Ana Paula Alves Freire de Carvalho é mestre em Administração Pública e autora de livro sobre gestão de riscos em investimentos. Possui mais de 22 anos de experiência no setor bancário e financeiro, com atuação em diferentes áreas de negócio, operações, projetos e inovação.
Atualmente é Coordenadora de Projetos e Processos na Gerência Nacional em Inovação na CAIXA: unidade com foco em pesquisa, estruturação de iniciativas, experimentação e melhoria de processos por meio de soluções inovadoras. Seus temas de interesse incluem gestão de riscos, tomada de decisão, inovação, inteligência artificial, estratégia e transformação organizacional.

Ana Paula Alves Freire de Carvalho é mestre em Administração Pública e autora de livro sobre gestão de riscos em investimentos. Possui mais de 22 anos de experiência no setor bancário e financeiro, com atuação em diferentes áreas de negócio, operaçõe... Show more

Fintech, Risk, Fraud Detection, Backend

Fintech, Risk, Fraud Detection, Backend Show more

Yuri Geronimus is a Senior Staff Engineer and Chief Architect specializing in end-to-end payments infrastructure. He designs and delivers systems across the full lifecycle of money movement - from EMV-certified payment devices to cloud-native gateways and terminal management systems (TMS) -supporting 100K+ devices and processing/handling ~50M daily events. He is known for taking systems from greenfield builds to production at scale, and for modernizing 25-year-old legacy codebases without compromising uptime, security, or compliance.

At Verifone, Yuri leads architecture for mission-critical payment solutions across multiple markets and product lines, spanning both attended and unattended devices. He has helped unify gateway, TMS, and merchant-facing platforms, modernize large terminal fleets, and improve delivery outcomes through platform engineering and operational discipline - while working under PCI DSS, EMV L3, and ISO 8583 constraints. His technical focus is building “boringly reliable” payment systems: idempotent processing, reconciliation and financial truth, safe migrations, strong observability, and certification tooling that reduces risk and accelerates release cycles.

As a JetBrains Kotlin Early Access Program (EAP) Champion, he provides production feedback from regulated fintech systems (Android and backend services), helping teams de-risk upgrades and accelerate Kotlin adoption.

His technical toolkit spans Java, Kotlin, C/C++, TypeScript/Node.js with expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, and databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, MongoDB, and ClickHouse. He is recognized for building systems with strong observability, reliability, idempotency, reconciliation, safe migrations, and certification tooling - critical in compliance-heavy environments.

Earlier, Yuri built PCI DSS–compliant banking process automation and IT service platforms for major European banks, supporting 200K+ monthly active users. His work increased critical service availability from 98% to 99.98%, reduced MTTR by 5×, and improved RTO by 4×. He has received multiple innovation awards at global, EMEA, and national levels.

Yuri Geronimus is a Senior Staff Engineer and Chief Architect specializing in end-to-end payments infrastructure. He designs and delivers systems across the full lifecycle of money movement - from EMV-certified payment devices to cloud-native gateway... Show more

Ingeniero de Sistemas con más de 12 años de experiencia en banca, especializado en innovación tecnológica, automatización y liderazgo en transformación digital. Actualmente es Gerente Adjunto de Estrategia Tecnológica e Innovación en el BCP y fundador de Techspira, una comunidad que inspira a profesionales a integrar la tecnología con propósito, educación y ética. También enseña y comparte conocimientos sobre IA, habilidades del futuro y liderazgo digital.

Ingeniero de Sistemas con más de 12 años de experiencia en banca, especializado en innovación tecnológica, automatización y liderazgo en transformación digital. Actualmente es Gerente Adjunto de Estrategia Tecnológica e Innovación en el BCP y fundado... Show more

Extended experience in data governance, data quality management, AI governance and AI risk management. Over 18 years of experience across two major European banking groups. Expertise includes financial reporting, risk management, business analysis, and process management, supported by extensive work on local and international projects and initiatives including community development and addressing environmental issues. Strong advocate for data quality and robust data governance in the era of accelerating AI development.

Extended experience in data governance, data quality management, AI governance and AI risk management. Over 18 years of experience across two major European banking groups. Expertise includes financial reporting, risk management, business analysis, a... Show more

The Introduction
I am a Principal Full Stack Engineer with over 15 years of experience, passionate about building and modernizing applications for the cloud. My expertise lies in architecting scalable systems using Java, microservices with Spring Boot, and creating dynamic user interfaces with Angular. I have a proven track record of leading successful enterprise application migrations to AWS and Azure, and I am eager to share practical, hands-on knowledge on full-stack development and cloud transformation strategies.

