Archives: Speakers

Simon Thompson

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.

Ashley Finan

Ashley Finan is Senior Director, Portfolio Management at YPrime with over 15 years of clinical trial experience. In this leadership role, she is responsible for implementing operational excellence within portfolio management and ensuring quality and consistency across the project management teams. Ashley is an eCOA subject matter expert whose work will soon be published in The Journal of the Society for Clinical Data Management, a peer-reviewed industry journal. Ashley has held varying operational roles across multiple modalities including project management, contracts specialist, and medical writing.

Prabhakar Kaza

Prabhakar Kaza is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Reserve Bank in St. Kitts & Nevis and an elected Councillor at Hertsmere Borough Council. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of State Bank of India in the UK from 2002 to 2005 and later held the role of Relationship Director in Corporate and Commercial Banking at HSBC Bank from 2005 to 2016.

Jeremy Parlons

After 20 years of UHNW private banking at Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Royal Bank of Canada as well as having the privilege of setting up Development Bank of Singapore’s first wealth management business in Europe, Jeremy partnered with Bainbridge Partners to establish Bainbridge Wealth in 2018.
Bainbridge Wealth is an independent financial advisory boutique dedicated to the sophisticated needs of institutional entities, family offices and ultra-high net worth clients offering:
• Traditional Investment Management services re-engineered for today’s risk and volatility
• Private Capital (direct & indirect private equity, co-investments)
• Real Estate (multi-asset and geography, equity & debt financing, off-market)
Bainbridge Partners is an independent asset management firm focussed on wealth preservation and capital appreciation through cutting-edge portfolios delivering true alpha and liquid, uncorrelated, high risk-adjusted returns.
Renowned for his blue-chip banking and extensive multi-asset class experience, Jeremy has managed numerous cross-border transactions, achieving several “One Bank” awards for his collaborative client work with various Investment Banking and Asset Management divisions.
Jeremy has consistently been cited in Citywealth’s Leaders List as well as one of Wealth Bulletin’s 40 Rising Stars. He is a chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, holds a certificate for Mortgage Advice & Practice and attained a Masters in International Business from IUP Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Sarah Green

Sarah Green is Business development director for mortgages and banking and client partner for two of our key banking clients.

Sarah has 23 years experience in the mortgage and financial services industry, having held roles at Homeloan Management (now CLS), Capita mortgage Services and was an CF1 director and board member of Sutherland Mortgage Services UK Ltd. Sarah has held both operational and client success roles, giving her a good understanding of our clients challenges. In addition, she has experience across  digital transformation, intelligent automaton and artificial intelligence.