NextGenAI
Our speakers
Debi Bell-Hosking
James Benford
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 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.
Bryn Coulthard
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
Níamh Curran
Lord Christopher Holmes
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.
Kshitija Joshi, Ph.D
Daniel Szmukler
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