TRADING PLACES

Kelsey Hightower

Retired Distinguished Engineer, Author, Advisor, and Open Source Contributor

Kelsey Hightower

Retired Distinguished Engineer, Author, Advisor, and Open Source Contributor

WITH AND WITHOUT CLIMATE RISK

Johnny Mattimore

Partner, Financial Services & Sustainable Finance

BIP Group

Johnny Mattimore

Partner, Financial Services & Sustainable Finance

Johnny has 35+ years of experience in the financial markets starting in 1988 after graduating with a degree in mathematics from the University of Bristol, UK. The breadth of areas includes banking, asset management, hedge funds, private equity, wealth management, clearers, exchanges and the emerging areas of digital end-to-end platforms and digital securities on blockchain/DLT and solving the complex engineering challenge of integrating Sustainable Finance, ESG and Climate Change into financial data systems and models.

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Join us for the opening keynotes at OSFF London, featuring Madeleine Dassule, CIO of Infrastructure at Wellington Management, and more to be announced soon. They will welcome attendees and set the tone for the conference, discussing the transformative impact of open source in financial services and outlining the innovations and collaborative opportunities that lie ahead.

Gabriele Columbro

Executive Director / General Manager

FINOS / Linux Foundation Europe

Gabriele Columbro

Executive Director / General Manager

Gabriele is an open source technologist at heart. He spent over 15 years building developer ecosystems to deliver value through open source across Europe and the US. He thrives on driving innovation both contributing to open source communities and joining commercial open source ventures, whether it’s for an early stage tech startup, a Fortune 500 firm or a non profit foundation. He has recently won the Tech Leadership Award at FinTech Futures USA Banking Tech Awards.

As Executive Director Gabriele grew the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) from the ground up, with the vision of creating a trusted arena for the global financial services industry to innovate faster, leveraging open source as a model of collaboration. He then led FINOS to join the Linux Foundation umbrella to accelerate growth, ensure long term sustainability of efforts and reduce fragmentation in the Foundation’s ecosystem. In 2022, he took on a dual role as General Manager of the newly launched Linux Foundation Europe, which was created to foster regional open collaborations in the European continent and expand the global platform of the Linux Foundation.

Gabriele holds a Master in Computer Engineering, is a Committer for the Apache Software Foundation and advises open source startups. He’s a passionate soccer fan, reggae music connoisseur and special needs dad and advocate wannabe.

Madeleine Dassule

CIO, Infrastructure Platform

Wellington Management

Madeleine Dassule

CIO, Infrastructure Platform

As CIO for the Infrastructure platform, Madeleine leads our technology efforts globally across portfolio implementation, trading, operations, data, regulatory, finance, and HR. Madeleine is chair of the Technology Strategy Board and the Infrastructure Platform Technology Council, the vice-chair of the Cross-Platform Technology Council, and a member of the Americas Compensation Committee. Madeleine is Vice Chair of the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) board, which provides technology solutions through standards and code sharing for common industry challenges.
Before joining Wellington Management in February 2006, Madeleine worked at Goldman Sachs in New York, managing the NYSE and Listed Trading Systems. Prior to Goldman Sachs, she was a manager at Accenture in the Financial Markets practice. Madeleine moved to the US from her native France to attend Columbia College, where she earned a BA in mathematics. Her bilingual education at an international school in France enabled her to develop fluency in both English and French. Madeleine serves as a treasurer on the Boston City Singers board.

ENTERPRISE AI: MODELS VS CODE

In this lightning fast keynote with LIVE demonstration, we will provide an example of enterprise application development, where DevSecOps embraces AI/ML and Large Language Models including: Backstage, Mistral, Kubernetes, Jupyter, KubeFlow, Python, Llama, Tekton, InstructLab, ArgoCD, Java, Granite, and much more.

Burr Sutter

Global Director, Developer Experience

Red Hat

Burr Sutter

Global Director, Developer Experience

A lifelong developer advocate, community organizer, and technology evangelist, Burr Sutter is a featured speaker at technology events around the globe, from Bangalore to Brussels and Berlin to Bali (and most parts in between).He is currently Red Hat’s Global Director of Developer Experience. A Java Champion since 2005 and former president of the Atlanta Java User Group, Burr founded the DevNexus conference, now the largest Java event in the U.S. with the aim of making access to the world’s leading software educators affordable to the developer community. When not speaking abroad, Burr focuses on product strategy for Red Hat’s developer facing technologies.

AI READINESS: DRIVING INNOVATION WHILE NAVIGATING GOVERNANCE, SECURITY, AND ETHICS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES

This keynote panel, framed by the release of AI Readiness's Simple Governance Framework, will explore how innovation in artificial intelligence is shaping the financial services industry. The discussion will cover key issues such as cybersecurity, data privacy, and ethics, offering insights into the real-world challenges faced by buy-side and sell-side participants. The panel will focus on how organizations innovate their governance structures, manage intellectual property, and forge agreements with service providers. Additionally, it will examine how model risk management has evolved to cope with AI onboarding, emphasizing the balance between innovation and risk management to ensure responsible and effective AI adoption in finance.

