Welcome to IA Talks AI

In this episode of the IA talks AI, we look at America’s new AI Action Plan and what it means for investment management firms. Richard Normington, Head of Trade & Investment at the IA, dissects the contents of the Plan and analyses its implications for AI policy development in the United States and beyond.

The IA takes its roving mic to various industry conferences to get the latest on innovation across investment management and the outlook for the future.

Starring:
-Sonja Laud - L&G Asset Management
-Stephane Janin - AXA Investment Managers
-Rashid Adam, Findlay Park
-Wayne Green, FinServ Dynamics
-Ed Glyn - Calastone
-Daron Pearce, Executive Chairman at Tokenbridge

The IA sits down with EU Policy Adviser Peter Kerstens, Adviser to the European Commission, to discuss the implementation process of the EU AI Act and what AI means for individuals and employers. In a wide-ranging interview, we also hear about the work of the EU FinTech Taskforce, the future of digital investment markets, the viability of stablecoins versus a digital Euro and the implications of technological advance on cyber security.

In this episode, we are joined by Lorenzo Saa, the Chief Sustainability Officer at Clarity AI, to explore the intersection of AI and sustainable investing.

In this episode, Luke Waddington of BlueFireAI discusses automated decision making and how AI is poised to transform business models in the investment management industry

In this episode, Ovo Gharoro, CEO and co-founder of DataSync, discusses the crucial importance of having the right data strategy. Ovo also explains how AI can be used to accelerate data transformation programmes and how to avoid the common issues that too often hamstring data projects.

In the inaugural live episode of the “IA Talks AI” podcast, we hear from Matt Warman, UKAI Board Member and a former Digital Minister, on the future of AI in the UK, potential legislation on frontier models, the appropriate balance between regulating AI producers vs. deployers and the sustainability of AI.

James King interviews John Allan and Khim Peow, Optimai, on tech innovation in Singapore and the wider region, focusing on the approach to AI usage and adoption in within asset management locally and prospects for the future, including how the DeepSeek intervention may impact future developments.

Optimai - https://www.optimai.com/ - is a Singapore-based fintech providing AI services for asset managers, traders and brokers locally as well as in Hong Kong and Malaysia.