Responsible AI for Finance: Governance, Ethics, and Risk Oversight
Global Fintech Institute (GFI) is a Singapore-headquartered, university-neutral non-profit institution dedicated to shaping the future of responsible financial innovation through global standards in fintech education, credentialing, and talent development.
Operating at the nexus of policy, practice, and pedagogy, GFI serves as a catalytic platform where regulatory vision, digital transformation, and financial inclusion converge. Bringing together regulators, financial institutions, technology leaders, and academic partners to co-create a world-class ecosystem for fintech literacy and workforce transformation.
Date: 14 August 2025, Thursday
Time: 8:00PM to 10:00PM (SGT)
Venue: Zoom
As artificial intelligence transforms the financial sector at unprecedented speed, governance and risk management are no longer optional — they are boardroom imperatives.
Join us for this timely webinar exploring the evolving landscape of AI governance in financial services, where regulatory expectations are rising just as institutions accelerate their adoption of advanced AI models across credit, compliance, fraud, and customer intelligence.
We'll unpack the key pillars of responsible AI — from fairness and explainability to accountability — and examine how firms are integrating AI-specific risks into their operational frameworks. With the EU AI Act now in force and APAC regulators advancing their own oversight regimes, financial institutions must demonstrate not just technical competence, but governance maturity.
Featured Speakers
1) Dr James Ong
Founder, Artificial Intelligence International Institute (AIII)
A tech entrepreneur and AI expert with over 38 years of experience, Dr James Ong is the founder of AIII and co-author of AI for Humanity (Wiley, 2024). He is Adjunct Professor at SUTD and Head of AI at the Global Fintech Institute, with a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin.
2) Dr David Hardoon
CEO, Aboitiz Data Innovation
Former Chief Data Officer at MAS, David led the creation of Singapore’s AI strategy for finance and introduced the landmark FEAT principles on AI ethics. With over two decades of experience, he is a leading voice in responsible AI and data innovation in financial services.
3) Dr. Brindha Priyadarshini Jeyaraman
Senior Director, Head of Gen AI Governance, UOB
Dr. Brindha is a data science and engineering expert with 18+ years of experience building ML systems and cloud architecture. She’s the author of three books on finance and AI, a recipient of the SPH Gold Medal, and currently pursuing a doctorate in explainable AI at SMU.
4) Aaron Hallmark
Aaron has led fintech and enterprise teams across Asia, with a career spanning Catena, Calypso Technology, Microsoft, and Stanford Research Institute. At Catena, he expanded regulatory reporting solutions that now serve leading financial institutions across the region.
More speakers to be announced soon — stay tuned.
Don’t miss the announcements. Follow our Luma page for real-time updates.
GFI reserves the right to use any photograph, video, or recording taken during any event hosted or co-hosted by Global Fintech Institute without the expressed written permission of those included.
If you do not wish to have your image or recording used or captured, please inform the photographer or a member of the GFI team before or during the event. You may be asked to step out of the recording area.