HOUSE OF INTELLIGENCE
Full Programme Agenda : Days 1-3
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12:00 – 12:15
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OPENING KEYNOTE
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CAPITAL, INTELLIGENCE & THE NEW FINANCIAL ORDER
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Why It Matters: Exploring how intelligence is becoming the core infrastructure of finance.
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Core Idea
Finance is entering its next great transformation. As intelligence becomes embedded into every financial decision, institutions must rethink how they create value, manage risk and compete in a rapidly evolving world.
You’ll Explore
- Finance in the AI Era
- Intelligence as Infrastructure
- Reinventing Financial Institutions
- Innovation & Competitive Advantage
- The Road Ahead
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12:15 – 1:15
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FEATURE SESSION
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THE YEAR MONEY BECAME INTELLIGENT
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Why It Matters: The moment AI moved from supporting finance to driving financial decisions.
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Core Idea
Every industry has a defining moment. For finance, it is the moment intelligence became embedded into money itself. Explore how AI is transforming financial systems from reactive operations to intelligent, real-time decision engines.
You’ll Explore
- AI-Powered Finance
- Intelligent Decision Systems
- Autonomous Banking
- Predictive Financial Intelligence
- The Next Era of Financial Services
You’ll Leave With
A strategic perspective on the shift from digital finance to intelligent finance — and the opportunities it creates for the next generation of financial institutions.
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1:15 – 2:00
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NETWORKING BREAK
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LIGHT LUNCH & NETWORKING
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2:00 – 3:00
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OXFORD-STYLE DEBATE
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WILL AI FIRE YOUR BANKER?
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Why It Matters: A live audience showdown on the future of financial jobs.
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Core Idea
AI is no longer just supporting financial decisions — it is beginning to make them. As intelligent systems reshape banking, one question takes centre stage: Will AI replace your banker? This Oxford-style debate explores whether the future of finance belongs to humans, machines or a new model of intelligent collaboration.
Discussion Themes
- AI-Augmented Banking
- The Future of Financial Careers
- Human Judgement vs Machine Intelligence
- Trust in an AI-Driven World
- Reskilling the Financial Workforce
You’ll Leave With
Insights into how banks can harness AI while preserving the human expertise, trust and leadership that define exceptional financial services.
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3:00 – 4:00
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FUTURELAB LIVE (INTERACTIVE DEMO + EXECUTIVE PANEL)
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THE AGE OF AUTONOMOUS FINANCE
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Why It Matters: Understanding why predictive intelligence is becoming finance's most valuable asset.
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Core Idea
Financial institutions are moving from AI that assists decisions to AI agents that make and execute them — approving credit, rebalancing portfolios, managing treasury — without a human in the loop. This interactive demo and panel puts autonomous finance in front of the room in real time.
Discussion Themes
- Agentic AI in Finance
- Autonomous Treasury & Trading
- Human Oversight Models
- Risk & Compliance for Autonomous Systems
- Building Trust in Machine-Led Decisions
You’ll Leave With
Insights into how banks can harness AI while preserving the human expertise, trust and leadership that define exceptional financial services.
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4:00 – 4:30
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VISIONARY EXECUTIVE DIALOGUE
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WHEN MACHINES BECOME CUSTOMERS
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Why It Matters: AI-to-AI commerce. Machines negotiating, buying and paying each other. Nobody owns this topic yet.
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Core Idea
As AI agents begin transacting on behalf of businesses and consumers, “the customer” stops being a person. This is machine-to-machine commerce — agents negotiating, buying and paying each other — a market nobody has claimed yet.
Discussion Themes
- AI Agents as Economic Actors
- Machine-to-Machine Commerce
- Agentic Payments & Negotiation
- Rethinking Customer Identity
- Designing for Non-Human Customers
You’ll Leave With
An early view of a category still up for grabs, and what it means to build products for customers that aren’t human.
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4:30 – 5:30
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OXFORD-STYLE DEBATE
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CAN AI RUN A CENTRAL BANK?
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Why It Matters: A provocative debate on whether banks become invisible infrastructure.
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Core Idea
As AI, embedded finance and autonomous financial ecosystems reshape the industry, banking is becoming increasingly invisible. This session examines whether banks will continue as customer-facing institutions — or evolve into the unseen infrastructure powering every financial interaction.
Discussion Themes
- Banking Beyond Branches
- Embedded Finance
- AI-Native Financial Services
- Digital Trust & Regulation
- Banking in 2040
You’ll Leave With
A strategic view of how banking is evolving and the innovations that will define the financial institutions of the future.
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10:00 – 11:00
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PANEL
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THE FUTURE OF TRUST
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Why It Matters: Trust, intelligence and decision-making in an AI-driven world.
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Core Idea
AI is transforming how financial advice is delivered, from portfolio management to retirement planning and investment decisions. As intelligent advisors become increasingly capable, this leadership conversation explores whether trust, judgement and human relationships can be replicated by machines.
