FIMA US 2025

April 07 - 08, 2025

Westin Copley Place, Boston MA

Brian Buzzelli

Director, Head of Data Practice Meradia

Brian Buzzelli is an accomplished leader in financial data management with more than 29 years of experience in the financial services and asset management industry. He has a deep background in data strategy, quality, architecture, governance, and data management operations. Brian has championed data quality and pre-use data validation, allowing investment and operation professionals to focus on their core responsibilities. His innovative approach illustrated in his book Data Quality Engineering in Financial Services, O'Reilly; drives a data-driven culture, treating data as an asset that involves leveraging manufacturing techniques to engineer a robust data quality control framework, ensuring accuracy and precision. Brian's strategic focus revolves around driving data and architecture transformation in investment management operations, simplifying data architecture, reducing operational risk, and increasing overall operational efficiency. His commitment to data quality and control frameworks empowers investment management flexibility, supporting enterprise data integrations, new products, and services, and aligns data efficiently with vendors.

Day 1: Addressing Today’s Most Pressing Data Needs

11:40 AM Partner Keynote | Building the Next-Generation Operating Model: Redefining Agility and Efficiency Through Data, Cloud, AI, and Automation for Data-Driven Innovation

Modern investment operating models are no longer optional, organizations must embrace transformation across their data architecture, governance, and technology ecosystems. This powerful combination of data, cloud, AI, and automation are driving operational efficiency, scalability, and competitive differentiation. Firms are moving to next-gen operating models by aligning cloud-native applications and data architectures (MDM, DW/Lakehouse), integrating AI into workflows and applications, and leveraging automation to eliminate inefficiencies. This keynote will present the vision for the next-generation operating model where firms leverage AI-embedded analytics and instantaneous data access to drive decision-making and unlock innovation in our highly competitive and data-driven financial industry. The next-gen operating model vision will serve as the backdrop to drive collaboration in the roundtable discussions.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Brian.

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