Featured speakers
Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Charlotte Wood
Global Head of AI & Innovation
Schroders
- Charlotte is the Global Head of AI and Innovation at Schroders, where she is responsible for the company’s AI strategy, as well as startup engagement and innovation.
- She built and leads the central AI team, developing AI tools and services such as Genie, an internal AI assistant launched globally in April 2023 and used by over 4000 employees each week.
- In collaboration with senior leadership, Charlotte provides strategic oversight to Schroders’ AI initiatives, implementing AI to create value for the company and its clients. She also established Schroders’ Responsible AI framework, embedding safety and governance across AI use.
- Charlotte sits on the advisory panel for the Investment Association’s fintech programme, Engine, as well as other advisory boards for fintechs and social enterprise.
Speaking at
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2:00–3:30pmTue 23 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
AI Pathfinders: The Agentic Frontier
GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen
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Charlotte WoodGlobal Head of AI & InnovationSchroders
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Imam HoqueCo-FounderQuantexa
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Kelvin LiGeneral Manager of Platform TechAnt International
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Marcus HackettGroup Chief Technology OfficerSeviora
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Maria ApazoglouGroup Head of AI Engineering & PlatformsZurich Insurance Group
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Nivesh PawarHead AI & Data, Managing DirectorPartners Group
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Shayan HazirChief Digital Officer, Asia (xHK) & MENATHSBC
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Till BohmerHead of the Central Analytics (Data, Analytics and AI)Munich Re
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Tim SykesChief Executive Officer for EMEABlue Fire AI
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Tobias SchweigerCo-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerHawk AI
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Kenneth GayChief FinTech OfficerMonetary Authority of SingaporeModerator
About this session
The Roundtable discusses financial sector AI adoption and development as financial institutions move into Agentic AI. Hear from leaders in leading financial institutions and the AI innovation space on practical financial sector enterprise AI, considerations of collective AI toolkits and the transformational impact on new AI native business models.
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