Prachi Kasodhan

Enterprise CTO

Microsoft

Prachi Kasodhan

Enterprise CTO

Prachi Kasodhan is a Data/AI and Digital Transformation Leader with over twenty years of experience across several aspects of the software business, from software development & engineering, enterprise program & portfolio management, data governance & digital transformation. At Microsoft, she leads global strategy and execution for one of the largest G-SIFISs (Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions) in the world. Prachi comes to Microsoft from Morgan Stanley, where in the last 8 years she has held several leadership roles within strategic portfolio execution & governance, end user technology adoption, robotic process automation and most recently as a data governance & sensitive data security leader. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Prachi spent close to 11 years at UBS in various technology leadership roles across the Investment Banking Division, Operations and Equities technology. Prachi is a passionate DEI advocate who believes inclusive, accessible STEM participation and harnessing the power of knowledge to uplift many.

Andrew Martin

CEO

ControlPlane

Andrew Martin

CEO

Andrew has an incisive security engineering ethos gained building and destroying high-traffic web applications. Proficient in systems development, testing, and operations, he is at his happiest profiling and securing every tier of a cloud native system, and has battle-hardened experience delivering containerised solutions to enterprise and government. He is CEO at https://control-plane.io

Kim Prado

CIO, US Capital Markets, I&CB and Office of the COO

BMO Capital Markets

Kim Prado

CIO, US Capital Markets, I&CB and Office of the COO

Kim joined BMO in August 2021 from RBC where she was the Global Head of the Client, Banking & Digital Channels Technology group across Capital Markets. Kim developed and implemented a comprehensive client data strategy adopted by Capital Markets, sunset legacy applications and united the global salesforce under a single CRM instance. Collecting and connecting client touchpoints with external data sets allowed her team to proactively source opportunities and recommendations using advanced AI and machine learning to deepen client relationships and increase wallet share. Kim held multiple roles at RBC over 15 years supporting the business in various capacities from running Global Fixed Income Production Services to Head of Fixed Income Sales and Credit Trading technology.

Prior to joining RBC, Kim ran Front Office technology at Mizuho as well as the API Connectivity Development team at ICAP and was part of the initial launch of BrokerTec. She has also held multiple positions across the street with Kidder Peabody, Deutsche Bank and Chase Securities. Kim received a BA from Stockton University in accounting.

Johnna Powell

Managing Director, and Head of Technology, Research and Innovation

DTCC

Johnna Powell

Managing Director, and Head of Technology, Research and Innovation

WHAT’S YOUR COMPANY’S AI STORY?

As companies flock to implement generative AI tools, they are encountering new considerations and concerns, alongside rapidly emerging regulations (especially in already highly regulated industries). This keynote highlights how innovative makers of generative AI developer tools like GitHub Copilot are addressing key issues with their customers who seek to responsibly use and implement innovative AI solutions, while also anticipating the impacts of emerging regulation.

Dave Green

VP of Legal

Github

Dave Green

VP of Legal

ADVANCING DIVERSITY IN OPEN SOURCE: A JOURNEY OF INCLUSION, INNOVATION, AND AUTHENTIC SELF-DISCOVERY

Join this panel discussion to explore how the financial industry is driving diversity in open source. Panelists will share their experiences and strategies for fostering an inclusive work environment, advancing DEI efforts, and advocating for social change. Attendees will gain insights on becoming effective allies, championing DEI initiatives in their own communities, and leveraging their identities for personal and professional growth, with the ultimate goal of inspiring a more diverse and equitable future in open source.

Kay XiongPachay

Open Source Program Manager

Goldman Sachs

Kay XiongPachay

Open Source Program Manager

Kay the Global Program Manager in the Open Source Program Office at Goldman Sachs, where she has been instrumental in integrating open source culture into the firm. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in early 2022, her background was in retail management before graduating from the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy and making the transition into tech. With her non-traditional background, she brings a unique user-centric perspective to the open source community, with a focus on empowering engineers, integrating new initiatives, and cultivating a more inclusive culture.

Serge Bettencourt

Chief of Staff & Product Owner, ICG Client Onboarding and Data Services Technology

Citi

Serge Bettencourt

Chief of Staff & Product Owner, ICG Client Onboarding and Data Services Technology

Jaya Sehgal

Vice President

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Jaya Sehgal

Vice President

Jaya is Governance and Change Controls Lead in Release Management space. With over 16 years of experience & expertise in application development, production support, project management and release management, she has been instrumental in driving efficiencies for several projects through transition and transformation. She earned three master’s degrees and holds several certifications. She is passionate about helping people achieve their full potential and enjoys coaching and mentoring others.

Rita Chaturvedi

Executive Director

Morgan Stanley

Rita Chaturvedi

Executive Director

Rita Chaturvedi is an Executive Director of Morgan Stanley, responsible for Release and Change Management for Wealth Management Technology. Rita has held several roles and has driven transformation initiatives spanning SRE - Release Engineering, SDLC, Change Implementation Management, Agile, and DevOps. She is a champion for programs focused on DEI. She is Co-Chair for the DEI SIG at FINOS, and member of the Advisory Board of her Alma mater, Banasthali Vidyapith.

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