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AI in Finance
26 November 2025
Kimpton Fitzroy London

Sean Duffy
Managing Director at CIBC Innovation Banking UK & Europe
Speaker

Profile

Sean Duffy is Managing Director at CIBC Innovation Banking UK & Europe. He joined CIBC Innovation Banking in 2021 to head up its new office in London after more than two decades of working in banking and technology.

Sean and his team support the ambitions of European-based entrepreneurs and their VC-backers by providing growth capital across a number of innovation ecosystems. With a growing footprint in key European tech hubs including the UK, Germany, Ireland and the Nordics, Sean supports technology companies throughout their entire lifecycle, from start-up to IPO and beyond.

Sean draws on 25 years of experience in the banking sector with a focus on technology companies and the broader innovation economy.

Prior to CIBC Innovation Banking, Sean was Managing Director, TMT Group, at Barclays for more than a decade. He holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Sheffield

Agenda Sessions

  • Panel: Quantum, Blockchain and the Possibility of the World’s First AI-First Bank; Forecasting the Future of AI in Finance

    15:05