SUMMIT PROGRAM – BFUTR 2025 Innovation Leadership Big Ideas
Start your day with a high-end breakfast buffet and dynamic networking experience designed to spark meaningful connections. Featuring themed “Connection Tables” by sector—including Banking & Finance, Technology, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Retail & eCommerce, Public Sector, and Talent Acquisition & HR—this session offers more than just a meal.
In an era of uncertainty, resilience and adaptability define success. Today’s leaders don’t need more buzzwords about transformation, data, and AI — they need clarity. In this keynote, Horace Blackman, Senior Vice-President and Business Unit Leader at CGI, shares tangible insights from CGI’s global modernization projects across some of the world’s most complex industries. Drawing from real-world experience, Horace will reveal how forward-thinking organizations are leveraging modernization and AI to reduce costs, build operational resilience, and deliver measurable outcomes, not as abstract concepts, but as proven strategies.
Expect candid, practical takeaways executives can bring back to their teams to drive successful transformation, even in uncertain times.
Get the first look at our new white paper, Reprogramming the Enterprise: AI’s Reinvention of Technology, Talent & Leadership, launching live on the BFUTR Executive Mainstage.
Dan Schulman is a fintech visionary committed to leveraging technology for financial inclusion. With a career in leadership roles at PayPal, American Express, and Priceline, he has championed the democratization of financial services.
At PayPal, he led initiatives to expand digital payments access for underserved communities, prioritizing financial health. His leadership has garnered accolades like Fortune’s Top 20 Businesspersons of the Year and a position on Glassdoor’s Top 50 CEOs list. Outside work, Dan advocates for social impact as a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Steering Committee on Financial Inclusion. A martial arts enthusiast, he brings discipline to all his endeavors.
In this keynote, he’ll explore how AI and automation are reshaping how we work, get paid, and build wealth—and what it will take to ensure no one is left behind.
Building upon the strategic insights released in Reprogramming the Enterprise: AI’s Reinvention of Technology, Talent & Leadership, we’ll be unpacking the risks, challanges and barriers leaders face in the age of AI and coming up with solutions to address them.
Enjoy snacks, entertainment and Executive Networking on your journey to the breakout sessions curated by CGI and Fasken.
Dive deeper into the conversations shaping the future of business and technology. In this set of breakout sessions, leading experts from Fasken and CGI will share practical insights, strategies, and case studies that address today’s most pressing challenges for executives and professionals.
These interactive sessions are designed to spark meaningful discussion, provide actionable takeaways, and give you direct access to thought leaders driving transformation across industries. Whether your focus is navigating legal complexity or harnessing next-gen technology, these breakouts will deliver fresh perspectives to help you lead with confidence.