7th Annual Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services Conference 2025

Fostering the Future of Financial Services with AI Strategies and Performance

9 - 10

September

2025
  • Hilton London Bankside, UK
  • Complimentary

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Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe​

Head of AI Assurance - Responsible Technology Adoption Unit, Department for Science, Innovation and 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.

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David Otudeko​

Head of Prudential Regulation, Association of British Insurers

David Otudeko leads the regulation directorate which is collectively responsible for the ABI’s policy work on prudential regulation, conduct regulation, tax, financial and corporate reporting and environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters.

David joined the ABI in June 2021 as Head of Prudential Regulation from AmTrust International where he was part of the Risk Management function and was instrumental in establishing a Shared Services Risk Function at the Insurance Group. Prior to this, he had spells working in the Insurance Risk and Regulation Practice at PwC, the Prudential Regulation Authority’s Major Life Insurance Groups Supervision Department and in various roles at RBS over a 10-year period.

David's LinkedIn profile can be found here.

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YANNA WINTER​

CIO, Head Of Generali UK IT And GC&C IT, Generali

Yanna is a strategy and technology expert with extensive IT experience. Has successfully bridged the gap between business strategies and IT organisations. Has an established reputation in leading and delivering large-scale transformations. CIO (Head of IT) for Generali UK and for Generali Corporate and Commercial. Session Details: Welcoming digital change to the insurance business operating model and overcoming resistance to adapt

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JoAnn Stonier​

Mastercardfellow Data and AI, Mastercard

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Eric Alter​

Senior Vice President, Risk & Cyber/AI Engagement Leader – UK Corporate & Commercial, Marsh

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Alex Brenig Jones​

Head of Insights, Non-Financial Risk, NatWest Group

Alex is responsible for bank-wide data-led insights, executive risk reporting, risk assessments and MI strategy in NatWest Group Financial Crime Risk. Previously led the Group’s efforts to tackle tax evasion: responding to the Criminal Finances Act as well as wider tax transparency (FATCA, CRS) risk management.

Before this Alex was at Barclays, where he supported the front office and managed client and corporate tax risk, across Corporate Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Banking, and in-house mergers & acquisitions.

His Experience includes leading RBS’s response to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (risk assessments, training, designing and implementing controls), M&A tax from conception to post-completion, including sale of Wealth Asia business and sale of UK trusts business, managing tax risks associated with a wide range of FS products and services including structured notes, prime brokerage, real estate financing, and secured funding (securitisations and covered bonds). He has significant experience working with Financial Crime on tax evasion risk and corporate tax compliance roles.

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    AI4Process specialises in AI-powered process transformation, with extensive Platform expertise – with Pega, SS&C Chorus, and Camunda to deliver intelligent, agile, and resilient operations. By combining agentic AI autonomy with generative AI innovation, we automate and optimize complex workflows—future-proofing your business for the AI era.

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    Altair collaborates with over 4,000 banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) companies, including 17 of the world’s top 20 investment banks. Through our data analytics and AI platform, Altair RapidMiner, and advanced technologies like knowledge graphs and data fabric solutions, we deliver unparalleled support across the analytics lifecycle. These technologies enable seamless data integration, enhanced lineage tracking, and intelligent decision-making across complex data ecosystems.
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    Airia is an enterprise AI full-stack platform to quickly and securely modernize workflows, deploy multi-modal models, provide instant time to value and create impactful ROI. Airia provides complete AI lifecycle integration, protects corporate data and simplifies AI adoption across the enterprise.

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    Appian is a software company that automates business processes. The Appian Platform includes everything you need to design, automate, and optimize even the most complex processes, from start to finish. The world’s most innovative organizations trust Appian to improve their workflows, unify data, and optimize operations—resulting in better growth and superior customer experiences.

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    Aveni is revolutionising financial services with its award-winning AI FinTech solutions. Leveraging cutting-edge natural language processing (NLP) technology, our advanced AI platform analyses documents and meetings, extracting actionable insights to drive operational excellence. From automating client administration and compliance monitoring to enabling Consumer Duty management and adviser performance assessment, Aveni’s AI seamlessly integrates with your human expertise, delivering unparalleled efficiency gains across the entire business operating model.

    Bridging the gap between generic AI offerings and the unique needs of the financial industry, Aveni’s purpose-built AI assistant is tailored to accelerate FS workflows. With a team of world-leading NLP scientists and engineers, Aveni empowers businesses to harness the transformative potential of AI to enable more streamlined operations and enhanced productivity.

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    Boost.ai makes it easy for enterprises to automate customer service and internal support at scale. Thanks to the unique self-learning conversational artificial intelligence (AI) powering the virtual agents and chatbots built on boost.ai‘s no-code platform, enterprises can finally automate interactions with people that depend on them without any drop in quality.

    Boost.ai’s virtual agents are quick to deploy, easy to manage and highly scalable, making them able to understand thousands of intents and maintain resolution rates over 90%. Financial powerhouses such as Santander, Nordea, DNB, Tryg and Ageas are leading the charge – among hundreds of other enterprises worldwide – and have deployed virtual agents that automate thousands of interactions daily, saving them millions in operating costs every year.

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    CallMiner is the global leader in conversation intelligence to drive business performance improvement. CallMiner delivers the industry’s most comprehensive platform to analyse omnichannel customer interactions at scale, combining deep domain expertise with cutting edge AI technology and machine learning. By connecting the dots between insights and action, CallMiner enables companies to identify areas of opportunity to drive business improvement, growth and transformational change more effectively than ever before. CallMiner is trusted by the world’s leading organisations across all major verticals including technology, media and telecom (TMT), retail, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and travel and hospitality. To learn more, visit CallMiner.com, read the CallMiner blog, or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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    CID helps companies create bespoke, unique software that turns their visions of customer experiences and competitive advantages into a reality. Our 300+ team of engineers offers multi-year experience in delivering cutting-edge solutions for banks, wealth and asset managers, and insurers.
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    CoreWeave provides the next generation of cloud computing, powering AI innovation at the world’s leading enterprises and startups. We’re growing rapidly across North America and EMEA, and in March 2025 we were honoured to be recognised as the #1 cloud for AI compute in SemiAnalysis’s inaugural ClusterMax ranking.

