Unleashing AI: Shaping the Future of Financial Services

March 7, 2024
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Hybrid Event

This hybrid event explores the current & future implications of AI for financial services.

Session Details

Join us for “Unleashing AI” as we explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and financial services. This hybrid in-person/virtual event brings together industry experts, thought-leaders, and professionals from financial services firms to explore the current and future implications of AI for their businesses.

Tailored for technology professionals at financial services firms, this event offers a high-level perspective on the transformative potential of AI. Attendees will:

  • Gain exclusive insights into the latest advancements in AI as our experts delve into topics such as large-language models (LLMs), generative adversarial networks (GANs), neural nets, and their impact on the financial landscape.
  • Discover real-world use cases that highlight how AI is reshaping decision-making, risk analysis, and customer engagement within the industry.

Whether you attend in person or virtually, this event provides a platform for stimulating discussions and the exchange of ideas!

Panel Discussion | Best Practices in Managing AI Initiatives

This interactive session provides validated best practices for managing AI initiatives, including governance, operations, and quality assurance. Our team of experts shares the insights they’ve gleaned working with AI and applying it to their organizations. We provide a candid discussion of the challenges, pitfalls, and benefits of AI, and answer audience questions about the same. Our goal is to provide a concise shortlist of effective practices that technology professionals can apply at their financial services organizations, regardless of the state of their AI initiatives.

Earn 3.0 CPE credits at this event! Click here for more information.

Agenda

9:30am – 9:55am

Registration and Networking

9:55am – 10:00am

WSTA Introductions

10:00AM - 10:25AM

Industry Perspectives Presentation

Johna Till Johnson | CEO and Founder, Nemertes

Johna Till Johnson, CEO of Nemertes and content committee chair for the WSTA, is known for her roles as an Engineer, Adventurer, Researcher, and Storyteller. Johna holds a BS/EE from The Johns Hopkins University and conducted research in the PhD program in particle physics at the University of Rochester. She has designed embedded security systems for banks, run the lab testing program at Data Communications Magazine, and led research and development as Chief Technology Officer at Greenwich Technology Partners, a global engineering firm. At Nemertes, the research-advisory firm she founded in 2002, her focus includes cybersecurity, AI, quantum computing, and emerging technologies. Johna is widely-published at organizations including the Defense Tactical Information Center (DTIC), Business Communications Review, Electronic Design, and TechTarget. A long-time adventurer, she has completed several 300-mile solo kayak and sailing expeditions and sea races.

10:25am – 10:45am

Platinum Sponsor Presentation

10:45am – 11:05am

Platinum Sponsor Presentation

11:05am – 11:25am

Platinum Sponsor Presentation

11:25am – 11:45am

Platinum Sponsor Presentation

11:45am – 12:30pm

Lunch

12:30pm – 12:50pm

Platinum Sponsor Presentation

12:50pm – 1:10pm

Platinum Sponsor Presentation

Abstract

This presentation will focus on how organizations can strengthen their data security posture and what criteria they need to use when evaluating vendors (like Cohesity) in the space. This then dovetails into our DataHawk capabilities at the end of the presentation.

1:10pm – 1:30pm

Presentation

1:30pm – 1:50pm

Presentation

1:50pm – 2:05pm

Networking Break

2:05pm – 3:05pm

Panel Discussion: Best Practices in Managing AI Initiatives

Panel Abstract

This interactive session provides validated best practices for managing AI initiatives, including governance, operations, and quality assurance. Our team of experts shares the insights they’ve gleaned working with AI and applying it to their organizations. We provide a candid discussion of the challenges, pitfalls, and benefits of AI, and answer audience questions about the same. Our goal is to provide a concise shortlist of effective practices that technology professionals can apply at their financial services organizations, regardless of the state of their AI initiatives.

(Moderator) Johna Till Johnson | CEO and Founder, Nemertes

Johna Till Johnson, CEO of Nemertes and content committee chair for the WSTA, is known for her roles as an Engineer, Adventurer, Researcher, and Storyteller. Johna holds a BS/EE from The Johns Hopkins University and conducted research in the PhD program in particle physics at the University of Rochester. She has designed embedded security systems for banks, run the lab testing program at Data Communications Magazine, and led research and development as Chief Technology Officer at Greenwich Technology Partners, a global engineering firm. At Nemertes, the research-advisory firm she founded in 2002, her focus includes cybersecurity, AI, quantum computing, and emerging technologies. Johna is widely-published at organizations including the Defense Tactical Information Center (DTIC), Business Communications Review, Electronic Design, and TechTarget. A long-time adventurer, she has completed several 300-mile solo kayak and sailing expeditions and sea races.

3:05pm – 3:25pm

Fireside Chat 

(Moderator) Johna Till Johnson | CEO and Founder, Nemertes

Johna Till Johnson, CEO of Nemertes and content committee chair for the WSTA, is known for her roles as an Engineer, Adventurer, Researcher, and Storyteller. Johna holds a BS/EE from The Johns Hopkins University and conducted research in the PhD program in particle physics at the University of Rochester. She has designed embedded security systems for banks, run the lab testing program at Data Communications Magazine, and led research and development as Chief Technology Officer at Greenwich Technology Partners, a global engineering firm. At Nemertes, the research-advisory firm she founded in 2002, her focus includes cybersecurity, AI, quantum computing, and emerging technologies. Johna is widely-published at organizations including the Defense Tactical Information Center (DTIC), Business Communications Review, Electronic Design, and TechTarget. A long-time adventurer, she has completed several 300-mile solo kayak and sailing expeditions and sea races.

3:25PM - 3:30PM

Closing Remarks

3:30PM - 4:30PM

Cocktail Hour 

Location Details

Convene – Downtown Liberty
1 Liberty Plaza, New York, NY, 10006