Webinar | 23 October 2024 | GenAI in financial services – balancing innovation and risk for transformative growth
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Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Time: 3:00 PM BST
Join FinTech Futures and Hitachi Vantara for an insightful hour-long webinar on the transformative power of Generative AI (GenAI) for financial firms.
In the session, our panel of experts will highlight leading use cases where GenAI is revolutionizing the industry, including personalized customer experiences through advanced chatbots and virtual assistants, enhanced fraud detection and risk management via predictive modeling, and more.
But with great reward also comes great risk. While the potential rewards of deploying GenAI technology are vast, from increased efficiency to improved customer engagement, these innovations come with their own set of risks, including data privacy concerns, model bias, and regulatory compliance challenges.
Join us to learn best practices for implementing GenAI responsibly, balancing innovation with caution, and ensure that your institution harnesses the full potential of this technology while mitigating its risks.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
> The current state of the GenAI market
> GenAI use cases for banks and financial firms
> Best practices for GenAI implementation
> Potential pitfalls and risks associated with GenAI adoption
> Strategies for risk mitigation
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Speakers on the “GenAI in financial services: Balancing innovation and risk for transformative growth” webinar:
Mark Katz
Client Strategy and Technology Officer for Financial Services at Hitachi Vantara
Mark Katz is CTO of Financial Services at Hitachi Vantara, with more than two decades of experience driving technological innovation in the industry. He has held key leadership positions at leading financial institutions including JPMC, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, UBS, Citi, and Paine Webber.
Katz excels in leading global engineering teams and architecting intricate IT environments. He has been instrumental in championing cloud adoption within the financial services industry, spearheading the successful design and implementation of private and hybrid cloud solutions.
Beyond his technical prowess, Katz is a recognized thought leader within the financial services technology community and industry events, sharing his expertise on cloud computing, data management, and other crucial topics. He has also served on advisory boards for technology giants such as Cisco, EMC, and Data Dynamics, solidifying his commitment to shaping the future of the industry.
Michael Cutler
Fractional CTO, SC Ventures
Michael Cutler is Fractional CTO at SC Ventures, bringing a unique blend of expertise in AI, blockchain, and sustainable tech innovation. With a career spanning over two decades, Michael has been at the forefront of emerging technologies, most recently as a Fractional CTO at KPMG’s Digital Village venture studio in Singapore.
An entrepreneur at heart, Michael co-founded an AI start-up in 2012, with clients including Spotify and Intel. In 2017, he launched another carbon credit tokenization venture on public blockchain, integrating it into retail point-of-sale systems at Unilever / Ben & Jerry’s stores in London for a “guilt free ice-cream” customer experience – an early example of using blockchain for environmental impact.
Michael is deeply committed to leveraging technology for social good. He actively engages in projects tackling Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) challenges, collaborating with development banks and NGOs. As a guest lecturer at Singapore Management University and a mentor in the start-up ecosystem, he’s passionate about nurturing emerging talent, sharing knowledge and experience.
His recent focus has been on the ethical implications of AI, the intersection of technology and sustainability, and the potential of Web3 technologies to transform industries.
Prag Sharma
Global Head, Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence, Citi
Dr. Prag Sharma leads Citi’s Global Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence (AI CoE). He is one of only 10 Citi Tech Fellows globally. He us a resident expert in Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning (AI/ML) across the organisation. As such, Prag has led the development of Citi-wide best-practices from a Governance, Risk & Controls and Technology perspective in AI, addressed AI-related infrastructure and tooling needs across the organisation and enabled state-of-the-art AI design, development and use at Citi across all its businesses.
Prag represents Citi externally and has led numerous high-profile engagements with clients, global regulators, trade bodies, regional/ other advisory committees and external experts in the world of AI. Prag has led R&D teams and technology consultants in both industry and academia for over 15 years, working on emerging technologies with start-ups and multinationals in the Financial Services, Health, Technology and Pharmaceutical sectors. He also co-founded two start-ups in his previous life. Prag holds a PhD in Machine Learning (Computer Vision) and an MBA, majoring in Innovation.
Paul Hindle
Editor, FinTech Futures
Paul Hindle is editor at FinTech Futures. He has over seven years’ experience in editorial, production and management roles for print and online publishing companies.
He was previously News Editor for a global technology news start-up and has overseen the production and publication of over 500 books for two market-leading academic and technology publishing houses.
The “GenAI in Financial Services: Balancing Innovation and Risk for Transformative Growth” webinar is brought to you by Hitachi Vantara.