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    CREALOGIX has over 25 years’ experience in delivering proven customer-centric systems to hundreds of the world’s leading financial institutions. The platform delivers a seamless secure service with a premium UX. Banks and wealth firms benefit from lower costs, increased efficiency, and a modern interface to support customer retention and attraction.

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    DataSnipper is an Intelligent Automation Platform within Excel that accelerates Audit and Finance teams’ productivity.

    DataSnipper helps to eliminate repetitive tasks, extract, cross-reference, and document the source of any audit and finance procedure.

    Trusted by Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, BDO and other market leaders. Active in 85+ countries and used by over 500.000 audit and finance professionals.

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    Deepdesk is an AI-powered agent assist platform that helps customer service teams across financial services and other industries deliver faster, more accurate, and consistent support. Designed to assist, not replace, human agents, Deepdesk provides real-time suggestions and automates repetitive tasks so teams can focus on high-value conversations.

    The platform integrates seamlessly with CRMs, messaging tools, and legacy systems, helping agents handle complex queries with confidence. Deepdesk is built with performance, usability, and compliance in mind, making it a strong fit for regulated environments including finance, insurance, and telecoms.

    Trusted by leading organizations across Europe, Deepdesk enables contact centers to scale quality alongside volume while empowering agents to do their best work.

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    Deepset enables banks, insurers, and investment firms to build mission-critical AI applications—to streamline smarter credit decisions, deliver personalized financial enablement, and surface real-time investment insights.

    Powered by Haystack, the leading production-grade AI framework, deepset turns complex data and into customized workflow and planning solutions that deliver real business impact—like 2X’ing the efficiency of your loan origination process. Learn more about how OakNorth and others are transforming financial services with deepset.

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    Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data centre, colocation, and interconnection solutions.

    PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data centre platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation, from cloud and digital transformation to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.

    Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data centre footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

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    EY exists to build a better working world, helping create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

    Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

    Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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    FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions.

    FICO holds more than 200 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100 countries do everything from protecting 4 billion payment cards from fraud, to improving financial inclusion, to increasing supply chain resiliency.

    The FICO® Score, used by 90% of top US lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the US and has been made available in over 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency.

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    About GFT – Shaping the future of digital business

    GFT is a digital transformation pioneer that develops sustainable solutions based on new technologies including artificial intelligence and blockchain / DLT. The company’s strengths include deep technical expertise, strong partnerships and comprehensive market insights. GFT experts create and implement scalable software applications that make access to innovative business models safe and easy. With locations in more than 15 markets around the globe, GFT ensures proximity to its clients. The company draws on over 35 years of experience and a team of over 10,000 determined experts.

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    Hyperscience, a provider of enterprise artificial intelligence solutions, is fundamentally changing how the financial services industry automates business processing at scale. Financial organisations use our AI software infrastructure to achieve “hyperautomation”, a new business strategy that delivers accuracy and automation at rates exceeding 98%, a tremendous foundation for positive economic benefit and competitive advantage.
    Our mission is to bring the opportunity of AI to the enterprise, empowering our customers to automate their most complex, mission-critical processes with ease. We’re committed to delivering solutions that not only meet the highest standards of performance, but also inspire trust and confidence in our customers.
    Hyperscience is relied upon by the world’s most respected organisations such as Charles Schwab, Westpac, Corner Banca, Canada Life and Irish Life.

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    InvestCloud is a global company specializing in digital platforms that enable the development of financial solutions, pre-integrated into the Cloud. The company offers on-demand client experiences and intuitive operations solutions using an ever-expanding library of modular apps, resulting in powerful products. Headquartered in Los Angeles, InvestCloud has over 20 global offices including New York, London, Geneva, Singapore and Sydney, supporting trillions in assets across hundreds of diverse clients – from the largest banks in the world to wealth managers, asset managers and asset services companies.

    For more information, visit InvestCloud.com.

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      Why attend?

      Join us for the 7th edition of the Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services Conference!

      Over the course of 2 days, 500+ senior executives from leading financial institutions will gather to explore the latest innovations in AI and how they are specifically being used to enhance and disrupt the FS industry. 

      The Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services conference, which attracted the attention of online casino players, was a great opportunity for professionals to learn about the latest developments in this field. The conference covered a wide range of topics, from data mining and predictive analytics to machine learning and reinforcement learning. Although the main focus of the conference was on financial services, the principles discussed can be applied to a variety of industries including online gambling. The event was full of bankers, financiers and managers of various financial institutions and representatives of irish casino who discussed how artificial intelligence will revolutionize their business.

      Building on resounding success of our 2024 conference, we’re thrilled to announce the expansion of our 2025 conferences introducing sessions in two dynamic regions: Nordics and Asia Pacific. Discover how AI continues to revolutionise the financial services landscape with tailored insights and innovations for each unique market.

       

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      The AI in Financial Services 2023 conference is an upcoming event that will bring together industry experts to discuss the latest trends and innovations in the financial services industry. One of the directions of the conference will be the intersection of artificial intelligence and gambling. As the gambling industry continues to evolve, the use of artificial intelligence is becoming more common, with online casinos and sports betting platforms using AI to improve player interactions and personalize recommendations leggi qui sul gioco d’azzardo. Also bringing together experts from the financial services and gaming industries, the conference will provide a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of these two fields and promote responsible innovation and growth. By attending the Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services 2023 conference, attendees will gain valuable insight into the future of AI in the gambling industry and its impact on the financial services sector.

                           
                 

        WHAT TO EXPECT FOR 2025

        • Gather expert insight from an impressive speaking faculty, 60% of which are director+ level from the biggest FS companies in the industry.
        • Discover the latest innovation and updates from a remarkable agenda, which covers both front-end and back-end themes.
        • Enjoy two days of invaluable networking opportunities.
        • Be part of timely and relevant conversations and hear about topics that are trending in the industry, including Chat GPT and the best ways to manage the novel risks and challenges of AI.

