Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services 2020
Amba Hotel Marble Arch, London, UK
4th-5th February, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services 2020
The Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services conference will be back with a bang in 2020. Over the course of 2 days, 150+ senior executives from leading financial institutions will gather to discuss current AI success, how you can leverage new tools, and when and where to use them for best effect.
As a new decade begins, the event will tackle 2 key issues:
1. How AI impacts the business model of financial services – and where best to deploy it – now, and in the next decade
2. How to get adoption, deployment and implementation right - with a focus on internal and human processes as much – if not more on – human-centred activities
Delegates will leave the event with insight on how industry uptake of AI is evolving, especially as advances in processing power start to change what’s possible and guidance on where the industry is headed to over the next decade
What to Expect?
Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services is back, we’re bringing you over 25 presenters to discuss the next generation of AI technology and how best to implement it in your business
150+
ATTENDEES TO
MEET EACH YEAR
15+
EXHIBITORS TO
MEET EACH YEAR
10+
LEADING
CROSS SECTORS
75%
ATTENDEES AT
DIRECTOR+ LEVEL
Why Attend?
NETWORK
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This is an exceptional networking opportunity for industry accelerators in AI. Meet industry C-Suite and Director level executives from across financial services to make valuable connections
LEARN
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Join like-minded peers who have already implemented or are preparing to implement AI technology in their business – hear what’s gone well and crucially the mistakes to avoid
ACTION
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The conference discusses the vital connections between process, tools and techniques to manage change. Update your knowledge to create new strategies enabling you to enact the latest in AI

Frank Burnett-Alleyne
Sales Manager UK & Ireland,Boost.ai
Biography:
Session Details: From Chatbot to Conversational AI Excellence 04-02-2020, 1:00 pm View In Agenda

Parul Kaul-Green
Head of AXA NEXT Labs Europe, Axa,
Biography: Parul is Head of AXA NEXT Labs Europe at AXA Group. She is responsible for start-up eco system strategy and deal origination for partnering, business model innovation and investments in Digital Health, Mobility, Cyber Security and Fintech. Parul features on the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2018 for Global Fintech Industry. A mentor at The Duke of York Pitch@Palace & Mayor of London’s International Business Partnering and Business Growth Programme, she is a Board advisor to Insurance Times on Technology and Innovation. An economist and CFA Charter-holder, she has held senior strategist, M&A and investor roles, globally at AXA, Aviva, Family office VC and Citigroup. Social media links https://www.linkedin.com/in/parul-kaul-green-cfa-27367833/ Twitter handle @ParulGreen https://twitter.com/ParulGreen
Session Details: Fireside: Re-thinking Insurance: Using AI to Refine, Redefine or Review Business Models for a Digital Age 05-02-2020, 11:30 am View In Agenda

Peter Thomas
Senior Manager, Data Innovation,Bank of England
Biography: Peter leads on data innovation in the regulatory arm of the Bank of England. He heads up a team of data specialists responsible for delivering the bank’s RegTech strategy, helping end users find, fix and explore new ways of using data and coordinating information and data governance. Peter has worked in central banking and financial regulation since 2010. He has held roles in insurance and banking policy, supervision and financial stability. In the latter Peter led the project to bring CRD IV regulatory reporting data systems into the Bank of England.
Session Details: Robot Rules: The AI based Rulebook – A Regulator’s View 04-02-2020, 5:00 pm Robot Rules: The AI based Rulebook – A Regulator’s View 05-02-2020, 3:00 pm View In Agenda

Ana Perales
Artificial Intelligence and Conception X Lead, Barclays Ventures,
Biography: Ana Perales is a Director in Barclays Ventures, a team created in 2018 focused on developing new business lines, promoting innovation and driving returns within Barclays. Having worked in Barclays for 7 years on a number of roles, from operations to product development, she joined Moneysupermarket in 2010 to gather first-hand experience of a digital business. She returned to Barclays in 2011, ran the online investment execution only proposition for 4 years and in the past 4 years her focus has been on the role that Artificial Intelligence will have on the business, the economy and society as a whole. Ana runs a team focussed on upskilling, inspiring and connecting colleagues, people and communities on AI. They are set up to help the UK accelerate the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence technologies; empowering private and public sectors, organisations and individuals to seek the benefit of its potential, safely and responsibly. In addition, Ana is part of the Conception X Board, a venture builder that creates early stage deep tech start-ups from PhD students in leading universities. launched in the UCL Faculty of Engineering, and now supported by Barclays Eagle Labs.
Session Details: Together We Build: Using AI to Shape a Responsible Future 04-02-2020, 10:00 am View In Agenda

