Top Trends for Financial Services 2025: AI and Synthetic Data
As financial institutions increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to enhance decision-making and customer experiences, synthetic data offers a powerful solution for overcoming data privacy challenges and improving model training. Join us as we explore the benefits of using synthetic datasets, including enhanced data diversity, reduced bias, and compliance with regulations. Industry experts will share real-world applications, best practices, and insights on how synthetic data can drive innovation and efficiency in banking. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to leverage synthetic data for a competitive edge in the evolving financial landscape.
Speakers
Richard Harmon | VP, Global Head of Financial Services
Dr. Harmon is the Global Head of Financial Services at Red Hat. He joined Red Hat in December, 2020 and has over 20 years of experience in Capital Markets with specializations in Risk Management, Advance Analytics, Fixed Income Research and Simulation Analysis. Prior to Red Hat, Dr. Harmon was Managing Director of Financial Services at Cloudera and also SAP Financial Services. Prior to this he held senior positions in Capital Markets at Citibank, Bankers Trust, JP Morgan, BlackRock, and Bank of America/Countrywide Capital Markets. He started his career at the NY Fed and Federal Reserve Board as a Research Economist. Dr. Harmon holds a PhD in Economics with specialization in Econometrics from Georgetown University.
Ramon Villarreal | Payments Industry Lead
Ramon leads the payments modernization strategy as global lead for the payments sector at Red Hat. He focuses on helping develop, build, sell, and support next-generation software solutions and services for payments organizations with an aim to deliver differentiated value to Financial Institutions. He has spent 23 years focused on technology transformation with Financial institutions, including Santander Bank, Nationwide Building Society, UK Payments Scheme. Prior to Red Hat, he worked at Accenture helping Payments institutions to Modernize their Technology landscape.
Aric Rosenbaum | Chief Technologist, Global Financial Services
Aric serves as the Chief Technologist on Red Hat's Global FSI team, where he helps clients meet their strategic priorities through the use of open source technology. Prior to joining Red Hat, he led large, digital transformation projects at Goldman Sachs’ Investment Management Division and was co-founder/CTO of several FinTechs in equity and FX trading.