Dinner & Wine Tasting @ Butter, NYC
Wednesday, April 23rd
@ 5:30 – 8:00 PM ET
About the Content
As financial institutions embrace AI, they face critical challenges in securely scaling these technologies while ensuring compliance and delivering seamless, customer-centric experiences. A robust API-first strategy is key to enhancing agility, security, and operational efficiency in this rapidly evolving landscape. Open Banking is further accelerating this shift, enabling greater interoperability, innovation, and data-driven services that redefine financial ecosystems.
Join us for an exclusive dinner and wine-tasting at Butter, a Midtown Manhattan culinary gem led by Executive Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. This intimate gathering—hosted in partnership with Kong Inc.—will bring together financial services executives, technology leaders, and AI innovators to discuss best practices for building AI-ready architectures, securing API ecosystems, and driving innovation at scale. Engage in high-level discussions, network with peers, and gain actionable insights into how APIs and Open Banking are transforming financial services through AI.
Discussion Topics
- AI’s Enterprise Breakthrough: Hype vs. Reality
- Building an AI-Ready Enterprise Architecture
- Building an AI-Ready Architecture for Banks & Financial Institutions
- The API Backbone of AI-Powered Financial Services
- Open Banking & the Future of Data-Driven Financial Innovation
- Security, Compliance & Governance in AI-Powered Financial Ecosystems
Agenda (in ET)
5:30 Registration and Networking Reception
6:00 Welcome Remarks
6:05 Wine Tasting
6:30 First Course & Networking
7:00 Moderated Industry Panel, Q/A, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffee
5:30
Registration and Networking Reception
6:00
Welcome Remarks
6:05
Wine Tasting
6:30
First Course & Networking
7:00
Moderated Industry Panel, Q/A, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffe
Who's Attending
- An invitation-only group of senior Technology leaders from major financial instiutions in the New York metro area
Objectives
- Learn from the panel’s insights
- Participate in peer-to-peer learning & networking with like-minded leaders
- Enjoy a wonderful wine tasting and dining experience in a private room at Butter
About the Venue
Butter
70 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
Butter Restaurant has maintained an exclusive niche restaurant scene for stylish Manhattanites since its initial inception on Lafayette Street in 2002. The American restaurant is helmed by Food Network star and Executive Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, who uses greenmarket offerings to create a seasonal menu.
Learn more at Butter.com
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Sponsors
Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become “API-first” and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — unleash developer productivity, build securely, and accelerate time to market. For more information about Kong, please visit www.konghq.com or follow us on X @thekonginc.
Organizer
Business Development Institute (BDI) is an award-winning event marketing agency specializing in producing invitation-only, thought leadership driven, custom events on the most impactful topics. BDI’s programs create an interactive peer learning experience while providing a rare networking opportunity for like-minded leaders. Learn more at bdionline.com.
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