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        Attendees at Director+ level
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        Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services 2024

        Agenda

        • 9 Sep 2025
        • 10 Sep 2025
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        Streams

        Stream one

        STREAM A

        Stream two

        STREAM B

        STREAM B: Complying With Emerging AI Regulations For Financial Services

        11:30 AM

        GenAI Model Management

        Speakers

        Dr. Matthew Jones
        Head of Risk Decision Science & Analytical Innovation, Nationwide Building Society
        Tom Phillips
        Head of Risk Data Science, Nationwide Building Society

        11:50 AM

        Call Miner

        12:20 PM

        How Is AI Revolutionising Data Visualisation?

        • How far has data analysis, hallucinations and bias silos developed within AI in FS?
        • How has AI impacted quality of analytics and data collections for utility?
        • Transforming data context and RPAs to become accurate and cognitive

        Speakers

        Divya Kesavan
        Head of Corporate Data Science and Insights, Barclays
        Aneek Akram
        Lead Data Scientist, Global Transaction Banking, Barclays

        12:40 PM

        How Is AI Transforming Governance & Compliance In The Funds Industry?

        • Enhancing regulatory compliance through AI
        • AI in risk management and oversight
        • Challenges and ethical considerations in AI-driven governance

        Speakers

        Dale Jones
        Interim Head of Client Portfolio Insights, NatWest Commercial & Institutional Depositary Services

        1 PM

        Crealogix

        1:15 PM

        LUNCH

        STREAM B: The Future of Data and Analytics

        2:15 PM

        Living In A Data Sovereign World

        • Steps to overcome data sovereignties and regulatory turmoil
        • How should financial institutions adapt in foreign data policies and strategise ROI initiatives?
        • How are we defining tools and frameworks into our business and strategies?

        Speakers

        Dr Andrea Isoni
        AI Advisor, ISO - International Organization for Standardization and Chief AI Officer

        2:30 PM

        DataSnipper

        Speakers

        Wissem Mareghni
        Solutions Engineer, DataSnipper

        2:50 PM

        Mastering The Arts of Data and Models

        • Increasing data privacy risk amidst a global AI race
        • How should organisations be proactively maintaining data commitments and obligations of AI within models?
        • To what extent have we successfully implemented models into business products?

         

        Speakers

        Mario Maric
        Deputy Executive Director, CRM and Artificial Intelligence, Privredna Banka Zagreb Intesa Sanpaolo

        3:10 PM

        Coreweave

        3:25 PM

        Networking Break

        8 AM

        Registration

        8:45 AM

        Opening Remarks

        Speakers

        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        THEME 1: AI Growth Plans In The UK For 2025

        9 AM

        Industry Keynote Address: A Pro-Innovation Roadmap for AI in the UK

        • Understanding the UK ‘AI Action Plan’ to turbocharge AI
        • How will the 5 principles for the responsible regulation of AI promote growth innovation and public confidence?
        • How will the UK become an AI superpower and shape the AI revolution?
        • Fostering an environment for home-grown AI
        • Achieving a consensus on the risks associated with frontier AI

        Speakers

        Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe
        Head of AI Assurance - Responsible Technology Adoption Unit, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

        9:20 AM

        Keynote: The AI Race

        Speakers

        Adrian Cox
        Managing Director, Thematic Strategist, Deutsche Bank

        9:40 AM

        Lead Partner Address Building the AI Infrastructure in the UK

        10:10 AM

        Keynote: From Hype To Reality – Overcoming Challenges To Scale (AI in Action)

        Speakers

        Eric Alter
        Senior Vice President, Risk & Cyber/AI Engagement Leader – UK Corporate & Commercial, Marsh

        10:30 AM

        Boost.AI

        11 AM

        Dragon’s Den

        11:10 AM

        Networking Break

        STREAM A: Building Your AI Stack

        11:30 AM

        Real-World Challenges In Leveraging AI and Data

        Speakers

        Dr Eugenia Shynkevich
        Head of Quant Solutions, Senior Vice President, Bank of New York

        11:50 AM

        Airia

        12:20 PM

        Privacy in AI

        • Understanding the unique privacy challenges of AI
        • Dealing with bias and discriminatory outcomes Strategies for mitigating privacy risks
        • Using data anonymization in AI

        EY

        12:40 PM

        Panel Discussion: To What Extent Is GenAI Ethical and Responsible?

        • Transparency and explainability of decision-making processes
        • Accountability and bias management
        • Impact on society and the need for regulation
        • Human oversight in AI deployment
        • Addressing modern challenges, including those posed by intelligence and digital technologies

        Speakers

        Mari Parry
        Principal AI Engineer, Blackrock
        Dr Andrea Isoni
        AI Advisor, ISO - International Organization for Standardization and Chief AI Officer
        Monika Kashyap
        Head of Decisioning, Omni Channel (AI, Data & Analytics- CIB), HSBC
        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        1 PM

        Weave.ai

        1:15 PM

        LUNCH

        2:15 PM

        How AI Is Changing The Way Of Working At UBS

        Speakers

        Alex Porciani
        Data & AI Product Manager, UBS

        2:30 PM

        Research: How Can We Minimize GenAI Model Hallucinations?

        While large language models (LLMs) have been a major enabler in the rise of AI – and a major disruptor across industries and use cases – their adoption has been more limited in financial services, and for good reasons. In a highly regulated environment that demands accountability and precision, LLMs lack refinement for enterprise use cases. With an emphasis on huge models with large and diverse datasets, there is a strong potential for hallucinations that affect both customer outcomes and portfolio risk. Detecting and managing hallucinations is difficult because LLM algorithms are not interpretable and users lack the knowledge to challenge them.

        Responsible AI practices emphasize extreme knowledge of data utilized in AI development, and FICO has applied this practice to the development of focused language models (FLMs). A focus on very specific data orchestration for training  ensures appropriate high quality and high relevance data is chosen; later, this same focused data is used to build both domain and task FLM from scratch ensuring that models correctly focused on a task at hand.

        The FLM approach is distinctly different from commercially available LLMs and SLMs, which offer no control of the data used to build the model; this capability is crucial for preventing hallucinations and harm. A focused language model enables GenAI to be used responsibly because:

        • It affords complete transparency and control of appropriate and high-quality data on which a core domain-focused language model is built.
        • On top of industry domain-focused language models, task-specific focused language models with tight vocabulary and training contexts can be developed for specific enterprise tasks.
        • Further, due to the transparency and control of the data, the resulting FLM can be accompanied by a trust score with every response, allowing risk-based operationalization of Generative AI; trust scores measure how responses align with the FLM’s domain and/or task knowledge anchors (truths).

