An invitation-only executive roundtable in London
From Measurable Outcomes to Operational Resilience
UK financial services organisations have moved past whether to adopt cloud — the pressing question now is how to make cloud transformation deliver measurable outcomes, maintain operational resilience, and uphold regulatory confidence.
As banks and insurers accelerate cloud modernisation, they face complex challenges: aligning transformation with PRA and FCA expectations, maintaining traceability and governance, and scaling operations across federated teams in a way that creates real business value — not just technical change.
This exclusive, invitation-only roundtable brings together senior leaders from across the UK FSI landscape to explore how organisations are making cloud transformation stick in regulated environments.
Location
The Ivy, London UK
Date
3rd March
Time
6:00 PM Onwards
Discussion Themes
Who Should Attend
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CIOs, CTOs, CDOs
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Heads of Cloud, Engineering, Platforms, or Transformation
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Operational Resilience, Technology Risk & Change leaders
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Senior Delivery andProduct leaders within regulated UK FSI organisations
Format
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Senior peer group networking
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Facilitated discussion — not presentations
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Chatham House Rule to encourage open exchange
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Opportunity to benchmark practices and confidence around cloud governance
Why Attend
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Learn practical lessons from peers wrestling with UK-specific regulatory and delivery challenges
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Explore how cloud initiatives are being tied to measurable business outcomes
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Investigate how transparency and traceability elevate confidence for regulators and boards
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Understand how the Atlassian ecosystem + Valiantys expertise supports regulated transformation success (not just tooling)
The Speaker
Subhu Swain - Director of Transformation Consulting, Valiantys
I partner with organisations to turn ambition into action, ensuring customers receive exceptional engagements and insight-driven transformation into meaningful implementation. At Valiantys, we know outcomes depend on execution. I empower clients across the UK and Nordics with the analytics, clarity, and confidence to turn strategy into measurable results.
With over two decades leading global transformation and consulting teams, I connect strategy, technology, and people to unlock lasting value—helping leaders make informed decisions, embed sustainable innovation, and build enduring capability.
At Valiantys, I lead exceptional consultants dedicated to driving growth through collaboration, actionable analytics, and turning ideas into impact.
Mario Lamas-Saavedra - Senior Solutions Engineer, Atlassian
Mario is a Solutions Engineer at Atlassian, helping customers get real value out of the Atlassian platform with a special focus on AI and smarter ways of working.
Before joining Atlassian, he spent 13 years as a Technical Product Owner and Engineering Lead, working closely with teams to turn messy problems into simple, scalable solutions.
That mix of product and engineering experience means he loves sitting at the intersection of business needs and technical reality, and making sure both sides walk away happy.
Carl Davis - Chief Technology Officer, Keensight Capital’s Performance Team
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Carl Davis is the Chief Technology Officer of Keensight Capital’s Performance Team, he partners with portfolio companies on technology value creation, AI, spanning cybersecurity, post-merger integration, software architecture, cloud strategy, and scaling engineering organisations.
Previously, he was Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at flydocs, part of Lufthansa Technik, the blue-chip aviation group, where he led enterprise-wide transformations, including a large-scale migration to the cloud.
Carl has been recognised in the CIO 100 UK in 2025 and 2022, highlighting the country’s leading technology executives.
Carl has an Executive MBA from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in IT from Keele University.
Subhu Swain
Subhu Swain - Director of Transformation Consulting, Valiantys
I partner with organisations to turn ambition into action, ensuring customers receive exceptional engagements and insight-driven transformation into meaningful implementation. At Valiantys, we know outcomes depend on execution. I empower clients across the UK and Nordics with the analytics, clarity, and confidence to turn strategy into measurable results.
With over two decades leading global transformation and consulting teams, I connect strategy, technology, and people to unlock lasting value—helping leaders make informed decisions, embed sustainable innovation, and build enduring capability.
At Valiantys, I lead exceptional consultants dedicated to driving growth through collaboration, actionable analytics, and turning ideas into impact.
Mario Lamas-Saavedra
Mario Lamas-Saavedra - Senior Solutions Engineer, Atlassian
Mario is a Solutions Engineer at Atlassian, helping customers get real value out of the Atlassian platform with a special focus on AI and smarter ways of working.
Before joining Atlassian, he spent 13 years as a Technical Product Owner and Engineering Lead, working closely with teams to turn messy problems into simple, scalable solutions.
That mix of product and engineering experience means he loves sitting at the intersection of business needs and technical reality, and making sure both sides walk away happy.
Carl Davis
Carl Davis - Chief Technology Officer, Keensight Capital’s Performance Team
Carl Davis is the Chief Technology Officer of Keensight Capital’s Performance Team, he partners with portfolio companies on technology value creation, AI, spanning cybersecurity, post-merger integration, software architecture, cloud strategy, and scaling engineering organisations.
Previously, he was Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at flydocs, part of Lufthansa Technik, the blue-chip aviation group, where he led enterprise-wide transformations, including a large-scale migration to the cloud.
Carl has been recognised in the CIO 100 UK in 2025 and 2022, highlighting the country’s leading technology executives.
Carl has an Executive MBA from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in IT from Keele University.
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