When
28 May
Executive breakfast · 08:30 – 10:30
Where
Stockholm
Stockholm, Hornsgatan
Format
Closed roundtable
Held under the Chatham House Rule

Agenda

What to expect

A half-day session combining peer discussion, informal networking, and a live example of a voice assistant in a customer service scenario.

Arrival & Breakfast · 08:30 – 08:50

Light breakfast and informal networking with peers working across customer interaction, digital channels, and AI.

Welcome & Remarks · 08:50 – 09:00

Short introduction to frame the discussion, including the current state of voice AI adoption and the constraints shaping its use in regulated environments.

Live Interaction · 09:00 – 09:20

Live demonstration of a new voice assistant for banks and insurers, developed by Sigma Software and deployed on UpCloud’s sovereign cloud infrastructure.

The solution is designed for multilingual, low-latency customer interactions and supports full data residency within the EU.

The demonstration shows how sovereign voice AI can be deployed securely and compliantly in regulated environments.

Roundtable Discussion · 09:20 – 10:10

Closed discussion on how voice AI is approached in regulated environments, including regulatory constraints, data location and access, system reliability, and operational responsibility.

  • Key regulatory and compliance concerns in customer-facing voice AI
  • The role of data sovereignty and cloud deployment choices
  • Factors shaping customer trust in AI-powered voice interactions
  • Balancing innovation with transparency, explainability, and oversight

Closing & Networking · 10:10 – 10:30

Open discussion and follow-up conversations.

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Why Attend?

See how Agentic AI assistant works in a real scenario

Move beyond abstract discussions and observe a live interaction with a voice assistant in a customer service context. Understand what is actually happening at the point of interaction, not just how it is described.

Understand what holds up under real constraints

Explore the factors that shape whether these systems can be used in regulated environments, including regulatory expectations, data sovereignty, and operational responsibility

Compare how others approach the same decisions

Join a small group of peers facing similar questions and exchange perspectives on how voice AI is being approached across customer interaction, digital, and AI functions.

Session Host

Genady Chybranov
Genady Chybranov
Head of BFSI Center of Excellence at Sigma Software
  • Agent automation
  • AI adoption in regulated environments
  • AI governance
Genady Chybranov leads Sigma Software’s BFSI Centre of Excellence, working with banks and insurers on data and AI systems in regulated environments. He brings over 20 years of hands-on experience, with a focus on agentic AI, model risk, and architectures designed to meet regulatory requirements such as the AI Act, DORA, and NIS2.His background includes senior technology roles at Barclays and CTO for Financial Services at Hitachi, where he built and scaled production systems across banking and insurance. He is also an active contributor to the European Banking Association, working on topics related to Agentic Finance, including customer-controlled agents, machine-to-machine transactions, and the governance models required to make them safe.

There’s a lot of interest in voice AI, but very few examples that hold up in real banking environments. This discussion is about understanding what it takes to make these systems work under real operational and regulatory constraints.

Organised by

Software Engineering for Complex Systems in Regulated Environments

Sigma Software is a global engineering partner working with enterprises on complex systems, including digital platforms, data, and AI. The focus is on turning strategic initiatives into working solutions that fit existing systems and evolving business needs.

In financial services, this means building and integrating solutions that operate within strict regulatory and operational constraints, where reliability, continuity, and control are essential.

European Cloud Infrastructure with Strong Nordic Presence

UpCloud is a European cloud provider with infrastructure across the Nordics, including a data center in Stockholm. Its platform is built around European data residency, giving organizations control over where data is stored and processed.

In the context of AI and voice-based services, this becomes critical when handling customer interactions, where data must remain within specific jurisdictions and access must be tightly controlled.

Interested in joining the discussion?

Sigma Software has offices in multiple locations in Europe, Middle East, Northern and Latin America