AI offers financial services organisations new ways to improve customer support, strengthen decision-making and widen access to services. As firms move from promising experiments to wider adoption, governance is becoming a critical enabler of AI success, helping organisations build the confidence to innovate, scale and realise value responsibly. 

Hosted and chaired by InterSystems, this panel brings together perspectives from the Financial Conduct Authority and Aegis Trace to explore how governance can support responsible AI adoption while creating the conditions for greater innovation and competitive advantage. The discussion will consider what existing regulatory principles mean in practice, the role of reliable data and meaningful human oversight, and the evidence firms need to understand, review and trust AI-supported decisions. 

Looking ahead, the panel will examine how these questions evolve as AI systems gain greater autonomy, and how firms can maintain accountability while embracing the next generation of AI capabilities. Designed for business, technology, risk and compliance leaders, the session offers practical perspectives on building trust and enabling AI to scale across financial services.

Vicki Jordan leads the FCA’s AI Policy team, shaping its regulatory approach to AI in financial services. She works with government, industry and regulators in the UK and internationally to identify emerging risks and inform effective policy. She has also led major FCA initiatives focused on strengthening policy making and regulatory reform.

Tony Kelly is a technology executive with 30+ years' experience building and scaling internet-scale platforms across gaming, fintech, cloud and regulated technology. As former CEO of Demonware and VP Online at Activision Blizzard, he helped operate infrastructure supporting 600M+ users globally and contributed to Activision's online, ecommerce and data strategy. He later held senior

technology and operating roles at Deposify, building regulated banking and payments infrastructure in the US, and has since worked across AI, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, product development and technology investment.

Irene Galperin is a Senior Advisor for Financial Services at InterSystems, responsible for expanding the firm’s global reach in the financial services industry. Irene has decades of experience working with leading financial data, analytics, and technology solution providers that deliver mission-critical data to support investment decisions, and technology to modernize the industry’s tech infrastructure. These include Bloomberg, MSCI, and Euromoney Institutional Investor, as well as emerging SaaS providers specializing in data automation and artificial intelligence