Join Mike Srdanovic, Chief AI Architect at Northern Trust, and Charles Morris, Chief Data Scientist for Financial Services at Microsoft as they explore the rapid advancements in AI technology and its impact on the financial services industry. Mike and Charles share a comprehensive overview of AI co-pilots and agents, regulatory challenges, and the evolving landscape of AI models, highlighting both current applications and future potential.
Key Highlights:
The ongoing adoption of AI in financial services and how it compares to other industries
The role of co-pilot and agents and how they are enhancing productivity and revolutionizing workflows in the financial services arena
The model ecosystem and the open source versus proprietary debate
Join Gary Paulin, Head of Enterprise Client Solutions at Northern Trust, in conversation with David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council. They discuss David’s vision for gold’s digital future, his work to develop a database of responsibly-sourced gold and ambition to create positive impact across the ecosystem, including a digital token, backed by gold.
Key highlights include David’s views on:
Digital Gold and his ambitions for the digitalisation and tokenisation of gold
Gold Prices and what’s driving the recent surge in demand for gold
Gold’s evolution as an asset class includinghisperspective on its role in portfolios
Providing provenance to buyers and improving gold governance
Providing legitimacy to artisanal producers and removing bad actors from the ecosystem
His Personal Journey: Hear about David Tait’s inspirational journey, his 5 Everest climbs, charity work for the NSPCC, the challenge he was set by the Queen and the story behind the film “Sulphur and White”
And much more!
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David with the Queen’s 60yr flag on the summit in 2013: Photo 1 and Photo 2
David Tait was appointed CEO of the World Gold Council in November 2018.
During his 35 years in the financial services industry, David has worked for a variety of highly regarded firms, most recently as Global Head of Fixed Income Macro Products at Credit Suisse. Prior to that he held senior trading roles at both Credit Suisse and UBS Investment Bank.
David began his career trading at Goldman Sachs, and then moved to Credit Suisse before building considerable asset management experience as a Partner at Bluecrest Capital.
He is a member of the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) Advisory Council and chairs FMSB’s Precious Metals Working Group.
David is also a major supporter of the NSPCC and has raised over £1.5 million by summiting Mount Everest on five occasions. He was the first person to traverse Everest from the North to South in 2007. He is an ex-trustee, Chair of the Rebuilding Childhoods Board and was awarded an MBE by the Queen for his services to the charity.
His life story has been made into the Julian Jarrold directed motion picture “Sulphur and White” starring Anna Friel, Dougray Scott, Mark Stanley and Emily Beecham. The Royal Premier was February 2020 and the proceeds will benefit the NSPCC.
Carl Tannenbaum, Northern Trust’s Chief Economist joins Faster Forward for an engaging discussion on the current economic landscape. Carl offers expert insights on the factors that are driving recent trends, potential headwinds to be aware of, and expectations for the remainder of 2024.
Key Highlights:
The U.S. economy’s robust performance against the backdrop of higher interest rates and evolving inflation trends
The Federal Reserve’s recent guidance for inflation control and Carl’s predictions for potential rate reductions in 2024
Carl’s thoughts on evaluating how the upcoming presidential election will affect the economy and markets
Examiningeconomic trends across continents, from Carl’s recent visit to Europe to Asia’s mixed fortunes in Japan and China
The notion that geopolitical risk should be a major consideration for investors and how Northern Trust is attempting to address this at the bank