        How can focused language models (FLM) overcome the enterprise challenges of LLMs and be a game changer for a wide variety of decisions? In this presentation, FICO will present its groundbreaking research into this concept and illustrate how it can benefit both lenders and consumers

        Speakers

        Dr. Scott Zoldi
        Chief Analytics Officer, FICO

        2:50 PM

        Fireside Chat: AI Agents in Financial Services: A look into the future

        • How can we gather our data to pivot true innovation?
        • Payment and consumer behaviour - what are we seeing?

        Speakers

        JoAnn Stonier
        Mastercardfellow Data and AI, Mastercard
        Kelvin Waters
        Customer Insight Manager, Lloyds Banking Group
        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        3:10 PM

        Kosmoy

        3:25 PM

        Networking Break

        THEME 2: Societal Impacts of AI

        3:50 PM

        A Four-Pronged Strategy to Mitigating the Risk of Generative AI Hallucinations and Improving Response Quality

        Generative AI is predicted to transform almost every role and industry. Yet the technology also exposes users to the major risk of AI hallucinations. Howie Epstein, Director of Product Management at LexisNexis, will outline four steps for organizations to mitigate this risk and make Generative AI’s outputs more accurate, relevant, and trustworthy.

        Speakers

        Howie Epstein
        Director of Product Management | GM & Strategy Lead, Data, API & Services, LexisNexis

        4:10 PM

        Fireside Chat: Anticipating AI Strategies and Holistic Outlooks For 2026/27

        • AI Action Plan – What opportunities will open for AI Diplomacy?
        • Guiding Financial Services industry to strengthen AI risk and resilience
        • Strategies for enhancing fraud detection and prevention
        • How will AI data centres affect financial services industry? Will data management become more efficient?

        Speaker, NatWest

        Speakers

        Simon Thompson
        Head of AI, ML & Data Science, GFT
        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        4:40 PM

        Panel Discussion: Empowering Women and Diversity in Tech

        Speakers

        Monika Kashyap
        Head of Decisioning, Omni Channel (AI, Data & Analytics- CIB), HSBC
        Nombuso Matsape
        Head of IT Digital Data and Innovation Business Engagement, ICBC Standard bank
        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        5:10 PM

        Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Day 1

        5:30 PM

        Reception Drinks

        Private Dinner Hosted by Appian

        Streams

        Stream one

        STREAM A

        Stream two

        STREAM B

        11:10 AM

        STREAM B: The World of Cyberpunks – Fraud, Security and Risk Management

        11:30 AM

        Strategising data-led financial crime and fraud prevention

        • Exploring commonalities across financial crime and fraud detection and prevention and how financial services can adapt their strategies
        • Leveraging data and AI for a holistic financial crime and fraud risk assessment
        • Integrating AI into financial crime system capabilities to improve effectiveness
        • Monitoring evolving business financial crime and fraud risks

        Speakers

        Alex Brenig Jones
        Head of Insights, Non-Financial Risk, NatWest Group

        11:50 AM

        Deepdesk

        12:10 PM

        Operationalising AI to Enhance Business Strategies and ROIs

        • How can AI support revenue generating activities?
        • Driving efficiency gains VS driving alpha
        • Using Generative AI as a co-pilot to free up time and resources for higher-value activities

        Speaker, Schroders

        12:30 PM

        Risk Management Panel Discussion: Navigating AI/ML applications in risky landscapes

        • How are we managing operational risks of AI whilst also saving time and costs?
        • Complying with evolving regulations
        • Can Agentic AI enhance credit risk modelling and fraud detection validity?
        • What cases does the industry need to see to adapt forward?

        Moderator: Bhavin P. Kapadia, Senior Advisor - Financial Services, AIFS Series Advisory Board

        Speakers

        Mauricio Toro Bermudez
        Head of Data Science, Cheddar
        Dr Andrea Isoni
        AI Advisor, ISO - International Organization for Standardization and Chief AI Officer
        Tom Coppock
        Senior Product Management Director - Artificial Intelligence, Tungsten Automation
        Mari Parry
        Principal AI Engineer, Blackrock
        Bhavin P. Kapadia
        Financial Services, AIFS Series Advisory Board
        Irina Shaleyko
        Vice President - QA Manager, Citibank

        1 PM

        LUNCH

        2 PM

        Creating Harmonious Regulatory Convergence and Operational Resilience

        • Need for greater coordination among global authorities for synchronised responses and initiatives
        • Establishing principles for national and cross-border data governance
        • How can financial services facilitate greater collaboration among national regulatory bodies? Where are the challenges?

        Speakers

        David Otudeko
        Head of Prudential Regulation, Association of British Insurers

        2:20 PM

        Restructuring Risk Models in Your Business

        • How are we generating new synthetic data to train our models?
        • To what extent have we affected availability of true data and what are the risks?
        • Reshaping new strategies to create true data to train AI models

        Speakers

        Fares Triki
        Head of Model Risk Management, MUFG

        2:40 PM

        Panel Discussion: A Bug in The System: AI Agents in a Crypto World

        • The proliferation of AI agents within the crypto community
        • How can AI agents used in reality and where are the used cases?
        • Successful strategies vs Trial and error stories

        Moderator: Bhavin P. Kapadia, Senior Advisor - Financial Services, AIFS Series Advisory Board

        Speakers

        Samed Bouaynaya
        CFA, Portfolio Manager and Director UCITS Funds, Altana Wealth
        Bhavin P. Kapadia
        Financial Services, AIFS Series Advisory Board

        3 PM

        Networking Break

        4:30 PM

        Sponsor Fraud Fight Club (Interactive Workshop)

        Are you ready to see how strong your firewalls are? Come join the fight club to challenge the boundaries of privacy, cybersecurity and theft!
        Putting your product to the test and see if you can survive the Fraud Fight Club.
        [Disclaimer: Whatever happens in the fight club, stays in the fight club]

        8 AM

        Registration

        8:55 AM

        Chairman’s Opening Remarks

        Speakers

        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        9 AM

        Industry Keynote Address: Economic Impact of Geopolitical Risks on AI

        Speakers

        Grace Fan
        Managing Director Global Policy and Disruptive Themes Research, TS Lombard

        THEME 3: Augmenting The New Reality of Artificial Intelligence

        9:20 AM

        Keynote Panel Discussion: How Are We Installing International AI Initiatives into Blueprints?

