Closed psmulovics closed 1 year ago
Happy to take on this nomination and support the SIG
I accept this nomination, thank you.
Nice proposal @psmulovics. @ColinEberhardt could we add this as an agenda item to our next TSC meeting to discuss.
When comes to naming the SIG, I think 'Horizon SIG' just rolls off your tongue
Hey @psmulovics - There is another project with Horizon
in the title.
We'll need to name in a way that removes potential confusion.
Read "Why focus on Emerging Technologies in Financial companies" to find out more about Emerging Technologies in Finance ... https://lnkd.in/eRS-PKay
I like this idea. A formalized focus on these emerging technologies would benefit all.
I think this SIG is stellar concept. I enthusiastically support it and hope to be able to contribute in some capacity.
Having worked in the financial services industry for nearly two decades, I see the value of Peter's proposal and fully support this great initiative. I'd be happy to be of help with the AI & RPA components.
Two thumbs up from me - I think this is a wonderful idea and a great opportunity for firms to share expertise in an exciting field! As for names, what about Zenith? Skyline? Compass? Waypoint?
Agree, this sounds like a great idea
@ColinEberhardt could we add this as an agenda item to our next TSC meeting to discuss.
Good point @caradelia, we've not considered the role of the TSC in SIG proposals. Definitely one to discuss.
@ColinEberhardt - Is it appropriate to add this proposal to the TSC kanban and invite @psmulovics and @tenatzen to represent the idea?
I like the idea and can help with the blockchain.
Reality is that this NEEDS to exist to maintain a healthy level of innovation in this space. Spot-on proposal, count me in the "supporter" pool.
We are very happy to support this proposal/participate in this SIG. This kind of initiative is exactly why we decided to join FINOS.
It is also why we decided to open source Chronicle as our Chief Strategy Officer, Csilla Zsigri, explains here -
https://medium.com/btpworks/chronicle-you-say-provenance-we-say-open-source-737c506dc9c0
I am very happy to support this and I can provide a contact from Deutsche Bank's Innovation & Cloud division to participate.
Great proposal, I'm in!
Great idea
Great idea and happy to contribute on application of AI
Interesting proposal. We (DFS) will monitor. Weary of community efforts with too broad a scope. Seeking more clarity on the SIG charter relative to FI uses cases, ET priorities against those ucases, and deliverables for the SIG. Will remain open-minded.
Thanks for the proposal @psmulovics and to everyone for the quick feedback.
Assigning the issue to our CTO @maoo - he will follow up with an outline of the process and desired support from the Community before bringing this SIG for TSC review and ultimately Board approval.
Excellent. I am also in.
I agree and am interested in being involved
Great idea and very happy to support - looking forward to seeing next steps 👍🏼
Good idea. I am happy to support.
I worked on the Innovation team at USAA in insuretech space. I am new to FINOS but will love to contribute to this SIG and learn from it.
@psmulovics sounds like this is progressing, happy to support if possible. Also several other emerging tech working groups outside of FINOS that we could broker collaboration.
Maybe some suggested collaborations to focus our discussion:
LF also has/had an MOU with the Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) that may be worth revisiting.
Also, already part of the Linux foundation are the Open Metaverse Foundation, the Embedded IoT group inside the Foundation, and many items from Open Source Summit North America, etc.
Started a miniseries focusing on the areas above, What is Digital Twinning is now up.
Second post is up, What is 4D printing.
Wow!! This looks super interesting. I would love to contribute.
This looks quite interesting, I would be excited to be involved in the the conversation.
Hey everyone,
I have a good update! With @mindthegab 's support, we would have a preliminary session, held by @tenatzen , @padraignix and myself on the proposed SIG. With the help of @maoo and @TheJuanAndOnly99 , we were given a github space in the finos labs ( https://github.com/finos-labs/emerging-technologies ) and opportunity to present our proposal and collect more eyes before it would be presented towards the FINOS board in April. You can find the details of the initial kickoff meeting at finos-labs/emerging-technologies#1 .
Looking forward to see everyone (and more) there -
Thank you! @psmulovics , @tenatzen , @padraignix
@Jbutler-helpful , @gprs1809 , @Neetuj , @PatrickMcMullen1 , @cm-howard , @erictice , @stephengoldbaum , @vinomaster , @mjlodge , @pcheong-lbg , @csillazs, @peter-thomas-db , @duncanjw , @adamben, @sichen1234 , @ColinEberhardt , @sammoorhouse , @ansukla , @blazingpotsie , @vbandi
In the meanwhile I finished my mini series of posts, ended up having these entries:
I am also happy to offer the text and images of the posts above to be part of the book-of-knowledge of the upcoming SIG, if there would be a need for that.
Kudos @psmulovics on publishing a fantastic series of blog posts. I've also been exploring a few of these topics in recent podcasts:
Reminder - we are having the kickoff on coming Wednesday :) See details at finos-labs/emerging-technologies#1
@Jbutler-helpful , @gprs1809 , @Neetuj , @PatrickMcMullen1 , @cm-howard , @erictice , @stephengoldbaum , @vinomaster , @mjlodge , @pcheong-lbg , @csillazs, @peter-thomas-db , @duncanjw , @adamben, @sichen1234 , @ColinEberhardt , @sammoorhouse , @ansukla , @blazingpotsie , @vbandi
Cara Delia / Red Hat
Damian Reeves/Capital One
Hey everyone,
Thank you for the 40 people who joined yesterday for the Emerging Technologies SIG (Zenith) Proposal Meeting! There were so many amazing people who joined and so many good questions being asked!
