Cognitive Finance 2018

Powering smarter decisions with 150+ experts in the financial industry

  • Cognitive Finance is Europe’s 1 event on AI, machine learning and automation processes for the financial industry
  • The event is taking place for the first time on September 26 – 28, 2018 at the Westin Grand, Frankfurt, Germany
  • 45+ industry focused thought leaders will speak and share their perspectives
  • 150+ decision makers, influencers, and thought-leads will exchange knowledge, experiences and project developments

 

Berlin, June 28, 2018 – Cognitive Finance, taking place on September 26 – 28, in Frankfurt, is the business platform bringing together all stakeholders & CxOs from the worlds leading banks, insurance companies, asset management organisations and brokers who play an active role in AI, machine learning and robotic process automation. Over 150 attendees are expected to participate this year at the event launch which offers a diverse range of topics and formats.

 

First speakers announced:

  • Patrick Hunger, CEO, Saxo Bank
  • Rene Steenhart, Executive Vice President, Head of Finance Operations, Rabobank
  • Charbel Fakhry, AI & Data Scientist, Credit Agricole
  • Edouard Camblain, Head of Strategic Projects & Development, Societe Generale
  • Razvan Tudor, Chapter Lead IT Security, ING
  • Claudi Ruiz Camps, Machine Learning Specialist, ABN-AMRO
  • Usama Abdelhamid, Head of Technology Risk Control EMEA & LATAM, UBS
  • Jurgen Stahl, Vice President IT – Services Investment Asset Management, Union Investment
  • Sebastian Antony, Head of Process Transformation, Barclaycard
  • Sebastian Hess, Cyber Risk Executive, AIG
  • Andreas Klein, Managing Editor, Allianz
  • Sumit Amar, Sr Director, Innovation and Development, VISA

In total, more than 45 speakers will be taking to the stage at this year’s Cognitive Finance.

 

Key topics covered at Cognitive Finance 2018

At the event, the latest developments and innovations will be covered along with the challenges of integrating new technologies. The conference panels cover topics including ‘Putting the right data into the machine’, ‘Autonomous learning investment strategies’, ‘Information compression and clustering in finance’, ‘Combining RPA and process engineering’, ‘The risk of automation to compliance’ and ‘Keeping your robots under control.’ These insights will help you discover the next era of AI, cognitive technologies and RPA and make smarter decisions.

 

About Cognitive Finance

Cognitive Finance is taking place for the first time in 2018 as part of the cognitive technologies event series organized by we.CONECT; the leading business information, business events and business community company, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The event uniquely focuses on the use of cognitive technologies, AI, automation and machine learning in the financial industry and will bring together 150+ of the industry’s most influential decision makers for a 3-day event on September 26 – 28 in Frankfurt.

 

Multi-Touchpoint Concept: event-formats. multi-touchpoint. module-based platform

we.CONECT established new conversational processes like world cafes, bar camps, RTSC, open space and more than 20 interactive formats which are based on scientific principles that have been proven to make the most of large scale enterprise change programs.

Our formats are intended to facilitate open and intimate discussion, and link ideas within a larger group to access the “collective intelligence” or “collective wisdom” – we call it Multi-Touchpoint Concept. Whether large scale events with more than 1.000 senior decision makers or vertical events with up to 300 delegates – through our module-based platform we are proud to be able to offer our clients a new world of networking which is unique in the conference business worldwide.

You can find detailed information and the full schedule of Cognitive Finance outlined in the agenda.

 

About we.CONECT

we.CONECT Global Leaders is a leading business information company, developing and providing digital business information, senior level B2B events, business communities & supporting event technology at the interface between real live business, digital transformation & future technologies & challenges.

Leveraging our expertise and strong relationships with key experts across the globe, we create events, content and communities that deliver mind-blowing ideas, innovations & opportunities to make your business growth.

 

About Cognitive Technologies blog

Cognitive Technologies explores and encompasses the impact of cognitive technologies, AI and its subfields and related areas, such as Machine- & Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Imaging Systems, NLPS, Neural networks, Cognitive Robotics, Automated Reasoning and a lot of more, on organizations and helps leaders make wise strategy and technology choices.

 

For further information, please visit https://cognitive-finance.ai/ or contact:

 

Gemma Hutchinson

Senior Marketing Manager – Cognitive Finance

Email: gemma.hutchinson@we-conect.com