TISA AI Conference 2026

Dame Chi Onwurah DBE MP is a British politician representing Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West in the House of Commons. She was first elected in 2010 for Newcastle Central and currently serves as Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. A Chartered Electrical Engineer, Chi is a Fellow of the City and Guilds of London Institute (FCGI) and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). Before entering Parliament, she spent over twenty years working on engineering projects around the world, including serving as Head of Technology at Ofcom. Born in Wallsend, Chi attended Kenton Comprehensive School in Newcastle, where she was elected the school’s ‘MP’ in mock elections at the age of 17.

Ian joined the FCA in the summer of 2021 as Director of the Intelligence & Digital division. He is helping set up a cross-FCA centre of excellence to ensure the organisation utilises the range of intelligence it receives and to maximise the exploitation of digital opportunities. Prior to his current role, Ian was most recently Director of Citizens' Health Technology at NHS Digital, helping lead its response to COVID-19. Ian has spent over a decade in National Security with strong expertise in data exploitation, in addition to holding senior technology roles at Visa, Citibank and American Express.

John Kinson, Digital Director at Altus Consulting, part of Accenture, brings over 32 years of technology expertise and more than 20 years of driving digital transformation in financial services. His expertise in AI and digital strategy has guided Fortune 500 C-suite leaders to deliver impactful results across investments, banking, and insurance. John collaborates with leading global AI platforms, shaping product innovation and market strategy. A sought-after conference speaker, he regularly shares actionable insights on using AI to reinvent financial services. Combining deep technical proficiency, market strategy expertise, and board-level advisory experience, John bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and meaningful business outcomes.

Kerry is the Practice Development Lawyer for Burges Salmon’s Financial Services sector. Drawing on decades of experience in private practice both in the UK and offshore, in the offshore financial services industry and in-house at an offshore financial services regulator, Kerry leads on keeping the team ahead in this fast-evolving area, providing insight on market trends and fronting on thought-leadership. Her role spans technical expertise, business development, and strategy. Kerry also works closely with several industry bodies supporting them in their policy and regulatory strategy work in high priority areas such as operational resilience, AI, digitalisation, and governance. Kerry has a particular interest in governance, culture and risk, and the impact that evolving technologies, including AI, will have on the financial services ecosystem.

Kiran Bharucha is Chief Digital Officer at Aviva. Kiran has spent 27 years in Financial Services in various Technology roles such as leading large digital and data transformation programmes, leading Technology risk and running Global Asset Management platforms, although based out of UK has worked extensively across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. More recently Kiran has enabled organisations to enhance, enable and transform their Digital proposition through delivery of Cloud technologies, uplifting Digital and Data capabilities working with C-Suite and Board members to take them on this journey.

Suzanne is the Head of Responsible AI at Lloyds Banking Group, where she guides a team of Responsible AI Specialists who are building out enterprise guardrails to scale responsible AI adoption and align risk management practices to responsible AI best practice. Prior to Lloyds Banking Group, she was the Head of AI Ethics for a digital services provider advising the UK government and financial services organisations on responsible AI and worked for an AI product company, working on responsible AI in recruitment. She started her career in HR and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Cambridge.

As Director of AI and Decision Intelligence at Moneybox, Marko Katavic leads the data science and machine learning teams. He is responsible for the company's AI and personalisation strategy, with the ultimate goal of providing a best-in-class experience that supports customers in achieving their financial goals. Before joining Moneybox, Marko held leadership positions at both B2C and B2B companies, including Meta, DAZN, and Ipsos, where he honed his expertise in data-driven strategies and personalisation.

Gareth Narinesingh is a digital identity evangelist with a strong conviction that reusable identity will transform peoples’ lives for the better. He has extensive experience in digital identity sales and product management and before this built his career in regulatory consulting, FCA supervision and various market roles in banking. Gareth is responsible for activation of the early-stage Select ID ecosystem and building the network of banks and financial service providers who wish to access UK-certified identity providers, thereby promoting reusable digital IDs as a new e-channel for onboarding and customer lifecycle management.

Bai is the Divisional Director of AI & Automation at St. James's Place and a Chartered Actuary. She is responsible for shaping and executing the firm's AI and automation vision, combining innovation with robust governance. With over 17 years' experience across wealth management, DB pension investment consultancy, and AI and automation leadership, she brings deep industry insight and a strong track record of transforming complex challenges into impactful, scalable solutions

Tom is a Director and Head of AI (Advisory) at independent UK law firm Burges Salmon. He advises and trains clients on AI regulation, law and governance. He was lead author of the chapter on Public Law and Procurement Law and AI in the practitioner’s textbook the Law of Artificial Intelligence (2024). He is on the Society for Computers and Law AI committee and is on multiple industry and international AI-working groups. He is ranked by each of the major legal directories for AI.

Luke Vilain is an enterprise AI governance leader who’s far more interested in how AI changes power, trust, and everyday life than in shiny model demos. He works at the awkward intersection of policy, engineering, and real human incentives – helping organisations move fast without turning customers into collateral damage. He cares about AI that earns its place: systems that are transparent enough to challenge, safe enough to scale, and designed so humans keep meaningful agency when the maths gets confident

Charlotte is the Head of Innovation at Schroders, where she is globally responsible for the company’s engagement with startups, as well as the company’s internal innovation activities. As the first Head of Innovation at Schroders, Charlotte has been instrumental in developing the company’s strategic approach to innovation and setting the agenda for fintech collaborations, including the launch of Schroders’ startup programme, Cobalt. Prior to joining Schroders, she worked in financial services consulting and spent a year based in Silicon Valley, partnering with VCs and startups. She was recently selected as a ‘Rising Star of Asset Management’ by Financial News, and featured in the ‘Standout 35’ in Innovate Finance’s Women in Fintech 2019 awards. · Charlotte holds a first class degree from the University of Cambridge, specialising in Neuroscience followed by a year of Management Studies.

Phil leads TISA’s work on Operational resilience, Digital innovation, Tax, VAT, and Governance conduct and culture. Before joining TISA, Phil worked trading in the foreign exchange markets for a bank, followed by 24 years working at a leading transfer agency , running various large teams relating to complex dealing processes latterly as an Operations Director.