Isabel Al-Dhahir is a Principal Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Intelligence team where she works with clients across numerous industries to understand the impact of emerging disruptive technologies such as AI, robotics, and quantum computing on their business. Isabel holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in Materials Science.

Jochen is Head of Financial Technology EMEA / Lead Developer Relations Manager Banking Global at NVIDIA, the globally leading accelerated computing platform company. He has spent the last 25 years in various roles on the topic of AI in financial services. He works with executives, data scientists, developers, and partners in the global NVIDIA ecosystem. Jochen is a financial data scientist and received his degree and Ph.D. from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Before NVIDIA he worked as a consultant, entrepreneur, and researcher with asset managers, banks, insurance companies, and central banks.​

Lead service designer who co-ordinates user centred design efforts to balance user needs and business strategy. Over 15 years hands-on design experience across a range of sectors, services and products.

Carmen has over 20 years industry experience, joining Dell's Consulting and Services practice circa 5 years ago from DXC, with a focus on global strategic pursuits around Gen AI. Carmen has a background in Consulting, working with global organisation's around Hybrid Cloud, Application Modernisation,  Data Management, AI/Gen AI, Data Security, and Data Center transformation programs. Carmen is focused around using DTS deep expertise to help organisations advance innovation and drive outcomes. Leveraging Dell's best of breed technologies and broad global technology ecosystem of partners.

A human-centred-designer with over two decades of experience, helping organisations deliver better outcomes for their customers.

Jason Maude is a coder, coach, and public speaker. He has over a decade's experience working in the financial sector, primarily in creating and delivering software. He is passionate about explaining complex technical concepts to those who are convinced that they won’t be able to understand them. Jason is also host of the Starling Developer podcast which gives insider access into what goes on behind the curtain at a leading challenger bank.

Des is the UK GenAI Pursuit and Strategy Lead at Dell Technologies. During his time at Dell, Des focused on Cyber Resilience and MultiCloud across Finance, Media and Telecoms and Oil and Gas. ​

Prior to joining Dell Technologies, Des was a Management Consultant and has experience in Go to Market Strategy Development, Transformational Change as well as Project and Programme Management. He is excited about emerging technologies and co-creating new solutions, enhancing human progress. ​

Outside of work Des is a keen runner, cook and enjoys travelling the world and learning about new cultures

Charlie is UK & Netherlands leader of our Global account organisation (Dell Technologies Select), responsible for Dell’s engagement with our most strategic UK & NL headquartered accounts. With a track record of leadership in the financial services vertical, he is passionate about delivering customer value by unlocking the power of Dell Technologies and our ecosystem of strategic alliances. ​

Charlie is a native of Glasgow, Scotland. Outside of busy family commitments as chief taxi driver for his 6-year-old daughter, he is a passionate (and regularly frustrated) golfer.

Director of EMEA Pre-Sales Specialists at Dell Technologies. These specialists rage from the classic Data Management to the Generative AI (and traditional AI) specialists. His team works with customers, business partners and technology integrators across EMEA describing and designing platforms that help to make money and save money as part of their digital transformation.​

Author of two books, ‘The Life of AI’ and ‘The Shape of Data,’ Paul has a background in Cloud, AI, Application development and HPC. Before joining the IT industry, he worked for a Consultancy specialising in Business Performance Improvement. ​

Simonti is the Head of Data Controls for HSBC driving strategy, design, and mobilisation of strategic data programmes, for Commercial and Global Banking Businesses for ESG, Data Controls and streamlining of credit operations.

She has 15+ years of experience in financial services, spanning consulting with EY and banking (global banking and markets, commercial banking) which involved designing customer journeys, operating models, putting in place control frameworks, impact analysis of markets regulations and trends and identification of digitization and commercialization opportunities.

I am a data & analytics professional with over 10 years experience across music and fintech industries.
In Sept 2021 I graduated from Imperial College's MSc in Business Analytics, where I applied advanced and rigorous data science techniques to problems ranging from workforce to healthcare.I focus on achieving business goals by developing high-performing analytics teams, fostering strong data cultures and building modern and scalable data platforms.

