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Date: Friday October 25th | Time: 09:00 – 14:00 | Location: Conference 1, Aston University

AI Symposium

Transforming the future with AI

A dynamic morning of sessions from key players from the tech ecosystem. This multi-level event will delve into the current and future landscapes of AI technologies, offering insights from industry leaders, innovators, and experts.

Making tomorrow today with AI

Our Speakers

Aleks Subic
Vice Chancellor

Gareth Wilson
Executive Vice President, Head of Banking & Capital Markets

Hilary Smyth-Allen
Executive Director

Alexeis Garcia Perez
Professor of Digital Business and Society

Neil D’souza
Senior Consultant – Generative AI

Divya Kesavan
Head of Corporate Data Science & Insights, Transaction Banking

Ben Brabyn
Director

Dr. Chris Meah
CEO & Founder

Dr. Sudheer Parwana
Partner

Iain Mansell
Cluster Leadership Delivery Manager

Zoe Radnor
PVC & Executive Dean – College of Business and Social Sciences

Gurjit Jagpal
Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Banking Engineering

Sebastian Weir
Associate Partner (AI, Analytics and Automation Practice Leader)

Founder
b13.ai

Agenda

09:00-10:00 - Registration, refreshments and networking

An opportunity to network and speak with other tech leaders on the future and implications of AI

10:00-10:15 - Opening Remarks

Welcome and Opening Remarks from Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Aston University

10:15-10:30 - Generative AI for enterprise innovation at Aston University

Generative AI and current efforts to harness its potential to transform business operations.

10:30-11:30 - Panel: Generative AI in Finance

Hear from Zoe Radnor, Gareth Wilson, Divya Kesavan, Hilary Smith-Allen, and Gurjit Jagpal as they share valuable insights on Generative AI in Finance.