Luca Matassino is Chief Business Officer at Mediolanum International Funds. He is an experienced financial services executive with a strong track record across asset management, private banking, insurance, and portfolio management. In his role, Luca leads initiatives that drive the company's strategic growth and business development. A graduate of Luiss University in Rome, he combines extensive industry knowledge with a strong focus on delivering long-term value for clients and the business. Throughout his career, he has held key leadership roles and developed a deep understanding of investment solutions and financial markets. 

Robert Troy is Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Employment and Retail. He completed a Postgraduate in Business Management and worked in banking before taking over the family post office in 2003. He has represented the people of Longford- Westmeath since his election to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt in 2011.

Gianni Nicolini, PhD, is Professor of Finance at the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Faculty of Economics. His research focuses on personal finance and financial wellbeing, with particular expertise in financial literacy and financial education. His publications include books and papers in international academic journals, including the Journal of Consumer Affairs, Journal of Financial Planning and International Review of Financial Consumers. He is a member of the G53 Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network, a past president of the American Council on Consumer Interests, Vice-Chairperson of the International Academy of Financial Consumers and a Fulbright scholar. His current research interests include financial literacy, financial education, FinTech and the use of AI in financial-consumer decision-making.

Furio Pietribiasi is CEO of Mediolanum International Funds, the European asset-management platform of Banca Mediolanum Group, and a member of the Board of Mediolanum International Life. He has been active in the Irish financial-services industry for more than 25 years, serving on government-sponsored advisory groups for asset management and funds and holding senior roles within the Irish Association of Investment Managers and Financial Services Ireland. As part of the industry’s international engagement, he co-chaired the Brexit Stream of the Anglo-Irish Dialogue between the City of London and Financial Services Ireland. Furio is also a strong advocate for Ireland’s financial-services innovation ecosystem and has contributed to fintech strategy and the development of fast-growing companies in Ireland, the UK and Italy.

Kristina Karnovsky is Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Product at FactSet, where she oversees the strategy and delivery of the company’s product portfolio. Since joining FactSet in 2001, she has held leadership roles across research solutions, product, dealmaking and wealth. Throughout her career, she has supported the expansion of deep-sector and private-market solutions, led the integration of strategic acquisitions and advanced FactSet’s AI partnerships and sell-side capabilities. She also serves on the FactSet Charitable Foundation Board and holds a BSc from the University of Scranton.

Luca Marchesotti is the founder and Chief AI Architect of Gemmo, a Dublin-based artificial-intelligence company that develops bespoke AI solutions for businesses. He leads the company’s strategic direction and AI architecture, working with organisations in financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and environmental monitoring to identify and deploy practical applications of AI. Luca holds a PhD in Computer Science and has a background in computer vision and machine learning. Before founding Gemmo, he spent more than a decade in AI research and development, including at Xerox Research Centre Europe.

Mats Stellwall leads AI and machine learning for Financial Services across EMEA at Snowflake, advising customers on how to use Snowflake’s AI and machine-learning capabilities. He has worked with analytics and information-centric systems since the mid-1990s and has focused primarily on AI and machine learning since 2010, including in roles at IBM and Oracle. His experience spans hands-on architecture and strategic advisory work.

Burak Alici is responsible for capital allocation and the general management of Second Foundation. Before launching the firm, he spent 12 years as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he managed the Global Discovery Fund and worked as a senior investor within the Active Fundamental Equity group. He has more than 25 years of public- and private-investment experience and previously managed a multi-strategy partnership for high-net-worth investors. He began his career developing stock-selection models for a market-neutral hedge fund in Boston. Burak holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MSc in Finance from Boston College and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Boğaziçi University.

Govinda Quish is Managing Director, Global Head of Wealth Management Product and Co-Founder of MSCI Wealth Manager, formerly known as Fabric, an AI-native technology platform supporting portfolio design, customisation and risk analytics. Before founding Fabric, he served as an Investment Fellow and Senior Risk Management Professional at the University of California pension and endowment funds. His career has focused on risk analysis and portfolio management for global family offices in the United States, Hong Kong, the UK and Switzerland, and on developing models for institutional asset managers and family offices.