becomes a high-stakes business survival test. Navigating an incident beyond the firewall requires a tactical playbook to manage resulting operational fallout. This session focuses on handling critical communications, rapid regulatory reporting, and protecting customer trust. We will explore how to effectively partner with technical security teams and confidently make high-stakes operational decisions with incomplete information.

Managing a multi-generational workforce is no longer just an HR issue, it’s a commercial imperative. Yet too many leaders see age gaps as a challenge rather than a strength. To lead effectively through rapid industry shifts, executives must learn to tailor development across vastly different career stages. This session explores actionable strategies to help veterans adapt to new workflows while retaining emerging talent who demand different management styles.