        • How do international AI initiatives differ from domestic ones in terms of implementation and impact, especially in Financial Services?
        • What are the key challenges does Financial Services face when integrating AI initiatives into their existing blueprints?
        • What are the best practices for tracking AI innovation and investment trends across different markets?
        • Is an AI licensing regime possible, where is the safety in this?

        Massimo Buonomo, Expert and Project Evaluator for AI and Deep Tech European Projects, European Commission

        David Otudeko, Head of Prudential Regulation, Association of British Insurers

        Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, Head of AI Assurance - Responsible Technology Adoption Unit, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

        Senior representative, GFT Technologies

        Senior representative, KPMG

        Grace Fan, Managing Director Global Policy and Disruptive Themes Research, TS Lombard

        Moderator: Ryan Lemand, Co-Founder and CEO, Neovision Wealth Management

        Speakers

        Massimo Buonomo
        Expert and Project Evaluator for AI and Deep Tech European Projects, European Commission
        David Otudeko
        Head of Prudential Regulation, Association of British Insurers
        Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe
        Head of AI Assurance - Responsible Technology Adoption Unit, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
        Grace Fan
        Managing Director Global Policy and Disruptive Themes Research, TS Lombard
        Ryan Lemand
        Co-Founder and CEO, Neovision Wealth Management

        10 AM

        KPMG AI in Enterprise Finance: A Strategic Blueprint for Innovation

        10:20 AM

        The Dawn of the EU AI Act – What Does This Mean for the UK Industry?

        • Driving economic growth and fueling the innovators
        • Achieving more AI enhancements than human replacement
        • Aggregate global financial data: Provide real-time data from cross-border sovereignties and liabilities.
        • Boosting regulator’s AI capabilities

        Speakers

        Massimo Buonomo
        Expert and Project Evaluator for AI and Deep Tech European Projects, European Commission

        10:40 AM

        Networking Break

        11:10 AM

        STREAM A: Building Your AI Stack

        11:30 AM

        The Status of AI in the Insurance Industry: What Is Happening Now?

        • How can AI play a part in claims processing and enhance CX via chatbots and digital platforms?
        • Key challenges in underwriting and claims handling
        • The Big 3: Silos, biases and hallucinations
        • What frameworks does Insurance need to digitally develop?Yanna Winter

        Speakers

        YANNA WINTER
        CIO, Head Of Generali UK IT And GC&C IT, Generali

        11:50 AM

        Vespa AI

        12:10 PM

        Redesigning CX With Predictive Analytics

        • How are we integrating predictive analytics admits in challenging legacy systems?
        • How are we designing and creating content that is personalised to the customer?
        • What multimodal programs are successful or challenging in achieving exceptional CX performance?

        Speakers

        Mauricio Toro Bermudez
        Head of Data Science, Cheddar

        12:30 PM

        Panel: How Can Leveraging AI Shape the Future of Business Decisioning?

        • Building a resilient change in the digital landscape and security
        • Driving intelligent, real-time decisions
        • Unlocking the power of data
        • Scaling without complexity
        • Futureproofing against emerging threats

        Moderator: Isabel Al-Dhahir, Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        Speakers

        YANNA WINTER
        CIO, Head Of Generali UK IT And GC&C IT, Generali
        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData
        Joshua Lloyd-Lyons
        Vice President, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
        Ryan Lemand
        Co-Founder and CEO, Neovision Wealth Management

        1 PM

        LUNCH

        2 PM

        AI: The New Employee in the Boardroom

        • How boards can drive innovation that aligns with the organization’s strategy
        • Balancing the need for cutting-edge technology with robust governance structures
        • The emergence of the robo-director
        • Increasing company digital touchpoints to fuel AI decision-making

        Speakers

        Ange Johnson De Wet
        Director, Head of Engineering, NatWest

        2:20 PM

        Building New Software Faster with AI to Drive Productivity

        • Driving engineering efficiency
        • Solving your biggest application development challenges by leveraging autonomous AI
        • Exploring the next generation of AI for code

         

        Digital Realty

        2:40 PM

        Panel Discussion: Rewriting The Cultural Adoption of AI and Automation

        • How do you perceive the current state of AI and automation adoption?
        • Exploring communication techniques to maintain a balanced level of integrated AI strategies and initiatives
        • Productionising GenAI – is it giving the right information?

        Moderator: Isabel Al-Dhahir

        Speakers

        Dharmender Tathgur
        Senior Data Scientist, C. Hoare & Co.
        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        3 PM

        Networking Break

        THEME 4: Future Predictions for AI in FS – What to Expect Next?

        3:30 PM

        Mapping AI’s Future Impact on Financial Data

        • How is AI transforming data management?
        • Building AI-powered data pipelines
        • Addressing security and data minimisation in AI
        • How is AI rewriting the rules of data analysis?

        Aveni

        3:45 PM

        The New World of Agentic AI

        Speakers

        Zilvinas Bareisis
        Director, Retail Banking and Payments, Celent

        4:10 PM

        Closing Keynote Fireside Chat: Building An AI Workforce With The Younger Generation

        • How are we creating bandwidth and investments with training and employing younger gen talent?
        • How do we enroll mentorship programs to prepare the younger generation for an AI-enhanced workforce?
        • With a global talent shortage how do we upskill younger workers to develop in an AI-driven job market?

         

        Moderator: Dharmender Tathgur, Senior Data Scientist

        Speakers

        Dylan Shah
        Strategic Partnerships Associate, Standard Charted
        Dharmender Tathgur
        Senior Data Scientist, C. Hoare & Co.

        4:30 PM

        Accessing The New AI Superforce (Interactive)

        Can you transform capabilities to par with human cognition?

        Accelerate your artificial intelligence to super intelligence to have open-ended abilities to learn, adapt and deliver. Demos, case studies and sneak peaks to alter your performance.

