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Rob Cowie

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Rob Cowie

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Principle Design Specialist

Absa Personal and Private Banking

Rob is a design specialist with over 25 years of experience, including 10 years at Absa, where he has shaped market-leading financial services solutions such as the first Absa Banking App, Absa Online Banking, Business Evolve, and Ultimate Banking.  

Passionate about exceeding both business and user needs, he specialises in user-centred design, design thinking, and user experience – driving these disciplines through strategic initiatives, team building, and continuous innovation.

Rob shares his expertise widely through courses, part-time lecturing, presentations, writing, and speaking at conferences.

Fireside chat

Can Brand Trust Scale Across Ecosystems?

Talk topic

As customer experiences increasingly span platforms, partners, and interconnected services, trust is no longer built by a single organisation alone. This panel will explore what it takes to create and sustain trusted experiences across complex ecosystems where multiple brands, technologies, and stakeholders contribute to the customer journey.

From embedded services and strategic partnerships to data sharing and AI-powered experiences, the discussion will examine how organisations can deliver consistency, transparency, and accountability when customer trust depends on many moving parts rather than a single touchpoint. Drawing on real-world examples, panellists will unpack the opportunities ecosystems create, the risks they introduce, and whether trust can truly scale across organisational boundaries.

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