Philippe Ruault
Head of Digital Transformation,BNP Paribas Securities Services
Biography: Philippe was appointed Head of Digital Transformation at BNP Paribas Securities Services in May 2016. In this role, Philippe is responsible for identifying, building and investing in the technology solutions driving change in the securities services industry, as well as delivering our Securities Services future business model. Philippe joined BNP Paribas Securities Services in May 2001 running projects and product development in the clearing, settlement and custody area. In this role, he successfully developed new client solutions including outsourcing for banks and brokers and a number of global clearing and settlement services. Philippe then moved to London (September 2009) as Head of Financial Intermediaries in the UK. He was appointed Global Head of Products for Local Clearing, Settlement and Custody in September 2011. In September 2014, he was appointed Head of Clearing and Custody Solutions, overseeing clearing and direct custody products, global network management and global custody product. Philippe started his career at JP Morgan in 1992 before moving to Accenture in 1995 as a senior consultant specialising in business integration. In 1998, he joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consultants as a manager in the brokerage and retail banking consulting practice. Philippe is a graduate of the European Business School. Financial News Fintech 40: The people powering financial innovation In 2016, Philippe ranked in Financial News’ Fintech 40 league table, which lists the most influential people of financial technology in Europe.
Session Details: Panel Discussion: The Ecosystem Business Model: Responding to Signals, Identifying incentives 05-02-2020, 2:00 pm View In Agenda

Alexander Stumpfegger
Chief Sales Officer,CID
Biography:
Session Details: Thematic Investing powered by AI 04-02-2020, 10:30 am View In Agenda

Paul Davies
Head of Data Science, Domestic and General Insurance,
Biography:
Session Details: Humming Along: Building The Self-Tuning Enterprise 05-02-2020, 3:30 pm View In Agenda

Ed Thomas
Principal Analyst,GlobalData
Biography:
Session Details: Chair’s opening remarks 04-02-2020, 8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks 05-02-2020, 8:50 am View In Agenda

Manuela Veloso
Head, AI Research,J.P. Morgan
Biography:
Session Details: The New Electricity or Re-conditioned Engine? Science fiction and financial services fact 05-02-2020, 4:30 pm View In Agenda

Abhijit Akerkar
Head of Applied Sciences, Business Integration,Lloyds Banking Group
Biography: Abhijit is bringing machine intelligence to life at the Lloyds Banking Group. His focus is on combining machine and human intelligence to fundamentally change the way the Bank does business and create new opportunities for customers and colleagues. Earlier, as a leader in McKinsey, he engaged with CXOs from large enterprises to help them take strategic and investment decisions, build new digital business models, and drive above-market growth.
Session Details: Opening Keynote: Turning AI into RoI 04-02-2020, 9:00 am Roundtable discussions 04-02-2020, 2:45 pm View In Agenda

Parminder Mann
Head of Mobile,Metro Bank
Biography:
Session Details: Coming to Terms: Defining AI - What it Stands for, and What it Means 05-02-2020, 9:00 am View In Agenda

Roshan Rohatgi
Innovations and Solutions Lead,Natwest
Biography: Roshan Rohatgi is a senior member of the NatWest Innovations and Solutions team focusing predominantly on the search and qualification of Ai and Machine Learning Solutions that have potential for bank-wide implementation. At present he is also the Innovation and Solutions lead for a key strategic innovation project funded and sponsored by the C-Suite. Roshan brings a great deal of experience in entrepreneurship and strategy to his role at NatWest having previously run two technology start-ups in the UK. Prior to this Roshan worked for two top tier U.S. Investment Banks as a bond trader and in business development. He holds an MBA from INSEAD (France, SV.USA, Singapore).
Session Details: Flipping the Digital Switch: Lessons in Ai Deployment 05-02-2020, 12:30 pm View In Agenda

Zandra Moore
Chief Executive Officer,Panintelligence

Louise Smith
Head of Intelligent Automation,RBS
Biography:
Session Details: Fireside: Battle of the Machines: What does it Look Like and Who’s Winning it? 05-02-2020, 4:00 pm View In Agenda

Paul MiddlE
Global Partnering Director, Connected Insurance, RSA,
Biography:
Session Details: Panel Discussion: The Ecosystem Business Model: Responding to Signals, Identifying incentives 05-02-2020, 2:00 pm View In Agenda

Stephan Dietrich
Machine Learning, Deep Learning Expert,SmartStream Technologies
Biography:
Session Details: 5 topics to master artificial intelligence in financial services 04-02-2020, 5:00 pm View In Agenda

Jason Maude
Chief Technology Advocate,Starling Bank
Biography: Jason Maude is a coder, coach, and public speaker. He has over a decade of 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. He currently works at Starling Bank as their Chief Technology Advocate and host of the Starling podcast.
Session Details: Innovating at Scale: Building a Fail Fast Culture 04-02-2020, 12:30 pm Roundtable discussions 04-02-2020, 2:45 pm View In Agenda

Dr Evangelos Avramakis
Head of Digital Ecosystems R&D,Swiss Re Institute
Biography: Evangelos is an internationally renowned advisor and thought leader in the insurance industry. With his work, he pursues holistic, interdisciplinary and implementation-oriented approaches. Evangelos' main focus lies on forward-looking market developments, digital ecosystems, omni-channel management and innovative business models. Evangelos is co-author of several publications and is a regular speaker at industry conferences and client events.
Session Details: Coming Down the Line: A Future-Forward view of AI and its Impact 05-02-2020, 2:30 pm View In Agenda