The Enterprise Experience
Currently I lead high-impact projects involving the full technology stack, from Java and Spring Boot microservices to modern Angular. My professional journey is built on a foundation of roles at leading financial institutions including JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and Capital One. In these positions, I have been at the forefront of large-scale application modernization, cloud transformation, and the integration of AI to optimize complex enterprise systems.

Leadership & Innovation Focus
Beyond hands-on coding and architecture, I actively mentor development teams and champion technical innovation through microservices and cloud-native design. A key area of my work involves integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise applications to enhance efficiency, automation, and security. My experience in modernizing legacy systems and building secure, scalable infrastructures directly intersects with critical industry themes like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

The Speaker Proposition
I would be honored to share actionable insights from my journey particularly in AI-augmented software engineering, cloud security best practices, and building scalable enterprise architecture. I am keen to contribute to meaningful, forward-looking discussions with fellow industry experts and researchers at your esteemed conference.

The Introduction I am a Principal Full Stack Engineer with over 15 years of experience, passionate about building and modernizing applications for the cloud. My expertise lies in architecting scalable systems using Java, microservices with Spring Bo... Show more

A seasoned expert in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with over twenty years of experience helping leading financial institutions enhance their risk management and compliance frameworks. As a Product Professional and a trusted advisor, I specialize in designing and implementing enterprise-wide GRC & FinTech solutions that streamline operations and meet regulatory standards.

A seasoned expert in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with over twenty years of experience helping leading financial institutions enhance their risk management and compliance frameworks. As a Product Professional and a trusted advisor, I specia... Show more

Abhishek is Lead Application Developer at NBIM (Norway's sovereign wealth fund) with 17 years of experience across .NET, Python, Angular, and AWS. Based in Oslo, he is passionate about AI-assisted development and building practical tooling that makes engineering teams more effective.

Abhishek is Lead Application Developer at NBIM (Norway's sovereign wealth fund) with 17 years of experience across .NET, Python, Angular, and AWS. Based in Oslo, he is passionate about AI-assisted development and building practical tooling that makes... Show more

Chapin Newhard is Managing Partner at 48North Partners, an M&A advisory firm exclusively serving founders and privately held business owners. He helps entrepreneurs navigate the sale or transition of their businesses, bringing a rare combination of buy-side private equity experience and genuine entrepreneurial empathy to every engagement.
Before founding 48North, Chapin worked at Pine Tree Equity Partners, a Miami-based private equity firm focused on family-owned and founder-led service businesses, where he was actively involved in sourcing, due diligence, and end-to-end deal execution. That insider perspective on how buyers think and make decisions is something he now puts to work for sellers.
Raised in Colorado in a family of entrepreneurs, Chapin has a deep personal understanding of what it takes to build a business and what is truly at stake when it comes time to transition one. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
48North Partners is fee-free to business owners. Chapin and his team are compensated only by the buyer at closing, meaning every conversation with a founder is completely no strings attached.

Chapin Newhard is Managing Partner at 48North Partners, an M&A advisory firm exclusively serving founders and privately held business owners. He helps entrepreneurs navigate the sale or transition of their businesses, bringing a rare combination of b... Show more

Amen Divine Ikamba is a founder building the financial infrastructure Africa has been waiting for. Born in Kigali, Rwanda, and studying at Pitzer College in California, she is the Founder and CEO of PACIN, the Pan-African Credit Intelligence Network, a platform that converts mobile money and alternative data into explainable AI credit scores for African lenders. Selected as part of the global cohort of the Technovation AI Ventures Accelerator sponsored by UNICEF and a national Black Is Tech finalist, she is on a mission to make 500 million financially invisible Africans visible. She believes AI's greatest power is not what it can automate but who it can finally see.

Amen Divine Ikamba is a founder building the financial infrastructure Africa has been waiting for. Born in Kigali, Rwanda, and studying at Pitzer College in California, she is the Founder and CEO of PACIN, the Pan-African Credit Intelligence Network,... Show more

Anurag Malik is a Staff Software Engineer at Intuit, where he leads the data infrastructure powering QuickBooks Capital — a lending platform that has originated over $4 billion in small business loans. He specializes in real-time distributed data systems, ML-driven credit decisioning, and large-scale Apache Spark and Databricks pipelines in production FinTech environments.

