Closing the Context Gap in BFSI — Driving Trusted Outcomes with Agentic AI

Virtual Council

May 20, 2026 - National

Visionaries

Deepak Khosla Impetus Technologies
Deepak Khosla

Chief Growth Officer & Head of AI Business

Impetus Technologies

About Me

Deepak Khosla is the Chief Growth Officer & Head of AI Business at Impetus. Impetus Technologies enables the Intelligent Enterprise™ with innovative data engineering, cloud, and enterprise AI services. Recognized as an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Elite Databricks Consulting Partner, Data & AI Solutions Microsoft Partner, and Elite Snowflake Services Partner, Impetus offers a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge IT services and solutions to drive innovation and transformation for businesses across various industries. With a proven track record with Fortune 500 clients, Impetus drives growth, enhances efficiency, and ensures a competitive edge through continuous innovation and flawless, zero-defect delivery.

Pallab Deb Google Cloud
Pallab Deb

MD, Global Partner GTM Practice & Product Engagement

Google Cloud

About Me

As the global lead for Google Cloud’s Partner GTM Practices, Pallab Deb drives partner engagement across Data Cloud, AI, Security, Infrastructure, and Workplace Transformation to cement Google Cloud as the top partner-centric hyperscaler. With over 20 years of experience, including leading Wipro’s global Data, Analytics, and AI business, Pallab brings deep P&L and sales expertise to his work building and scaling service portfolios. Since joining Google Cloud in 2019, he has incubated GSI and ISV ecosystems and pioneered the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) framework to accelerate Data and AI momentum in the mid-market. Additionally, Pallab serves as a Board Advisor at CapitalG, where he helps portfolio companies maximize value through strategic system integrator and channel partnerships.

Louis Celiberti Guggenheim Partners
Louis Celiberti

Managing Director

Guggenheim Partners

About Me

Louie Celiberti is the Managing Director and Head of Software Engineering – Shared Services at Guggenheim Partners, with over 17 years at the firm. He leads enterprise software engineering, cloud transformation, and AI initiatives, establishing a culture of cross-functional collaboration and innovation. Louie has developed forward-looking technology roadmaps and built a comprehensive enterprise application ecosystem integrating proprietary systems, legacy platforms, and modern SaaS solutions. He spearheaded the alignment of Workday, SharePoint, and ServiceNow with proprietary applications, streamlining processes organization-wide, and established firm-wide SDLC policies across diverse engineering teams. With deep expertise in cybersecurity and evolving architectures, Louie ensures technology strategies are secure, scalable, and aligned with business priorities.

Christopher Echezabal Navy Federal Credit Union
Christopher Echezabal

VP, Data Analytics & Technology

Navy Federal Credit Union

About Me

Navy Federal Credit Union is a credit union chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) of the U.S. federal government. Navy Federal Credit Union is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.

Venugopalan Vidyashankar Global Payments Inc.
Venugopalan Vidyashankar

Sr Director, Cloud Data & Analytics

Global Payments Inc.

About Me

Venugopalan Vidyashankar is an Enterprise Data Architect at Global Payments Inc. and a Google Certified Professional Data Engineer. Currently focusing on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure initiatives, he recently completed Coursera's Machine Learning for Business Professionals to further his expertise in cloud and Big Data architectures. A graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Venugopalan has a proven track record as a Senior Business System Analyst within the financial services industry. He is highly skilled in business process and requirements analysis, Agile methodologies, data warehousing, Business Intelligence, and ETL, leveraging this experience to bridge IT strategy with robust technical solutions.

Barbara Kissner Segal
Barbara Kissner

CIO

Segal

About Me

Barbara Kissner is a C-Level technology executive with 20+ years of demonstrated success in delivering high-impact business applications in the financial services industry. Currently serving as the Chief Information Officer at Segal, she possesses extensive experience in technology transformation, Cyber security, business continuity and resiliency, risk management, application development, governance, and compliance. A recipient of the ComputerWorld Premier 100 IT Leaders Honoree (2014), Barbara is recognized for her excellent communications and presentation skills and her ability to lead complex initiatives with strategic precision.

Ben Darvish Bank of China, USA
Ben Darvish

AI/ML Lead

Bank of China, USA

About Me

Ben Darvish is the AI/ML Lead at the Bank of China, USA. Established in 1912, Bank of China (BOC) is a state-owned international trade finance bank in China. BOC International provides investment banking services in China, the UK, the US, and Singapore. BOC Group Insurance sells general and life insurance products in China. The group provides aircraft leasing through BOC Aviation.

May 20, 2026

Agenda

All times Eastern Time

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Closing the Context Gap in BFSI — Driving Trusted Outcomes with Agentic AI

As BFSI organizations scale AI, many struggle to translate intelligence into trusted, real‑time decisions. Fragmented data, limited context, and opaque models continue to slow adoption—creating a critical context gap between AI capability and business outcomes.

This Virtual Council brings together senior BFSI leaders for a closed‑door discussion on how engineering‑led Agentic AI can close this gap. The session will explore how context‑aware, autonomous AI agents—built on strong data foundations, observability, and governance—enable faster, more reliable decision‑making across risk, fraud, compliance, and operations.

Moving beyond experimentation, participants will examine what it takes to operationalize Agentic AI responsibly in regulated environments—embedding trust, transparency, and human oversight into AI systems by design. The conversation will focus on practical architectures, leadership choices, and real‑world lessons for delivering measurable outcomes with confidence.

Designed as a peer‑driven executive forum—not a sales event—this Virtual Council enables candid exchange on how BFSI leaders can harness Agentic AI to drive speed, resilience, and trust at enterprise scale.


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