AI Governance: Building trust and accountability to enable growth & innovation

AI Governance needs to be designed and implemented to serve as a ‘steering wheel, not a handbrake’. UK & NI has a huge opportunity to leverage in 2026 to lead the global race for safe and responsible AI.

Synopsis:

In the rapidly evolving financial services landscape, AI presents both opportunities and challenges. This roundtable discussion will convene leaders from fintech and financial services organisations to explore how practical and adaptable governance frameworks can build trust and accountability while driving genuine innovation. 

The conversation will centre around co-creating due diligence frameworks for AI solutions that facilitate collaboration across the ecosystem, including government, regulators, trade bodies, regulated businesses, technologists, academia and investors.

Building on the momentum of Co-Labs Global Hackathon sessions on this topic, a core focus of the roundtable will consider how we transition from hype and fear, to real innovation ensuring that AI implementation translates into measurable ROI.

Challenge Statement:

How can we co-create a due diligence framework for AI solutions, enabling regulators and stakeholders to cultivate trust and accountability, incentivising voluntary assessment and reporting?

Agenda

9:00am
Arrival & Networking
9:30am
Welcome and opening remarks from Chair
9:50am
Keynote Speakers
Ratul Ahmed, Group Head Model Risk Management & Validation, Commerzbank
Stephen Walsh, CEO, Keeper Solutions
10:10am
Group Discussion
How can we co-create a due diligence framework for AI solutions, enabling regulators and stakeholders to cultivate trust and accountability, incentivising voluntary assessment and reporting?
11:25am
Closing comments and next steps from Chair
11:30am
Networking
12:00pm
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Thursday 26 March 2026
9:00am - 12:00pm
Belfast

Ormeau Labs, Belfast

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Ratul AhmedGroup Head Model Risk Management & Validation, Commerzbank
Kapil KumarProduct Management, Mastercard
Stephen WalshFounder & CEO, Keeper Solutions

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Ian Davey, Founder & CEO, FinTech-Tables
Sarah Sinclair HeadshotSarah Sinclair, Founder & CEO, Co-Labs Global
Andrew Smythe, Head of Start Ups & Scale Ups, PGR Advisory

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