The Future of AI: How AI will Impact the Financial Industry

Code: 230329LU-CEX

CPT/CE Eligibility (A Recognized CPT Provider)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the defining technology of our time, bringing the use of data to the next level.

Microsoft has been on the forefront of cutting-edge research in AI and data usage, and integrating these powerful, innovative AI technologies into different products and solutions to help every organization do more with less.

At this webinar, Mr. Fred Sheu, Microsoft’s National Technology Officer, will cover the fundamentals of AI technology, introduction of the trending Azure OpenAI and the three service models under the umbrella of Generative AI – GPT-3, DALLE and codex. Moreover, Fred will also share some business use cases demonstrate how organizations put AI in action.

Don’t miss the chance to learn how AI can empower organizations to set up strategic plans and achieve sustainable business growth through actionable data and insights in a trusted and responsible way, especially in FSI industry.

About the Speaker

Mr. Fred Sheu
National Technology Officer
Microsoft Hong Kong

As National Technology Officer at Microsoft Hong Kong, Fred Sheu supports policy decision and delivers technologically relevant and scalable solutions into Hong Kong market. His main objectives are to align IT value propositions to public policies in such areas as healthcare, education, the environment, and local social and economic development; and to promote a digital agenda in top policy areas, including innovation, security and privacy, technology neutrality, accessibility, and interoperability.

Prior to Microsoft, Fred worked with Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise where he was the General Manager of Software for HPE Hong Kong. Fred is an active veteran in Hong Kong ICT industry, he serves in councils of Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS), itSMF Hong Kong Chapter and the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation (HKITF).

Fred graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Computer Science (Hon) degree.

Mr. Lorenz Cheung (Moderator)
Scrum Trainer
Head of Tech & Innovation Pillar & Vice Chair, Continuing Education Committee
CFA Society Hong Kong

Lorenz Cheung is the first Professional Scrum Trainer in Hong Kong and is one of the 8 PSTs in the world licensed to all Scrum.org courses, from Development, Product Ownership, Scaling to Leadership. He teaches in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. He learned Scrum from the co-creator, Ken Schwaber.

Lorenz has 10 years / 12000+ hours of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach. He has been leading Agile Software Development in Hong Kong and London for 14 years, from small start-ups of 2 people to Fortune Top 5 companies and large enterprises with more than 30000 employees. He helps clients from various industries, such as banking, insurance, logistics, IT delivery, universities, real asset management, and retail for diverse projects or products including web, mobile, OTT, legacy, pure infrastructure, large-scale cloud migration, and fintech.

With a software engineering background, Lorenz has a deep technical understanding and is able to coach development teams on engineering practices and software development principles. He also works closely with senior management, CxO levels for business and product strategy. His strong business background combined with his deep technical understanding gives Lorenz a unique perspective. He understands the expectations that business has of technology and has practical experience on how to bring business agility to enterprises.

Lorenz is also a SAFe Programme Consultant (SPC), Certified LeSS Practitioner, and Management 3.0 Facilitator. He helps clients through various methods, such as the Spotify Model, Kanban, Design Thinking, Lean Startup methodology, Lean UX, Liberating Structures, and others. He constantly leads teams to innovate and was rewarded Best Mobile Apps Silver Award from Hong Kong ICT Awards.

He is also a speaker in Hong Kong, China, and the Asia Pacific at public and private events for banks, Fortune 500 companies, semi-government bodies, and universities. He speaks about all things related to Agile, including Agile Transformation, Agile Measurement, Agile for HR, Digital Marketing, and Leadership.

CFA Societies Global Passport Program

CFA Society Hong Kong has participated in the CFA Societies Global Passport Program which allows CFA society members to enjoy local society member rate at selected events like this luncheon. Members of non-CFA Society Hong Kong CFA Institute societies qualify to attend this event at CFA Society Hong Kong member rates. Please contact CFA Society Hong Kong at events@cfahk.org to register.

Remarks

• This Webinar is a complimentary event for all members.
• Upon registration on the Zoom platform, each registrant will be given a unique link for each session, please do not share the link with others.
• Members will be entitled to receive CPT Attendance Letter at NO extra costs after attending the FULL webinar. Please see below for further details.
• To qualify for CPT/CE hours, all participants must attend the full webinar. After the webinar, Society staff will verify participants’ check-in and check-out time from the registration system for the purpose of issuing CPT Attendance Letters. No pro-rata credit hours will be awarded.
• CFA Societies Global Passport Program Eligible.
• The event will be conducted in English.
• The webinar link and email confirmation will be sent to the registrant upon successful online registration.
• A webinar reminder will be sent out 1 day before the event. If you have not received the email confirmation and reminder, it is the delegate’s responsibility to contact CFA Society Hong Kong to confirm their place.
• The webinar will be conducted on Zoom.
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