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Key learnings from the opening speech by Joffrey Martinez, Partner & Global Financial Services Lead at Artefact, on AI in Financial Services: Key Market Trends and Insights for 2024.

Key learnings from the panel discussion with Antoine Ly, Chief Data Science Officer at SCOR, Christophe Tummers, Group Chief Data Officer at Société Générale, and Jérémie Cornet-Vuckovic, Directeur Data Consulting, Strategy and AI Projects at Artefact.

Key learnings from the panel discussion with Laure Lesage, Chief Data & Digital Officer at ODDO BHF, Lydie Percier, Chief Innovation Officer at Indosuez Wealth Management, and Alexis Baufine-Ducrocq, Partner at Artefact.

Key learnings from the discussion between Christophe Lattuada, COO of Global Banking & Investor Solutions and Group Executive Sponsor for AI at Société Générale, and Joffrey Martinez, Global Financial Services Lead at Artefact.

Key learnings from the discussion between Pierre Ruhlmann, Chief Operating Officer French Retail Banking at BNP Paribas, and Joffrey Martinez, Global Financial Services Lead at Artefact.

Key learnings from the panel discussion with Hugues Even, Group Chief Data Officer at BNP Paribas, Matteo Dora, CTO at Giskard, Guillaume Bour, Head of Enterprise EMEA at Mistral AI, Anne-Laure Giret, Head of Google Cloud AI GTM, EMEA South at Google Cloud, and Hanan Ouazan, Partner & Generative AI Lead at Artefact.

Key learnings from the discussion between Aldrick Zappellini, Group Data Director & CDO at Crédit Agricole Group and Alexis Baufine-Ducrocq, Partner at Artefact.

Key learnings from the keynote by Adrien Vesteghem, AI Program Director at BNP Paribas, on unveiling the hidden potential of AI.

Key learnings from the panel discussion with Anne-Gaëlle Chasles, Vice-President IBM and Managing Director Financial Services at IBM, Emmanuel Sardet, Deputy Group CIO, and Group CTO at Groupe Crédit Agricole, Su Yang, Head of AI for transaction banking and head of AI and IT innovation at BNP Paribas, and Jérémie Cornet-Vuckovic, Data Consulting Director - Strategy and AI Project at Artefact.

Key learnings from the discussion between Nelson Vadori, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan AI Research at JP Morgan Chase, and Akhilesh Kale, Partner US Financial Services Leader at Artefact.

Key learnings from the discussion between Pierre Van Ingelandt, Digital Officer - Head of Innovation at TotalEnergies Trading, and Lorenzo Croati, Partner at Artefact, on LLM for trading.

Key learnings from the panel discussion with Ghislain Lefebvre, Senior Strategic Account Executive, South Europe at Treasure Data, Guillaume Rincé, CTO at Maif, and Sophie Huss, Chief Marketing Officer at Artefact.

Key learnings from the panel discussion with Jean-Philippe Desbiolles, Managing Director, IBM Financial Services at IBM, Damien Ernst, Deputy CIO and CTO at Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, and Emma Sezen, Head of AI for Finance at Artefact.

Key learnings from the keynote by Vincent Martin, Technical Business Developer at Pasqal on Quantum computing in finance with neutral atoms.

Key learnings from the panel discussion with Eric Bezille, Office of CTO - CTO Ambassador - Senior Manager Solution Architects at Dell Technologies, Marco Mengotto, EMEA Financial Services Practice Leader at Dell Technologies, Laetitia Faucon, FSO Lead France at Nvidia, and Andrea Mogini, Head of Language Analytics - Pace, at BNP Paribas.

In this talk, the founder of Libertify shared insights into their innovative solutions aimed at transforming client engagement in the financial services sector. Libertify, a company with offices in New York, Dubai, and Hong Kong, addresses a significant pain point in the industry: the complexity of lengthy, compliance-heavy documents that clients often overlook or ignore. These documents, essential for regulatory purposes, are frequently unread, leading to compliance risks and missed opportunities for revenue generation.

Adam Wenchel, co-founder and CEO of Arthur, welcomes Charlie Flanigan, head of AI at Balyasny Asset Management. BAM is a large hedge fund managing $21 billion across various markets. Charlie emphasizes the importance of their centralized applied AI team, consisting of six engineers and six researchers, who develop tools to enhance investment efficiency and productivity.

The discussion focuses on the significant challenges within the financial services industry, particularly concerning financial crime, fraud, and anti-money laundering. These issues are estimated to cost around $480 billion globally. Tackling these problems at scale requires collaborative innovation, primarily because data is dispersed across multiple silos.

At UBS Sai Zeng leads the implementation of AI-driven strategies to enhance data management, risk reduction, and operational efficiency across the bank's group functions.

Abdelaziz Benyahya has extensive experience in management consulting from his time at Accenture and also teaches Business Strategy and Design Thinking at ESSEC Business School. His role at AXA focuses on leading digital transformation and innovation initiatives within the region​.

Richard Falk-Wallace is the CEO and co-founder of Arcana, a company focused on enabling institutional investors to understand portfolio risks and optimize performance using sophisticated data analytics. He graduated from Columbia University and has extensive experience in the financial sector.

Customer expectations are rapidly evolving due to advancements in digital experiences across various industries. In financial services, customers demand real-time updates and seamless processes. This expectation drives the need for greater transparency and efficiency in financial transactions and services. In addition to that, AI plays a critical role in addressing industry challenges in retail banking, particularly in enhancing customer experience and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Aditi Subbarao's expertise lies in financial services, strategic partnerships, and the application of AI to automate complex business processes. She has a strong background in leveraging advanced technologies to solve complex business problems in the financial sector​.

Adrien Vesteghem is the AI Program Director at BNP Paribas, where he has structured and launched a major transformation program for all business lines across the bank. He oversees the delivery of AI engines, from ideation to change management, with initial implementations in fraud detection and inbound management. He also focuses on AI risk management and promotes employee acculturation, especially with a focus on Generative AI.

Over the past five years, Bpifrance has evolved from a traditional investment bank into a fintech company. This shift is driven by the need to enhance productivity, streamline operations, and support the French enterprise ecosystem through advanced data management and AI technologies.

Qonto uses Dust to automate certain tasks, increasing productivity by 20%. For example, AI checks incorporation documents to identify prohibited activities, reducing processing time from 15 to 12 minutes. The development and implementation of these solutions take approximately two weeks, with an immediate return on investment.

Aurore plays a crucial role in transforming the bank's operational and relationship model of the Société Générale, to offer the most appropriate value proposition to its clients. She supervises the Digital, Distance Banking, Open Banking, Data and AI, Payments, Operations and Transformation departments. She has more than 20 years of experience within Societe Generale group, where she has developed a thorough knowledge of retail banking activities, as well as solid skills in digital technology.