DENVER, Colo. – The inaugural FinAi Banking Summit kicks off today at the Westin Denver Downtown featuring a fireside chat with Ash Kaduskar, head of AI at First Citizens Bank. 

The event focuses on the intersection of AI and financial services, breaking down innovation, strategy, emerging technologies and more. 

View the full agenda here.  

Throughout the two-day event attendees will hear from industry experts including: 

• Asmau Ahmed, chief AI and data officer at Varo Bank; 

• Wendy Cai-Lee, founder and chief executive of Piermont Bank; 

• Kevin Green, chief marketing officer at Hapax; 

• Ted Paris, head of analytics, intelligence and AI at TD Bank; and 

• Mike Reynolds, business technology executive at KeyBank. 

Day 2 tech demos

On the second day of the event, attendees will have a front row seat for live demos during the 2026 Emerging Technology Showcase. The following five startups will present live demos of their AI-driven solutions: 

• F2; 

• Icosa Computing; 

• Kobalt Labs; 

• Paradigm; and  

• Thesis Machine Learning. 

The FinAi Banking Summit is a new event designed for leaders across the financial services ecosystem who are driving real transformation, offering a forum to explore what works and what’s next.  

Follow coverage of the event here.