Cloud awareness

This course aims to present global and local trends in cloud adoption, including in the financial services sector in Luxembourg. It covers the key areas of the evolving regulatory landscape around the cloud in Europe and Luxembourg, as well as the main considerations for a successful cloud transformation and its implications on strategy, organisation, security and finance.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to understand:

• what are the trends in cloud adoption in the EU and locally;
• what is the regulatory landscape for cloud in the EU and Luxembourg;
• where is their organisation in its cloud adoption journey and how to design the right cloud strategy for their business;
• how to assess implications of cloud adoption on the financial and organisational structure;
• what are the key security considerations for the cloud.

• Identify where you stand within the cloud adoption journey
• Cloud transformation trends
  • Evolution of cloud
  • What is the situation of cloud adoption worldwide and in Luxembourg
• Regulatory landscape
  • Evolution of regulatory landscape in Eu and Luxembourg
  • Understand the CSSF outsourcing circular
  • Understand the DORA regulatory outlook
• Key considerations for a cloud transformation
  • Assess financial implications of cloud adoption
  • Assess organisational implications of cloud adoption
  • Design a cloud strategy tailored to your business need
  • Key security considerations for cloud adoption

This training is coordinated by Patrice Witz, Partner and Stéphane Zema, Director at PwC Luxembourg.

Patrice Witz is a partner at PwC Luxembourg leading the Technology Consulting division with a specialisation in Financial Services. With over 23 years of IT Transformation experience primarily in the finance sector across Luxembourg and Belgium, he has managed major IT Transformation programs for Financial Institutions, including core system implementations, digital distribution channels, and IT function transformations. Patrice has overseen large-scale projects involving middleware integration and application package implementations. He established and manages a competence center for testing and quality assurance in generalist banks, covering strategy, preparation, and execution of all testing phases. His notable client engagements include digital transformation for Private Banking, core banking platform implementations, and quality assurance leadership for major banks in Luxembourg.

Stéphane Zema is a director at PwC specialising in cloud and ICT infrastructure services with over 16 years of experience. He leads cloud transformation initiatives, focusing on strategy, architecture, governance, compliance, implementation, and operations. Stéphane has strong expertise as a programme manager and technical expert, engaging effectively with both CxO-level executives and operational field specialists. His technical proficiency spans cloud computing (Microsoft Azure, AWS, sovereign cloud), IT infrastructure, digital workplace solutions, mobile networks, and project management. He has contributed to major projects for clients including the European Investment Bank, European Parliament, NATO, and various European agencies, national ministries, and telecommunications companies.