Meet the Expert: The Defining Moment for Data Scientists in Financial Services with Daniel Lewington
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
New research reveals AI and machine learning are ready to change finance
The rapid acceleration in data-driven transformation that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic is really just a glimpse of what’s yet to come for financial services.
Join us for this edition of Meet the Expert with Daniel Lewington, director of innovation at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), to explore some of the biggest trends around data science in the financial services industry. Daniel and his team will share findings from their in-depth research with global data practitioners on AI and machine learning strategies, use cases, data, tech, talent, and governance. Attendees will also receive a complimentary copy of the full research report, The Defining Moment for Data Scientists.
O'Reilly Meet the Expert explores emerging business and technology topics and ideas through a series of one-hour interactive events. You’ll engage in a live conversation with experts, sharing your questions and ideas while hearing their unique perspectives, insights, fears, and predictions.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Discover the percentage of companies that are stuck in an experimental phase for AI/ML projects
- Understand the appetite for specialist roles and teams
- See how financial firms are embracing alternative data and text
- Learn how AI tools and processes are changing rapidly
- Explore trustworthy AI and the maturity of model governance
This live event is for you because...
- You want to understand the reality of AI/ML adoption and scale in financial services.
- You want insights to support your own models, projects, and strategic thinking.
- You want advice from fellow practitioners on how to advance projects and get the most value from your data.
Prerequisites
- Come with your questions for Daniel Lewington and his team
- Have a pen and paper handy to capture notes, insights, and inspiration
Recommended follow-up:
- Watch NLP at Scale in Financial Services (recorded conference session)
- Read Artificial Intelligence in Finance (book)
- Read Hands-On Artificial Intelligence for Banking (book)
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET
- Introduction and presentation (15 minutes)
- Interactive discussion and Q&A (45 minutes)
Your Guests
Daniel Lewington
Daniel Lewington is director of innovation at LSEG Labs. Previously, he held design leadership positions in leading product design, branding, and digital marketing agencies in London and Hamburg. His clients included Deutsche Bank, FTSE, KPMG, Barclays, BBC, Microsoft and Shazam. He joined LSEG (formerly Thomson Reuters, then Refinitiv) after Apsmart, a mobile innovation startup of which he was an early member, was acquired for an undisclosed sum in 2012.
Shannon Cutt
Shannon Cutt is an online event producer and a host of the Meet the Expert series at O’Reilly. Her professional experience includes voiceovers, print and electronic publishing, editing, project management, and talent acquisition.