His work includes reducing ML scoring latency from 24 hours to under 10 minutes, migrating 400+ legacy pipelines to optimized PySpark, and architecting Intuit's privacy-safe lending data collaboration platform using Databricks Clean Rooms — a first-of-its-kind implementation in financial services that he presented at the Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025.

Anurag writes for HackerNoon, DZone, and Medium's Towards Data Engineering publication, and has served as a peer reviewer for ICML, ICCV, and NeurIPS workshops. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science (Distributed Systems & Big Data Analytics) from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Anurag Malik is a Staff Software Engineer at Intuit, where he leads the data infrastructure powering QuickBooks Capital — a lending platform that has originated over $4 billion in small business loans. He specializes in real-time distributed data sys... Show more

From a civil engineer to an investment banker to a software engineer

From a civil engineer to an investment banker to a software engineer Show more

Balikis Bakare is a Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate and an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), with over four years of professional experience delivering and supporting Business Central solutions. I have worked on implementations, user onboarding, and training initiatives, helping organizations improve day‑to‑day system usage and long‑term adoption.

Balikis combines functional ERP knowledge with a strong understanding of finance and business operations, allowing her to support users beyond system configuration and into practical, real‑world application.

With a strong interest in user adoption and continuous improvement, I focus on helping consultants and organizations reduce complexity, maximize standard Business Central features, and empower users to work more effectively, especially as new functionality and AI capabilities are introduced.

Balikis Bakare is a Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate and an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), with over four years of professional experience delivering and supporting Business Central solutions. I... Show more

Shachi Sayata is a distinguished financial technology professional and Vice President at Barclays Investment Bank, renowned for her expertise in quantitative risk management and technical product development. At Barclays, Shachi spearheaded the development of an innovative margin model for managing large-scale interest rate derivatives portfolios exceeding $1 billion in market value. Her work has significantly enhanced the bank's risk management capabilities, setting new standards for precision and reliability in derivatives trading.

Prior to her tenure at Barclays, Shachi led the design of a sophisticated risk management system for Credit Default Swap (CDS) Index Options at ICE Clear Credit. This groundbreaking initiative enabled secure and efficient clearing of complex credit derivatives, ensuring market stability and revolutionizing risk management in the credit derivatives market.

Shachi's contributions extend to developing a cross-asset margining model aligned with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's (ISDA) Standard Initial Margin Model (SIMM). Her work has revolutionized managing cross-asset risks, accommodating the intricate interrelationships between asset classes such as FX, equity, commodity, and credit.

Shachi's visionary leadership and innovative approach have established her as a trusted leader in financial technology, consistently driving high-impact initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and market stability.

Shachi Sayata is a distinguished financial technology professional and Vice President at Barclays Investment Bank, renowned for her expertise in quantitative risk management and technical product development. At Barclays, Shachi spearheaded the deve... Show more

Following a career in Capital Markets and Fintech, Ori shifted his focus into the NFT market, resulting in becoming the ideator and President behind NFT BAZL. Ori is armed with extensive financial experience, having worked at both Goldman Sachs and TD Securities, in addition to serving as the Head of Corporate Development at GDA.
He has set out to bring the digital world into antiquated sectors, constantly working to bridge the gap between the real world and the blockchain, focusing on creating investment grade digital assets that are accessible by the masses.
Ori's core strength is his forward-looking and solutions focused mindset. He marries practicality with innovation, bringing a big-picture, entrepreneurial framework to original projects.

Following a career in Capital Markets and Fintech, Ori shifted his focus into the NFT market, resulting in becoming the ideator and President behind NFT BAZL. Ori is armed with extensive financial experience, having worked at both Goldman Sachs and T... Show more

Sam is an accomplished entrepreneur and business strategist with extensive experience helping individuals and businesses grow their financial and operational potential. He has guided clients in areas such as helping businesses get many low-interest loans, point-of-sale systems for immediate financing approvals for high ticket items, and additional innovative financial strategies including 0% APR introductory Rate high-limit business credit cards, credit repair, business grants, business forgivable loans, register and apply for government contracts, and more. With a focus on practical, results-driven approaches, Sam shares actionable insights on building accelerating and scaling your businesses with pure high-powered leverage. Further opportunities include the high-payout affiliate programs of creditcrb.com with full tracking. Known for his fun, informative, and dynamic engaging and approachable style, Sam empowers audiences to take control of their financial and business growth, offering valuable and simple to use tools and strategies that can be applied immediately.

