Month: October 2023

The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem’s Digital Platform Explained with Ant Stevens

The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem’s Digital Platform Explained with Ant Stevens

In this episode, Ant Stevens, Head of Innovation, Digital Assets and Financial Markets, at Northern Trust discusses the new digital carbon ecosystem platform that connects project developers working to remove greenhouse gasses with institutional buyers. He explains the concept of digitizing carbon assets and the importance of understanding and reducing carbon footprints. Ant also gives insights into voluntary carbon credits and highlights the Northern Trust carbon ecosystem’s platform, which provides transparency and information to buyers. He mentions specific project developers the team is working with and explains that the platform is currently in the final stages of production. 

Ant discusses:

  • The digital initiative connecting project developers and institutional buyers in the carbon market
  • Carbon digitalization and the focus on carbon avoidance and removal projects due to climate change impacts
  • The importance of understanding, calculating, and reducing carbon footprints
  • Voluntary carbon credits and their value determination
  • An overview of the Northern Trust carbon ecosystem’s digital platform for institutional buyers 
  • And more! 

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AI Explained: Understanding the Technology Shaping Our World with Mike Srdanovic

AI Explained: Understanding the Technology Shaping Our World with Mike Srdanovic

In this relaunch of the Faster Forward podcast, we are joined by Mike Srdanovic, Director of Enterprise Architecture at Northern Trust. Mike dives into the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is a transformative technology that is revolutionizing our world and reshaping the future. Mike will discuss how AI has evolved over recent years, talk about current use cases across industries, and address both the opportunities and challenges of the technology in the future. 

Listen as this episode covers:

  • The history of AI and how it has evolved over the years
  • The difference between AI and generative AI
  • Use cases for AI across industries
  • Potential limitations, challenges and opportunities associated with AI
  • Mike’s thoughts on how AI will transform our world

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