Speaking

Talks and panels

My speaking covers responsible technology adoption, AI governance in practice, and building inclusive, capable organisations.

Sibos · Frankfurt · 2025

Behind the Scenes: AI Governance

AI Pavilion, sponsored by Microsoft and Plenitude Consulting

Good governance is key to using AI safely and responsibly. In this session, I explained what AI governance means, why it matters, and how financial institutions can put it into practice.

"Loved the way you explained with clarity and simplicity! Thank you!"
— Session attendee

The AI Pavilion stage at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, with an audience seated in front of a presentation screen

Women in Payments EMEA Symposium · London · 19–20 April 2023

Accelerating Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Global Financial Industry — What's Next?

ESG & Financial Inclusion session

A panel on whether ESG initiatives can help drive the financial inclusion agenda, moderated by Akansha Dimri (Tech Funding News), alongside Marissa Ellis (Diversily), Sonia Luthra (Société Générale) and May Wafa (J.P. Morgan).

Women in Payments EMEA 2023 Symposium speaker card for the ESG and Financial Inclusion session, showing the panellists including Erin Thornton of Swift

Swift Business Forum Ireland · Croke Park, Dublin · 30 April 2019

Transforming Financial Services Through Diversity

A panel moderated by Søren Haugaard (Danske Bank), alongside Sumitra Karthikeyan (Boston Consulting Group) and Paul Dunne (State Street Global Advisors), on why diverse decision-making matters in a complex industry — covered live by Finextra.

Erin Thornton speaking on a panel at Swift Business Forum Ireland 2019 in Dublin

Sibos · London · 2019

The Changing World of Work

A Swift-published video on diversity, inclusion and innovation in financial services, recorded at Sibos 2019 with Lisa O'Connor. Watch it on swift.com.