Sam is an accomplished entrepreneur and business strategist with extensive experience helping individuals and businesses grow their financial and operational potential. He has guided clients in areas such as helping businesses get many low-interest l... Show more

I am a Product Owner and Enterprise Consultant with over six years of experience leading platform, API, and compliance-driven product initiatives within regulated financial environments. My work sits at the intersection of product strategy, DevOps transformation, and governance automation, where I focus on building scalable systems that enable innovation without compromising risk and regulatory controls.

I have led initiatives spanning policy-as-code validation frameworks, embedded banking APIs, developer onboarding platforms, and AI-enabled workflow automation. A significant part of my work centers on improving Developer Experience in compliance-heavy environments by reducing operational friction, integrating automated controls into CI/CD pipelines, and aligning engineering velocity with enterprise risk mandates.

As a speaker and contributor to global professional initiatives, I share practical insights on product-market fit, execution in ambiguous environments, and transforming compliance from a bottleneck into a strategic enabler. I am particularly interested in how data and AI can enhance enterprise decision-making, production support automation, and platform performance in high-trust industries such as banking and financial services.

My goal is to design systems and product ecosystems that are measurable, resilient, and built for long-term scalability in complex enterprise landscapes.

I am a Product Owner and Enterprise Consultant with over six years of experience leading platform, API, and compliance-driven product initiatives within regulated financial environments. My work sits at the intersection of product strategy, DevOps tr... Show more

In addition to building strong partner relationships across the UK and EU, Phil is one of the leading Banking and payments experts at Yavrio.

Built on Open Banking technology, Yavrio delivers a comprehensive embedded banking solution for businesses—providing direct connections to over 10,000 banks globally, instant bank reconciliation, and the ability to make fast, simple payments both domestically and internationally—all within Business Central.

In addition to building strong partner relationships across the UK and EU, Phil is one of the leading Banking and payments experts at Yavrio. Built on Open Banking technology, Yavrio delivers a comprehensive embedded banking solution for business... Show more

Working on the Basel and Regulatory reporting space within the Financial services domain for more than a decade. In the past have enabled banks to fulfill their regulatory reporting requirements helping them automate their filing and data transformation process to enable an automated process for filing regulatory reports in the credit risk space. Also enabled banks to file new reports corresponding to new regulations in the US Regulatory reporting space like Single Counterparty Credit Risk(SCCL). Working on the impact of new regulations in the space like Basel III Endgame and also the impact of changes in internal subledgers on the entire regulatory reporting process.

A Subject Matter Expert in the regulatory reporting platform of Axiom SL which is used predominantly in North American Regulatory reporting jurisdictions , have worked on the customizations required for various bank environments especially if the bank is an Intermediate Holding Company(IHC) as defined by the Federal Reserve. Also worked on reporting outside of the Federal Reserve framework like with SEC and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority(CIMA) reporting.

Working on the Basel and Regulatory reporting space within the Financial services domain for more than a decade. In the past have enabled banks to fulfill their regulatory reporting requirements helping them automate their filing and data transformat... Show more

I help busy professionals create a solid additional source of income from online trading and stop relying on a paycheck.

I help busy professionals create a solid additional source of income from online trading and stop relying on a paycheck. Show more

Devdas Gupta is a seasoned technology leader and Principal Software Engineer & Architect with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of AI-driven enterprise solutions, distributed systems design and architecture, and cloud integration, modernizing mission-critical platforms across the fintech, e-commerce, and healthcare sectors.

Currently serving as a Senior Manager of Software Development and Engineering Lead at Charles Schwab, USA, his expertise spans cloud-native distributed systems design and orchestration, including microservices, event-driven architectures, and intelligent automation.

A Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of BCS and IET, he actively contributes to the global technology community as a research paper reviewer, keynote speaker, hackathon judge, and mentor. Passionate about innovation, he drives engineering excellence, enterprise integration, and automation-led development. In addition to his technical leadership, he volunteers with IEEE committees and serves as a professional assessor and thought leader, helping shape the next generation of engineers and intelligent digital solutions.

