Future Intelligence Forum 2025: Key Takeaways & Insights
In November, I had the privilege to attend the MDOTM Future Intelligence Forum at the magnificent Ashridge House — a venue as inspiring as the discussions themselves. From the very first moment, it was clear that this was one of those rare industry events where every detail was executed with excellence. Perfectly organised, meaningful in content, and held in one of the most beautiful settings I have ever experienced.
The Forum brought together leaders from asset and wealth management, academia, technology and finance to explore how AI is reshaping our industry. The speaker line-up and conversations were exceptional, featuring:
- Professor Michael Wooldridge (Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at University of Oxford) and Tommaso Migliore (CEO, MDOTM Ltd)
- Rupal Patel (Former CIA Officer, CEO of the Global Leadership Lab)
- Gary Foote (CIO and Director of Sustainibility at the Haas Formula 1 Team)
- Ilyas Khan KSG (Founder, Quantinuum)
- MDOTM’s AI experts Federico Mazzorin and Francesco Orsini
- Industry insights from Christina Viglietta, CFA
With outstanding panel discussions moderated by Thanos Papasavvas, CFA and contributions from:
Ferdi Van Heerden (Momentum), Åsa Norrie (Principal Asset Management), Mandy Rawlinson (Aberdeen), Federico Ghizzoni (Rothschild & Co), Edward Smith CFA (Rathbones), Andrew Hardy, CFA (Momentum), Matt Harris (Alpha FMC), Axel Maier, CFA (MDOTM Ltd).
What stood out for me is that despite the sophistication of AI and technology, the human element remains irreplaceable: leadership, judgement, and collaboration.
This event was a privilege to attend on behalf of Wealth Effect Management.
My deepest gratitude goes to Peter Štadler for the trust and the opportunity to represent Wealth Effect Management at such a world-class event.
And a sincere thank you to the entire MDOTM team for creating an experience that was as flawlessly organised as it was inspiring.
Already looking forward to the next one.
Diana Janošťáková
Head of Operations,
Wealth Effect Management
