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.

Speakers

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

Advances in AI & Cross Sector

Anna Fink - Associate Director in Global Innovation & Tom Bull - UK Head of FinTech - EY

Prof. Alun Preece - Professor of Intelligent Systems - Cardiff University

Data, decisions and Human-AI collaboration

Prof. Pete Burnap - Prof of Data Science & Cyber Security - Cardiff University

AI in Cyber Security

Ant Murphy - Head of FinTech - Amplyfi

Trends in AI and FinTech

Exposing AI

Symon Garfield - Digital Strategy Advisor - Microsoft

Ethics and responsible AI

Katherine Browne - AI and Data Ethics - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

AI and data ethics - an FCA perspective

Dr Richard Thomsett - Emerging Technology Specialist - IBM Research

Explainable AI for fintech

Pete Herzog - Product Director - Urvin AI

Manipulating AI behaviour through social engineering

Panel Discussion

Arman Eshraghi - Prof of Business Finance - Cardiff Business School

Tom Bull - Head of UK FinTech - EY

Dave Braines - CTO Emerging Technology - IBM Research

Symon Garfield - Digital Strategy Advisor - Microsoft

Katherine Browne - AI and Data Ethics - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Agenda

9.30am Arrive

Morning sessions

Lunch

Afternoon sessions

Networking

4:00 pm Finish

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.