Devdas Gupta is a seasoned technology leader and Principal Software Engineer & Architect with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of AI-driven enterprise solutions, distributed systems design and architecture, and cloud integration, moder... Show more

I am the first person in Japan to be awarded the title of Kubestronaut.
I was also awarded 2021,2024,2025 APN AWS Top Engineer.

As an infrastructure engineer, I have been responsible for the design, maintenance, and operation of multiple enterprise systems, both on-premise and in the cloud.
Currently, I am responsible for the infrastructure of a microservices common infrastructure for a financial institution, which adopts many cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes and Linkerd.

I am the first person in Japan to be awarded the title of Kubestronaut. I was also awarded 2021,2024,2025 APN AWS Top Engineer. As an infrastructure engineer, I have been responsible for the design, maintenance, and operation of multiple enterpri... Show more

Christopher has over twenty years of experience in payments, with deep exposure to how merchants, processors, and platforms navigate fraud, risk, and compliance requirements. He also spent five years building a startup focused on improving how merchants achieve and maintain PCI compliance, gaining firsthand experience with both the technical and operational challenges of regulated environments.

Although that company did not succeed, the time spent building it provided direct insight into how compliance frameworks work in practice and where they fail under real-world conditions.

Christopher now works in workforce and staffing operations at Express Employment Professionals, where documentation, verification, and trust directly impact hiring decisions, reimbursements, and employee outcomes. His perspective is grounded in practical experience across payments, compliance, and workforce systems rather than academic theory.

Christopher has over twenty years of experience in payments, with deep exposure to how merchants, processors, and platforms navigate fraud, risk, and compliance requirements. He also spent five years building a startup focused on improving how mercha... Show more

Jon Schubin is a financial communications strategist and writer with more than fifteen years working at the intersection of fintech, capital markets, and the media that covers them.

He speaks and writes about how financial companies communicate in a world being reshaped by AI, shifting regulation, and changing audience behaviour — and why so much of what gets said sounds identical. His particular interest is in the gap between what financial brands claim and what their audiences actually hear: where thought leadership becomes noise, where conference consensus hardens into cliché, and where a genuinely distinct point of view can still cut through.

His analysis covers the technology, business models, and narratives driving change across payments, banking, capital markets, and digital assets — with a focus on what the industry's own language reveals about where it is actually heading.

Jon is Global Head of Content at Cognito, the specialist financial communications firm, where he works with leading institutions and challengers across New York and London. He speaks Russian and is working on a long-term reporting project on Ukraine and the surrounding region.

Jon Schubin is a financial communications strategist and writer with more than fifteen years working at the intersection of fintech, capital markets, and the media that covers them. He speaks and writes about how financial companies communicate in... Show more

Reginald Ozougwu is a Senior Software Engineer specialising in distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and event-driven architectures. Over the past eight years, he has designed and delivered high-scale backend systems across finance, trading, risk management, healthcare, government, and e-commerce sectors.

He focuses on building resilient microservices and real-time data platforms using technologies such as C#, .NET, Azure, and AWS. His work includes transforming legacy monolithic applications into event-driven architectures that enable scalable data pipelines and analytics workflows.

Reginald is particularly interested in how application architecture can produce analytics-ready data streams that power modern data science systems, real-time monitoring, and machine learning pipelines.

Reginald Ozougwu is a Senior Software Engineer specialising in distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and event-driven architectures. Over the past eight years, he has designed and delivered high-scale backend systems across finance, trading, r... Show more

