Research in Financial Services: Lunchtime taster series
Research in Financial Services: Lunchtime taster series with University of Edinburgh Business School and Scottish Financial Enterprise
Join a series of targeted, lunchtime taster sessions focused on cutting edge research. Together with Scottish Financial Enterprise and The University of Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) is hosting three sessions over the week, each exploring different topics and areas of expertise relevant to Financial Services.
Find out how your company can benefit from leading research at The University of Edinburgh Business School. Select one session or join us for all three!
Session 1 – 13th July 12.30pm
Challenges and opportunities for fintechs and banks in a changing world
Welcome - Donald Gateley, Scottish Financial Enterprise & Schroders Personal Wealth
Credit Risk – with Prof Jonathan Crook, Professor of Business Economics
Open Banking opportunities for FinTechs – with Dr Raffaella Calabrese, Senior Lecturer in Data Science
Explainable Machine Learning in Banking – Dr Belen Martin-Barragan, Lecturer in Management Science
Chaired by Ksenia Siedlecka, Financial Services & Fintech Engagement Manager
Session 2 – 14th July 12.30pm
Climate Change and the Finance Sector
Welcome - Donald Gateley, Scottish Financial Enterprise & Schroders Personal Wealth
Carbon Accounting – with Dr Matthew Brander - Senior Lecturer in Carbon Accounting
Climate Change Risk Management – with Dr Luca Tashini, Reader in Carbon Finance
Chaired by Ksenia Siedlecka, Financial Services & Fintech Engagement Manager
Session 3 – 15th July 12.30pm:
Scale and Impact
Welcome - Donald Gateley, Scottish Financial Enterprise & Schroders Personal Wealth
Impact of Covid-19 on businesses and the barriers to scaling up – with Prof Francis Greene, Chair in Entrepreneurship
Your second most important pitch: how digital ventures must pitch to industry analysts to scale – with Prof Neil Pollock, Professor of Innovation and Social Informatics
Chaired by Ksenia Siedlecka, Financial Services & Fintech Engagement Manager
Session 1 – 13th July 12.30pm
Session 2 – 14th July 12.30pm
Session 3 – 15th July 12.30pm
Register by clicking here.
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