CBISS Business Leadership Forum: From Insight to Foresight: Rethinking Financial Risk and AI

 Wednesday 29 April 2026 1:00 – 3:00 PM
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Craiglockhart CLR 1/07
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Agenda

1:00 – Welcome and introductions

1:15 – Panellist discussions
2:15 – Key challenges for the future

2:30 – Audience Q&A

2:45 – Closing, and networking refreshments

Hosted by the FAR Hub and Centre for Business Innovations and Sustainable Solutions in the Edinburgh Napier Business School.

From Insight to Foresight: Rethinking Financial Risk and AI

The CBISS Business Leadership Forum presents a timely and highly requested discussion on one of the most pressing challenges facing the financial sector today — financial risk, crypto intelligence, and the integration of Artificial Intelligence. In an era of rapid digital transformation, sustainable growth depends on resilience, foresight, and intelligent risk management. As financial crime evolves and crypto ecosystems expand, organisations must move beyond reactive compliance toward predictive, data-driven strategies. This expert panel brings together leaders at the forefront of AI innovation, AML research, and financial technology to explore how AI, crypto intelligence, and predictive analytics are converging to strengthen risk frameworks and support financially sustainable decision-making.

What We’ll Explore

  • The evolving financial risk landscape in the age of crypto
  • Real-world applications of AI in fraud detection and AML
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation and intelligent compliance systems
  • Predictive analytics for proactive risk management
  • Governance, ethics, and regulatory considerations
  • Strategic AI integration within financial institutions

Confirmed Expert Panel

Oladimeji Kazeem
  • Founder, AI Control Alliance (London)
  • Specialist in Retrieval-Augmented Generation platforms and AI governance
Henry Ogbeide
  • Decision Science & AML Risk Researcher
  • Crypto & Money Laundering Investigator, Northumbria University
Karthik Rajamani
  • Solution Architect and AI specialist
  • Tata Consultancy Services, Edinburgh