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        4:30 PM

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        Massimo Buonomo
        Expert and Project Evaluator for AI and Deep Tech European Projects, European Commission

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        Senior Vice President, Risk & Cyber/AI Engagement Leader – UK Corporate & Commercial, Marsh

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        Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe
        Head of AI Assurance - Responsible Technology Adoption Unit, Department for Science, Innovation and 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.

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        Dr Eugenia Shynkevich
        Head of Quant Solutions, Senior Vice President, Bank of New York

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        Real-World Challenges In Leveraging AI and Data

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        Isabel Al-Dhahir
        Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

        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.

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        Adrian Cox
        Managing Director, Thematic Strategist, Deutsche Bank

        Adrian Cox is a Managing Director and Thematic Strategist at Deutsche Bank Research, focusing on the implications of Artificial Intelligence for investors, enterprises and society. He joined Deutsche Bank in 2009 and held senior leadership roles in Communications in London and Sydney before joining Research. He previously spent a decade covering finance and economics as an award-winning journalist and editor at Bloomberg News and the Financial Times in London, Brussels and New York. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and has an MBA from City University in London.

         

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        Keynote: The AI Race

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        Dr. Matthew Jones
        Head of Risk Decision Science & Analytical Innovation, Nationwide Building Society

        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.

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        Tom Phillips
        Head of Risk Data Science, Nationwide Building Society

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        Divya Kesavan
        Head of Corporate Data Science and Insights, Barclays

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        How Is AI Revolutionising Data Visualisation?

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        Dale Jones
        Interim Head of Client Portfolio Insights, NatWest Commercial & Institutional Depositary Services

        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.

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        How Is AI Transforming Governance & Compliance In The Funds Industry?

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        Mari Parry
        Principal AI Engineer, Blackrock

        Mari Parry is a Principal Engineer at BlackRock, focused on leveraging AI to support Portfolio Management workflows. She has 20+ years of experience delivering innovative solutions for the financial and media sectors in the UK and Germany.

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        Panel Discussion: To What Extent Is GenAI Ethical and Responsible?

        2025-09-09, 12:40 PM

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        Dr Andrea Isoni
        AI Advisor, ISO - International Organization for Standardization and Chief AI Officer

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        2025-09-09, 12:40 PM

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        Monika Kashyap
        Head of Decisioning, Omni Channel (AI, Data & Analytics- CIB), HSBC

        With over 25 years of experience, Monika is a Data and Decisioning Leader across Banking & Financial Services, Telecoms, Insurance and Travel domains who has led the omni-channel design and delivery across the globe through customer touchpoints (digital and staff assisted) and helped businesses enhance customer engagement, NPS, growth and retention strategies. Monika has worked with major banks & blue-chip companies in the UK implementing Data and AI driven orchestration, deriving meaningful insights, driving hyper-personalisation, actionable intelligence, and optimising business outcomes whilst balancing customer needs.

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        JoAnn Stonier
        Mastercardfellow Data and AI, Mastercard

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        Fireside Chat: AI Agents in Financial Services: A look into the future

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        Kelvin Waters
        Customer Insight Manager, Lloyds Banking Group

        Kelvin started his position as Customer Insights Manager at Lloyds Banking Group on January 29, 2023. His role focuses on understanding and improving customer experiences within the banking sector.

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        Fireside Chat: AI Agents in Financial Services: A look into the future

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        Howie Epstein
        Director of Product Management | GM & Strategy Lead, Data, API & Services, LexisNexis

        Howie Epstein
        Director of Product Management | GM & Strategy Lead, Data, API & Services

        Howie Epstein is Director of Product Management at LexisNexis, where he leads core product strategy and development for the Data, API, and Services segments. He also oversees go-to-market and commercial strategy across these segments, operating in a hybrid GM and product leadership capacity. His role spans end-to-end ownership—from vision and roadmap to market delivery and growth acceleration.

        Before joining LexisNexis, Howie held senior product roles at Kroll, where he focused on innovation in the risk, compliance, and investigations space. There, he played a key role in modernizing digital offerings and scaling global product lines. His work bridged product, engineering, and client-facing teams to deliver high-value solutions tailored to enterprise needs.

        With a background in technology, operations, and cross-functional leadership, Howie excels at aligning diverse teams, translating market insights into actionable strategy, and driving adoption through clear, differentiated positioning. He is known for his customer-first mindset, ability to simplify complexity, and consistent track record of delivering measurable business impact.

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        A Four-Pronged Strategy to Mitigating the Risk of Generative AI Hallucinations and Improving Response Quality

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        Nombuso Matsape
        Head of IT Digital Data and Innovation Business Engagement, ICBC Standard bank

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        Panel Discussion: Empowering Women and Diversity in Tech

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        Dylan Shah
        Strategic Partnerships Associate, Standard Charted

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        Closing Keynote Fireside Chat: Building An AI Workforce With The Younger Generation

        2025-09-10, 4:10 PM

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        Grace Fan
        Managing Director Global Policy and Disruptive Themes Research, TS Lombard

        With two decades of on-the-ground experience across the Americas (including Brazil and Mexico) and China, Grace has worked at TS Lombard since 2007 and specializes in energy, political risk, infrastructure and industrial/tech policy, plus their intersection with emerging new technologies as key research themes. She previously led Latin America research at TS Lombard and has broad sector expertise in core areas spanning clean energy, oil & gas and agriculture alongside trade and tech issues. Prior to TS Lombard, she worked as an EM journalist with articles in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Dow Jones Newswires among other publications. She is a graduate of Harvard University and has an MBA from Brazil’s Getulio Vargas Foundation.

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        Keynote Panel Discussion: How Are We Installing International AI Initiatives into Blueprints?

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        Industry Keynote Address: Economic Impact of Geopolitical Risks on AI

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        David Otudeko
        Head of Prudential Regulation, Association of British Insurers

        David Otudeko leads the regulation directorate which is collectively responsible for the ABI’s policy work on prudential regulation, conduct regulation, tax, financial and corporate reporting and environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters.

        David joined the ABI in June 2021 as Head of Prudential Regulation from AmTrust International where he was part of the Risk Management function and was instrumental in establishing a Shared Services Risk Function at the Insurance Group. Prior to this, he had spells working in the Insurance Risk and Regulation Practice at PwC, the Prudential Regulation Authority’s Major Life Insurance Groups Supervision Department and in various roles at RBS over a 10-year period.

