Around 80 representatives from partners, ISVs, vendors and end user organisations took part in the most recent TD SYNNEX industry ecosystems meetings for the healthcare and financial services sectors. Unsurprisingly, AI dominated the discussions as a series of companies presented their latest innovations.
► Both events attracted good attendances
► Use of AI and challenge of meeting industry regulation high on the agenda
The healthcare meeting included presentations from IBM and the NHS Clinical Entrepreneurs programme, and on the development of an AI model that detects skin cancer using images and metadata. Delegates were also shown a solution for monitoring and diagnosing health through technology embedded in the human ear. There are also sessions on how AI is being used to detect early-stage bowel cancer and a presentation on the use of IBM’s Watson X in healthcare.
The financial services session featured a presentation on meeting current technical challenges from the technology lead of Barclays Bank, and a session on addressing the requirements of DORA – the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, which provides a risk management framework and regulations for ICT and is due to be applied from January 2025. Despite Brexit, most financial services organisations in the UK will need to meet the DORA requirements.
Neil Cornish, business manager, industry ecosystems, UK, TD SYNNEX, was pleased with the way that both events went. ‘We have five years of experience running industry ecosystems now, so we know how to make it work. Both the sessions were excellent and useful for everyone who attended. We are constantly taking on-board feedback and reshaping agendas. Right now, understandably, there is great enthusiasm for AI and how it is being used – especially in healthcare. In financial services, the focus is on DORA and this particular set of regulations clearly illustrates just how important it will be for financial services companies to ensure they are meeting compliance and regulatory requirements when applying new technologies such as AI.’
As well as these ecosystems, TD SYNNEX also has communities for the manufacturing and for retail and distribution sectors. There are also Technology Ecosystems that focus on cybersecurity and sustainability and a recently-launched group that is focused specifically on AI.
If you would like to find out more about the TD SYNNEX industry ecosystems, please contact Neil.Cornish@tdsynnex.com or click on the button below to contact the team.
