Oxford Said Voices - Finance and AI Episode 3 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Peter Morgan and Luis Lanka engage in a detailed discussion about their work in artificial intelligence, particularly focused on agentic AI in financial services.

Peter Morgan and Luis Lanka engage in a detailed discussion about their work in artificial intelligence, particularly focused on agentic AI in financial services.

Data is the key ingredient to the transformation we are witnessing in financial services. But as AI continues to develop and drive change in finance the question is who owns and who gets to control that data. In this episode of Oxford Tea Talks Pinar Ozcan, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Likhit Wagle, former head of financial services at IBM Global, take a 360-degree look at what is happening in this global industry. And then they break down what this means for the customer, the small fintech innovator, the large bank and of course for Big Tech. Learn more from our AI programmes: https://oxsbs.link/ai

How is AI positively or negatively impacting the media industry today? That's the question that Alex Connock, Senior Fellow at Saïd Business School and Carissa Véliz, Associate Professor at the Institute for Ethics and AI at the University of Oxford, tackle as they discuss how AI is affecting value, ownership, quality and regulation in all areas of media. Alex and Carissa play 'good cop, bad cop' as they debate various AI and media scenarios from democratic empowerment to media oligopolies; from fake news to media regulation; and whether media jobs will be put in peril or whether it will allow for greater creativity. Learn more about AI: https://oxsbs.link/ai

As AI continues to shape organisational practices and behaviours, the conversation must go beyond capabilities to encompass responsibility. We need to carefully consider not only what AI can do, but also what it should do. This raises profound questions about the role of AI in decision-making, its accountability for outcomes, and the trust organisations and individuals can place in it. Join Rupert Younger, Director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, and Rachel Botsman, Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, as they delve into these critical issues. Together, they will explore whether AI has the right—or the trustworthiness and accountability—to be regarded as a legitimate stakeholder in shaping the future of organisations and society. Learn more from our AI programmes: https://oxsbs.link/ai

From digital disruption to social and environmental crises, we are facing multiple global challenges. And to deal with the complexity of these problems we need systems change. But do we have the leaders that we need to deliver that change? Charlie Curtis and Victoria Herrington have spent many years at the centre of systems change across a number of commercial, public and private sectors and industries. In this Oxford Tea Talks - 'Systems leadership: Global mindsets for global problems' - they unpack the internal and external work that leaders need to do to prepare themselves. Learn more from our leadership programmes: https://oxsbs.link/leaders

Much store is held in leaders being their authentic selves – in revealing their vulnerability and showing empathy, whilst being decisive, clear and strategic. And herein lies the paradox. Can we be both? As leaders we need to be mindful of how we ‘show up’ to our people – our teams, clients and stakeholders. Our behaviours, professional identities and personal leadership styles are closely and constantly scrutinised. Do leaders who model authenticity run the risk of being called out as indecisive or lacking in confidence? The reality is of course far more complex, with leaders needing to navigate their professional behaviours and personal styles with nuance and subtlety. Learn more from our leadership programmes: https://oxsbs.link/leaders

Ever wonder what kind of careers or technology help tackle climate change? Dr Aoife Brophy, a researcher and lecturer in sustainability and innovation at Oxford Saïd, has spent her career discovering exactly that. In her interview with the Green Impact Group, Aoife says her passion for the environment began early, growing up in Ireland near the sea. Read the article and listen to the full interview: https://oxsbs.link/4ifXTVb Featuring: Aoife Brophy, Departmental Research Lecturer in Innovation and Enterprise at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford oxsbs.link/aoifebrophy

In this episode of the Green Impact podcast, Professor Rafael Ramirez begins to unpack the power of scenario planning in tackling today’s most complex sustainability challenges. Offering a unique perspective on navigating ambiguity and building resilience, Rafael shares strategies for leaders, innovators and organisations to make impactful environmental decisions in an uncertain world. Featuring: Rafael Ramirez, Professor of Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford https://oxsbs.link/rafaelramirez Background article: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/future-climate-innovators/resources/scenario-planning-future-proof-planet

Ruth Hopkins trained as an opera singer, but she's also a pianist, a violinist and a flautist, and the founder of the K’antu Ensemble which brings early music to a wider audience. Her father’s illness when she was 21 prompted Ruth’s interest in the power of music to help people with a disability and led to a career working with children with special needs. Far from being at odds with her musical career, doing the Oxford Executive MBA was a chance for Ruth to find out how to make more impact with her business. She talks to Kathy about the teamwork required to make good music and illustrates her point with a lesson on the shruti box! Thanks to Ruth for allowing us to use her arrangements of Geamparale and Picardy. Featuring: Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean Saïd Business School - oxsbs.link/KathyHarvey Ruth Hopkins, Inclusion and Music consultancy - https://oxsbs.link/ruthhopkins

Sushma Shankar is an engineer and the co-founder of Deep Planet, an agritech company that uses satellite data to help farmers get the best out of their land in the face of climate change. The company was born out of a conversation in the pub where Sushma and her co-founders, Natalia Efremova and David Carter, had gathered after their Oxford Executive MBA course. Their aim was to use their combined knowledge and experience for the benefit of the planet and the people who look after it. Sushma talks to Kathy about her journey from demonstrating the world’s first 4G phone call to leading a pioneering tech company. And she reflects on the challenges of being a female leader in a sector traditionally dominated by men. Featuring: Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean Saïd Business School - oxsbs.link/KathyHarvey Sushma Shankar, Climate Tech Entrepreneur, Engineer and Co-founder of Deep Planet https://oxsbs.link/Sushmashankar

