The latest tpo33 Chief Data Officer (CDO) Edition gathered 30 of the most influential Data and AI practitioners from the finance and banking sectors, at Neera, Dubai, today.
This high-level summit centered on a critical industry pivot: “Empowering AI with Actionable, Productized, and Governed Data.”
The day’s intellectual heavy lifting began with a keynote from Tim Falla, Partner and Founder of Affinity Reply. Falla’s session, “Data for AI – Establishing a Strategic Framework to Deliver the Right Data for High-Impact AI Initiatives,” addressed the issues that modern banks are facing.
A series of intensive roundtable discussions led by industry stalwarts Naziha K., Tim Falla, and Kartik Iyer fostered a “deep dive” environment. These sessions allowed attendees to exchange real-world strategies on overcoming the legacy hurdles common in the banking industry.
Closing the summit was Kartik Iyer, Chief Data Officer at Arab Bank, who delivered a compelling case for the industrialization of data. In his presentation, “Data Products – Delivering Value to the Business Through Discrete, Outcome-Oriented Assets,” Iyer shifted the narrative from data as a static resource to data as a dynamic, sellable, and outcome-focused product.
As the financial landscape becomes increasingly data-driven, the tpo33 CDO Edition reinforced that the path to AI maturity lies in the hands of those who can successfully govern and productize their most valuable asset: their data. 
This event is organized by Hyperight AB – the leading international event service provider focusing on creating network oriented and crowdsourced business events.
It marks a chapter as part of series of events with the next one being – Data Innovation Summit APAC 2026 | Singapore
