Partnering with Cardiff Business School and Confused.com ‘AI for FinTech’, is the first mini conference by FinTech Wales looking at the world of AI. We will be discussing opportunities, challenges and constraints related to AI usage in fintech and financial services.

World-leading experts will be joining us to share knowledge and insights covering the three themes of:

1. Advances in AI

What is happening today and tomorrow at the cutting-edge of AI? Highlighting the latest research and recent case studies we will hear about what is in the AI pipeline from industry and academia experts.

2. Exposing AI

There are many different facets to the usage of AI that can benefit from regulation. Whether by an official body or ethically and morally by society. We listen to both regulating bodies and AI leaders on the what, why and how we can regulate AI, understanding how to make sure AI usage is responsible, transparent and explainable.

3. Cross sector AI

Looking at other sectors that are support the validity, usage and advancement of AI, hearing how AI has changed the way they operate and what can FinTech learn from them.

Agenda

Opening - Prof Arman Eshraghi - Prof. of Finance and Investment - Cardiff Business School

09:30 Arrive for registration, tea and coffee in the lobby

10:00 Start in the lecture theatre on 1st floor

10:00-10:30 Opening welcome and talk Prof Arman Eshraghi – Cardiff University

10:30 Start of Advances in AI and Cross Sector

10:30 – 11:00 Prof Alun Preece – Cardiff University - Data, decisions and Human-AI collaboration

11:00 – 11:30 Anna Fink & Tom Bull - EY

11:30 - 12:00 Prof Pete Burnap – Cardiff University – AI in Cyber Security

12:00 – 12:30 Ant Murphy – Amplyfi – Trends in AI and Fintech

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch in the Executive Suite (top floor, access from the lifts)

12:30 – 1:30 Mathworks, Senseforth AI and Amplyfi industry demos in the Executive Suite (top floor, access from the lifts)

1:30 Start of Exposing AI in lecture theatre on 1st floor

1:30 – 2:00 Symon Garfield – Microsoft – Ethics and responsible AI

2:00 – 2:30 Katherine Browne – FCA – AI and data ethics - an FCA perspective

2:30 – 3:00 Dr Richard Tomsett – IBM – Explainable AI for Fintech

3:00 – 3:30 Panel Session

• Tom Bull - EY
• Dave Braines - IBM
• Symon Garfield - Microsoft
• Katherine Browne - FCA
• Andrew Brockway - Confused.com

3:30 – 4:00 Networking and Tea and coffee in the lobby

Hotels

Hotels on the correct side of town, but still a 15 minute walk

Indigo or the Hilton or Park Plaza

Car Parking

There is limited car parking onsite. This is ONLY by pre-arrangement and is barrier controlled

Other parking in the area

1. North Road 5 mins walk (pay and display) https://goo.gl/maps/9D8JzXQAEbAQQMsS9
2. Cathays Park 5-10 mins walk (metered on street) https://goo.gl/maps/m9bA7JmvLmQacbiaA
3. NCP 15 mins walk https://goo.gl/maps/sBZPumEq7KEKxt4d7
4. NCP 15 mins walk (or taxi) https://goo.gl/maps/5dFb5GCtC5WBhCdx7

Note: option 1 and 2 do fill up! So please plan in advance

Trains

The nearest station is Cathays train station https://goo.gl/maps/ka6juZ5B2Y6YhvKN7

Location

The location for the event is https://goo.gl/maps/6QbaNurka7JK49LL9

Access is from Column Road and then Column Drive

Post Graduate Teaching Centre, Cardiff Business School, Colum Dr., Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3EU

About Fintech Wales

FinTech Wales is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at making Welsh FinTech a pillar of the global economy - nurturing talent while connecting and enabling the sector’s ecosystem.As the voice of FinTech in Wales, we will empower FinTechs and financial services in Wales to be successful on the world stage and ensure they are a major driver in the UK economy.