I thrive in environments that encourage intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking and a collaborative approach to solving problems through technology.

Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe is Head of AI Assurance at the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Emily leads DSIT’s efforts to support the growth of an ethical, trustworthy, and effective AI assurance ecosystem in the UK, a key pillar of support for realising the UK’s AI governance framework. She represents the UK at the OECD’s Working Party on AI Governance, and is also part of the OECD.AI network of experts, contributing to their Expert Groups on AI Risk & Accountability and Compute & Climate. Emily has worked in AI policy for several years, and prior to joining government worked in the private sector on international AI governance policy. Outside of her roles she has published work on the responsible publication of AI research, and how to manage its risks.

Dale has over 10 years of data analytics experience in the asset & wealth management industry covering audit, compliance and cloud transformation programmes. Dale leads the Client Insights & Analytics team for NatWest Trustee & Depositary Services. He has a Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology from the University of Leeds and certifications for SQL, Python programming and the CFA Investment Management Certificate

Rowena has an international career in banking and FSIs, working in Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Warsaw and London in transformational change roles and start-ups.

As the founding CEO of Stanchart’s newest subsidiary in Poland, she established Eastern Europe’s premier cyber security centre of excellence as well as the entire physical and operational infrastructure and a highly tuned branding program.

Now Rowena is leading the digital transformation program for Europe-Americas. She is a Board Director of Standard Chartered Poland as well as the SC Ventures fintech Let's Bloom, a tribunal panel member of the Financial Reporting Council and an Ambassador for the Women in COO Community.

Ms Carter is Chief Data, Information and Technology Officer (CDITO) at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Previously she was CIO Enterprise Systems and CIO Global Operations for News Corp and led strategic relationships with technology partners and social media platforms. She led key business initiatives for News Corp, including building their Indian (Bangalore) off-shore capability. Ms Carter has held a number of Technology leadership roles delivering ‘business transforming’ change to internal and external audiences across numerous industry sectors including Media, Education, Telecoms and Government.

Gareth Davies has worked within the Allianz Group since 2012 during which time he has established several high performing anti-fraud units and acted as the technical lead on a number of high profile cross industry counter-fraud investigations.  Gareth has developed a reputation within the industry as an expert on insurance fraud – winning the inaugural Allianz Claims High Flyer Award in 2015 and having been shortlisted for Young Fraud Investigator of the Year at The Insurance Fraud Awards in 2016.  Since 2019, Gareth has worked as the Head of Fraud at Allianz Global, Corporate and Specialty where the work that he and his team have done in detecting and preventing international insurance fraud in the complex specialty marketplace was recognised with the team being awarded Counter-Fraud Team of the Year 2021 at last year’s Insurance Claims and Fraud Awards.

Chris works at esure as Head of Data Science leading a large team. He is accountable for the growth and scaling of new machine learning applications and products across the enterprise as well as AI research.

Chris has experience across FMCG retail, banking, automotive, marketing & insurance industries having worked as a practitioner of data science and product developer through to a leader & strategist of data science capability and transformation. He has worked on every facet of the discipline from forecasting, NLP, image recognition, anomaly detection, recommenders & more recently GenAI. He is also responsible for the build of platform infrastructure and MLOps frameworks.

Mauricio Toro holds a PhD in Computer Science from Université de Bordeaux, France. As the principal data scientist at Cheddar,
best newcomer at the British Bank Awards 2024, he developed solutions to maximize user savings using AI and NLP.
Previously, as a technical leader at a large fintech company in latin america, he developed solutions for customer feedback
summarisation using AI and NLP.

