Executive Roundtable Luncheon / Sydney

Innovation to infrastructure.

The next phase of AI in financial services.

Date
Wed 3 June 2026
Time
12:00pm, 2:00pm
Venue
Cafe Sydney
Format
By invitation, closed door
In partnership F5 Networks × Innovatus Media

Garbage in, garbage out.

Digital, cloud, and even paper transformation waves have all taught the same lesson: IT projects are only as good as the data that drives them. AI does not change that rule. It extends it.

For financial services, the questions sharpen quickly. What is the quality of the data feeding the models? Where does that data sit? Who governs it? And can the underlying infrastructure flex to support AI at scale without breaking the controls that regulators, boards, and risk committees still expect?

This is a closed-door conversation for senior technology and transformation leaders inside Australian FSI organisations actively driving AI initiatives. Peer-to-peer, Chatham House rules, three courses, two hours.

What we'll talk about.

Two interlocking themes, one practical conversation. The session is built around the friction FSI leaders are already running into as they try to move AI from pilot to production.

01

The data layer.

AI outcomes are still bound by data quality. Where is the data layer slowing initiatives down, and what does it actually take to get it humming? Quality, structure, accessibility, and the unglamorous work of making models trustworthy.

02

Sovereignty, control, and flexibility.

Where should the data live? FSI organisations operate inside governance, risk, and compliance frames that startups never have to consider. How do you structure infrastructure so AI can move at pace without breaking the controls regulators expect?

03

ROI the board will actually believe.

Measurable outcomes, defensible numbers, and the gap between executive ambition and operational reality. What separates the AI investments that deliver from the ones that quietly disappear into the budget?

04

Moving despite the legacy.

FSI is being asked to behave like a startup while carrying decades of legacy, regulation, and risk protocols. The honest conversation about how leaders are finding room to drive meaningful growth through AI inside the environments they actually have.

Cafe Sydney private dining room

Cafe Sydney, Customs House.

A long-standing fixture of the Sydney dining scene, Cafe Sydney occupies the top floor of Customs House with one of the best views in the city. Harbour Bridge to one side, Opera House to the other.

The luncheon will be served across two hours, three courses, with the conversation held under Chatham House rules across a single long table.

Address
Level 5, Customs House
31 Alfred St, Sydney NSW 2000
Access
Circular Quay station, 2 min walk
Valet and on-street parking nearby

Format and logistics.

Everything you need to know before confirming attendance. Places are limited and held for senior FSI technology leaders only.

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Date
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Single-session lunch, on the day
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Schedule
12:00pm, 2:00pm
Arrival from 11:45am, seated lunch and discussion across two hours
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Venue
Cafe Sydney
Level 5, Customs House, 31 Alfred St, Sydney
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Format
Closed-door peer roundtable
Chatham House rules, single table, three courses
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Attendance
By invitation
Senior FSI technology, data, transformation, and AI leaders
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Cost
Complimentary
Hosted by F5 Networks in partnership with Innovatus Media
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FSI is being asked to drive change like a rambunctious start-up. The trouble is, startups don't carry legacy, regulation, compliance, and risk protocols.
The premise of the conversation

The partners.

Host partner
F5 Networks

F5 Networks

F5 is the connective infrastructure of the modern enterprise: application security, multi-cloud delivery, and the layers that move data and applications across the business. F5 sits where AI ambition meets operational reality, which is exactly where this conversation lives.

Convening partner
Innovatus Media

Innovatus Media

Innovatus Media produces closed-door executive roundtables for C-suite audiences across ANZ, EMEA, NAMER, SEA, and Hong Kong. Peer-to-peer formats, Chatham House rules, sharp briefs. Run from Sydney by Matt Egan.

Secure your seat.

Places are held for senior FSI technology and transformation leaders. Confirm attendance below and the team will be in touch with seating, dietary, and arrival detail.

Questions before you commit?