CDAO Financial Services 2026

February 18 - 19, 2026
Artificial IntelligenceData AnalyticsFinance

Returning for its thirteenth year, CDAO Financial Services 2026 is the premier event for America's top data and analytics leaders in the financial sector. Join us for a transformative experience where industry experts delve into the latest strategies for leveraging data-driven decision-making, risk management, regulatory compliance, and AI implementation to fuel business growth. This year’s event also explores the convergence of technology, governance, and data ethics to shape the future of financial services. In 2026, CDAO Financial Services will be co-located with CDAO Insurance. This provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain actionable insights and foster the connections necessary to stay ahead in the evolving insurance landscape.

Speakers

Robert Kula

Robert Kula

EVP & Chief Data Risk Officer, KeyBank

Saba Dossani

Saba Dossani

Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Comerica Bank

Diego de Aragao

Diego de Aragao

Senior Vice President, Balance Sheet Management & Analytics, Citi

Tarun Sood

Tarun Sood

Chief Data Officer, American Century

Arijit Bhattacharya

Arijit Bhattacharya

Head of Data Governance, Northern Trust Asset Management

Hardik Dave

Hardik Dave

Director, Digital & Data Platforms, BlackRock

Matthew Balfour

Matthew Balfour

Principal Managing Consultant, Exadel

Alexey Girzhadovich

Alexey Girzhadovich

Chief Delivery Officer, Exadel

Christian Brugger

Christian Brugger

Director of Client Solutions, Fenergo

Jessica Goulart

Jessica Goulart

Vice President of Partnerships, Ataccama

Akhil Khunger

Akhil Khunger

Vice President, Quantitative Analytics, Barclays

Hortense Viard

Hortense Viard

Financial Services, Risk & Regulatory, Artefact

Akhilesh Kale

Akhilesh Kale

Partner, Financial Services, Data & AI Foundations, Artefact

Garry Teekah

Garry Teekah

Head of Market Development, North America, Fenergo

Bryan McCann

Bryan McCann

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, You.com

Emma McGrattan

Emma McGrattan

Chief Technology Officer, Actian

Colman Madden

Colman Madden

Head of Customer Engineering, Google Cloud

Ron Koch

Ron Koch

Director, Data, AI & Watsonx, Financial Services Market, IBM

Brian Dragunas

Brian Dragunas

Director, Data, AI & Watsonx, Financial Services Market, IBM

Brian Evans

Brian Evans

Vice President, Americas Sales, Neo4j

Kevin Stumpf

Kevin Stumpf

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Tecton

Brent Blaschka

Brent Blaschka

Sales Director, Carto

Or Zabludowski

Or Zabludowski

Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Flexor.ai

Mike Upchurch

Mike Upchurch

Vice President of Strategy for Financial Services & Insurance, Domino Data Lab

Unmesh Kulkarni

Unmesh Kulkarni

Senior Vice President BFSI, Tredence

Arpan Dasgupta

Arpan Dasgupta

Chief Business Officer BFSI, Tredence

Curtis O’Dell

Curtis O’Dell

Global Business Manager, Tricentis

Shri Bhupathi

Shri Bhupathi

Chief Executive Officer & Founder, MILL5

Sriraman Pattabiraman

Sriraman Pattabiraman

Data Governance & Risk Reporting Lead, State Street

Eric Gonzalez

Eric Gonzalez

Vice President, Business Intelligence Architecture, Eastern Bank

Richa Singh

Richa Singh

Director & Head of Data & AI, Lexington Partners

Bijit Ghosh

Bijit Ghosh

Chief Technology Officer, Global Head of Cloud Product & Engineering, AI/ML, Deutsche Bank

Jitender Jain

Jitender Jain

Principal Software Engineer, Capital One (Former)

Vinod Goje

Vinod Goje

Vice President Engineering Manager, Bank of America

Alejandro Mosquera

Alejandro Mosquera

Head of AI, Cybersecurity & Privacy, Chime

Koosha Golmohammadi

Koosha Golmohammadi

Executive Director of Data Science, Chase

Adrija Banerjee

Adrija Banerjee

Director, American Express

Jaydip Mukhopadhyay

Jaydip Mukhopadhyay

Vice President, Data Science & Model Risk, Internal Audit, American Express

Dhouglas Carvalho

Dhouglas Carvalho

Vice President, Product Management, Delivery Lead, Global Market Data, Analytics, Sales & Research Tech, Bank of America

Abhinav Natarajan

Abhinav Natarajan

Executive Director, Global Product Lead, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co

Erum Manzoor

Erum Manzoor

Vice President, Citi

Edgar Zalite

Edgar Zalite

Chief Data Architect, Deutsche Bank

Dimple Thakkar

Dimple Thakkar

Executive Director – Head of Data for Machine Learning Operations, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co

Dennis Peters

Dennis Peters

Head of Data & Analytics, Managing Director, PGIM

Srini Masanam

Srini Masanam

Global Head of Surveillance Data Quality, Citi

Jayeeta Putatunda

Jayeeta Putatunda

Senior Data Scientist - NLP & Gen AI, Manager, Emerging Technology, Fitch Group

Ali Abedini

Ali Abedini

Senior Vice President, Executive Head of US Advanced Analytics, TD Bank

Luckner Polycarpe

Luckner Polycarpe

Vice President, Data & AI Strategy, Mastercard

Jake Katz

Jake Katz

Head of RMBS Research and Data Science, Analytics & AI, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Pawan Verma

Pawan Verma

Chief Data Officer, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

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