After a decade of shaping the data agenda in the UK, we were proud to unveil the inaugural CDO BFSI Exchange Europe in February. This European edition responded to growing demand for a dedicated platform reflecting the region’s unique regulatory, cultural, and technological data landscape.
Rooted in 10 years of peer-led insight and practical transformation, the Exchange brought together 60 elite data leaders from banking, financial services, and insurance for two days of high-impact discussions, curated networking, and actionable strategy.
As AI adoption accelerated and compliance pressures mounted, the role of the CDO was clearly shifting from building infrastructure to building influence. The Exchange was designed to support that shift - helping leaders embed governance into innovation, scale GenAI responsibly, and demonstrate the business value of data in tangible terms.
The event connected Europe’s most forward-thinking data leaders to help shape the future of financial services.
What to expect
The Sister UK Edition Delivered
-213-
1-to-1 Meetings
-69-
CDOs and
Data Leaders
-29-
Speakers
-12-
Hours of
Networking
Past Expert Speakers Include
Bilal Ahmed
Chief AI & Data Officer
PAUL Tech AG
Eric Bobek
Global Director of Analytics
Just Eat Takeaway.com
Roxanne Howdle-Rowe
Managing Director, Data & Analytics
British Business Bank
Shruti Sharma
Chief Data & AI Officer
Save the Children UK
Ronald Root
Head of Data and Analytics
Van Oord
Peter Wanda
CDAO
Zurich Insurance
Márton Hárs
Head of Data Analytics & AI
Digital Factory, MOL
Loulou van Ravensteijn
Chief Data Officer
Provincie Gelderland
Irina Mihai
Data, Marketing and Decision Science Director
Adidas
Indhira Mani
Chief Data Officer
RSA
Dan Grainger
Head of Analytics
Haven
Alex Sidgreaves
Chief Data Officer
Zurich Insurance
Bilal Ahmed
Chief AI & Data Officer
PAUL Tech AG
Alex Sidgreaves
Chief Data Officer
Zurich Insurance
Ronald Root
Head of Data and Analytics
van oord
Peter Wanda
CDAO
Zurich Insurance
Marton Hars
Head of Data Analytics & AI
Digital Factory, MOL Group
Loulou van Ravensteijn
Chief Data Officer
Provincie Gelderland
Eric Bobek
Global Director of Analytics
Just Eat Takeaway.com
Indhira Mani
Chief Data Officer
RSA
Dan Grainger
Head of Analytics
Haven
Irina Mihai
Director Data, Marketing & Decision Science
Adidas
Irina Mihai
Director Data, Marketing & Decision Science
Adidas
Marzena Anna Wiszniewska
Data Risk Lead
Nordea
Nick McHugh
Staff Deployment Strategist
Alation
Larissa Schneider
Co-Founder & COO
Unframe
Francesco Fersini
Head of Data Platform and Governance
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Maciej Brzeziński
Head of the Data Office in the Directorate General Statistics
European Central Bank (ECB)
Tobias Rebele
Data Platform Leader
Informatica
Marcos Monteiro
CEO & Co-Founder
Veezoo
Petr Beles
Co-Founder & CEO
Datavault Builder
Davide Corda
Head of Data
Intesa Sanpaolo
Saman Arefi
Head of Data & AI
A11
Olga Grohmann
VP, Head of Data Access Layer
Allianz Global Investors
Sergio Padilla Foubelo
CDO, Head of the Executive Master in Management of Artificial Intelligence
EIP International Business School
Maxim Romanovsky
VP, Head of AI & Product Engineering
Deutsche Bank
Susana Molina
Head of Data Fabric
Equifax Commercial Services Limited Group Retirement Plan
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Here's what our attendees said about previous CDO BFSI Exchanges
Luminor Bank
“This event lets you learn from peers’ successes and share your own hard won lessons.
Chief Data Officer
EFG Private Bank
Gained valuable insight from technological perspective and industry expert colleagues, excellent execution of the event by the team
Head of Data Management and Information Security
Lloyds Banking Group
If you’re somebody looking to attend the CDO BFSI conference I can say… it has been a fantastic
opportunity to gain industrial insights from across the BFSI sector.
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"The difference is that you have pre-arranged 1-2-1's with enough time for a proper conversation"
Hear why Immuta sponsors CDO Exchange. Enquire today to discover how you can connect with data leaders from top banking, financial serivces and insurance organisations.
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