As Fixed Income markets grow more volatile and competitive, with rising demands for speed and transparency, technology and data have become critical sources of investment advantage. In this opening keynote, Monica Khurana, former CTO & CIO of Dodge & Cox, shares practical lessons from leading large-scale modernization at a nearly $400B global asset manager. She will explore how firms can modernize legacy platforms, apply data and AI responsibly across the investment lifecycle, and embed cybersecurity and resilience at the core—enabling faster decisions, stronger risk management and sustained performance. Monica will also examine the evolving role of the CTO/CIO as a strategic investment partner and how technology organizations can scale with complexity, regulation, and market change.