Summary:
Everyone knows AI is powerful and can do things very efficiently and perceive patterns that are hard, if not impossible, for people. But what can we do to achieve some important goals? What about sustainability, fairness or justice? This talk will integrate new AI techniques as applied to two key areas in sustainable development: financial inclusion and access to justice. You will be invited to think about what you can do, find other like minded people, and start the journey to using AI for good. No requirement for coding, just energy and interest.
Please note that there will be an opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the session.
Presenter:
Jon Aikman is the founder of an artificial intelligence consulting firm, NordAi Analytics and the owner of a law and consulting firm, Matrix Law P.C. Jon is an adjunct faculty member at Queen’s University and Cornell University in finance. He has taught courses on alternative investments, artificial intelligence and finance, finance for global managers, advanced portfolio management, fintech and other graduate and executive courses. Previously, Jon was Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager for an exempt market dealer and alternative investment firm. He managed a private debt fund. The fund won the Portfolio Management Association of Canada award for performance. He was also Managing Director of an alternative investment firm for Dundee Corporation which focused on global alternative investments. His mandate included researching, acquiring, and managing a portfolio of hedge funds, private equity, private debt in both onshore and offshore jurisdictions, including the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Prior to that he was Vice-President and Counsel at Citigroup in London, U.K. Jon has a law degree from Queen’s University, an MBA from the University of Oxford (Brasenose College) and has completed advanced certificates on artificial intelligence and fintech from MIT. Jon is a Chartered Investment Manager and qualified lawyer in Ontario, England & Wales. Jon holds an advanced certificate on ESG Investments from CFU UK. Jon sits on the investment committees of the endowment and pension fund for Victoria University at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Bar Association. He is a member of the advisory board of the Master of Financial Innovation & Technology, MFIN and Social Impact programs at Queen’s University. He served as a member of the Senate of Queen’s University from 2018 to 2021. He was a member of a think-tank with the Federal Reserve of Chicago focusing on risk management, market stability and systemic risk issues until 2016. Jon was appointed as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2006. He is also the author of a book published by Bloomberg Press on the 2008 Financial Crisis, entitled “When Prime Brokers Fail” by Bloomberg Press, 2010.
Speaker
Jon Aikman
Owner, Matrix Law