Webinar: The AI-Powered Modernization Playbook for Financial Services Secure Migration, Modernization & the AI-Driven Development Lifecycle by Techstrong Learning

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The AI-Powered Modernization Playbook for Financial Services Secure Migration, Modernization & the AI-Driven Development Lifecycle

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Key Takeaways:
Identify the cloud modernization capabilities needed to accelerate AI adoption.
Reduce barriers to scale by addressing data, governance, and operational readiness.
Learn how to create a roadmap to deliver trusted, measurable value from AI investments.

When

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)

Presenters

Jared Harris

Webinar Host

Meredith McGuirk

Managing Director - PwC

Meredith McGuirk is a managing director at PwC, leading banking and capital markets for the AWS alliance. Before joining PwC, she served as a Principal Sales Leader within AWS's Global Financial Services business, advising financial institutions on cloud modernization, technology transformation, and strategies for driving growth.

Nausheen Jawed

Engineering Director - PwC

Nausheen Jawed is a Director in PwC's Cloud Engineering practice, where she helps organizations leverage cloud, AI, and modern engineering practices to transform operations, accelerate innovation, and drive value.

Alan Shimel

Founder & CEO - Techstrong Group

Alan is founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute. As such, he is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. He is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chats podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. He is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.

Trevor Spires

Member of Technical Staff, Applied AI - Anthropic

Ankit Pathak

ML, generative AI, and agentic AI GTM practice Lead - AWS Global Financial Services

Ankit leads ML, generative AI, and agentic AI GTM practice for AWS Global Financial Services, bringing 16+ years of technical depth across data, analytics, and AI engineering. His focus areas include developing frontier agentic AI patterns including multi-agent systems leveraging autonomous planning, tool-use optimization, safe guardrails, and long-context reasoning, blending applied research with real-world patterns to drive compliant enterprise generative AI adoption.