FIMA Connect 2025
03 - 04 April, 2025
Hilton Syon Park, London, United Kingdom
Day 1 | 3rd April
7:45 am - 8:50 am
Registration and Coffee
8:50 am - 8:55 am
Organiser’s Welcome Address + Introduction to Your Concierge Team - Laurence Taylor, Editorial Director, FIMA
8:55 am - 9:00 am
Chair's Opening Remarks
9:00 am - 9:20 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Making the case for data in 2025: How to build and implement a data roadmap to deliver business value in the age of AI
9:20 am - 10:00 am
KEYNOTE PANEL: Transformative data strategies: How we built a data plan that supports our organisation’s goals, balances risk & reward and drives business value
Duncan Cooper -
Chief Data Officer,
Northern Trust
Laetitia Fournier -
Head of Data & Innovation, CIB,
Natixis
Charaf El-Hami -
Global Head of Data Management,
Amundi
- Align Data with Business Goals: Link data strategy to organizational objectives
- Engage Stakeholders: Collaborate with C-suite and stakeholders to align data initiatives with their priorities and challenges
- Develop a comprehensive data strategy covering all analytics and AI initiatives, setting realistic expectations
Laetitia Fournier
Head of Data & Innovation, CIBNatixis
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Networking Bingo!
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:20 am - 10:50 am
1-2-1 Meetings
10:50 am - 10:55 am
5-minute transition
10:55 am - 11:25 am
1-2-1 Meetings
11:25 am - 11:30 am
5-minute transition
DATA GOVERNANCE AS A VALUE GENERATOR
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
INTERACTIVE PANEL: Mastering data governance: How we are promoting firm-wide data integrity through effective leadership, oversight and controls
Peter Sykes -
Head of Data Operations,
Vontobel
Robert Goodliffe -
International Head of Data Management,
Goldman Sachs
Sabrina Leprovost -
Deputy Head Global Data Management,
Amundi
- Implementing Robust Data Governance: Learn how to establish a comprehensive governance structure to proactively manage risk and continuously monitor data quality
- Staying dynamic: Making sure governance practices are agile enough to respond swiftly to market demands and technological advancements
- Empowering data stewards: Putting in place rules and enabling key individuals to continuously assess data quality
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
PRESENTATION – Modernising Your Data Governance Toolbox – How can you upgrade your tech stack to streamline and strengthen data governance?
- Share solutions to organise and maintain your data
- Strategies to ensure integrity and accessibility throughout your data’s lifecycle
- Advances in data cataloguing and lineage to improve trust in data
12:25 pm - 1:25 pm
Lunch
12:25 pm - 1:25 pm
CDO THINK TANK: The changing role of the chief data officer in a rapidly evolving environment
- Navigate the changing role of the CDO as a key leader in business transformation
- Address challenges CDOs face in aligning data oversight with organisational goals
- Discuss growing expectations on CDOs as macroeconomic factors, technological disruption and other risks evolve
1:25 pm - 1:30 pm
5-minute transition
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
1-2-1 Meetings
2:00 pm - 2:05 pm
5-minute transition
2:05 pm - 2:35 pm
1-2-1 Meetings
2:35 pm - 2:40 pm
5-minute transition
EMPOWERING DATA TEAMS AND PEOPLE
2:45 pm - 3:05 pm
Building a data-driven culture: Fostering a culture of data integrity across your organisation
Arieh Hoch -
Head of Data, Securities Services,
Citi
- Understand the core elements that shape a data-driven culture and discover practical ways to measure its impact
- Explore different approaches and tailored strategies to create a data-centric environment.
- Leverage innovation and collaboration to sustain a dynamic and resilient approach to data
3:05 pm - 3:50 pm
KEYNOTE INTERACTIVE PANEL: Growing and empowering data teams and users though continuous education and training
Chris Daniels -
Chief Data Officer, Corporate Investment Bank,
Deutsche Bank
Ari Cohen -
Chief Data Officer, EMEA,
Macquarie Group
Greg Steel -
Chief Data Officer, Wealth and Personal Banking,
HSBC
- Driving culture change: Strategies for effective change management to foster and promote data awareness across the company
- Education and Empowerment: Enhancing data literacy for non-data teams and enabling key stakeholders to effectively interact with decision-critical data
- Building High-Performing Teams: Discuss how the balance of skillsets is evolving in the context of AI, and share techniques for upskilling and expanding specialist data teams
3:50 pm - 4:10 pm
KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: How we adopted a data mesh approach for enhanced scalability and agility
Giorgio Colamartino -
Head of Group Subsidiaries Data Office,
Intesa Sanpaolo
- Empower data teams through decentralised ownership and foster enable independent management and innovation
- Discover strategies for effective data mesh implementation and federated computational ecosystems
- Discuss future trends in data mesh and data fabric innovation
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm
5-minute transition
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
1-2-1 Meetings
4:45 pm - 4:50 pm
5-minute transition
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm
1-2-1 Meetings
5:20 pm - 5:25 pm
5-minute transition
Join us for focused roundtable discussions hosted by our sponsoring partners, featuring tech demos and open Q&A sessions. Each 20-minute roundtable provides an opportunity to explore the latest industry innovations and strategies. Engage with providers, take part in tech demos, and gain hands-on insights into these critical themes