Staying Ahead with Effective Data Strategies

The 3rd Altair Data Analytics Summit | 19th January 2023 | The Brewery, London | 8.30 am - 16.30 pm

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Join your peers at the 3rd Altair Data Analytics Summit and discover the future of analytics for the banking, financial services, and insurance sectors.

Through thought-leading keynote speeches and insightful technical presentations, our speakers will reveal how they are injecting innovation into their data analytics strategies and projects.

Featuring insight from:

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Who should attend?

Anyone who is responsible for researching and implementing data analytics software or manages teams that deal with data analytics and AI.
Anyone who is responsible for data analytics strategy and implementation at their organisation.
Those who are responsible for data transformation, analytical modernization, and infrastructure optimisation.

Agenda

8:30-9:00	BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING
9:00-9:05	Welcome and Introduction
9:05-9:25	Opening Keynote Oliver Robinson, Senior Vice President, Data Analytics Strategy Altair
9:25-9:55	Be Future Fit With Data And Analytics How leading firms are using data & analytics to reduce risk. What impending and potential AI regulations mean for banks and insurers. How a solid foundation of data and analytics is the key to agility and innovation. Martha Bennett, Keynote Speaker, Vice President, and Principal Analyst Forrester
9:55-10:15	Keynote Presentation Abhiram Sudheer Mahajani, AI Business Head, EMEA Tech Mahindra
10:15-10:45	NETWORKING
10:45-11:05	Managing a Large Data Transformation Project: Migrating SAS Language Code and Modernizing Analytical Platforms at AXA France Mourad Bachiri and Gaetan Soulas, Big Data Solutions Architects AXA France
11:05-11:30	Panel Discussion: The Role of Data Analytics in Technology Modernization Bruce Zulu, Senior Director, Solutions Architecture, Data Analytics (Host) Aurelien Decros, Lead Solutions Architect Ludvig Sandman, Senior Vice President, Panopticon Product Engineering Altair
11:30-11:50	Hub V5 Pre-Launch: Orchestrating DevOps for Open-Source and SAS Language Programs Oliver Plaistowe (Senior Vice President, Enterprise Data Transformation) & Michael Vallely (Senior Data Analytics Solutions Specialist) Altair
11:50-12:10	Using Open Data to Estimate Forced Sale Discount in Residential Mortgages For lenders in the UK, IRB models are being refreshed to take account of a new economic reality. As mortgage arrears and possessions have been falling for years, there are few lenders with sufficient possessions to estimate forced sale discount. This presentation will provide a suggested method for this estimation. John Christiansen, Chief Risk Officer EZBob
12:10-12:30	AI in Banking: Recent Advances & Future Directions Dr. Emmanouil Platanakis, Associate Professor of Finance University of Bath
12:30-14:00	LUNCH AND NETWORKING
14:00-14:20	Optimization of Credit Limit Increase: Altair’s Prescriptive Analytics Solution Dr. Mamdouh Refaat, Chief Data Scientist Altair
14:20-14:40	Innovation in National Security and the Impact of AI and Data Prof. Sir Anthony Finkelstein, President City University of London
14:40-15:00	TBC Prof. Tapas Mishra, Professor of Financial Economics and Head of Banking & Finance Southampton Business School
15:00-15:30	BREAK
15:30-16:20	Panel Discussion: The War for Talent There is a well-known shortage of candidates with data science skills, coupled with this, there is a growing divide between the current workforce coding in SAS language and the new generation entering the workforce favouring open-source languages. How can we best make use of all these skills and bridge this divide? Hosted by Oliver Perilli, Regional Manager, Data and AI, EMEA Altair
16.20-16:30	SUMMARY AND CLOSE

Confirmed Speakers

Martha Bennett

VP, Principal Analyst

Forrester

Keynote Speaker

Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein

President, City, University of London

Guest Speaker

Mourad Bachiri

Big Data Solutions Architect

AXA France

Dr. Emmanouil Platanakis

Associate Professor of Finance, University of Bath

Keynote Speaker

John Christiansen

Chief Risk Officer

EZBob

Mr. Abhiram Sudheer Mahajani

AI Business Head, EMEA

Tech Mahindra

Dr. Mamdouh Refaat

Chief Data Scientist

Altair

Professor Tapas Mishra

Head of Banking and Finance, Southampton Business School

Guest Speaker

Gaetan Soulas

Technical Expert, Certified Google Cloud Architect

Meet the Altair Data Analytics Team

	Oliver Plaistowe Sr. Vice President, Enterprise Data Transformation		Oliver Robinson Sr. Vice President, Data Analytics Strategy
	Bruce Zulu Sr. Director, Solutions Architecture, Analytics		Ludvig Sandman Sr. Vice President, Panopticon Product Engineering
	Anthony McLoughlin VP Sales, Data Analytics, EMEA		Marco Fliesser Technical Director Data Analytics EMEA
	Michael Vallely Senior Data Analytics, Solutions Specialist, EMEA		Oliver Perilli Sales Manager, Data & AI