FS Panel: Artificial Intelligence Roundtable Forum
11th November 2025 from 5:30pm — 8:30pm • Information Technologists' Hall
Join the Financial Services Technology panel on Tuesday, 11 November in the IT hall for an in person roundtable forum on Artificial Intelligence. Be part of the conversation AI in Business and Strategic approaches of AI adoption. Members and their guests only
Tickets: £25 inc VAT
Time: 17:30 for 18:00, – 20:30
Keynote Speaker and Pannellist
Lord Tim Clement-Jone, CBE
Lord Clement-Jones CBE, is a Liberal Democrat life peer and a prominent figure in UK policy on science, technology, and AI. Appointed CBE in 1988 for political services and ennobled in 1998, he’s the party spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology in the House of Lords. In 2025 he was appointed to the UK Engagement with Space Committee, reflecting his commitment to future-facing policy areas.
He has been a leading voice in the development of AI governance. In 2017, he chaired the first House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence and co-founded the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI, which he continues to co-chair. He initiated the 2023 Special Inquiry Select Committee on AI in Weapons Systems and is a founding member of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI. Internationally, he has served as a consultant to the Council of Europe’s Ad-hoc Committee on AI.
Lord Clement-Jones has served on a wide range of parliamentary committees and is a Consultant on AI Policy and Regulation at global law firm, DLA Piper. He is the author of Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master? (Unicorn 2024). He chairs the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society and is President of Ambitious about Autism.
Oriana Medlicott Admiral Group
Oriana Medlicott leads AI Governance and Ethics across Admiral Group’s operations in France, Spain, and Italy, driving responsible AI adoption and ensuring compliance with the EU AI Act. With experience in AI ethics and innovation strategy, she has worked across Europe and the USA, previously leading AI Ethics and Innovation Strategy at Fujitsu Research.
A guest lecturer at Nottingham Trent University and co-creator of one of the first podcasts dedicated to responsible AI, Let’s Chat Ethics, Oriana is passionate about making AI literacy accessible and embedding ethical principles into innovation. Recognised by UCL for her contributions to the field, she is also an Innovation Fellow of the Mayor of London’s Grow London Innovation Programme.
She regularly speaks on AI governance, responsible AI, and innovation strategy, helping organisations navigate the evolving ethical and regulatory landscape.
Holly Middleton, Associate Partner, IBM Consulting
Holly is a senior Generative AI expert within the AI arm of IBM Consulting, a leading AI & Hybrid Cloud consulting firm. With a background in digital strategy and CX transformation programmes, Holly has spent the last 8 years specialising in leveraging AI to enhance customer and employee experience. She has a particular focus on generative AI, agentic developments and conversational banking for Financial Services organisations.
In her role, Holly works closely with large banks, insurers and building societies to guide them through the opportunities and challenges that exist in AI, ensuring: the right use cases are selected for experimentation, that scale is embedded into operational designs and that technical trade-offs in SDKs and model selection are understood.
Before joining IBM, Holly led the Financial Services market vertical within the consulting arm of Capita Experience, defining the industry strategy whilst ensuring digital transformation and AI enablement programmes had CX & EX embedded at the core. Holly holds a Bachelor of Business Management in Marketing & Sustainability and a Master of Innovation and Technology Management (Biotechnology) from the University of Queensland in Australia.
Dr Indranil Nath, FBCS, CEng. Non-Executive Director, Member of Advisory Board for AI+Partners B.V.
Indranil Nath is a Chartered Engineer, entrepreneurial leader, board member, and independent Non-Executive Director with global experience spanning insurance operations, technology, and governance. He has established visionary information systems strategies and delivered large-scale technical solutions, including enterprise-wide application development in both build and buy scenarios. His expertise extends to ethical technology: he has consulted on AI ethics and governance, developed guidelines for Responsible AI, and peerreviewed the United Nations Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age.
Dr Nath built his career through senior roles at DXC, IBM, AXA, and EY, before moving into advisory work for Private Equity firms, focusing on insurance software product development, acquisitions, and value creation. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director and Advisory Board Member at AI+Partners B.V. In academia, he is a Visiting Fellow of Engineering at the Department of Engineering, City St George’s University of London and Advisor to the National Centre of Creativity enabled by AI (CebAI) at Bayes Business School and a Visiting Fellow in AI Capability Evaluations and AI Field Operations at Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for IT.
An alumnus of the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Nath holds an MBA in Management and Information Systems and a PhD in Engineering Management. He was named one of the Top 100 Diverse Leaders in Tech by the Technology Inclusion Council in 2021.
Vijay Mitra (Moderator) HO Digital & Generative AI Risk Partnering, COO Office Nationwide Building Society
Vijay Mitra is a results-driven governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) leader with over 20 years of cross-sector experience in financial services, spanning retail and investment banking, wealth management, fund administration, and digital FinTech. He specializes in building and scaling AI governance and digital risk frameworks, helping firms navigate Responsible AI, cybersecurity, and regulatory change across complex financial ecosystems.
With deep expertise in Responsible AI and Generative AI risk management, Vijay operationalizes governance models aligned with FCA, PRA, and global ethics standards, embedding fairness, transparency, and accountability into AIpowered solutions. His experience extends across Open Banking, Cloud, Crypto, Mobile Platforms, and Embedded Finance, underpinned by robust conduct, model, and cybersecurity controls.
A trusted advisor to Boards, Risk Committees, and C-suites, VM has engaged regulators globally, including the FCA, PRA, and central banks in the EU and Middle East. He mentors FinTechs, banks, and scale-ups to embed Responsible AI frameworks that safeguard customers while enabling sustainable innovation.