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FIG | Financial Industry Group – Annual Conference 2025

Join us for the FIG | Financial Industry Group Annual Conference 2025.

Join us for the FIG | Financial Industry Group Annual Conference 2025, where this year’s theme is to explore the use of AI in the financial and professional services cluster in Norwich and Norfolk.

The use of AI by individuals and businesses is proceeding apace and it is expected that its adoption will lead to considerable change in processes, innovation and productivity improvements in all sectors, public and private. ChatGPT, for example, apparently has around 400 million weekly active users currently, a staggering statistic, and this is growing by the day.

FIG is excited to be bringing you a diverse range of speakers for the event with the objective of summarising the art of what is possible currently and in the future. We are delighted to be collaborating closely with FIG members, CODER, Aviva, Norfolk County Council & Fosters Solicitors.

Programme:

17:00 – Arrival & Networking with Drinks

17:30 – Event begins

  • FIG: Welcome & Introduction – Jodie Hosmer, Mills & Reeve, Head of Legal Operations and FIG Board member
  • CODER: “Working Smarter” – Ashley Black and Nathan Punter
  • Aviva: Sarah Self – GenAI Director & UK Chief Information Security Officer
  • Norfolk County Council (NCC): “AI Use Cases for Public Good at NCC” – Ben Wickerson & Chris Baker
  • Q&A Panel:
  • – Chris Brown (Chief Executive – Fosters Solicitors)
    – Ashley Black (Director, CODER)
    – Sarah Self ( Aviva Generative AI (GenAI) Director & UK Chief Information Security Officer)
    – Geoff Connell (Director of Digital Services – Norfolk County Council)
    – Jodie Hosmer (Mills & Reeve, Head of Legal Operations and FIG Board membe

19:30 – Networking with Drinks/Canapes

20:30 – Close


Who should attend?
This event is aimed at individuals working in the financial, insurance, legal and wider professional services and the FinTech sectors and is open to finance, HR, marketing and technology professionals.

Aviva is located at 8 Surrey St, Norwich NR1 3NS, just opposite Norwich Bus Station. Parking can be found at the Castle Quarter, St Stephens, The Chantry, Chapelfield East and the Forum.

There may be photography and filming during parts of the event which will be used for marketing or promotion purposes related to FIG. If you have any questions or do not wish to be included please notify us.

If you have any dietary or access requirements, please notify the organiser at info@fignorwich.org

Please note that in line with Aviva’s security protocol, photo ID will be required on arrival and bag checks will be in place.

Registrations close Thursday, 17 April 2025


As in previous years, we thank Aviva for allowing FIG the use of the magnificent Marble Hall in their offices in the centre of Norwich for the conference.

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