Agentic AI in Financial Services
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Bipin Chada
Vice President Data Scientist
CSAA

Leonard Hawkes
Software Engineer III
JP Morgan

Aditya Mehra
Staff Software Engineer
Bank of America

Pranamika Balaji
Vice President Data Analytics and AI
Citi

Akhila Yellapragada
Software Engineer
Morgan Stanley

Sai Teja Akula
Senior Director AI, ML and Data Science
Broadridge

Denny Prvu
Director of Architecture
RBC
Bipin Chadha, PhD
Dr. Bipin Chadha has over 25 years of experience in leading and developing advanced analytics, AI, simulation, and optimization models to solve challenging business problems for a broad range of industries. He has spent the last 15 years in the financial services industry applying data science and AI to insurance, banking, and wealth management use cases. As the VP of Data Science for CSAA Insurance Group, which provides AAA-branded in 23 states, he is responsible for data governance, advanced analytics, and data science.
He established and leads the data strategy and the data office for the organization. He has helped establish and led data science practice at several organizations and has won several awards and patents for data visualization, analytical models, and chatbots. Earlier in his career he was involved in several modeling, AI, and Multi Agent Systems programs for DARPA and other R&D labs. With a recently published book on machine learning and over 50 papers in international conferences and journals, Bipin is frequently invited to speak at industry events. He received his PhD from Georgia Tech, a MS from Southern Illinois University, and a BE degree from IIT-Roorkee. Passionate about education, he enjoys teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds
Aditya Mehra
Aditya Mehra is a seasoned software architect, AI/ML expert, and global tech speaker with over 17 years of experience in building enterprise-scale solutions.
He is Senior Software Architect in Bank Of America ,finance and trading Business unit .
As a side hustle he is the CTO of a Web3-based startup (https://infinict.com), leading innovation at the intersection of AI, blockchain, and finance.
Aditya holds 3 patents and has authored 15+ publications in reputed journals on AI/ML and cloud computing.
He is an active IEEE member and a frequent speaker at conferences like IEEE Symposiums , PyCon,
A strong advocate for inclusive tech, he teaches English and computer science free of cost to underrepresented communities—including Afghan girls, refugees, and students in low-income regions.
Through his work with several non profits and his global outreach efforts, Aditya is dedicated to shaping a diverse, ethical, and accessible tech future.
Pranamika Balaji
As a seasoned Product Manager, I bring four years of tech industry experience, excelling in agile development, strategic roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration. I've crafted 10+ process-enhancing features, internal tools, and consumer products, spurring a 30% increase in user engagement and 20% boost in adoption.
My skills transcend product management, delving into data-driven insights and user-centric design. This fusion resulted in a 15% customer satisfaction rise and 25% churn reduction. Proficient in Python (Pandas), I've applied advanced data analysis methods like Conjoint Analysis, enhancing data-driven decision-making by 40% and cutting project implementation time by 50%.
Driven by innovation, I explore technology in a dynamic, high-octane environment, leveraging my technical prowess.
Akhila Yellapragada
Interested in the development of cutting-edge AI technologies at the intersect of finance. Skilled in Java, Python, and C, I strike the perfect balance between collaboration, leadership, and mentorship within any group setting.
Advocate for Women in Tech - I’ve delivered over 75+ talks championing for DE&I in tech and empowering women globally to build their personal brand
Sai Teja Akula
With over a decade of expertise in Artificial Intelligence, I bring extensive experience across the entire Machine Learning lifecycle, steering organizations toward innovative, data-driven decision-making. As Senior Director of Data Science, I play a pivotal role in development of next-generation AI solutions, drive innovation, lead data science team, and boost business performance through strategic collaborations.
Specializing in integrating traditional machine learning techniques to cutting-edge generative AI models, including Large Language Models (LLMs), I thrive on delivering innovative solutions that lead to groundbreaking technological and business breakthroughs in AI.
Denny Prvu
Being a trusted Security Advisor, Speaker, and Panelist focusing on protecting identities and data in the virtual, cloud, mobile and on premise worlds will always give us something to talk about. An executive advisor to numerous organizations in the public and private sector, that aided in the mapping of business requirements to technical abilities while meeting regulatory compliance resolving complex issues has been a general trend that has kept the fire burning. SME, instructor, evangelist were only some of my tages as an active member of Kantara, the e-Gov WG, Identity Professionals, National Standards Council, DIACC as well as numerous boards created the ability of being able to apply security and identity strategies to day to day activities second nature.
An industry leader in Cyber Security providing thought leadership and consulting services to fortune 100 clients globally for over 25 years. Helping organizations build cyber security programs. He has led many complex cyber transformation initiatives such as developing Enterprise Security Architecture, Data Protection program, Cyber Security Strategy & Governance, Identity & Access Management, for internal and consumers.