Discussion Themes
- AI-Powered Wealth Management
- Trust & Transparency
- Human vs AI Advice
- Personalised Financial Planning
You’ll Leave With
A leadership perspective on how AI is reshaping financial advice and what the future holds for investors, advisors and wealth managers.
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11:00 – 12:00
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FUTURELAB LIVE
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THE FIRST AI ECONOMY
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Why It Matters: What happens when machines manage transactions, credit and capital allocation.
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Core Idea
What happens when AI doesn’t just support the economy — but powers it? FutureLab Live takes delegates into a future where intelligent systems autonomously manage payments, credit, investments and capital allocation, exploring how AI could redefine the way economies function.
FutureLab Live Experience
Experience the economy before it exists. Step into the year 2040, where AI is at the heart of every financial decision. Through a live simulation, global economic events unfold in real time — from market volatility and cyber threats to geopolitical shocks and liquidity crises. As AI responds, financial leaders analyse the decisions, challenge the outcomes and debate whether they would have acted differently. The audience doesn’t just watch the future — they experience it.
Discussion Themes
- Autonomous Financial Systems
- AI-Driven Capital Allocation
- Intelligent Payments & Credit
- Economic Resilience & Risk
- Governance, Trust & Accountability
You’ll Leave With
A strategic understanding of how autonomous intelligence could reshape financial systems, redefine decision-making and transform the future of the global economy.
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12:00 – 1:00
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EXECUTIVE PANEL
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THE INVISIBLE BANK
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Why It Matters: When banking happens without branches, apps — or even screens.
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Core Idea
The future of banking may not be something customers visit — it may be something they never see. As AI agents, embedded finance and autonomous digital experiences become the primary interface between people and money, banks must rethink their role in a world where financial services are delivered invisibly, intelligently and instantly. The question is no longer how customers access a bank — but whether they will know they’re interacting with one at all.
Discussion Themes
- AI Agents & Autonomous Banking
- Embedded & Invisible Finance
- The Future of Customer Experience
- Banking Beyond Apps
- Trust Without Traditional Interfaces
You’ll Leave With
A strategic perspective on how AI is transforming banks from customer destinations into invisible intelligence embedded across every digital experience.
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1:00 – 2:00
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BREAK LUNCH
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2:00 – 3:00
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CIO / CTO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
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THE MOST VALUABLE THING YOU DON'T OWN
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Why It Matters: Why proprietary intelligence will define the next generation of market leaders.
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Core Idea
As AI models become widely accessible, technology alone will no longer create competitive advantage. The organisations that lead tomorrow will be those that transform proprietary data, institutional knowledge and enterprise intelligence into strategic assets that competitors cannot replicate. The next battle will not be for technology — it will be for unique intelligence.
Discussion Themes
- Data as Strategic Capital
- Proprietary Intelligence
- AI Platforms & Enterprise Knowledge
- Competitive Moats in the AI Era
- Building AI-Native Organisations
You’ll Leave With
A leadership blueprint for turning enterprise intelligence into a sustainable competitive advantage in the AI economy.
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3:00 – 3:30
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FUTURELAB LIVE
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THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF FINANCE
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Why It Matters: What happens when intelligence becomes the operating system of the global economy?
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Core Idea
The next economy will not simply use AI — it will be built around it. Imagine a world where AI autonomously manages payments, lending, investments, supply chains and capital allocation in real time. Through an immersive simulation, this experience explores how intelligent systems could redefine the way economies function, compete and grow.
Discussion Themes
- Autonomous Financial Systems
- AI-Driven Capital Allocation
- Machine-to-Machine Commerce
- Intelligent Markets
- The Economic Operating System of the Future
You’ll Leave With
A front-row view of how AI could transform the global economy from a collection of digital systems into a fully intelligent ecosystem.
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3:30 – 4:30
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GLOBAL POLICY DIALOGUE
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WHO WILL PRINT THE NEXT MONEY?
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Why It Matters: Banks, governments, Big Tech or AI — which will define the next monetary system?
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Core Idea
Money is entering its biggest transformation in centuries. As stablecoins, central bank digital currencies, tokenised assets and AI-powered financial networks reshape the movement of value, the race to define tomorrow’s monetary system has already begun. Who will control the next generation of money — and what will it mean for governments, financial institutions and society?
Discussion Themes
- CBDCs & Stablecoins
- Tokenised Assets
- Programmable Money
- The Future of Payments
- Monetary Sovereignty & Digital Currency
You’ll Leave With
A strategic understanding of the forces reshaping global money — and the institutions most likely to define its future.
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4:30 – 5:30
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EXECUTIVE FIRESIDE + CASE STUDIES
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WHEN THE CFO IS AN ALGORITHM
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Why It Matters: AI is moving from supporting the finance function to running parts of it.
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Core Idea
AI is moving beyond supporting the finance function to running parts of it — real-time forecasting, autonomous budget allocation, algorithmic capital decisions. Real case studies ground the conversation in what’s already happening inside leading finance organisations.
