Registration and Networking

FISD Welcome 
Tristan Dehaan, Program Director, FISD

Host Welcome
Samantha Bowers, Executive Director, Market Data Services Engineering Lead, JPMorgan

Engineering Stream update
David Anderson, Program Director, FISD

To Cloud or Not to Cloud, That is the Question! 
 We will listen to the pro’s & cons of Cloud computing, observing the lessons learned and the ROI.
– Factors that drive the decision to move to the cloud
– Pain points, the elements of risk/regulation, and how to overcome them
– How to measure the process and implementation costs from a ROI perspective
– What good & bad pointers there are, to help future adopters
– Where non-adopters miss out
Mauricio I. González Evans, CEO, BCC Group International

New Member Introduction
Tom Blacksell, Harbr

New Member Introduction
Bernard Schut, BIQH

Unlock the Future: AI, Industry Transformation, and Leadership

We will present and dive into the latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), discovering how financial industries are evolving with AI technology:

– How we can refine results using an extended foundation model with specialized datasets

– Highlighting the core principles driving responsible AI deployment and emphasizing their paramount importance

– We will address critical considerations for senior leaders seeking to strategically invest in AI, including assessing current capabilities and charting a course for success

John Abel, Technical Director, Office of the CTO at Google Cloud

“AI Impact on Data Management” Industry Survey Findings
Martijn Groot, CMO, Alveo Technology 

Generative AI – Is It an Opportunity or a Greater Headache?

There is no doubt that GAI, is fashionably trendy and very pervasive in most people’s mind. It’s the new cool kid on the block, but are we getting ahead of ourselves? The race to be first may be overlooked if we suffer consequences later. Here, we listen to the discussion of both sides of the story.

-Where is AI being employed today and does you company have an AI strategy?

-What controls sit around the AI to ensure data integrity, and what risks need to be considered?

-Apart from the efficiency factor, how is AI delivering factual ROI to your firm vs initial perceptions?

-Where are the areas of growth for AI in our businesses, and how will this impact people, roles, and processes in the future?

-Will regulation help or hinder AI, and are there concerns about ESG reputational risk, both individually as a firm, or an industry as a whole?

Moderator: Martijn Groot, Chief Marketing Officer, Alveo Technology
Anju Kambadur, Head of AI Engineering, Bloomberg
Christopher Marsh-Bourdon, Vice President of Engineering for the European Union Sovereign Cloud (EU OSC) and Global Financial Markets, Oracle Cloud (OCI)
Katie Prideaux, AI Strategy Director, LSEG Analytics Product Strategy
Kate Stepp, Chief Technology Officer, FactSet

FISD Update
Tom Davin, Managing Director, FISD

Networking Cocktail Reception