Richard Marshall
Chief Technology Officer,Wealth Wizards
Biography:
Session Details: Fireside: AI & Wealth: My own private AI advisor 04-02-2020, 11:30 am View In Agenda

Stephen Walker
Lead Analyst, Thematic & Fintech Research,GlobalData
Biography: Digital banking analyst. Ten years' experience within top tier analyst firms/retail banks; covering the market from both a customer strategy and tech enablement perspective.
Session Details: Roundtable discussions 04-02-2020, 2:45 pm View In Agenda

Fahd Rachidy
Chief Executive Officer,Abaka
Biography:
Session Details: Intelligent Nudges: Apply Machine Learning to build your customers’ saving data footprint and create hyper-personalised engagement 04-02-2020, 12:00 pm View In Agenda

Hugh Simpson
Global Solution Lead for Data & Analytics, AI & IOT,Ciklum
Biography: Hugh used to chase pirates in the Gulf of Aden and now Ciklum's Head of BFSI Vertical and Global Solution Lead for Data & Analytics, AI & IoT where he delivers solutions that transform our clients data into clear insights that enable smarter business decision-making. Leveraging nearly 20 years of experience from maritime warfare to tech start-ups and working in Big4 technology consulting, Hugh has designed, built and delivered solutions for financial services, insurance, government, utilities and media & entertainment clients.
Session Details: Technology Spotlight: Fail Fast, Fail Often, Fail Forward: Product based approach to AI development 05-02-2020, 1:45 pm View In Agenda

Angela Johnson
Professor of Regulatory and Clinical Strategy, Northeastern University & Senior Director Regulatory and Clinical Trial Strategy,Roivant Sciences
Biography: Dr. Johnson is a professor of regulatory strategy at Northeastern University and Senior Director of Regulatory Strategy at Roivant Sciences, where she leads IND-enabling strategy for a variety of novel biotech and medtech products. She has over 16 years experience in global clinical trials, and previously held senior clinical and regulatory positions at IQVIA and GE Healthcare. She has authored over 20 publications, including on GCP and clinical trial strategy for medical devices and complex biologic products.
Session Details: Explaining Away the Problem: Building Trust in AI 05-02-2020, 10:00 am Fireside: Battle of the Machines: What does it Look Like and Who’s Winning it? 05-02-2020, 4:00 pm View In Agenda

Thierry Gillard
Senior Clinical Supply Manager,Santhera
Biography: After graduating in business management, Thierry Gillard has been involved in logistics and supply management for over 20 years. He made his first step in clinical packaging and distribution in 2007 with a major CMO involved worldwide in clinical supplies management. During 10 years with this CMO, he has been contributing to the set-up of a wide array of clinical studies and packaging designs from phase I manually distributed studies, to large Phase III IRT controlled studies, including supply forecasting and Campaigns management. As a Senior Clinical Supplies Manager for Santhera Pharmaceuticals in Switzerland since 2017, a company specializing in neuro-ophthalmological, neuromuscular und pulmonary conditions, widely relying on external vendors, he is in charge of the selection, qualification and oversight of CMO’s providing clinical packaging, distribution and IRT services.
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Bernardo Caldas
Head of Data Science & AI,Novo Banco
Biography:
Session Details: Panel Discussion: The Ecosystem Business Model: Responding to Signals, Identifying incentives 05-02-2020, 2:00 pm View In Agenda

Magdalena Bogdańska
Senior Data Scientist,Comarch
Biography: Magdalena Bogdańska is a Senior Data Scientist in Comarch, Financial Services Division. Within this role, she conducts research recognizing the possibilities of the new machine learning methodologies, evaluates new data science tools and implements POCs in the area of finance, banking & insurance industry. Before joining Comarch, Magdalena was a machine learning researcher in MIM Solutions. Previously, she led a reseach grant in applied mathematics. Magdalena holds a PhD in mathematics from University of Warsaw, Poland and University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
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Ken Miller
Panintelligence,

Chi Fung
Product Owner Virtual Assistants,Aegon
Biography:
Session Details: The 5-star Aegon Virtual Assistant 05-02-2020, 12:00 pm View In Agenda

Suman Nambiar
Global Head – Strategy, Offerings & Alliances,Mindtree
Biography:
Session Details: Unleashing possibilities in Wealth & Asset Management with AI 05-02-2020, 9:30 am View In Agenda

John Nikolaidis
Chief Commercial Officer,Omilia
Biography:
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Chris Weeden
Senior Systems Engineer,WekaIO
Biography:
Session Details: Discover How to Eliminate I/O Bottlenecks from Your Demanding AI Workloads Using a Modern Parallel File System 04-02-2020, 4:15 pm View In Agenda




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Sponsorship Opportunities
To enquire about sponsorship opportunities for the AI in Financial Services Conference, please contact:
Ben Lloyd-Davies
Sales Manager
T: +44 207 936 6552
E: benlloyd-davies@arena-international.com
SPEAKER OPPORTUNITIES
The programme for the AI in Financial Services Conference has been published. If you have an interesting case study, key message or just want to get in touch. Contact us at:
Kim Palfrey
Programme Director
T: +44 (0) 207 936 6960
E: kim.palfrey@arena-international.com