RAG++ London The AI Event

Doors open, appetizers, & networking

Opening Keynote: Chet Kapoor, Chairman & CEO, DataStax and Davor Bonaci, CTO, DataStax

Fireside Chat with Chet Kapoor, Chairman & CEO and Patrick Miceli, CTO, NBCUniversal

Live Demo: Build a RAG app from Idea to Prod in under 20 minutes

Break

Breakout Tracks (Detailed agendas below)

• GenAI Implementation in Highly Regulated Industries:
  • Hear from industry leaders at Amplience, Bud Financial, eSynergy, iWander, Microsoft, Nationwide Building Society, PagoNxt, Restworld, and others about how they’ve found success with their AI projects
• Demos and Deep Dives with Developers:
  • Technical deep dives and a hands-on workshop with DataStax and their partners

Dinner, drinks, and networking

Welcome & Track Overview

MC: Jason McClelland, CMO, DataStax

Keynote presented by FORTUNE AI editor and author, Jeremy Kahn

AI Innovation in Banking – Driving Business Value While Ensuring Compliance

Learn how leading financial institutions implement AI technologies to offer personalized, secure financial services while meeting strict EU regulatory standards. This session covers how these organizations balance innovation with compliance, the internal processes they’ve developed, the challenges they’ve overcome, and the key stakeholders driving AI initiatives within regulatory frameworks.

Moderator: Richard Berkley, Partner, PA Consulting

• Michael Cullum, VP of Engineering & Data, Bud Financial
• Daniel McMahon, Head of Technology & Innovation, Hymans Robertson Personal Wealth
• Himanshu Jha, Fraud & Financial Crime Engineering | CIO, Nationwide Building Society
• Thomas Boltze, Head of Cloud Architecture, PagoNxt (Santander)

AI Integration: Strategies for Innovation, Security, and Compliance

Explore how organizations successfully integrate AI technologies into their operations while managing security and compliance challenges. Industry experts will share their strategies for deploying AI solutions, navigating data privacy concerns, and driving innovation.

Moderator: Jude Sheeran, Managing Director (EMEA), DataStax

• Prasad Prabhakaran, Head of AI, esynergy
• Mert Deveci, Founder, GodmodeHQ
• Alex Rodriguez, Head of AI Solutions, EMEA, Microsoft
• Adrian Hepworth, Global Head of Technical Strategy and Cloud Migration, Worldline

Leveraging AI for Innovation and Future Opportunities

Leaders from travel, content creation, and recruitment sectors will share insights into how AI transforms decision-making processes and enhances customer experiences. The discussion will also cover advancements in AI, preparing for the next major technological leaps, and maintaining competitiveness. Panelists will provide real-world examples of AI success stories and explain how businesses can replicate these breakthroughs.

Moderator: Jude Sheeran, Managing Director (EMEA), DataStax

• John Williams, CTO, Amplience
• Antoine Nigond, Cofounder & CTO, iWander
• Edoardo Conte, CTO & Co-Founder, Restworld

Welcome & Track Overview

MC: Carter Rabasa, Head of Developer Relations, DataStax

Overcoming LLM Limitations in Maths and Reasoning for Real-Time Voice Assistants with Gianni Mazza from Third Space Learning

Teaching Models to Play tldraw with Lu Wilson & Mini from tldraw

Using Unstructured for an End-to-End RAG Data Setup with Ahmet Melek from Unstructured

Hands-on Workshop with DataStax Langflow and Astra DB