Dr. Iain Brown is the Head of Data Science for Northern Europe and an Adjunct Professor of Marketing Data Science at the University of Southampton, renowned for his extensive expertise in AI and machine learning across various sectors. He is the author of "Mastering Marketing Data Science: A Comprehensive Guide for Today's Marketers," which consolidates his deep knowledge in leveraging data science for marketing effectiveness. An accomplished speaker and leader, Dr. Brown continues to shape the future of data-driven strategies and innovation in data science education and application.

Yoni Malchi is a Managing Director in WWT’s AI & Data Consulting organization.  He has 15 years of experience leveraging AI and Data capabilities to drive value in Fortune 500 companies. Yoni, who currently leads a team of Management Consultants, Data Scientists and Data Engineers that focus on building end-to-end AI Solutions, was recently ranked one of the Top 25 Artificial Intelligence Consultants and Leaders of 2023 by The Consulting Report.​

Prior to joining WWT, Yoni was an Executive Director at JPMorgan in their Intelligent Solutions group, leading a cross-functional team that built data insight products for the Consumer and Commercial Bank. He also spent two years at Opera Solutions, a management consulting firm focused on building transformative AI solutions for Financial Services and Telecom companies. ​

Yoni began his career at the Aerospace Corporation where, for over twenty Air Force and NASA rocket launches, he analyzed massive data sets (from the Atlas-5 and Delta-4 launch vehicles) to identify launch risks and optimize performance. Yoni co-authored the chapter on Liquid Propulsion in the Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering.​

During his time at WWT, Yoni launched the WWT AI R&D program in 2018 and currently has two patents pending in the AI space.  He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Union College.  In his free time, Yoni enjoys spending time with his wife and twin 9-year-old daughters and playing as much tennis as possible!

Matthew has a PhD in Statistics and is an ex-lecturer in Computational Statistics at Cardiff University School of Mathematics.  He has 20 years’ of experience in financial services, his team build advanced analytical tools across Credit Risk, Economic Crime and Collections & Recoveries.

His team delivered the first Machine Learning Credit Scorecard for a major UK financial institution, and he currently sits on the Nationwide AI Council with a focus on the creation of controls for Generative AI models.

He has a passion for learning and development creating and chairing the Risk Academy and enterprise-wide Nationwide Analytical Community.

Rhys Jones is a partner at Nextwave Consulting with an impressive career spanning 18 years. He has led digital change initiatives within some of the world's largest banking groups at a Directorship level. Rhys is a trusted advisor to leading financial institutions due to his expertise in blending high-performing culture with low code and embedded AI. His experience and knowledge have made him a valuable strategist to the industry.

Tom is responsible for Tungsten Automation’s global AI strategy, related product roadmap priorities and go-to-market value propositions, across Tungsten’s Intelligent Automation, Workflow, Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and e-Invoicing platforms.

With more than 25 years in the software industry, Tom has hands-on experience with a wide range of integration, automation, cloud, data, and AI technologies, bringing a deep understanding of how different solution capabilities can complement each other to increase business value and accelerate innovation.

Cherie is heading up the UK sales efforts for boost.ai, a leading provider of conversational AI for enterprises. She joined the company in 2023, having previously gained extensive enterprise technology experience from her time at Limitless, Salesforce, and Genesys. Cherie is well known for her solution orientated approach to prospects and customers’ needs and believes that growth follows when you add value to those around you. Cherie is based in the UK and in her spare time, works within her local community to fundraise for local charities. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-landman/

Adam Rathbone is a Senior Sales Engineer at Boost.ai, specialising in creating exceptional customer experiences through advanced conversational and generative AI solutions. With four years of experience in the conversational AI space, Adam is skilled in AI chatbots and generative AI technologies.

Before joining Boost.ai, he excelled as a Solutions Consultant, at both LivePerson and Commify where he focused on enhancing customer engagement and optimising digital channels. Adam is renowned for his solution-oriented approach and his ability to tailor strategies that drive meaningful results for enterprises. A member of the PreSales Collective, Adam holds a professional diploma in Customer Experience (CX) and is passionate about leveraging technology to add value to clients and partners.