In her interview with Saïd Business School's Green Impact Group, Marya shares how she studies the balance between social impact and financial goals in organisations. She discusses practical ways to bring environmental responsibility into everyday business decisions, break down common barriers and empower everyone to be part of lasting climate solutions. Featuring: Marya Besharov, Professor of Organisations and Impact at Saïd Business School and Academic Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship - oxsbs.link/maryabesharov

As a family doctor in the aptly named town of Medicine Hat in the Canadian province of Alberta, Hasmukh Patel realised that elder care in the community was inadequate and institutional. His answer: to design and build his own care facility, in partnership with the local authority, to provide a home from home for older people. Today he has 55 care homes, with around 9,000 residents and 11,000 staff. “I think I saw a problem, and I thought of a solution”, he says of his transformation from physician to entrepreneur. Hasmukh chats to Kathy about the transition from his childhood in Kenya to medical school on the chilly east coast of Scotland, and then the big move to life in rural Canada. He reflects on the confidence the Oxford Executive MBA gave him to move forward in his business and reveals his remaining entrepreneurial ambitions. Featuring: Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean Saïd Business School - oxsbs.link/KathyHarvey Hasmukh Patel, Executive Chairman, AgeCare. CEO Hestia Construction. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasmukh-patel-57ab5945/?originalSubdomain=ca

'Most things can be cured with a good night's sleep, a large bottle of water and some exercise', says Lucy Mullins, reflecting her positivity and her energy. From a sports science background her journey has taken her to the heart of two quite different businesses. She’s a co-founder of Stepladder, a fintech platform that helps people save money, and a co-founder also of Ride the Wave, a training and coaching consultancy. Lucy talks to Kathy about her successes, her failures and how, as one of the few women on her Oxford Executive MBA programme, she feels as though it gave her 50 big brothers. Featuring: Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean Saïd Business School - oxsbs.link/KathyHarvey Lucy Mullins, Co-Founder of StepLadder https://www.linkedin.com/in/exec-cheerleader/?originalSubdomain=uk

Professor Richard Barker is an expert in accounting, which usually focuses on how companies make and spend money, but he is clear that businesses also need to show how they impact the planet. Saïd Business School's Green Impact Group, a group of staff volunteers, spoke to Richard about his research, career and how financial institutions may be more socially responsible. Featuring: Richard Barker, Professor of Accounting at Saïd Business School, https://oxsbs.link/richardbarker

Abrar Chaudhury's experience growing up in Pakistan, a country often impacted by extreme climate events, helped shape his understanding of climate challenges and has been the impetus for his work. Saïd Business School's Green Impact Group, a group of staff volunteers, spoke to Abrar about his career, teaching and research. Featuring: Abrar Chaudhury, Senior Research Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford https://oxsbs.link/abrarchadhury Background article: https://oxsbs.link/3NG4xGc

It was Christer Holloman’s passion for Lego that inspired his career in business. Even though the toy company told the 8-year-old Christer that he was too young to run a LEGO store, his enthusiasm for launching his own company remained undimmed. It culminated in his founding of the ‘buy now, pay later’ fintech company Divido. Christer tells Kathy about the struggle to raise the first tranche of funding, the fight to keep his job, his pride in what the company achieved, and his focus now on the transition to sustainable energy. Featuring: Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean Saïd Business School - https://oxsbs.link/KathyHarvey Christer Holloman, Entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder at Divido and angel investor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cholloman/

Lieutenant General (retired) Tom Bostick served in the US Army for 38 years, from Iraq to Afghanistan to The Pentagon. As the leader of the Military Command Center during the events of 9/11 he carried the key to the nuclear codes for then President George W. Bush. But none of this would have happened if, decades earlier, a retired general hadn’t visited his school. He encouraged the young Tom to apply for a presidential nomination to secure a scholarship to West Point Military Academy. Tom Bostick talks to Kathy about chance encounters, the importance of empathy and the role of mosquitoes in his second career in the business world. Featuring: Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean, Saïd Business School - https://oxsbs.link/KathyHarvey Tom Bostick, Retired Lieutenant General and Senior Executive with more than 30 years experience in public/private sectors - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bostickglobalstrategies/

Tobyn Brooks was 11 when he started taking drugs, within a couple of years he was a heroin user. He left school at 16 and worked as a drugs mule for many years. Now he’s the owner of the Figaro Shop, a specialist car restoration business, and he’s a graduate of the Oxford MBA. Tobyn talks about the moment – with his health ruined by addiction – when he had to decide between life and death. He explains why he chose life, how he embarked on the long road to recovery and why he’s convinced that entrepreneurship can - and should - make the world a better place. If you are affected by the issues discussed in this podcast, the following organisations offer help: Turning Point https://www.turning-point.co.uk/ Narcotics Anonymous https://ukna.org/ Featuring: Kathy Harvey, Associate Dean. Saïd Business School - https://oxsbs.link/KathyHarvey Tobyn Brooks, owner and founder, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobyn-brooks-7492642a/?originalSubdomain=uk