Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping financial services. From risk assessment and fraud detection to regulatory compliance, operational automation and customer experience, AI gives financial institutions new ways to transform virtually every part of their business.
The rise of generative AI and intelligent agents is also enabling a new generation of services that are more personalized, efficient and accessible. This transformation, however, comes with heightened requirements for governance, cybersecurity, model explainability and data protection.
In a sector where trust remains fundamental, innovation must be grounded in the safe, transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence.
At ALL IN 2026, explore how intelligent agents, automation, predictive analytics and model governance are shaping the future of financial services, with a particular focus on security, compliance, explainability and trust.
What to Discover at ALL IN 2026
- On the Agora stage, Build vs. Buy: How Leaders Are Approaching the AI Model Decision in 2026 will feature Jean-Sébastien Charest, Chief Information Officer at BDC; Melisa Muraca, Vice-President and Global Chief Architect at Sun Life; Kathryn Hume, Vice-President of AI Engineering at the Vector Institute; and Chris Smith, Corporate Vice-President and Head of the Toronto Markham Design Centre at AMD. Moderated by Yvonne Lau, Technology Reporter at the Financial Post, the panel will examine the trade-offs between building proprietary models, purchasing commercial solutions and adopting open-source alternatives, including their implications for cost, governance, data control and technological sovereignty.
- On the Forum stage, discover how agentic AI is moving from experimentation to deployment in Agents in Production: Turning Autonomy into Results. Jaime Tatis, Executive Vice-President and Chief Data & AI Officer at CIBC, will join Razat Gaurav, CEO of Kinaxis, and Marc Klingen, Co-Founder and CEO of Langfuse, to discuss what organizations need to integrate intelligent agents into business processes, establish effective governance and deliver measurable results.
- Explore the AI Tour: Ready-to-Deploy AI Solutions to discover technologies that can address practical needs related to automation, data analysis, risk management and customer experience.
- Discover how financial institutions are already adopting AI to improve operations, better serve customers and strengthen decision-making. BNP Paribas, Capital One, Desjardins, Float Financial, iA Financial Group, Intact and Sun Life are among the organizations attending ALL IN 2026 from a sector where AI is creating new opportunities in analytics, service personalization, risk management and automation.
- Meet companies developing solutions for financial organizations. Boast AI uses AI to simplify and automate processes related to financing and tax credits, while Compass Analytics develops analytics and modelling solutions for the financial and insurance sectors.
- In the Startup Zone, discover Canadian companies developing solutions for finance and insurance. ReFi Trading automates the execution of trading strategies, while TruthSayer AI makes quantitative strategies and advanced market analysis more accessible to investors. Sofistic develops an AI platform that turns financial data into personalized recommendations for wealth advisors.