• Transforming decision-making in core banking workflows and operations
• Lessons from organisations who struggle to scale - moving from AI pilots to real operational impact
• Building AI native workflows that improve efficiency, accuracy and decision making at scale

Featuring: 

Kevin Craine, Host, AI Talk

Kyriakos Melas, EEMEA VP, Non-FI Technology Account Management, Mastercard

Kate Stepp, Chief AI Officer, FactSet

Alex Sushko, Industry Principal - Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance, Glean

• Evaluating the architectural trade-offs of hybrid cloud and AI-as-a-service models — preventing vendor lock-in and performance bottlenecks
• Strategies for managing storage flexibility, data gravity, and unpredictable bills as model adoption scales across the enterprise
• Designing for digital sovereignty — building secure, localised AI environments without sacrificing operational velocity

Featuring: 

Kevin Craine, Host, AI Talk

Kirsty Biddiscombe, EMEA AI Business Development Manager, NetApp

Ajay Wanchoo, Senior Managing Director, KPMG

Ramon Talboo, EMEA & LATAM Director, NetApp

• Managing the shift from experimental AI to operational AI — and the shadow AI already running without oversight
• What responsible governance looks like for generative AI and emerging agentic systems
• How organisations are building the frameworks, controls, and accountability needed to scale AI safely

Featuring: 

Kevin Craine, Host, AI Talk

Nick Mullen, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager, Mutual of Omaha
Michael R. Clarke, Founding Principal, Jaeger-Plymouth Advisors, LLC
Benjamin Benhan, General Counsel - Privacy, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney

Stuart Merry, Head of AI Strategy & Enablement, LRN

• Spotting market shifts and trigger events earlier - using AI to deliver stronger client outreach
• Standing out in competitive pitches with deeper, AI-enabled, insight
• Avoiding the growth in use of "Shadow AI" tools - avoiding slow or limited approved tools

Featuring: 

Kevin Craine, Host, AI Talk

Jegan Thirupathi, Director - SAP SCM Advisory and Consulting, KPMG US

Hiu Hiu S., AI Strategy & GTM | Chief AI Office, PwC

Danielle McCormick, VP of Product Management Global, Nexis Solutions