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Vivek Luthra
Senior Managing Director, AI & Data Lead, Asia Pacific
Accenture
Vivek is an inspirational 360-degree value focussed c-suite executive with 28+ years of progressive management experience including last 16 years with Accenture based in Melbourne / Singapore. He has deep expertise in Total Enterprise Reinvention with AI & Data, Cost Transformation, Digital Reinvention of Supply Chain & Operations functions, Sustainable Value Chains and Managed Services across Business & Technology with a successful track record of building high performing teams working across industries especially Financial Services and Products in APAC, Middle East, Africa and Latin America region.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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1:30–2:00pmThu 19 NovPolicy StageHall 3, Singapore EXPOOpenModerator
Policy Rewiring
Scaling AI: Where Financial Services is Seeing Real Returns
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Abhijeet RameshVice President, Head of Innovation & Growth, Asia PacificVisa
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Janet YoungManaging Director and Group Head, Channels & Digitalisation, Strategic Communications & BrandUOB
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Mayoran RajendraManaging Director, General Manager, AI Transformation DepartmentSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
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Quan YuSenior Vice PresidentAnt International
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Vivek LuthraSenior Managing Director, AI & Data Lead, Asia PacificAccentureModerator
About this session
The conversation around AI in financial services has moved beyond experimentation. The challenge is no longer identifying promising use cases—it's deploying AI at scale in ways that deliver measurable business value. From payments and banking to fintech and customer engagement, leading institutions are embedding AI into core operations to improve productivity, strengthen risk management, personalise customer experiences, and accelerate innovation. Yet while some initiatives become enterprise capabilities, many others remain trapped in pilot mode.
Bringing together leaders from across the financial services ecosystem, this panel explores where AI is creating tangible impact today, what it takes to scale successful deployments across the organisation, and the operational, cultural, and governance challenges that determine whether AI delivers lasting value. The discussion will examine how institutions are prioritising AI investments, measuring success beyond productivity gains, and building the data, operating models, and organisational capabilities needed to move from isolated use cases to enterprise-wide transformation. -