Discussion Themes
- AI in Corporate Finance
- Autonomous Forecasting & Planning
- Algorithmic Capital Allocation
- Human Judgement in Financial Leadership
- Case Studies in AI-Led Finance Functions
You’ll Leave With
Concrete examples of AI taking on core CFO responsibilities, and a framework for where human leadership must stay.
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4:30 – 5:30
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EXECUTIVE FIRESIDE + CASE STUDIES
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WHEN THE CFO IS AN ALGORITHM
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Why It Matters: AI is moving from supporting the finance function to running parts of it.
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Core Idea
AI is moving beyond supporting the finance function to running parts of it — real-time forecasting, autonomous budget allocation, algorithmic capital decisions. Real case studies ground the conversation in what’s already happening inside leading finance organisations.
Discussion Themes
- AI in Corporate Finance
- Autonomous Forecasting & Planning
- Algorithmic Capital Allocation
- Human Judgement in Financial Leadership
- Case Studies in AI-Led Finance Functions
You’ll Leave With
Concrete examples of AI taking on core CFO responsibilities, and a framework for where human leadership must stay.
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10:00 – 11:00
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GLOBAL POLICY & INDUSTRY DIALOGUE
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WHO WATCHES THE WATCHER?
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Why It Matters: The biggest challenge of intelligent finance will not be building smarter machines — it will be ensuring they remain trusted, transparent and accountable. Institutions that win the AI era will balance Innovation vs Regulation, Speed vs Safety, Automation vs Accountability, and Machine Intelligence vs Human Responsibility.
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Core Idea
AI is moving from predicting decisions to making them. As algorithms influence capital flows, credit, investments and markets, one question defines the future of finance: Who is accountable when machines decide? A powerful conversation on trust, control and the future of intelligent finance.
Discussion Themes
- The Accountability Crisis: Who answers when algorithms fail?
- The Black Box: Can we trust decisions we cannot see?
- The AI Rulebook: Can regulation keep pace with intelligence?
- The Human Override: Where must humans remain in control?
You’ll Leave With
A clear view of how trust, governance and responsibility will define the next era of AI-powered finance.
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11:00 – 12:00
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LIVE CRISIS SIMULATION
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THE WAR AGAINST INVISIBLE FRAUD
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Why It Matters: AI fraud, deepfakes, cyber warfare, AML, digital identity. Every bank is investing here.
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Core Idea
AI-generated deepfakes, synthetic identities and machine-speed cyberattacks are outpacing traditional fraud defense. A live simulated fraud event unfolds on stage as an executive panel responds in real time — analysing the threat, weighing the response and debating the trade-offs under pressure.
Discussion Themes
- AI-Powered Fraud & Deepfakes
- Real-Time Threat Detection
- Digital Identity & Authentication
- AML in the Age of AI
- Building Resilient Fraud Defense
You’ll Leave With
A firsthand look at how fraud is evolving with AI, and the defensive strategies leading institutions are deploying now.
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12:00 – 1:00
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OXFORD-STYLE DEBATE
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THE DAY THE MARKET STOPPED LISTENING TO HUMANS
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Why It Matters: When machines can analyse, predict and act faster than humans, the biggest question is no longer whether AI will influence markets — but whether humans will continue to lead them.
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“This House Believes Financial Markets Will Be Governed More by Algorithms Than by Human Judgement Within the Next Decade.”
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When machines understand markets better than people, who should be making the decisions?
Core Idea
For centuries, markets have reflected human judgement, emotion and behaviour. But AI is rapidly changing the rules. Algorithms now analyse information, detect opportunities and execute trades in milliseconds — often before humans even recognise a pattern. As intelligence becomes the dominant force behind financial markets, this Oxford-style debate explores a defining question: Will the future of finance be shaped by human judgement — or by machine intelligence?
Discussion Themes
- Human vs Machine Decision-Making
- Autonomous Markets
- AI & Market Stability
- Speed vs Control
- The Future Role of Human Oversight
You’ll Leave With
A deeper perspective on whether tomorrow’s financial markets will remain human-led — or become autonomous systems where people supervise rather than decide.
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1:00 – 2:00
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BREAK LUNCH
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2:00 – 3:00
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CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING PLENARY
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THE GREAT HANDOVER
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Why It Matters: The defining challenge of the Intelligence Age is not building systems that can think. It is deciding what they should be trusted to decide.
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Tagline
History has always been shaped by those who held power. For the first time, we are choosing to share it.
Core Idea
The greatest handover in history isn’t about jobs. It’s about judgement. As AI transforms financial decision-making, this closing plenary asks one defining question: What should humanity never hand over to intelligent machines?
Discussion Themes
The Transfer of Power: What is actually being handed over — tasks, judgement or authority?
The Human Line: Which financial decisions should always remain under human control?
The New Leadership Mandate: What will define leadership when intelligence is no longer exclusively human?
Trust Beyond Technology: How do institutions preserve confidence as decision-making becomes increasingly autonomous?
The Next Financial Order: What principles should guide the relationship between human values and intelligent systems?
You’ll Leave With
A new perspective on the greatest leadership challenge of our generation: not whether AI can replace human judgement — but where humanity should never surrender it.