Archives: Speakers

Eve Thomas is the editor of GlobalData’s Offshore Technology site, and associate editor across GlobalData’s energy suite. She reports on industry developments across the oil and gas value chain, working alongside in-house analysts and industry experts to provide reactive news analysis and cutting-edge assessments of sector-defining trends.

Dan is the Director of Business Development for the US at N-SIDE, where he has spent the past four years helping biopharma companies improve how they plan and forecast their clinical supply chains. He works closely with clinical leaders to bring practical, data-driven strategies to planning both simple & complex trial portfolios. Dan focuses on building the right partnerships, ensuring N-SIDE works with innovative organizations where its expertise can deliver meaningful impact.

• Christian is heading large scale Fund Platform Transformation Projects within UBS Funds Management (Switzerland) AG, leveraging more than 14 years of international experience in the financial services industry.
  He is a former Management Consultant and experienced program & project manager leading several Business- and IT-Transformations (Compliance Platform Replacements, Risk Management Application Setup, Core Banking Transformation, MUREX Trading Platform Implementation, AML System Optimization, Entity Setup and Ledger Consolidation, etc.) as well as Regulatory (GDPR / DSG, Basel III, FATCA, AEI, etc.) projects.
  Christian is a steering member of the AI Asset Serving Governance Body overseeing and evaluating AI initiatives. Further, he drives the realization of AI projects leading to quality enhancements as well as efficiency gains and is seen as a trusted AI advisor within his organization.

Victoria Vella is the Managing Director of GLS Private Office, a boutique advisory firm specialising in global investment migration and strategic ancillary services for internationally mobile high-net-worth families. Acting as a trusted advisor to its clients, the firm works closely with families and their professional advisors to support citizenship and residence planning alongside a range of cross-border lifestyle and structuring needs. With over 14 years of experience in the investment migration industry, Victoria has personally overseen hundreds of citizenship and residence applications, maintaining a 100% approval record.

An international lawyer with an LLM in International Trade and Commercial Law from the UK, Victoria is known for her highly personalised advisory approach and long-term, multigenerational client relationships. She advises internationally active families on strategic mobility, cross-border planning, and global lifestyle solutions, combining trusted personal guidance with modern digital communication to deliver efficient, discreet, and tailored client experiences.

Verity Charlesworth is a Partner at KPMG and leads KPMG’s Microsoft capability for the Financial Services industry in the UK. She works with wealth and asset management organisations to reimagine how they serve customers, optimise operations and unlock growth through digital transformation.

Verity brings deep experience delivering business‑critical programmes that span the front office—from customer acquisition and onboarding through to engagement and servicing—as well as the back office, where modernisation drives efficiency and resilience. Since joining KPMG in 2018, she has helped shape strategic change agendas powered by Microsoft technologies, with a particular focus on using data, digital platforms and AI to reduce operating costs and enable colleagues and customers to achieve more. Known for her direct, people‑centric style, Verity is passionate about driving meaningful, lasting change and helping organisations translate technology investment into tangible business value.

Bruce leads KPMGs Wealth, Pensions & Retail investments transformation practice, focusing on end-to end performance improvement, from digital and distribution through core operations into investment management. Bruce has particular expertise in financial planning and investment platforms, having advised clients and suppliers on all aspects of business, including market entry strategy, proposition, operating model design, M&A, transformation, outsourcing, cost reduction and re-platforming.

Ella is an Edinburgh based senior leader with more than 20 years of experience across wealth, asset management, and insurance. As Director of Proposition, Experience and Enablement at Rathbones, she leads the teams responsible for shaping client propositions, improving service experience, and strengthening operational delivery across the wealth business. She brings deep experience in simplifying processes, improving cross functional execution, and delivering practical, scalable improvements for clients and colleagues. Before joining Rathbones, Ella held senior roles at M&G Wealth and Aberdeen and began her career at Aviva in strategy and proposition development. Ella is known for her clear, practical approach to operational improvement and for helping organisations deliver better experiences with greater efficiency.

Biography (short paragraph, ~150 words): Bio: GenAI Security Assurance specialist with extensive expertise in security assurance and risk management Diverse background including security operations, architecture, and vulnerability management with over 10 years’ experience in the financial sector (having started career at the Financial Conduct Authority).

Jennifer Holmes is a senior programme and transformation leader with deep experience across banking, lending and organisational design, built over a career spanning NatWest Group, HSBC and Barclays. She specialises in delivering complex change in regulated environments while keeping a sharp focus on customer and colleague experience.

Her background combines commercial lending expertise with hands‑on delivery of large‑scale operating model change, including performance management redesign, journey‑based ways of working, and service design at scale. More recently, Jennifer has been at the forefront of AI and digital workplace adoption, helping teams move beyond experimentation to real value. She supports leaders and teams to embed AI into day‑to‑day work, design agent‑ready journeys, and build confidence in new tools in a way that is human‑centred, responsible and commercially grounded.

A Business Development Director with over 40 years’ experience in the telecom, financial technology and product sectors, Melvyn has held executive leadership roles for a wide range of companies – from start-ups to some of the largest service providers. A proven background and domain knowledge empower him to support transformations for clients throughout the UK and Ireland.