AI in Finance: Transforming an Industry through Automation, Trust and New Skills

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industries worldwide, but few sectors stand to gain—or lose—as much as finance. Highly regulated, data‑intensive, and dependent on accuracy, the financial sector finds itself at a pivotal moment: AI promises substantial productivity gains, yet demands strong governance, trust, and new capabilities for its workforce. Associate Professor Ke-Wei Huang, Executive Director of the Asian Institute of Digital Finance, gets on the mic and shares about the AI innovations that are set to transform the Finance sector, and Asia's first AI Executive Master for senior professionals.Key Highlights- AI in Finance: How does Adoption look like? (00:06:23)- How can AI potentially impact the Finance sector? (00:10:40)- AI could do this in 3 years...or less (00:14:45)- Trust in the Machine? (00:18:34)- The Role of the Finance Professional in an AI World (00:27:46)- AIDF's new Executive Master Programme: How Senior Business Leaders can level up to navigate the Age of AI Disruption (00:32:19)- Gazing into the Crystal Ball...(00:38:22)