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Exclusive Cocktail & Networking with Artefact & Treasure Data

The rise of AI, particularly GenAI and Agentic AI, presents immense opportunities and complex challenges. To help you navigate this evolving landscape and transform vision into actionable implementation, Artefact and Treasure Data are delighted to invite you to an exclusive cocktail and networking event.

Date: September 25, 2025

Time: 4:30 – 7:00 PM

Location: Chelsea Village, New York City

This isn’t just another industry gathering. It’s a curated opportunity for FSI leaders to gain
actionable insights and identify strategic opportunities across the entire value chain.

What to expect:

Together, we’ll explore how GenAI and Agentic AI are reshaping financial services, and we’ll soft-launch our new joint white paper on CDP in the Age of GenAI. This is your opportunity to gain actionable insights and connect with a curated network of FSI decision-makers.

Agenda:

  • 4:30–5:00 PM | Welcome Cocktail
  • 5:00–6:00 PM | Opening Remarks & White Paper Introduction / Keynote / Thought Leadership by Artefact & Treasure Data
    • Dive deep into strategic insights, practical applications, and the future of AI in financial services. We’ll introduce key messages from our new white paper, providing a framework for navigating these critical trends.
  • 6:00–7:00 PM | Cocktail & Networking

This invitation is extended to senior leaders from banks, insurers, and asset managers, including CDOs, CMOs, Heads of Data/AI, and Innovation Officers.

Registrations upon approval.

Speaker(s)

Ghadi Hobeika

Ghadi Hobeika, Managing Partner & CEO Artefact US

Artefact

Florian Thiébaut

Florian Thiébaut, Managing Partner – Data-Marketing Practice Lead

Artefact

Florian Thiébaut is an engineer, a graduate of Centrale Supélec, and has been our Data Marketing expert at Artefact for nearly 10 years. He has end-to-end expertise in all our data-driven offerings, including Marketing Mix Modelling, Marketing ROI, advanced data analysis, and the deployment of Ad Tech and Mar Tech platforms, such as Customer Data Platforms. He leads a global team of specialists, all highly skilled in data marketing, who support numerous clients worldwide, including L’Oréal, Samsung, Unilever, Orange, and many others.

Akhilesh Kale

Akhilesh Kale, Partner – Data and AI Foundations

Artefact US

Akhilesh (AK) is Partner leading financial services at Artefact, a global data and AI consultancy firm. AK is an advisor to CDAOs, CIOs and business leaders in driving practical & tangible outcomes through data foundations, analytics & AI. Having served the largest global financial institutions, he is passionate about the intersection of financial services and technology. AK frequently shares insights on the future of Data & AI in conferences and forums worldwide.

Hortense Viard

Hortense Viard, Partner – Financial Services Lead – Regulatory, Risk and ESG

Artefact US