Tailor made content, discussing data strategy for the most senior leaders in Europe.
Past 2024 Speakers:

Chris Butler
Head of Data and Analytics
HSBC UK

Susana Ponce Froment
Global Head of Financial and Credit Risk
Tide

Paul Dongha
Head of Responsible AI & AI Strategy
Natwest Group

Harleen Thethy
Vice President of Digital Analytics
Barclays Investment Bank

Dario Morelli
Head of Advanced Analytics and AI
Admiral Group

NEW THIS YEAR
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Brand new agenda with a focus on the Financial Services Industry.
- Transform financial institutions with advanced data and analytics—enhancing risk management, regulatory compliance, fraud detection, and predictive forecasting
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Tackle common industry challenges with fellow D&A leaders through focused discussion groups, speaker Q&As, and dedicated networking breaks.
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Engage with peers and build lasting connections during and after the summit through interactive and curated networking sessions.
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Gain cutting-edge insights from expert speakers on the latest trends, technologies, and strategies shaping data and analytics in financial services.
Topics we cover
Data Strategy
Data Management
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Ecosystems
Data Platforms
WHY ATTEND
CDAO Financial Services Europe brings together Europe’s top data and analytics leaders in banking, insurance, asset management, and fintech. Join us for focused discussions, practical insights, and meaningful networking designed to help you unlock data value, drive innovation, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving financial landscape.
Extraordinary Speakers
Discover how advances in data and analytics are transforming financial services, with insights from the industry’s leading innovators and executives.
Speakers will explore data strategies, governance, quality, and management through the lens of real-world use cases—addressing sector-specific challenges and revealing how to maximise business impact across banking, insurance, asset management, and fintech.
Discover Emerging Trends
Learn how data and analytics are driving efficient and effective digital transformation across financial services—reducing costs, boosting competitiveness, and delivering real business impact. Explore how leading banks, insurers, asset managers, and fintechs are leveraging data to improve quality, develop talent, foster innovation, meet regulatory demands, advance sustainability goals, and more.
Expand Your Network
A unique opportunity for data and analytics leaders in financial services to connect with senior executives, CxOs, and industry peers. Gain insights from leading experts across banking, insurance, asset management, and fintech as they share best practices to strengthen your data strategy and drive measurable business impact.
Who Should Attend
CDAO Financial Services is built for data and analytics leaders in banking, insurance, asset management, and fintech. Designed to address the unique challenges of the sector, it offers strategic insights to advance the D&A function and drive business impact within financial institutions.
Join the Discussion
- Exclusive Speakers
- Unique Discussion Group Formats
- Many hours of networking
- and much, much more!
What past attendees have said about our events


"It was great to meet the peers from other companies to discuss the challenges we all encounter in our daily work. To hear the experts giving their perspectives during the panels helped me in understanding where we all stand in terms of data-maturity’"
Past 2024 Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
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Unit8 is a leading Swiss data services company with a mission to help non-digital native companies turn data into value with a mix of data science, analytics and AI. We operate at the intersection of technology and business to accompany our customers at every step of their data & AI journey by offering end to end services. Based in Switzerland, operating across Europe.
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DAIN Studios specializes in transforming businesses with data and AI, helping organizations define clear strategies and implement actionable plans that drive sustainable growth. With expertise spanning data engineering, data science, and machine learning, we empower companies to unlock new opportunities, optimize operations, and innovate with future-proof solutions. Our approach is tailored to meet each client's unique needs, guiding them from vision to implementation, ensuring data strategies align with business goals.
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Conference Producer /
Monika Dincheva
Our events are all carefully created from scratch. The whole process from research to post-production is crafted by our team, so we are always available to assist with any queries! We look forward to meeting you at the event!