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AI Natives brings CEOs, CTOs and heads of AI and risk from regulated institutions to the same table. Intentionally small groups to talk openly about what’s working and what they’d do differently.

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Leaders from banks, lenders, payments companies, asset managers and fintechs, alongside the AI companies powering them.

Microsoft
PayPal
Square
TIAA
Newsweek
NVIDIA
Cloudflare
Anthropic
FINRA
SS&C
KBW
Razorpay
Clear Capital
CapTech
Bayview Asset Management
Octane
BlueSnap
Payroc
NEWITY
LoanPro
Rain
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Voices from the stage

Panelists who run AI where the money moves.

San Francisco

October 2026
The Deployment Gap in San Francisco
Keynote

The Deployment Gap

  • Dr. Ranjit TinaikarDr. Ranjit TinaikarChairman · Praxent
Agents in Production in San Francisco
Panel

Agents in Production

  • Tim HamiltonTim Hamilton HostFounder & CEO · Praxent
  • Pahal PatangiaPahal PatangiaGlobal Head of Business, Payments · NVIDIA
  • Sophia GoldbergSophia GoldbergHead of Payments · Rain
  • Dr. Ranjit TinaikarDr. Ranjit TinaikarChairman · Praxent
Engineering an AI-Native Fintech PDLC in San Francisco
Panel

Engineering an AI-Native Fintech PDLC

  • Kevin HurwitzKevin Hurwitz HostManaging Partner · Praxent
  • Ankur SharmaAnkur SharmaHead of GTM, Microsoft Cloud and AI · Microsoft
  • Jaison MosesJaison MosesGlobal Head of Product, Repayments · PayPal
  • Akshay KohliAkshay Kohliex-Head of Financial Products · Super.com
Speed vs. Risk in San Francisco
Panel

Speed vs. Risk

  • Paul TidwellPaul Tidwell HostVP of Applied AI · Praxent
  • Vicky HuangVicky HuangHead of Strategy, Regulatory Operations · FINRA
  • Trey GuinnTrey GuinnField CTO · Cloudflare
  • Kenon ChenKenon ChenEVP, Strategy & Growth · Clear Capital

New York City

June 2026
The Compounding Edge in New York
Keynote

The Compounding Edge

  • Dr. Ranjit TinaikarDr. Ranjit TinaikarChairman · Praxent
Agents in Production in New York
Panel

Agents in Production

  • Tim HamiltonTim Hamilton HostFounder & CEO · Praxent
  • Chandra StevensChandra StevensAgentic AI Adoption Strategy · Microsoft
  • Adam ZaabelAdam ZaabelEVP, Head of Credit & Underwriting · NEWITY
  • Sebastian Builes JineteSebastian Builes JineteCo-Founder & CEO · Arcum AI
The AI-Native Software Factory in New York
Panel

The AI-Native Software Factory

  • Kevin HurwitzKevin Hurwitz HostManaging Partner · Praxent
  • Paul TidwellPaul TidwellVP of Applied AI · Praxent
  • Colin TerryColin TerryChief Product Officer · LoanPro
  • Walter GreaneyWalter GreaneySVP, Product · Payroc
  • Sarah OwenSarah OwenFormer Chief Product Officer · One Inc.
The Fintech Frontier in New York
Panel

The Fintech Frontier

  • Tim HamiltonTim Hamilton HostFounder & CEO · Praxent
  • Anna BrattonAnna BrattonGTM Leadership, UK & Northern Europe · Anthropic
  • Chris DanelzChris DanelzGM, Global Channel Partner Solutions · Microsoft
  • Jason WangJason WangGlobal Head of AI & Model Risk Management · PayPal
  • David CodyDavid CodyCo-Founder & Co-CEO · NEWITY
Sunset over the Golden Gate Bridge from the San Francisco Spirit
San Francisco · Golden Gate at sunset
Guests on the Pendry Manhattan West terrace in New York
New York · The terrace
Panel with FINRA, Clear Capital and Cloudflare in San Francisco
San Francisco · Speed vs. Risk
Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar delivering the keynote in New York
New York · Opening keynote
Two guests talking on deck with the Golden Gate Bridge behind them
San Francisco · On deck
Panelists on stage in New York
New York · The AI-Native Fintech
Guests on deck beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco · Under the bridge
Black and white photo of guests in conversation in New York
New York · Between sessions
Agents in Production panel with NVIDIA, PayPal and Rain
San Francisco · Agents in Production
The Fintech Frontier panel with Microsoft, Anthropic, PayPal and NEWITY
New York · The Fintech Frontier
Guests talking during the evening dinner cruise
San Francisco · Dinner cruise
AI Natives backdrop and screen before the program in New York
New York · The stage
Panel on the AI-native product development lifecycle in San Francisco
San Francisco · AI-Native PDLC
Group of guests and hosts in New York
New York · Hosts and guests
Guests laughing together during the evening reception on board
San Francisco · Evening reception
AI Natives tote bags and caps on chairs in New York
New York · Guest gifts
A full audience during the San Francisco keynote
San Francisco · Keynote audience
Audience during a New York panel
New York · In the audience
AI Natives notebook and Praxent brief on a chair
San Francisco · Seat drop
Guests networking in New York
New York · Networking
Guests in conversation beside the AI Natives backdrop on board
San Francisco · On board
Praxent brief on an AI Natives tote
New York · The brief
Two guests talking on board
San Francisco · Networking

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AI Natives is a Praxent event. Praxent has spent 25+ years at the intersection of finance and technology, helping financial institutions and enterprise fintechs become AI-native market leaders.

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