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AI Everywhere: Transforming Data, Empowering People

Dive into how AI empowers audit and finance leaders transform data into insights that drive trust and growth

June 2-3, 2025

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Countries

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Sessions

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Industry Tracks

You'll be in good company

Last year's attendees

Speakers

More speakers dropping soon – stay tuned!

Adir Ron
EMEA Director of Technology for Startups & Digital Natives at Microsoft
Finn Magnus Aamodt​
Change & Adoption Leader at Deloitte Norway, Audit & Assurance​
John Toon
Tech Strategy Lead at Beever and Struthers
Lotte Williams
Senior Manager & Head of Retail & eCommerce at HaysMac LLP
Maarten Schreuder
AI-driven Experiences Leader at Protiviti
Nicolas Boucher
Founder at AI Finance Club
Remco de Vries
VP Demand at DataSnipper
Simone Segnalini​
Digital, Risk & Transformation Leader at RSM Italy​
Thilo Richter
VP Product & Engineering at DataSnipper
Vidya Peters
CEO at DataSnipper
Will Hyde
Audit Data Analytics Specialist at Moore Kingston Smith

Agenda

Welcome & Lunch
13:00-13:10
10 min
Welcome Remarks
13:10 - 13:30
20 min
Keynote - Opening
Vidya Peters
CEO at DataSnipper
13:30-14:00
30 min
Keynote - Product Updates
Thilo Richter
VP Product & Engineering at DataSnipper
14:00-14:30
30 min
The Next Era for AI Agents & Automation: Rise of AI Reasoning Models
Adir Ron
EMEA Director of Technology for Startups & Digital Natives at Microsoft
Networking break
15:00-15:50
50 min
More than Tech Hype: Practical Lessons in Scaling AI in Financial Services
As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize financial services, the conversation often focuses on broad, theoretical possibilities. This roundtable shifts the narrative toward practical applications and lessons learned from deploying AI in the banking and insurance industries.  Panelists will chat through the unique challenges of ensuring regulatory compliance, mitigating risk, and building trust in AI-driven processes. The discussion will highlight real-world examples, including how tools like DataSnipper streamline audits and compliance workflows while maintaining precision and transparency.
Remco de Vries
VP Demand at DataSnipper
John Toon
Tech Strategy Lead at Beever and Struthers
Finn Magnus Aamodt
Change & Adoption Leader at Deloitte Norway, Audit & Assurance​
Lotte Williams
Senior Manager & Head of Retail & eCommerce at HaysMac LLP
15:50-16:40
50 min
AI Is Here: Real Cases of AI Reshaping Finance
Focus on how intelligent automation technologies are being deployed within cross-functional teams to improve workflows, efficiency, and productivity. This could include case studies of automation in action and tips for implementation.
Nicolas Boucher
Founder at AI Finance Club
16:40-16:45
5 min
Closing Remark
Transition to EMPWR Hour
17:00-19:00
2 hours
EMPWR Hour & Product Playroom
19:00-22:00
Gala Dinner
Welcome & Breakfast
9:30-9:40
10 min
Welcome Remarks
Transition to breakout sessions
10:00-10:45
45 min
Buy vs. Build: Making the Right Call in the Age of AI
When data is everywhere and AI accelerates everything, the decision to build your own solutions or buy trusted tools has never been more critical—or more complex. In this session, finance and audit leaders unpack the real trade-offs behind cost, control, scalability, security, and speed. Explore frameworks that help you evaluate long-term ROI, understand hidden resource burdens, and ultimately choose the path that empowers—not overwhelms—your team.
Will Hyde
Audit Data Analytics Specialist at Moore Kingston Smith

Building a relationship with your newest colleague: AI
Regardless of your job or level, you’ll have to develop a working relationship with AI. We’ll chat through practical tips for upscaling your own usage of AI and how to get your team to adopt new ways of working with AI tools. From incorporating AI into your daily life to change management best practices for getting your whole organization on board.
Simone Segnalini
Digital, Risk & Transformation Leader at RSM Italy​

Sharpening risk instincts through AI-driven experiences
Fast-paced, interactive risk management simulation powered by AI—designed for finance, audit, and risk professionals. You’ll take on the role of a company’s leadership team facing a sudden business disruption. Using live audience voting, you’ll make key decisions under pressure while balancing financial, operational, and reputational risks. This AI-driven experience challenges your instincts, sharpens risk awareness, and shows how decisions play out in real time—complete with surprises, trade-offs, and realistic consequences.
Maarten Schreuder
AI-driven experiences leader at Protiviti
Coffee Break
11:15-12:00
45 min
Buy vs. Build: Making the Right Call in the Age of AI
When data is everywhere and AI accelerates everything, the decision to build your own solutions or buy trusted tools has never been more critical—or more complex. In this session, finance and audit leaders unpack the real trade-offs behind cost, control, scalability, security, and speed. Explore frameworks that help you evaluate long-term ROI, understand hidden resource burdens, and ultimately choose the path that empowers—not overwhelms—your team.
Will Hyde
Audit Data Analytics Specialist at Moore Kingston Smith

Building a relationship with your newest colleague: AI
Regardless of your job or level, you’ll have to develop a working relationship with AI. We’ll chat through practical tips for upscaling your own usage of AI and how to get your team to adopt new ways of working with AI tools. From incorporating AI into your daily life to change management best practices for getting your whole organization on board.
Simone Segnalini
Digital, Risk & Transformation Leader at RSM Italy​

Sharpening risk instincts through AI-driven experiences
Fast-paced, interactive risk management simulation powered by AI—designed for finance, audit, and risk professionals. You’ll take on the role of a company’s leadership team facing a sudden business disruption. Using live audience voting, you’ll make key decisions under pressure while balancing financial, operational, and reputational risks. This AI-driven experience challenges your instincts, sharpens risk awareness, and shows how decisions play out in real time—complete with surprises, trade-offs, and realistic consequences.
Maarten Schreuder
AI-driven experiences leader at Protiviti
Closing & Lunch

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