Agenda Day 2
8:00 am - 8:30 am
EVENT REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:30 am - 8:40 am
OPENING ADDRESS FROM THE CHAIR
Edosa Odaro -
Author,
Synaptic Connections
8:40 am - 9:25 am
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: PROCESS IS THE NEW GOLD - HOW ARE YOU UNLOCKING VALUE BEYOND DATA?
Kyle Winterbottom -
Founder,
Orbition Group
Edosa Odaro - Author, Synaptic Connections
Pablo Escribano - Chief Data Officer, WiZink
Katarina Dulanovic - Group Data Office CDO Advisory, Allianz
The future belongs to those who master both data and process. In the age of AI, process excellence is emerging as the true driver of competitive advantage in the sector. This keynote panel brings together industry leaders to discuss why organizations are shifting focus from proprietorial data to proprietorial process, how they are mapping and improving critical workflows, and the ways they align process improvement with data and AI initiatives. Panellists will share insights on measuring and communicating process-driven outcomes, and why the future belongs to those who master both data and process.
9:25 am - 9:55 am
FIRESIDE CHAT AI-READY BY DESIGN - BUILDING DATA STACKS THAT POWER THE FUTURE OF BFSI
Kyle Winterbottom -
Founder,
Orbition Group
Olga Grohmann - VP, Head of Data Access Layer, Allianz Global Investors
Davide Corda - Senior Director - Head of Data Domain, Intesa Sanpaolo
As AI moves from proof-of-concept to mission-critical in the sector, the real differentiator isn’t the model—it’s the data foundation beneath it. This fireside chat explores how leading BFSI organizations are re-engineering their data stacks to be built-for-purpose with AI in mind, embedding governance, semantic layers, and real-time pipelines from the start. Join us to hear how AI-native architectures can unlock trusted insights, faster innovation, and regulatory confidence.
• Discover how AI-first data architectures reduce risk and accelerate value creation in regulated BFSI environments.
• Learn how to embed governance, semantic layers, and feature reuse into your stack to support both analytics and AI.
• Understand the role of real-time pipelines, unstructured data, and vector search in enabling next-generation customer experiences
This collaborative session puts you in the driver’s seat of scenario-based exercises, where you model potential crisis situations, stress-test current response frameworks, and exchange strategies that balance speed, compliance, and resilience. Explore how to design adaptive data governance, crisis communication playbooks, and resilient operating models that allow BFSI organisations to recover stronger.
Embedded insurance is reshaping the way policies are distributed and consumed, as coverage becomes seamlessly woven into retail, travel, mobility, and financial transactions, balancing speed to market with regulatory compliance, data privacy, and customer trust.
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: DATA LITERACY 2.0, BUILDING A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Edosa Odaro -
Author,
Synaptic Connections
Katarina Dulanovic - Group Data Office CDO Advisory, Allianz
Marzena Anna Wiszniewska - Data Risk Lead, Nordea
Data culture and literacy are seen as long-term journeys, not quick fixes. Leaders have always stated that the biggest hurdles are often people and mindset, not technology. Investing time in communication, training, and gradual team growth (rather than rapid hiring) is critical. Modern data literacy goes beyond tool training—it’s about creating a culture where decisions are backed by evidence and accountability is shared. This panel will examine approaches for embedding data competence across the organisation.
• Hear actionable advice for successfully promoting data literacy within organizations.
• Learn how to increase stakeholder’s exposure to data to foster familiarity and encourage ownership and accountability.
• Explore ways to break down data silos and empower employees at all levels to access and utilize data effectively.
1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
As AI becomes embedded across operations, from credit risk modelling and fraud detection to customer experience and regulatory reporting, data governance structures are under new scrutiny. Should data and AI be governed together under a unified framework, or separately to reflect their distinct risks, expertise requirements, and regulatory oversight?
2:40 pm - 2:45 pm
LIVE POLLS
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
PRESENTATION: EMBEDDED ANALYTICS - DELIVERING ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS WHERE THEY MATTER
In 2026, the competitive edge lies in embedding insights directly into the workflows where frontline employees, risk analysts, and customer-facing teams make decisions. Whether it’s real-time credit scoring at point-of-sale, fraud detection in transaction flows, or personalised product offers during digital banking journeys, embedded analytics moves intelligence out of static dashboards and into the business moments that matter most.
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHO OWNS THE WILL? AGENTIC AI, DATA SOVEREIGNTY, AND THE NEW POWER STRUGGLE
As autonomous, decision-making AI systems take on greater responsibility, they challenge long-held assumptions about data ownership and control. When agentic AI generates, transforms, and acts on data independently, who truly governs that information—and what happens when control begins to slip? This session will unpack the risks of “runaway” data, the ethical trade-offs of delegating decisions to machines, and the regulatory challenges that organisations can no longer ignore.
• Understand how agentic AI shifts the balance of data sovereignty and challenges traditional ownership models.
• Discover the hidden risks of data generation, transformation, and leakage in autonomous systems.
• Explore the ethical dilemmas of delegating sensitive decisions to AI agents.
• Examine emerging regulatory responses and what they mean for organisational control and accountability.
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
THE BIG DEBATE: WILL REGULATION DRIVE OR DROWN DATA INNOVATION?
Two teams go head-to-head in a fast-paced debate on whether upcoming regulations will fuel innovation by creating a level playing field or stifle it through compliance overload. The audience votes before and after to see if minds have changed.