        David's LinkedIn profile can be found here.

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        Creating Harmonious Regulatory Convergence and Operational Resilience

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        YANNA WINTER
        CIO, Head Of Generali UK IT And GC&C IT, Generali

        Yanna is a strategy and technology expert with extensive IT experience. Has successfully bridged the gap between business strategies and IT organisations. Has an established reputation in leading and delivering large-scale transformations. CIO (Head of IT) for Generali UK and for Generali Corporate and Commercial. Session Details: Welcoming digital change to the insurance business operating model and overcoming resistance to adapt

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        The Status of AI in the Insurance Industry: What Is Happening Now?

        2025-09-10, 11:30 AM

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        Panel: How Can Leveraging AI Shape the Future of Business Decisioning?

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        Alex Brenig Jones
        Head of Insights, Non-Financial Risk, NatWest Group

        Alex is responsible for bank-wide data-led insights, executive risk reporting, risk assessments and MI strategy in NatWest Group Financial Crime Risk. Previously led the Group’s efforts to tackle tax evasion: responding to the Criminal Finances Act as well as wider tax transparency (FATCA, CRS) risk management.

        Before this Alex was at Barclays, where he supported the front office and managed client and corporate tax risk, across Corporate Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Banking, and in-house mergers & acquisitions.

        His Experience includes leading RBS’s response to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (risk assessments, training, designing and implementing controls), M&A tax from conception to post-completion, including sale of Wealth Asia business and sale of UK trusts business, managing tax risks associated with a wide range of FS products and services including structured notes, prime brokerage, real estate financing, and secured funding (securitisations and covered bonds). He has significant experience working with Financial Crime on tax evasion risk and corporate tax compliance roles.

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        Strategising data-led financial crime and fraud prevention

        2025-09-10, 11:30 AM

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        Mauricio Toro Bermudez
        Head of Data Science, Cheddar

        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.

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        Redesigning CX With Predictive Analytics

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        Fares Triki
        Head of Model Risk Management, MUFG

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        Restructuring Risk Models in Your Business

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        Tom Coppock
        Senior Product Management Director - Artificial Intelligence, Tungsten Automation

        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.

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        Risk Management Panel Discussion: Navigating AI/ML applications in risky landscapes

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        Ange Johnson De Wet
        Director, Head of Engineering, NatWest

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        AI: The New Employee in the Boardroom

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        Zilvinas Bareisis
        Director, Retail Banking and Payments, Celent

        Zil is a Director at Celent, global research and advisory firm specialising in Financial Services. Zil leads the firm’s Retail Banking and Payments practice and is based in London. His research focuses on the impact of technology-driven change in banking, particularly on consumer payments, digital identity, and the open financial services ecosystem. Zil has a global perspective with an emphasis on market developments in Europe and North America.

        Zil is a regular speaker, chairman, and panel moderator at the leading payments industry events, such as Finovate, Money 2020, FTT Embedded Finance and Super-Apps, and many others. He has also been widely quoted in the press, such as The Economist, The Financial Times, The Banker, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The New York Times, American Banker, PaymentSource, and other publications.

        Prior to joining Celent, Zil was a management consultant, most recently at Oliver Wyman. He has over 25 years of advisory experience with a strong focus on cards and payments innovation and has worked with major financial institutions and technology players around the world on a range of strategic issues.

        Zil has an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and MSc in Applied Mathematics from Kaunas University of Technology. He is fluent in English, Russian, and Lithuanian.

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        The New World of Agentic AI

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        Samed Bouaynaya
        CFA, Portfolio Manager and Director UCITS Funds, Altana Wealth

        Samed has been joint portfolio manager for ADAF since January 2022, a director of Altana UCITS Funds since 2017 and PM for the Global Billionaires Fund from 2020-23. Prior to joining Altana in 2014, Samed was a Derivatives Trading Analyst at SocGen, a Credit Quant Analyst at JP Morgan and an Associate Director at RBC Capital Markets where he covered senior quantitative and risk roles supporting derivatives trading. Samed is a CFA® charter holder and holds an MSc. in financial and mathematical engineering from Polytechnic Federal School of Lausanne, Switzerland. He also holds an Msc in computer science and applied mathematics from ENSIMAG (French engineering school ‘Grande Ecole’) in Grenoble.

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        Panel Discussion: A Bug in The System: AI Agents in a Crypto World

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        Bhavin P. Kapadia
        Financial Services, AIFS Series Advisory Board

        Worked at Wall-Street investment banks: Deutsche Bank in New York and Wells Fargo in San Francisco.  And one of the biggest European investments company, Natixis. Subject expertise background in multi-asset derivatives and building out corporate large-scale institutional front-office trading platforms. 10+ years serving as a Senior Advisor in the Financial Services Industry, consulting on AI within: Security-Cyber, Data, Fraud-Identity, and Regulatory.  Bhavin has been recognised by media publications in New York and Washington DC.  

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        Panel Discussion: A Bug in The System: AI Agents in a Crypto World

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        Wissem Mareghni
        Solutions Engineer, DataSnipper
        With over three years of audit experience, Wissem Mareghni specializes in modernizing the audit function through technology. At DataSnipper, he leads initiatives around audit digitalization, data-driven decision support, and agile risk management approaches. He combines a solid understanding of business challenges with mastery of innovative tools to help internal audit departments anticipate the challenges of tomorrow.

