Arrival, registration & breakfast networking

Introduction from the Network Group & Chairperson

A brief introduction to the event software, SNS — this software, unique to the industry, empowers our attendees to make the most effective use of their time at the event by maximising networking opportunities. The software designs a personalised agenda & enables attendees to arrange one-to-one meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the Chairperson.

Aparna Sharma, Head of Analytics, North London NHS Foundation Trust

Understanding the Challenges of Data Consumed by & to Build AI

• How data enables digitisation
• A look at the increasing complexities of ‘accountability’ in an increasingly diffuse ecosystem
• How rapidly shifting privacy and sovereignty rules force constant data‑strategy rewrites

Leanne Bridges, Head of Digital & Data Risk, Lloyds Banking Group

Fireside Chat: Inside the Boardroom: How Data Leaders Build Credibility with the Board & CFO

• How boards assess risk, focusing on accountability, visibility, and consequence rather than technical detail
• What “good governance” looks like to directors in practice, beyond frameworks, policies, and committees
• The types of evidence boards trust when seeking assurance around data, AI, and control
• What builds executive credibility in board and CFO conversations—and what quickly erodes it

Mridul Mathur, Head of Global Data Governance, Chanel

FCA Case Study: How to find the insights with LLM across billions of data

• Using large-scale market surveillance and transaction reporting data to identify and reduce market abuse across the UK
• The evolution of LLM deployment to strengthen risk insight, detection capability, and regulatory intelligence
• Scaling AI-driven analysis through agile delivery and a new market data processor handling 30 million data points per day
• Building governance, trust, and accountability in algorithm-led regulation to support confident decision-making

Helen Packard, Head of Market Oversight Data & Intelligence, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Building Data Foundations Fit for AI

• Why data quality at scale matters more in an AI environment
• Architecture decisions that enable or constrain AI use
• The role of semantics, metadata, and lineage in maintaining trust
• Preventing hallucinations and confidence breakdown

Nivedh Iyer, Head of Group Data Management, Danske Bank

Panel Discussion: When AI Goes Wrong: Governance, Trust & Enterprise Consequence

• What failure looks like when AI value, risk, and accountability break in production
• Where governance models collapse under regulatory, reputational, or financial stress
• How boards and regulators respond when assurance proves insufficient
• What resilient organisations do differently to prevent systemic trust failure

Aparna Sharma, Head of Analytics, North London NHS Foundation Trust (moderator)
Mark Beckwith, Director of Data, Governance and Architecture, Financial Times
Paul Neville, Executive Director of Digital, Data and Technology, The Pensions Regulator