AI in Financial Services Speakers

What Financial Services Planners Look For

Respect for regulation and risk. A speaker who treats compliance as an afterthought will lose a room of bankers, examiners and risk officers. Look for someone who talks about governance, model risk, privacy and accountability as part of the AI story, not an obstacle to it.

Experience with the industry. Speakers who have worked inside or alongside banks and financial firms can use examples your audience trusts. Ask candidates which financial services clients they have worked with and what those audiences cared about.

A clear view of what changes for people. AI is reshaping roles in operations, lending, underwriting, service and advice. Strong keynotes help leaders explain those changes to staff and keep good people engaged while the work shifts.

The right audience fit. A community bank or credit union league meeting needs a different talk from a technology summit at a large insurer. Tell us who attends and we will match the level of detail. For broader industry options, see banking and financial services speakers, credit union speakers and insurance speakers.

Matching the Speaker to the Room

Strategy and governance. Ramy Nassar is a futurist and author of The World After AI who has worked with more than 250 organizations, including TD Bank, Apple, Disney and Verizon, and builds enterprise AI agents hands-on. His programs include AI Now, Next, Never and Responsible AI: Governance, Ethics, and Practical Adoption at Scale, a strong fit for regulated industries.

An insider from big finance. Simon Luthi is a former Fortune 100 chief strategy officer at JPMorgan Chase and American Express who helped scale Chase Travel from $2 billion to $10 billion. He now speaks on neuroscience and leadership in the AI era, which makes him a good choice when the audience is senior leaders thinking about how they lead, not just which tools to buy.

Change and accountability. Mike Evans is the author of Distinct or Extinct: Future-Proofing People and Organizations in the Age of AI and delivers keynotes across industries that include financial services. He illustrates his accountability work with turnarounds that range from credit unions to Fortune 50 sales teams.

AI adoption across generations. Ryan Vet delivers keynotes for corporate, association, healthcare and financial services audiences. His program From Human Hesitation to AI Acceleration helps leaders whose adoption has stalled, and his generational research is useful for firms serving and employing five generations at once.

The data and the models. Jon Krohn has applied machine learning in financial markets, among other fields, and is the bestselling author of Deep Learning Illustrated. Jared Lander, Chief Data Scientist of Lander Analytics, lists finance and insurance among the industries he speaks to, and his session Data Science in Secure and Regulated Environments fits compliance-heavy audiences.

Formats: Keynote, Workshop and Virtual

Conference keynote. State banking associations, credit union leagues and insurance conferences typically book a 45 to 60 minute general session that frames AI for the whole membership.

Executive or board session. A smaller strategy session for executives or directors can go deeper on governance, risk appetite and where to start. This often pairs well with a keynote at the same event.

Technical breakout. For data, analytics or IT teams, a practitioner such as Jon Krohn or Jared Lander can go into model selection, evaluation and real-world use. See data science and analytics speakers.

Virtual. Branch networks and distributed teams can be reached with a virtual keynote. See virtual keynote speakers.

Need more options? We keep this page to speakers on our roster who genuinely fit the subject. Amplify can also source additional speakers on this topic through its bureau network. Tell us about your event and we will send a wider shortlist.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What should an AI keynote for a bank or credit union cover?
Where AI is already useful in operations, service and risk, how to govern it responsibly, what it means for staff roles, and how to protect member and customer trust while adopting it.

Do you have a speaker who has worked inside a large financial institution?
Yes. Simon Luthi was chief strategy officer at JPMorgan Chase and American Express. Ramy Nassar counts TD Bank among the more than 250 organizations he has worked with.

Is there a speaker who focuses on responsible AI and governance?
Ramy Nassar offers Responsible AI: Governance, Ethics, and Practical Adoption at Scale, and Jared Lander speaks on data science in secure and regulated environments.

Are these speakers a fit for insurance and wealth management events too?
Yes. Jared Lander lists insurance and finance among his industries, and Ryan Vet speaks to financial services audiences broadly. For advisor events, see our financial advisor conference speakers.

Can a speaker address both the technology and the people side?
Mike Evans and Ryan Vet both combine AI with change leadership, so leaders leave with a view on the technology and a plan for bringing their teams along.

How do we choose between a futurist and a practitioner?
A futurist sets direction for a broad audience. A practitioner helps teams that are already building. Many events book one of each. See how to choose a keynote speaker.

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