Dr Janet Bastiman

Dr Janet Bastiman

Chief Data Scientist
Napier AI

Napier AI

Chair of the Royal Statistical Society’s Data Science and AI Section and member of FCA’s newly created Synthetic Data Expert Group, Janet started coding in 1984 and discovered a passion for technology. She holds multiple degrees and a PhD in Computational Neuroscience. Janet has helped both start-ups and established businesses implement and improve their AI offering prior to applying her expertise as Chief Data Scientist at Napier. Janet regularly speaks at conferences worldwide on topics in AI including explainability, testing, efficiency, and ethics. linkedIn
Debi Bell-Hosking

Debi Bell-Hosking

Freelance Journalist

Freelance Journalist

James Benford

James Benford

Executive Director & Chief Data Officer
Bank of England

Bank of England

James is responsible for the Bank’s collection of statistics and regulatory data and for a Bank-wide transformation agenda to enable the Bank to make the best possible use of data across all its functions through effective analytical processes. Joining the Bank of England in 2005, James headed up the Bank’s Global Analysis Division. He represented the UK on the G20 Framework and International Financial Architecture working groups, and established and led the Bank’s Brexit Contingency Planning team. He has worked in various roles across the Bank’s Monetary Analysis and Financial Stability areas, has produced and presented the Monetary Policy Committee’s economic forecasts and was part of the Secretariat for the Financial Policy Committee.
Amanda Brock

Amanda Brock

CEO
OpenUK

OpenUK

Amanda Brock is CEO of OpenUK, the UK organisation for the business of Open Technology: open source software, open hardware, open data, open innovation, open standards and open access AI - with a purpose of UK Leadership and Global Collaboration in Open Technology. linkedInTwitter
Bryn Coulthard

Bryn Coulthard

Chief Product and Technology Officer
Smart Data Foundry

Smart Data Foundry

Bryn is the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Smart Data Foundry. He has been with the company since 2022 and has over 20 years of experience leading technology and product teams in the financial services industry. Bryn's background is in banking technology and products. He most recently worked at NCR, leading their Fintech team responsible for partnerships and acquisitions for the US Digital Banking business. Prior to that, he was in charge of the International Digital Banking and Open Banking product strategy at NCR. Before joining NCR, Bryn spent more than a decade at Clydesdale Bank/National Australia Bank (now Virgin Bank) in various leadership roles in technology, such as change, development and architecture. He has a wealth of experience linkedIn
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

Senior Reporter
Finextra

Finextra

Madush Gupta

Madush Gupta

Policy Lead - Innovation and Technology
City of London

City of London

Madush Gupta is the Policy Lead for Innovation and Technology at the City of London Corporation, where he is an elected Common Councillor. Madush interfaces with regulators and industry, shaping growth-oriented policy.
Beyond the Corporation, Madush is an Innovation and digital transformation leader at Lloyds Banking Group. His influence and experience in innovation and product management enables him to tackle complex business challenges, driving strategic thinking, and sustainable results. Madush is a non-exec director of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology, Board Advisor to Innovate Finance, and Board Advisor to the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group.
Lord Christopher Holmes

Lord Christopher Holmes

Baron Holmes of Richmond MBE
House of Lords

House of Lords

Chris is a passionate advocate for the potential of technology and the benefits of diversity and inclusion. His core policy focus is on digital technology for the public good with a particular interest in technologies such as AI and blockchain and areas of application such as fintech and trade. In Parliament, he has introduced a private members’ bill that proposes the regulation of artificial intelligence and was integral to the passing of the ground-breaking Electronic Trade Documents Bill. He has previously co-authored House of Lords Select Committee Reports on Democracy and Digital Technologies, AI, and Digital Skills. He is also adviser to several tech and fintech companies.
Prashant Jajodia

Prashant Jajodia

Managing Partner & Financial Services Sector Lead
IBM

IBM

Prashant leads the Financial Services Sector for IBM Consulting UKI. In this role, he has the profit and loss responsibility of IBM's consulting financial services business across business transformation, technology strategy, implementation and delivery. He is a member of the IBM Consulting Global Leadership Team and IBM’s Global Executive Committee. Prashant has built a 25+ year distinctive record as a global business leader in financial services with in-depth experience shaping and leading AI, Cloud and Digital Transformation programmes for large banks. Prior to IBM, he worked at Citi as the Head of Technology for EMEA Treasury and Polaris Software Labs as Senior Vice President and Head of UK Business. linkedIn
Kshitija Joshi, Ph.D

Kshitija Joshi, Ph.D

Vice President (Data & AI Solutions), Chief Data Office
Nomura International

Nomura International

Aman Luther

Aman Luther

AI Lead
AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe)

AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe)

Daniel Szmukler

Daniel Szmukler

Director
Euro Banking Association (EBA)

Euro Banking Association (EBA)

In his current role, Daniel is in charge of business development, thought leadership, innovation, events and educational activities. He runs the association’s working groups, the EBAday conference and EBA’s professional training seminars and schools. Daniel completed a first term of office as Head of Communications and Corporate Governance at EBA CLEARING from 2002 to 2012. From 2001 to 2002, Daniel was a Payment Systems Advisor to the European Banking Federation (EBF) in Brussels. He began his professional career in 1994 with SWIFT in Brussels. Daniel holds graduate degrees in business administration and management from Boston University, Mass. and from the University of Brussels.
Jeff Tijssen

Jeff Tijssen

Global Head of Fintech
Bain & Company

Bain & Company

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