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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Maria Apazoglou
Group Head of AI Engineering & Platforms
Zurich Insurance Group
Maria Apazoglou is Group Head of AI Engineering & Platforms for Zurich Insurance, based in Switzerland, where she leads strategy and engineering for AI & Data. With a PhD in Mathematics and a career spanning quantitative modelling, software engineering, and global AI & Data leadership (including previous roles at Thomson Reuters, HSBC and Palantir Technologies), Maria is recognized for her commitment to democratizing AI across large organizations. She champions cognitive diversity in her teams, fostering innovation while ensuring technical resilience. An active voice in industry podcasts and conferences, Maria’s work focuses on responsible, scalable AI solutions for regulated sectors.
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
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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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