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Targeted at UK investment management firms and IA Engine innovators, 'IA talks AI' covers the implementation of artificial intelligence within the sector, from the perspective of both general business efficiencies and with investment-specific use cases in mind. Beginning in May 2023, the series contains short, informal interviews with industry leaders, policymakers, regulators and innovators, covering policy, regulatory and practical considerations.
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Signup to Generate a PitchTargeted at UK investment management firms and IA Engine innovators, 'IA talks AI' covers the implementation of artificial intelligence within the sector, from the perspective of both general business efficiencies and with investment-specific use cases in mind. Beginning in May 2023, the series contains short, informal interviews with industry leaders, policymakers, regulators and innovators, covering policy, regulatory and practical considerations.
IA talks AI is hosted by The Investment Association. The show has published 37 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "04.03. When AI Meets Blockchain: Building the Rails for Programmable Finance" (16 September 2026, 53 minutes), "04.02. Building Trusted AI: Why Investment Operations Need More Than an LLM" (10 August 2026, 53 minutes), and "04.01. Adam Grainger of Agentic Risks discusses the rise of AI agents" (23 July 2026, 52 minutes).
IA talks AI publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 37 episodes.
Booking probability for IA talks AI is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. IA talks AI requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. IA talks AI's contact route on record: public web form.
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The Investment Association hosts IA talks AI, a technology podcast with 37 episodes published.
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Episode #3
Blockchain promises a more connected and programmable financial system. AI could provide the intelligence to operate within it. In this episode of IA Talks AI, Lawrence Baker speaks to Adi Ben-Ari, founder of Applied...
Episode #2
How do you deploy AI in one of the world's most regulated industries without sacrificing trust, governance or control? In this episode, Lawrence Baker speaks to Davide Martucci, CEO and Co-Founder of Next Gate Tech...
Episode #1
In this episode of IA Talks AI , Lawrence Baker speaks with Adam Granger, founder of Accomplish and Agentic Risks, about the rise of AI agents and what they mean for investment management. Together they explore how...
Episode #9
In Part 1 of this double episode with Deloitte, we speak to Dimitri Tsopanakos about how AI is transforming investment management from front to back. Hear what separates successful AI deployments from ones that fail and...
Episode #8
Kris Nathanail, Director for Standards Development at IOSCO explains their AI supervisory toolkit and the questions regulators can ask financial firms about safe AI adoption.
Episode #7
In this episode of the IA Talks AI, we speak to Karim Marchoud, the Founder and CEO of Regulex, on how AI is moving from an augmentation phase to an agentic phase.
Episode #6
In this episode we speak to Rob Knight, President of the UK Chapter of the Global Council for Responsible AI, about the importance of ethical AI and the upcoming Global AI Framework.
Episode #5
In this live episode of the IA Talks AI, recorded at the IA’s recent Scottish Conference, we speak to Alex Tomczyk and Dr Sonia Schulenburg about the hugely exciting Scottish FinTech scene and how AI is transforming...
Episode #4
With talk of AI bubbles at every turn, in this episode we sit down with Rachel Baxter of Vanguard to examine the case both for and against there being an AI bubble and explore what the implications of a bubble bursting...
Episode #3
In this episode of the IA talks AI, we look at America’s new AI Action Plan and what it means for investment management firms. Richard Normington, Head of Trade & Investment at the IA, dissects the contents of the Plan...
Episode #2
T he IA takes its roving mic to various industry conferences to get the latest on innovation across investment management and the outlook for the future. Starring: -Sonja Laud - L&G Asset Management -Stephane Janin...
Episode #1
The IA sits down with EU Policy Adviser Peter Kerstens, Adviser to the European Commission, to discuss the implementation process of the EU AI Act and what AI means for individuals and employers. In a wide-ranging...
Episode #12
In this episode, we are joined by Lorenzo Saa, the Chief Sustainability Officer at Clarity AI, to explore the intersection of AI and sustainable investing.
Episode #11
In this episode, Luke Waddington of BlueFireAI discusses automated decision making and how AI is poised to transform business models in the investment management industry.
Episode #10
In this episode, Ovo Gharoro, CEO and co-founder of DataSync, discusses the crucial importance of having the right data strategy. Ovo also explains how AI can be used to accelerate data transformation programmes and how...
Episode #9
In the inaugural live episode of the “IA Talks AI” podcast, we hear from Matt Warman, UKAI Board Member and a former Digital Minister, on the future of AI in the UK, potential legislation on frontier models, the...
Episode #8
James King interviews John Allan and Khim Peow, Optimai, on tech innovation in Singapore and the wider region, focusing on the approach to AI usage and adoption in within asset management locally and prospects for the...
Episode #7
Join us in this episode as we speak to Jessica Rusu, the Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer at the FCA. Hear about the opportunities AI is creating for the financial services industry, the FCA’s regulatory...
Episode #6
In this episode, Sid Jayakumar and Rufus Saunders of FinsterAI discuss how AI is enhancing the investment process and how the role of the investment analyst is likely to change as a result.
Episode #5
In this episode we discuss AI regulation with Lord Holmes of Richmond, the author of the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill which was introduced as a private member’s bill in the last parliament. Lord Holmes...
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Founder & CEO, Applied Blockchain
Chief Operating Officer, Baker Tilly International
Professor of Pediatrics, Computer Science and Engineering, and Director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation at the University of California, San Diego, University of California, San Diego
Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity
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