Waters Wavelength Podcast: Symphony’s Brad Levy
Symphony’s CEO Brad Levy joins to discuss the future direction for the company and ESG data and analytics.
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This week, Brad Levy, CEO of Symphony, joins Tony on the podcast. They discuss Levy’s vision for Symphony going forward and how his managing style has changed since 2020.
7:30 – Brad Levy joins the podcast and talks about his vision for Symphony.
10:30 – Brad chats about moving towards a markets-focused platform, extending to buy-side firms.
14:00 – The journey from a messaging system leveraging chat to a collaboration platform.
18:00 – Brad discusses Symphony’s acquisition of Amenity Analytics.
19:00 – Know your incentive and intention of AI.
22:30 – Brad and Tony discuss the challenges surrounding the current state of ESG.
27:30 – Brad talks about how his management style changed during the pandemic.
34:00 – Thoughts on industry adoption of open-source, large language models and generative AI, blockchain
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Wei-Shen Wong: + 852 3411 4758; wei-shen.wong@infopro-digital.com
Anthony Malakian: + 1 646 490 3973; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com
Past 10 episodes:
Episode 258: Treating the buy side’s fever
Episode 259: SteelEye’s Matt Smith on eComms surveillance
Episode 260: Digital asset custody infrastructure
Episode 261: The case for DLT in post-trade
Episode 263: Broadridge’s Tyler Derr
Episode 264: The London invasion
Episode 265: Conferences in a post-Covid world
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