Maneesh Singh is a seasoned IT executive with over 19 years of global experience across banking, hospitality, commercial, and healthcare industries. Currently serving as an Enterprise Systems Delivery Manager at Corpay Inc through Hexaware Technologies, Maneesh leads global technical infrastructure projects under the CTO’s office. His leadership is pivotal in driving initiatives around global observability, Splunk infrastructure modernization, mainframe monitoring integrations, and license utilization analytics through Power BI.
Before this, Maneesh was the Delivery Director at Tangent Services Corporation, where he successfully steered AWS cloud and on-premise application development initiatives, leading high-performing, cross-functional teams while optimizing quality, compliance, and risk management across delivery lifecycles.
During his decade-long tenure at NTT Data Inc., he held several impactful roles, including Sr. Technical Program Manager for Citibank NA and Service Delivery Leader for Honeywell. At Citibank, he led a $14M program overseeing regulatory, business, and tech compliance initiatives and managed large-scale applications leveraging AI/ML and NLP. At Honeywell, he championed the global rollout of the PROS AI-powered pricing tool across regions, significantly improving pricing accuracy and automation.
Earlier, Maneesh held roles as Sr. Technical Delivery Lead and Cloud & DevOps Engineer at Enterprise Holdings, where he transformed digital architecture for flagship rental websites like Enterprise, Alamo, and National. His work contributed to $200M+ in revenue while overseeing AEM upgrades and end-to-end DevOps transformation.
At Hilton Worldwide, he led critical releases and DevOps transitions, including implementing Hilton’s groundbreaking “Digital Key” technology, now a flagship contactless guest experience across thousands of properties.
Maneesh’s foundational experience began at Siemens Information Systems, where for over six years he led development of advanced medical imaging solutions (Syngo ArchNet, Syngo fastView), implementing enhancements in DICOM image processing and remote data sharing.
He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing (C-DAC, Pune), a Master’s in Computer Applications (Punjab Technical University), and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science (Guru Nanak Dev University).
Maneesh is highly credentialed with multiple industry certifications, including PMI-ACP, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Azure Fundamentals, and multiple Adobe and Splunk certifications. He is also a Senior Member of IEEE, a Fellow Member of IETE, and actively Contributes to community service as a cricket coach and coordinator at the North Atlanta Cricket Academy.

Maneesh Singh is a seasoned IT executive with over 19 years of global experience across banking, hospitality, commercial, and healthcare industries. Currently serving as an Enterprise Systems Delivery Manager at Corpay Inc through Hexaware Technologi... Show more

Marketing leader with 11+ years of experience owning go-to-marketing strategies related to
• Tokenization (NFTs, CBDCs, and stablecoins)
• Enterprise Use Cases (supply chain, loyalty, compliance)
• Decentralized Finance (lending, derivatives, staking)
• Payments (Crypto Reward Cards)

Actively advising early stage ventures with Web3 Accelerators including
• Techstars
• The Blox
• Rokk3r
• XRPL Accelerator

Marketing leader with 11+ years of experience owning go-to-marketing strategies related to • Tokenization (NFTs, CBDCs, and stablecoins) • Enterprise Use Cases (supply chain, loyalty, compliance) • Decentralized Finance (lending, derivatives, ... Show more

Pedro Camacho is the CEO and co-founder of NEARSOFT Solutions, revolutionizing Digital Banking since 2017.
With over 25 years in software engineering and leadership, Pedro Camacho drives innovation and inclusivity in financial technologies.
At NEARSOFT, Pedro Camacho merges technical expertise with strategic foresight, focusing on accessible, transformative banking solutions.
Pedro Camacho is committed to fostering collaboration and advancing global financial empowerment.

Pedro Camacho is the CEO and co-founder of NEARSOFT Solutions, revolutionizing Digital Banking since 2017. With over 25 years in software engineering and leadership, Pedro Camacho drives innovation and inclusivity in financial technologies. At N... Show more

Rajiv Chaitanya is an applied machine learning researcher who enjoys taking models out of papers and stress-testing them against reality. His work focuses on reinforcement learning, financial ML, and reproducible ML systems, with a particular interest in understanding where sophisticated methods actually help, and more importantly, where they quietly fail.

He builds end-to-end learning pipelines that account for real-world constraints such as risk, non-stationarity, and system trade-offs, rather than optimizing purely for benchmark performance. Rajiv is especially interested in failure modes, design decisions, and lessons learned when ML systems meet noisy, imperfect data.

Rajiv Chaitanya is an applied machine learning researcher who enjoys taking models out of papers and stress-testing them against reality. His work focuses on reinforcement learning, financial ML, and reproducible ML systems, with a particular interes... Show more

Ishita is a sanctions data engineer at Bloomberg working at the intersection of technology, global regulation, and geopolitics. She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Glasgow and has experience across business intelligence and software engineering with prior roles at Amazon and J.P. Morgan. Alongside her industry work - Ishita is a Women Techmakers Ambassador and a Google Developer Group organiser - contributing to tech communities through advocacy, speaking engagements, mentorship, and hosting events with a focus on bridging the gap between education and industry to make careers in technology navigable for students and early career professionals.

Ishita is a sanctions data engineer at Bloomberg working at the intersection of technology, global regulation, and geopolitics. She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Glasgow and has experience across business intellig... Show more