Clara Durodié is an experienced and highly regarded technology strategist and AI expert. Her focuses include business, governance, and the geopolitics of AI, all of which she has specialised in for over 25 years. Consistently named among the top leading women in fintech, Clara is highly sought after for speaking engagements on topics such as shaping AI governance and digital transformation. Her talks at high profile events like Money 2020 and Innovative Finance Global Summit, establish her as a credible and trusted speaker.
With an in-depth knowledge of finance from her early career, having worked as a leader within European asset and wealth management, Clara’s interests soon turned to the application of AI in finance. Her expertise in this field is furthered by her Master’s degree from the University of Oxford and a Certificate in Investment Management. Some of Clara’s early roles include a Fintech Resident Expert at the Saïd Business School within the University of Oxford and a Board Member at the Investment Funds Luxembourg. The beginning of Clara’s career was prevalent in getting to where she is now, laying a foundation with insights into financial technology, portfolio management, and investment strategy.
More recently Clara’s career has continued to flourish, with her groundbreaking book ‘Decoding AI in Financial Services: Business Implications for Boards and Professionals’ being published. This publication was renowned for being the first guidebook specified for C-suite executives, boards, and decision makers in financial services. Clara is the CEO of Cognitive Finance Group, a role in which she advices leading financial institutions, fintech companies, and startups on how best to navigate AI governance and growth strategies. Her contributions to thought leadership don’t stop there, Clara is also the host of a popular podcast, Decoding AI, where she discusses topics such as business growth and AI, geopolitics, and many more.
As a speaker, it is evident Clara’s contribution to the fields of fintech and AI have been groundbreaking. She has a true wealth of experience and depth of knowledge that make her talks packed full of useful insights and actionable strategies. Having been a guest lecturer at institutions such as the University of Oxford, MIT, and London Business School, Clara has a proven track record of providing inspiring and educational keynotes. If you are looking to hire a speaker to provide an accessible talk on the complex topics that are fintech, AI, and emerging technologies, look no further than hiring Clara Durodié today!
Books
Decoding AI in Financial Services: Business Implications for Boards and Professionals
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Clara Durodié's official speaker topics are listed below:
- Boards and AI strategy: modern governance
- Cybersecurity and AI: fighting fire with fire
- Artificial intelligence in plain English
- Trust with Algorithms - what is it and how to build it
- Trust by design - how to start right
- What is good, robust high-quality AI?
- AI Ethics: a business case in financial services
- The meaning of Trust with Technology
- Redefining Trust with AI in financial services
- AI in finance function - use cases and areas for improvement
- AI and Data Ethics in financial services
- Thinking strategically about automation
- Linear vs Exponential automation
- Use cases of applied artificial intelligence in financial services
- Future uses of AI/ML and business strategy impact
- Global trends in AI adoption
- Leading AI companies, cloud, and the AI stack delivery
- How to pick the winners when selecting AI vendors - criteria for selection
- Alternative data and AI: value and timing
- Trends in natural language processing, data strategy, and deep learning
- Asset management: Distribution solutions and customer engagement with AI
- Wealth management & private banking and AI solutions
- Back office automation with AI and where RPA sits in all of this
- Behavioural finance and AI
- Why is it important to understand Intelligence: human and artificial
- The need for Trust in financial services and how technology addresses it
- Cybersecurity and a safer world with AI
- Preventing Fraud in Payments with AI
- Importance of AI Ethics and responsible design
- Personalisation at scale: AI use cases in private banking
- Philosophy of technology
- Data ethics and integrity
- The macroeconomics of AI: key considerations
- Data privacy and AI
- Data commercialisation: use and abuse
- AI in asset management: how to benefit from AI adoption
- Government AI strategy for financial services
- Regulators and AI sandboxes: staying ahead
- What's an AI and what’s not - implications for your operational model
- What AI can and cannot do for asset management
- Fixed Income and AI: operations, default, and scenario analysis
- AI Ethics in financial services: what do we need to know?
- What is AI, why now, and what’s in it for financial services?
- AI and workforce impact: same people with new skills
- Where to start with AI?
- Central Banks and Deep Learning applications
- Labour markets and AI: will wages still be relevant?
- AI and operational resilience in financial services
- Retraining your workforce: where to start
- 2024 - Published 2nd edition of 'Decoding AI in Financial Services'
- 2022 - Japanese translation of 'Decoding AI in Financial Services' published
- 2020 - Keynote speaker at Money 2020, SIBOS, Innovate Finance Global Summit
- 2019 - Author of 'Decoding AI in Financial Services: Business Implications for Boards and Professionals'
- 2019 - Joined inaugural Oxford AI teaching team
- 2018 - Guest Lecturer at University of Oxford, MIT, and London Business School
- 2017 - Advised the World Economic Forum’s 4th Industrial Revolution Centre
- 2017 - Member of European Union AI Alliance
- 2017 - Chair, Non-Executive Directors Board’s special committee on AI Adoption
- 2016 - Founded Cognitive Finance Group, strategic advisor on AI in financial services
- 2014 - Published academic research at intersection of neuroscience, AI, and investment management
- 2014 - Leadership roles in European asset and wealth management