Simon is based in the UK and leads GFT’s AI, ML & AI practice. Simon brings nearly 30 years’ experience of working on using machine learning to create value for customers. His team brings a systematic and scientific approach to AI, drawing on GFT’s comprehensive and deep knowledge of financial services as an industry.

Alexander Stumpfegger is Chief Sales Officer at CID, a digital solution and AI innovator. Over 20+ years at CID, Alexander has helped to develop technological solutions for web crawling, natural language processing, and semantic graphs to support information exploration to benefit clients in various industries. His background combines technological expertise with business-oriented approaches to AI and Big Data Analytics. Today, Alexander supports asset and wealth managers to leverage more actionable insights from quantitative, fundamental, and qualitative data sources to build better thematic investment products and to drive business development at wealth managers and private banks.

Yohan leads the development of our solutions for Financial Services clients following 16 years in commercially focussed roles within the consumer and B2B payments industry. He has held a range of key sales, sales-leadership, and commercial delivery roles during periods of rapid change. He has worked with a range of sectors including business services, local government, and alternative finance. Yohan has always had a focus on bringing the voice of clients into product, marketing and operational functions.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yohan-lobo/

With 20 years in the ever-changing Contact Centre and Client Engagement spaces, Mark has worked with some of the largest Global entities on transformation projects ensuring technology delivers on expectation. Passionate about bringing Agent and Customer Evaluation together through the power of Speech and Engagement Analytics Mark can draw on successful client projects that have delivered exceptional ROIs and Transformational change across entire organisations. Notable Brands – Dell, Orange, Ageas, Direct line, Teleperformance, HSBC, TeliaSonera, E.ON, BNP Paribas.

Andrew has an incisive security engineering ethos gained building and destroying high-traffic web applications. Proficient in systems development, testing, and operations, he is at his happiest profiling and securing every tier of a cloud native system, and has battle-hardened experience delivering containerised solutions to enterprise and government. 

He is co-author of Hacking Kubernetes (O’Reilly Media, 2022), and has published whitepapers and training material for the Linux Foundation and SANS.

Andrew is Founder and CEO of https://control-plane.io, CISO at OpenUK, and co-chair of the CNCF’s technical advisory group for security.

Rajan Nagina is the driving force behind Newgen Software's AI platforms. He combines
his passion for product development with his expertise in cultivating high-performing
teams and a knack for riding on major tech waves of AI/ML/GenAI. With an MBA from
the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta and a Bachelor of Technology in
Computer Science from the Institute of Engineering and Technology (I.E.T.) Lucknow,
Rajan approaches problem-solving from a multidisciplinary viewpoint.

Rajan is known for his avid reading habits and his ability to weave compelling narratives,
both in his storytelling and in articulating the vision for his products. At Newgen, he has
been pivotal in developing and spinning off Newgen's Data Science Platform into LumYn
for the Banking and Financial Services vertical, a suite of solutions designed to harness
the power of artificial intelligence to drive digital transformation. His strategic vision and
technical expertise have significantly contributed to innovative applications in machine
learning, GenAI, and data analytics.

In addition to his technical prowess, Rajan is a thought leader in the AI space, frequently
sharing insights through thought leadership articles and industry conferences. His ability
to anticipate and leverage technological advancements has positioned Newgen at the
forefront of AI-driven innovation. Rajan’s dedication to fostering a culture of continuous
learning and experimentation within his teams has not only resulted in cutting-edge
products but has also established a robust framework for sustained growth and
excellence in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

Dr Bernd Schopp joined Squirro in 2021 as Chief Commercial Officer, to accelerate growthvand help the company become the market leader for Insight Engines and Augmented Intelligence.

Schopp was CEO and co-owner of leading DACH Digital Transformation agency Namics. AtvNamics, Schopp grew the business to a client-centric international organization with more than 550 employees. After Merkle acquired Namics, he was part of the European Executive Management team of Merkle that integrated the Namics business into the Merkle EMEA organisation.