Andrew Chin is Head of Investment Solutions and Sciences and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. In this leadership role, he oversees the research, management and strategic growth of the firm’s strategic asset allocation, data science, indexing and custom beta businesses. Previously, Chin was the head of quantitative research and chief data scientist where he was responsible for optimizing the quantitative research infrastructure, tools and resources across the firm’s investing platforms. 

In 2015, Chin created and has since led the firm’s data science strategy to harness big data and leverage machine learning techniques to improve decision-making across the organization. From 2009 to 2021, he was the firm’s chief risk officer, where, in addition to his quantitative research responsibilities, he led all aspects of risk management and built a global team to identify, manage and mitigate the various risks across the organization. Chin has held various leadership roles in quantitative research, risk management and portfolio management in New York and London since joining the firm in 1997. Before joining AB, he spent three years as a project manager and business analyst in Global Investment Management at Bankers Trust.

Lan Guan serves as chief AI officer for Accenture. In this role, she works closely with companies across industries and geographies to develop data and AI strategies that drive value and growth. Guan brings deep expertise in embedding AI into business processes and transforming data into actionable insights and leads. She is also a member of the Global Management Committee.

Guan also leads the Accenture Center for Advanced AI—the AI epicenter that enables enterprises to capture and create value from their AI investment by leveraging deep expertise, differentiated scalable assets and solutions underpinned by data prowess and industry knowledge, and market-leading thought leadership and research.

Raakhee Mirchandani is anchor and contributing editor at the Trust, a unit of the Dow Jones commercial department. Raakhee leads custom conversations around cybersecurity, digital transformation and sustainability, diversity and equity. Previously, she was the vice president of community at Dow Jones, founding editor for Moneyish, and the editorial director for diversity and inclusion at the Barron's Group. A longtime journalist, editor and columnist, Raakhee is also the award-winning author of four children's books. She serves on various non-profit boards including the Hoboken Public Library, Steven's Cooperative School, and the Children's Book Council.

As General Manager of Factiva, Traci Mabrey has commercial oversight of the brand. In addition, she leads the strategic reimagination of Factiva as a premium business search engine. Traci brings deep expertise in financial technology operations and wealth management. 

Previously, she was the Head of Wealth Solutions, Global Technology and Operations for Broadridge Financial Solutions, where she oversaw product management operations and marketing and governed a suite of top-tier wealth management solutions. She also works with nonprofits committed to advancing skill-building opportunities for young women and setting them up for future financial success.

Willem Marx is an experienced print and broadcast journalist who’s worked at some of the world’s most respected news organizations, including NBC, CNBC, CBS, NPR and Bloomberg. Several of the television stories he has worked on have been nominated for Emmy awards, including one that won in the “Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine” category, focused on a mining project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

His written work has been published by The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Financial Times’ Weekend Magazine, London’s Sunday Times, Billboard, Harpers Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Departures. An avid photographer, he has also had work commissioned by Men’s Vogue, Paris Match and Der Spiegel magazine.

Debika Bhattacharya is chief product officer, Verizon Business, leading product management across all customer segments. She is responsible for the company's holistic product portfolio and its strategy and alignment with Verizon’s Network-as-a-Service framework. This encompasses edge computing, software defined networking, IoT and 5G services, global networking solutions, security, advanced communications services, and managed services.

Ms. Bhattacharya has extensive experience leading complex technology projects for Fortune 1000 clients, guiding successful IT transformations in healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and financial services. She has held a variety of executive roles within Verizon, including an overseas assignment in Europe. She was instrumental in the global expansion of Verizon’s communications network, as well as the deployment of breakthrough optical wave technologies.

Ms. Bhattacharya holds advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the State University of New York. She serves as an industry liaison to the MIT community and participates in outreach programs aimed at increasing the participation of women and minorities in Science and Engineering. She is also active in IEEE-Women in Engineering and the Society of Women Engineers.

Santhosh Keshavan is executive vice president and chief information officer for Voya Financial,  Inc., a leading health, wealth and investment company that provides products, solutions and technologies that enable a better financial future for its clients, customers and society. Keshavan is responsible for the firm’s technology systems, data and digital organization, information security and infrastructure. He also serves on Voya’s Executive Committee.  

Keshavan has more than 25 years of public and private sector experience as a transformational leader, including expertise in financial services, technology and operations. He has extensive experience in complex program management, including acquisitions and divestitures.  

From 2010 to 2017, Keshavan held the position of EVP and CIO for Regions Bank based in Birmingham,  Alabama. In this role, he managed core systems, enterprise and corporate systems, and enterprise data services. Previously, Keshavan served as vice president for the pricing and cash management division at Fidelity Investments. Prior to that, he held various positions at SunGard Data Systems (now FIS), eventually being named managing director, International Operations, with a focus on the retirement services industry.  

He  serves on the boards of the New York Institute of Technology and Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services, as well as VFI SLK Global Services Pvt. Ltd. — a joint venture between Voya and SLK Group. Keshavan also serves as one of the Executive Sponsors for Voya’s Asian Council. 

Jeb Horton is the Senior Vice President of Global Services. Jeb has worldwide responsibility for managing Professional Services, Managed Services and Infrastructure Services for Hitachi Vantara. Global Services supports clients in a wide range of industries including Financial Services, Healthcare, Transportation, Manufacturing and Entertainment. This includes a full range of infrastructure services supporting both Hitachi products and third-party infrastructure hardware and software.

Bharti Patel is SVP, Product Engineering at Hitachi Vantara, heading the company’s cutting-edge data and infrastructure product offerings. She was previously CTO at Austin-based Alen where she led digital transformation and transformational growth for medical-grade HEPA air purification systems. Prior to that, she spent +20 years at IBM where she led large global R&D teams across ecommerce, mobility, client platforms and – most notably – data and storage management. While she is proud to say she is a developer at heart, Patel is best known for her passion for driving innovation that creates exceptional customer experiences. Now back in the data space, Patel is leveraging Hitachi’s long-term history in AI and domain specific data to embed generative AI to further differentiate the company’s next gen infrastructure systems. She is also applying her own recent experience in environmental technology to build on Hitachi’s long-term commitment to improving people’s lives through technology, and moving the world of data towards a greener, more sustainable future.

Mark Katz is CTO of Financial Services at Hitachi Vantara, with more than two decades of experience driving technological innovation in the industry. He has held key leadership positions at leading financial institutions including JPMC, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, UBS, Citi, and Paine Webber.