As FINOS policies does not allow sharing the recording of the meeting, we pre-recorded our presentation, that I am happy to share here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO-TRAQA8GE
As we are preparing for the board meeting end of April where we would officially present it and ask for approval, the opportunity to show interest (based on watching the recording) is still wide open – by commenting on this issue, or letting us know in email, your interest.
Thank you everyone once again who joined and who expressed interest – (hopefully) see you after the board meeting :)
Thanks, Zenith proposed SIG group co chairs ( @psmulovics (Morgan Stanley), @tenatzen (Feynic), @padraignix (Morgan Stanley))
Nomination accepted and approve the proposal. Looking forward to being involved. Jason Engelbrecht Citi
Looks great - I'd like to contribute as well. I'm interested in lining up financial services use cases to emerging technology. Specifically around using AI and conversational AI for analytics and insights in the workplace.
Thanks @tenatzen @psmulovics @padraignix for bringing this to the FINOS Governing Board today. Very exciting and very well prepared, definitely reflective of all the interest the community has shown on this topic.
I am excited to share that the Governing Board (@finos/technical-steering-committee FYI) has approved the creation of the Emerging Technologies / Zenith SIG. Congratulations for bringing an initiative that I see has a lot of potential to expand the footprint and value of technologies in our Community.
@jgavronsky and @mcleo-d will follow up with next steps, but I wanted to officially welcome the SIG to the FINOS community. Looking forward to amazing things!
Thats great news - looking forward to working on the group together.
The SIG is now live - while we do prepare our website ( https://zenith.finos.org coming soon ), you can already start joining the mailing lists via dropping an empty email to zenith+subscribe@lists.finos.org !
@Jbutler-helpful , @gprs1809 , @Neetuj , @PatrickMcMullen1 , @cm-howard , @erictice , @stephengoldbaum , @vinomaster , @mjlodge , @pcheong-lbg , @csillazs, @peter-thomas-db , @duncanjw , @adamben, @sichen1234 , @ColinEberhardt , @sammoorhouse , @ansukla , @blazingpotsie , @vbandi, @jaycangel , @karimdharani
( edited - fixed typo in mailgroup)
Announcement sent out to https://groups.google.com/a/finos.org/g/announce/c/YwX3t7IOIBM/m/uOkEjRRBAwAJ
Zenith SIG onboarding is complete, congratulations @psmulovics @padraignix @tenatzen!
I'm very excited to announce the FINOS Emerging Technology SIG "Zenith" kicks off today, Thursday 29th June at 3pm BST / 10am EST. Please come join the call.
Zoom details are in the GitHub issue below ...
Please note that only FINOS members can propose new projects. If you're interested in membership, see https://www.finos.org/membership-benefits#become-a-member.
Business Problem
Currently FINOS only covers well established or in incubation technologies. This leaves us open, when comes to emerging technologies, which later would become technologies on our horizon, technologies that are considered research and awareness. Examples are, as of today, like Quantum Computing, Spatial Computing, Space Technologies, Nanotech, Robotics, 4D printing, and many more.
Proposed Solution
I am proposing an Emerging Technologies SIG, that would look at these technologies, follow up with vendors, learn the processes, etc., and when time comes, would help spinning off an actual SIG that would focus on that new technology, if we find it valuable.
Current State
Multiple member companies have been looking at these technologies themselves, but haven't been a collaborative way to work on these together, in the spirit of opensource. A good example is the recently opened Open Metaverse Foundation - the Metaverse is a new technology, and we definitely do need a standardized, open standards based approach for it generally - and also for the financial companies as well.
Existing Materials
A material from Deloitte nicely summarizes the upcoming emerging technologies as they were seen in 2020 - e.g. their "current market <2 years" part of the equation already happened.
Also, as part of trying to find endorsement for the topic, I wrote a longer blog post, Why focus on Emerging Technologies in Financial companies, focusing on what the benefits of this upcoming SIG.
Note that this is not a comprehensive list and there are many other emerging technologies that have the potential to disrupt various industries. The specific applications may vary depending on the particular technology and industry. And yes, many of these are now well established technologies – but if I give you this list a decade or two ago, you would not say many of them would ever become reality.
These technologies have the potential to help financial companies to increase efficiency, improve customer experiences, and enhance security, as well as providing opportunities for new revenue streams or business models – hence I am imagining that for finding the open standards, for finding the common ground, to understand the regulatory and other implications, there is a clear benefit to have this Special Interest Group.
SIG Maintainers
The suggested maintains:
SIG Contribution and Onboarding process (v. 1.0, last updated on October 27, 2020)
Below is the list of tasks that FINOS Team and the contribution author goes through in order to complete the FINOS SIG onboarding process. Please do not edit these contents at contribution time!
Voting (SIG Lead and FINOS ED)
done via this GitHub Issues
Identify project meta (Lead: FINOS SIG POC, Support: FINOS Marketing)
zenith
Enablement > Exploration
Define new SIG name
-zenith
Project Communication Channel(s)
Repository transfer (Lead: FINOS Infra)
<sig-name>-maintainers
GitHub team and invite usersfinos-admins
andfinos-staff
team permissionsInfra setup (Lead: FINOS Infra)
Metadata update (Lead: FINOS Infra)
Update FINOS SIG Roster
Announcement (Lead: FINOS POC)
Press Release (OPTIONAL) (Lead: FINOS POC)