Exclusive AI SDLC workshop for BFSI C-level executives in NYC

Mike Richter is a Principal Partner Solution Architect in Microsoft Enterprise Partner Solutions, where he helps strategic partners design, build, and commercialize modern cloud and AI solutions on Azure. With over 25 years spanning software engineering, product ownership, architecture, and DevOps leadership, he bridges executive priorities with hands‑on delivery. In recent years, Mike has been at the forefront of helping partners integrate AI into real-world solutions and applications, translating emerging capabilities into practical architectures, demos, and scalable delivery motions.

Murli Buluswar has built a reputation in the financial services and insurance sectors as an executive focused on delivering material data driven innovation by connecting imagination with data insights, operating knowhow, and guiding cross-functional collaboration. His most recent role is Head of U.S. Personal Banking Analytics (USPBA) at Citibank. Murli’s mission was to lead his team to be “bold thought leaders, driven by scale outcomes – guided by commercial curiosity, data, and learning.” In this capacity, he has implemented material financial alpha outcomes through business analytical insights, data science intelligence, and AI enabled Automation. Prior to Citi, Murli was a Senior Advisor to The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the Chief Science Officer at AIG (member of its Operating Committee), Head of Insight & Innovation at Farmers Insurance, Product Manager at Progressive Insurance, and a statistician at Capital One. He studied Economics & Statistics (Auburn University) and has an MBA from Chicago Booth School of Business. A former member of the United Guaranty Corporation Board of Directors, Murli currently sits on The Steering Committee for The James Kilts Center of Marketing at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Previously Murli advised the Head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the founders of Netradyne, and Wondeur.ai, and was an Executive-In-Residence at Columbia University. Murli is a noted speaker on AI enabled innovation in mature industries. He is an avid strategy board game player and enjoys racquet sports and adventure travels.

Nikita is a technology executive and product-driven innovator with over 25 years of global leadership across AI, software engineering, and digital transformation. Product-centric leader with extensive experience in developing new software middleware and GenAI/LLM/RAG/AI Agentic products, managing software engineering & data science teams, and nurturing product evolution throughout all stages of its lifecycle. Frequent international speaker and Forbes Technology Council member, long-time startup mentor, advisor and investor, active open source contributor, Java/Scala founding community member. Recognized expert and authority on distributed high-performance data processing. Industry innovator in NLP and GenAI/Agentic, reinforcement learning and deterministic AI/ML. Global thought leader in In-Memory Computing. Expert in programming languages, design and compiler development. Trusted advisor to boards and executive teams on AI strategy, national digital transformation, and workforce innovation.

Senior Technology Consulting Executive and digital innovator with 25+ years in tech and digital engineering consulting experience. Has led global tech consulting and advisory practices at Accenture/Avanade and several PE backed firms.Industry expertise includes Oil & Gas, manufacturing, Aerospace, Retail/CPG, and High Tech.

Leads practices across Cloud, DevOps, and AI-augmented SDLC. He has helped global enterprises modernize legacy systems, embed AI across engineering workflows and embrace outcome-based delivery models. Pavel brings 20 years of cross-sector experience, including a decade building financial capabilities for telecom and payment providers, and another decade driving operational excellence and delivery transformation for large service providers. His consulting expertise spans operating model design, performance optimization, and intelligent operations across BFSI, retail, and technology sectors. He combines deep technical fluency in AI, classical ML, and simulation with pragmatic business acumen to deliver measurable impact at scale.

Suresh Nageswaran works with clients in Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Banking with a focus on AI-driven, cloud-native solutions. He specializes in applying advanced analytics, semantic search, and bitemporal architectures to complex problems in private markets, portfolio construction, and regulatory compliance. With deep experience across structured products, payments, and alternative investments, he bridges business strategy and hands-on engineering. As an active thought leader, he frequently writes and speaks on topics such as Total Portfolio Approach, private-market data challenges, and agentic AI systems.