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        2025-09-09, 2:30 PM

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        Dr. Scott Zoldi
        Chief Analytics Officer, FICO

        Dr. Scott Zoldi is chief analytics officer at FICO, responsible for artificial intelligence and analytic innovation across FICO's product and technology solutions. Dr. Zoldi is a named inventor on 140+ active patents and pending patent applications, with more than 100 granted. Scott is an industry leader in the responsible use of AI, Generative AI (GenAI), and Agentic AI, as well as an outspoken proponent of AI governance and regulation. His groundbreaking work in focused language models (FLMs) for GenAI and a patented use of blockchain technology for AI model development governance has helped propel Scott to AI visionary status. His recent awards include Constellation Research Award AI150, Tech Leadership Award from Banking Tech Awards, Tech Influencer Highly Commendable Award from DataIQ Data & AI Awards, San Diego Business Journal - Leaders of Influence in Technology (2025); Tech Leadership - Software & Services Provider from Fintech Futures, MachineCon AI100 Award, Innovator Award from American Banker (2024); Global Finance Innovator Award (FICO) (2023); and Corinium Future Thinking Award (2022). An enthusiastic member of the southern California tech community, Scott serves on the Boards of Directors of Software San Diego and the San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence. He received his Ph.D. degree in theoretical and computational physics from Duke University, and his work has been published in The Harvard Business Review and numerous scientific journals.

        When not at his office or on a plane, Scott can often be found in his Ford Bronco, exploring the desert around San Diego with his family. To hear more of his views follow Scott on LinkedIn and BlueSky @ScottZoldi.

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        Research: How Can We Minimize GenAI Model Hallucinations?

        2025-09-09, 2:30 PM

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        Irina Shaleyko
        Vice President - QA Manager, Citibank

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        Risk Management Panel Discussion: Navigating AI/ML applications in risky landscapes

        2025-09-10, 12:30 PM

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        Ryan Lemand
        Co-Founder and CEO, Neovision Wealth Management

        Dr Ryan Lemand is a seasoned finance professional with a diverse and extensive career as an Investment Manager and a Financial Regulator. He has deep experience in Fixed Income, Credit, Quantitative Asset Allocation and Risk Management, having managed significant portfolios of institutional assets in Paris, London and New York.

        As a Senior Advisor to the UAE’s Federal Government, Dr Ryan worked principally on financial regulatory subjects where he both led and contributed to key initiatives that developed many of the core Financial Regulations in the UAE, including Regulations on Collective Investment Schemes, Financial Analysis and Consultancy Services, Market Making and others topics.

        He was also principally responsible for leading the Funds and Investment Management team that handled the licensing and approvals for local and foreign mutual funds and investment managers. In addition, he advised on a variety of subjects relevant to the UAE’s macroeconomic policy.

        Dr Ryan has a proven track record in green field projects and in growing and scaling companies, as demonstrated by his founding of the Wealth and Asset Management arm for the Abu Dhabi based ADSS Group, which grew to become one of the largest asset managers in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

        As a former Regulator, he is also well versed in advising on regulatory matters that range from obtaining financial services permissions to assisting in solving complex regulatory issues.

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        Keynote Panel Discussion: How Are We Installing International AI Initiatives into Blueprints?

        2025-09-10, 9:20 AM

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        Panel: How Can Leveraging AI Shape the Future of Business Decisioning?

        2025-09-10, 12:30 PM

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        Mario Maric
        Deputy Executive Director, CRM and Artificial Intelligence, Privredna Banka Zagreb Intesa Sanpaolo

        I focus on AI projects that enhance customer understanding and improve customer experience. I have worked on international projects, including 12 years at Intesa Sanpaolo’s International Bank Division, implementing and scaling machine learning across various banks and markets. I believe success comes from aligning AI initiatives with well-defined strategic objectives, a strong operating model and clearly measurable results. With a technical background, I understand both AI technology and its practical applications.

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        Mastering The Arts of Data and Models

        2025-09-09, 2:50 PM

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        Joshua Lloyd-Lyons
        Vice President, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
        Josh is a vice president in the Fidelity International Strategic Ventures team, focused on enterprise software and financial infrastructure. He has worked on FISV’s investments into Moonfare, Finbourne, Zilo, PrimaryBid, and 73 Strings (where he is a board observer). Josh leads the team's thematic coverage of the private assets' software stack and financial services applications of AI and holds a seat on Fidelity International’s Global AI Steering Committee.
        Josh brings wide-ranging speaking experience, having appeared on panels and delivered keynotes at leading industry events. Highlights include his 2024 keynote at Fintech Connect (AI: Saviour or False Prophet?), Innovate Finance’s 2025 webinar on AI’s Impact in Fintech, and sessions at Fintech Fringe and the upcoming 2025 AI Summit London. With deep expertise at the intersection of AI, and financial infrastructure, Josh offers both investor and operator perspectives on how AI is reshaping finance.

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        Panel: How Can Leveraging AI Shape the Future of Business Decisioning?

        2025-09-10, 12:30 PM

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        Divya Kesavan
        Head of Corporate Data Science and Insights, Barclays

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        How Is AI Revolutionising Data Visualisation?

        2025-09-09, 12:20 PM

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        Dharmender Tathgur
        Senior Data Scientist, C. Hoare & Co.

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        Closing Keynote Fireside Chat: Building An AI Workforce With The Younger Generation

        2025-09-10, 4:10 PM

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        Panel Discussion: Rewriting The Cultural Adoption of AI and Automation

        2025-09-10, 2:40 PM

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        Nombuso Matsape
        Head of IT Digital Data and Innovation Business Engagement, ICBC Standard bank

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        Panel Discussion: Empowering Women and Diversity in Tech

        2025-09-09, 4:40 PM

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        Bhavin P. Kapadia
        Financial Services, AIFS Series Advisory Board

        Worked at Wall-Street investment banks: Deutsche Bank in New York and Wells Fargo in San Francisco.  And one of the biggest European investments company, Natixis. Subject expertise background in multi-asset derivatives and building out corporate large-scale institutional front-office trading platforms. 10+ years serving as a Senior Advisor in the Financial Services Industry, consulting on AI within: Security-Cyber, Data, Fraud-Identity, and Regulatory.  Bhavin has been recognised by media publications in New York and Washington DC.  

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        Risk Management Panel Discussion: Navigating AI/ML applications in risky landscapes

        2025-09-10, 12:30 PM

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        Panel Discussion: A Bug in The System: AI Agents in a Crypto World

        2025-09-10, 2:40 PM

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        Massimo Buonomo
        Expert and Project Evaluator for AI and Deep Tech European Projects, European Commission

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        Keynote Panel Discussion: How Are We Installing International AI Initiatives into Blueprints?

        2025-09-10, 9:20 AM

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        The Dawn of the EU AI Act – What Does This Mean for the UK Industry?

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