From Innovation to Impact: AI-Driven Intelligence for the Future of Lending
Equifax Innovation Day brings together senior executives across retail and commercial lending to explore the AI capabilities reshaping decisioning, risk management and customer experience.
Hear from global keynote Raghu Kulkarni, explore four spotlight tracks and visit three innovation hubs.
Discover how Equifax continues to innovate with transparent, explainable and secure AI tools, helping financial institutions make confident decisions that directly benefit customers. You will leave with an early look at our capabilities to align your strategic roadmap, optimise risk decisioning and protect your portfolio against evolving fraud.
A structured morning of global keynotes, breakout tracks, live technology demonstrations and executive networking over lunch.
Main Foyer
Speaker: Raghu Kulkarni, Chief AI Officer, Equifax USA
Speaker: Brad Weber, Chief Product Officer, Equifax Australia
State Room
Stateroom + Function Rooms
Lending Hub | Dun & Bradstreet | IQ Connect
Main Foyer
Stateroom + Function Rooms
Host: Kari Mastropasqua, Chief Decision Intelligence Officer, Equifax
Panelists: Mel Cochrane, Wayne Williamson, Angela Di Rago
State Room (25 min)
Lending Hub | Dun & Bradstreet | IQ Connect
Main Foyer
| Time | Session Topic | Session Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:30 AM | Registration, Tea & Coffee | Networking | Foyer |
| 08:30 – 09:15 AM |
Keynote 1: Shaping Tomorrow’s Portfolio: The Equifax AI Horizon
Speaker: Raghu Kulkarni, Chief AI Officer, Equifax USA
Keynote 2: What Does Trust Look Like When the World Moves in Real Time?
Speaker: Brad Weber, Chief Product Officer, Equifax Australia
|
Keynote | State Room |
| 09:15 – 10:00 AM |
Spotlight Sessions (Rotation 1)
|
Breakout Sessions | Stateroom + Function Rooms |
| 10:00 – 10:40 AM |
Morning Tea break & Innovation Booth Showcase
Lending Hub | Dun & Bradstreet | IQ Connect
|
Networking | Foyer |
| 10:40 – 11:35 AM |
Spotlight Sessions (Rotation 2)
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Breakout Sessions | Stateroom + Function Rooms |
| 11:35 AM – 12:00 PM |
Closing Panel: From Innovation to Impact: Scaling AI, Trust, and Growth in financial services
Host: Kari Mastropasqua, Chief Decision Intelligence Officer, Equifax
Panelists: Mel Cochrane, Wayne Williamson, Angela Di Rago
|
Plenary | State Room (25 min) |
| 12:00 – 01:00 PM |
Lunch & Innovation Booth Showcase
Lending Hub | Dun & Bradstreet | IQ Connect
|
Networking | Foyer |
Explore our keynotes, breakout spotlights, and closing panel below. Click on any topic to view detailed descriptions.
Join Raghu Kulkarni as he traces the evolution of EFX.AI - exploring how machine learning moves from innovation to practical impact today, and what lies on the horizon for modern credit decisioning.
Chief AI Officer, Equifax USA
Learn how shattering internal silos and prioritising secure, unified data strategies can optimise decision-making, drive innovation, and ultimately secure long-term customer trust.
Chief Product Officer, Equifax Australia
Learn how shifting from blunt risk rules to multi-bank velocity modelling increases your 'Buy Box' by 21% without elevating risk exposure.
Equifax Data & Decision Science Leaders
See how bringing the entire credit strategy lifecycle into a single AI powered-platform enables risk teams to instantly diagnose policy drift, simulate millions of strategy options and automate audit-ready documentation upfront.
Equifax AI & Advisory Leaders
In a digital world where scammers act as the ultimate catfishes, discover how reusable identity and real-time scam intelligence unite as the ultimate power couple to eliminate onboarding friction and stop fraud.
Identity, Fraud & AML Specialists
Discover how next-generation KYB and Know-Your-Network (KYN) capabilities elevate single-entity checks into full network intelligence - delivering frictionless 'speed-to-yes' onboarding with complete sight-to-risk.
Commercial Product & Sales Specialists
Join host Kari Mastropasqua, Chief Decision Intelligence Officer, as she discusses the AI inflection point financial services has reached. Learn how enterprise leaders can overcome the productivity paradox to scale value realisation, mitigate asymmetric fraud risks, and build real-world operational trust.
Equifax Executive Leadership
Explore our interactive innovation hubs during the morning program to see Equifax's latest AI-ready solutions in action.
Preview the next-generation cloud platform delivering single-entity search, interactive digital reports, and enhanced AI-ready security to accelerate confident credit decisioning.
Experience an AI-driven orchestration gateway that unifies Equifax data assets into a 360-degree view, enabling real-time, personalised, and cost-effective lending decisions.
Explore a single gateway uniting local bureau intelligence with 600M+ global profiles, eliminating multi-vendor friction across credit, compliance, and cross-border risk management.
Hilton Sydney, 488 George Street
The event will take place on Level 2.
A cloakroom is available on-site for your convenience on arrival.
Contact us at eventsau@equifax.com for any queries
