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SUMMARY:New York Alumni Breakfast: Exploring AI’s next frontier in financ
 e
DESCRIPTION:Imperial Alumni based in the New York city region! Are you inte
 rested in learning about innovations in AI that could revolutionise the wo
 rld of fintech and finance?\nJoin us for a special breakfast with some of 
 our world-leading innovators\, experts and fellow Imperial alumni during N
 ew York Climate Week on Monday 22 September.\nWith the exciting integratio
 n of AI across the financial services sector\, and the power of both to in
 fluence and shape the way climate policy and innovation evolves\, we’re 
 excited to be returning to the Big Apple to share Imperial’s game-changi
 ng progress 12 months since launching our Imperial Global USA hub.\nAs we
 ll as hearing AI insights from panellists working across the financial ser
 vices sector\, our President\, Professor Hugh Brady\, and our Vice-Provost
  for Research and Enterprise\, Professor Mary Ryan\, will be sharing some 
 of the latest updates from Imperial\, including our newly-launched Schools
  of Convergence Science.\nThere will also be an opportunity for informal n
 etworking\, a chance to connect with fellow alumni and guests working acro
 ss tech\, finance and innovation.\nKey details\n\nDate: Monday 22 Septembe
 r\nTime: 8:30 – 10:30\nLocation: The New York Academy of Sciences\, 115 
 Broadway #8th Floor\, New York\, NY 10006\, United States\nCost: Free\nReg
 ister: via Eventbrite\nFor any enquiries please contact alumnievents@imper
 ial.ac.uk \nWe look forward to welcoming you.\nPanellists\n\nRicha Singh 
 is the Director and Head of Data and AI at Lexington Partners\, where she 
 oversees firmwide initiatives on AI\, data strategy\, and digital transfor
 mation. Previously\, she was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs\, driving d
 ata and AI initiatives for the Investment Banking division. She holds a ma
 ster’s degree in operations research with specialisation in machine lear
 ning and data science from Columbia University.\nStan Stalnaker is the Fou
 nder and Chief Strategy Officer of the Hub Culture Group\, including the H
 ub Culture network\, Ven digital currency\, Zeke AI system and other digit
 al tools for global collaboration. His work on climate and leading edge te
 ch includes the Ven digital asset fund and Ocean Climate Fund\, which are 
 involved in prototyping new climate and technology solutions for the plane
 t. Since 2002 over 60 Hubs have appeared worldwide hosting over 100\,000 H
 ub Culture members working together to build the systems and solutions for
  a progressive and equitable shared future.\nJonathan Scott-Webb is an Ex
 ecutive Director at Calvert Research & Management\, a sustainable investin
 g team within Morgan Stanley that overseas $50bn of thematic and ESG produ
 cts. He supports with the development of sustainable investment models tha
 t utilize alpha seeking impact signals\, proprietary frameworks\, bespoke 
 data sets and predictive A.I. to enhance the investment process and also p
 rovides strategic advice for the business. Prior to working at Morgan Stan
 ley\, Jonathan was head of the ESG data platform at Nuveen Asset Managemen
 t (a $1.3 trillion US-based manager) and worked at PwC’s sustainable cor
 porate finance team in London. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst\, Quali
 fied Accountant and has a MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial Co
 llege London.\nMarcelo Labre  is a partner at Advantary Capital Partners\
 , where he focuses on AI and Impact Investing. He also consults for bankin
 g and corporate clients\, designing and executing enterprise-wide AI strat
 egies and leading transformative projects. As a researcher\, he explores h
 igh-value topics in state-of-the-art Generative AI\, including Large Langu
 age Models (LLMs) and RAG pipelines.Previously\, Marcelo co-founded and le
 d Viridios AI\, a pioneering fintech firm that applied AI to climate marke
 t analytics. He successfully navigated the full investment lifecycle\, sec
 uring Series A/B funding before steering the company to its acquisition by
  Bloomberg in 2024. His career began in the financial industry with roles 
 at Morgan Stanley\, Standard Bank\, and ING Bank.With over 20 years of int
 ernational experience\, Marcelo holds a PhD in Mathematical Finance from I
 mperial College London and a Master’s in Finance from London Business Sc
 hool\, bringing a powerful blend of engineering rigor and financial acumen
  to his work.\n
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/198463/new-york-alumni-breakfast-expl
 oring-ais-next-frontier-in-finance/
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LOCATION:The New York Academy of Sciences\, 115 Broadway #8th Floor\, New Y
 ork\, NY 10006\, United States
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