Jonathan Holman

Director, SCCB Design and Implementation, Santander UK

Francesca Hopwood Road

Head of RegTech & Advanced Analytics FCA

Francesca leads the FCA’s RegTech and Advanced Analytics function responsible for developing and embedding data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and capability across the organisation. She also runs the FCA’s RegTech activities, including the FCA’s TechSprint events, the first of their kind convened by a financial regulator. Since joining the regulator in 2010 she has led a number of strategic transformation programmes. Prior to joining she worked in the third sector and private sector using data and intelligence to identify and mitigate harm for consumers.

Jeremy Round

Managing Director, SQA Consulting

Jeremy is a computer scientist who helped develop the next generation of mainframe computers before moving on to see the world, meet people, and find out how those computers were used. Initially specialising in data warehousing, in 2005 he was  invited to fix a large bank’s significant problem about sanctions compliance and a very big fine. He has been working on sanctions-related problems ever since, covering four continents and over 20 global brands.

Jeremy has developed screening systems, created assurance services to cover sanctions compliance and data quality, and built niche tools to help firms overcome globalisation challenges. His software is in active use in over 100 countries and his insider knowledge of performing assessments on behalf of regulators, dealing with regulator pressure on behalf of banks, as well as his close relationships with major vendors, gives him a unique breadth of knowledge across the compliance ecosystem.