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innovation leaders residency

AWARDING INNOVATIVE LEADERS IN FINANCIAL SUPERVISION
WITH TAILORED SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES

Are you ready to lead the digital transformation of financial sector supervision? Do you want to drive innovation and the growth of the global suptech movement? We invite you to embark on a transformative journey with the Cambridge SupTech Lab Innovation Leaders Residency programme.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

We invite current employees of financial authorities in roles such as supervisors, examiners, data scientists, statisticians, economists, and other related positions to join this 12-month part-time, remote programme.

As an Innovation Leader, you may be awarded:

Unique training: To enhance your skills and competencies.

Networking and speaking opportunities: To raise your international profile as a leader in financial supervision.

Mentorship and research support: To bring your ideas to life and contribute to the development of new suptech solutions.

Submit your application or nominate a colleague by 31 October, 2024!

The application form will first ask about your contact details and role, followed by short questions about the impact you hope to have and the suptech related project you would like to prioritize during the Residency year. You will be able to submit your CV or other supporting information.

Please contact e.resch@jbs.cam.ac.uk with questions or comments.

Eligibility , Benefits, & responsibilities

Are you interested in joining the next cohort of the Innovation Leaders Residency? Review the eligibility criteria, benefits and responsibilities below.

To be eligible you must:
  • Be currently employed at a financial authority.
  • Have a track record of implementing innovative strategies and be motivated to accelerate digital transformation through suptech solutions.
  • Identify a concrete suptech related project to take forward during the Residency year in the area of research or solutions development.
  • Be available (part-time, remotely) from December 2024 to December 2025.
As an innovation leader, you’ll enjoy:
  • A custom training curriculum combining upskilling on soft skills such as communications and project management, and technical skills such as innovation change management.
  • Authoring and speaking opportunities.
  • Closed-door symposium participation.
  • Travel support for leaders from emerging markets and developing economies.
  • Peer collaboration and networking.
  • One-to-one mentoring.
  • Research support.
  • Opportunity to enroll in courses by the Cambridge SupTech Lab and
    Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance free of charge.
In return we ask you to:
  • Commit to engage with your peers and suptech experts for the length of the programme.
  • Share your learnings with the suptech community in the form of authoring articles, teaching and mentoring, as well as speaking at international events.
  • Dedicate time to advancing your suptech related research and implementation efforts.
  • Remain with your agency for two years after programme conclusion..

Timeline

Oct - nov 2024
Oct - nov 2024

STEP 1: SELECTION PROCESS

Individuals can nominate themselves and/or others to be considered for the Innovation Leaders Residency. An expert panel will review all applications and contact final candidates for a short interview.

December 2024
December 2024

STEP 2: ANNOUNCEMENT

Selected innovation leaders confirm their participation. The inaugural cohort of Resident Innovation Leaders will be announced at SupTech Week 2024.

January 2025
January 2025

STEP 3: ONBOARDING

Selected innovation leaders will embark on their residency journey and receive a holistic introduction to all opportunities ahead.

December 2025
December 2025

STEP 4: OFFBOARDING

Innovation leaders conclude their residency journey by sharing their experiences, progress, and challenges at SupTech Week 2025.

While we encourage our leaders to allocate time to immerse themselves in suptech-related research and implementation efforts, we also understand your busy schedule. Our goal is to empower you to enhance your capabilities, becoming more effective and efficient in your work, rather than adding to your burdens.

As the programme offers a range of optional opportunities, the time commitment will be flexible and tailored to your unique interests. On average, we estimate that each leader will invest approximately 10 hours per month in the Innovation Leaders Residency.

meet the 2024 cohort of innovation leaders

Over the course of the Residency year, Innovation Leaders gain support for the enhancement of their skills and competencies, and assistance in taking their projects to the next level, whether they are focusing on implementing the digital transformation of their business unit or on driving the development of a cutting-edge suptech application.