Wei-Shen Wong, Asia Editor, and Anthony Malakian, Editor-in-Chief of WatersTechnology, record a weekly podcast touching on the biggest stories in financial technology.

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David Hardoon, senior advisor for data and artificial intelligence at UnionBank of the Philippines, joins to discuss all things artificial intelligence and machine learning.

4:00 David talks about his previous role at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. What can you do vs. what should you do?

8:30 He explains how the accessibility of data and ML tools can lead to the convergence of ML algos.

15:00 How do firms get an edge? Hope is not a strategy.

18:00 Simulation is key in exploiting operational alpha.

27:30 How does adversarial AI play a part in this?

33:00 What should traders do to ensure authenticity?

40:00 David explains what operationalizing data and AI at UnionBank means.

Contact Info: 

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Wei-Shen Wong: + 852 3411 4758;  [email protected]

Anthony Malakian: + 1 646 490 3973; [email protected]

Past 10 episodes:

Episode 208: The Battle Between Innovation & Practicality

Episode 209: Previewing the Innovation Exchange

Episode 210: What Was This Episode Even About?

Episode 211: Using Behavioral Analytics

Episode 212: A Discussion About AI

Episode 213: Data Management in a Post-Covid World

Episode 214: BNY Mellon’s Hans Brown on Innovation

Episode 215: Bill Murphy on Innovation & Technical Debt

Episode 216: M&A and Other Banter

Episode 217: Citi Ventures’ Victor Alexiev on Problem Solving