The Adoption of AI in Financial Services

Neale Richmond, T.D.

Neale Richmond is Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail.

Ireland Correspondant, Financial Times

The panel will be moderated by Jude Webber.  Jude Webber is Ireland correspondent, covering all developments in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Jude moved to her current role after 21 years in Latin America, covering most of the continent. Prior to joining the FT in 2007, she worked for 15 years as a foreign correspondent for Reuters.

Professor of Law, Trinity College Dublin

Deirdre Ahern is Professor in Law at Trinity College Dublin where she is Director of the Technologies, Law and Society Research Group. A Ministerial appointee to Ireland’s AI Advisory Council, Deirdre is engaged in regular advisory work for the government and the European Commission.

Chief Technical Officer, Ergo

With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Steve has translated business strategy and requirements to enterprise solutions for the private and public sector.  Steve has specific focus on cyber intelligence and regulatory compliance obligations such as DORA and NIS2.

Chief Technical Officer, Sure Valley Ventures

John's experience spans growth companies, financial services, enterprise software and crypto/Web 3.0. He has held a variety of positions, including software developer, team leader, scrum master, system architect, engineering manager, product owner and CTO.

David Naughton

Partner and Head of Financial Services, LK Shields

David focuses his practice on investment fund formation, debt capital markets, financial services regulatory advice and insurance advisory matters. He represents institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their business.