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As banks and financial institutions move AI from the testing phase into everyday use, a practical challenge emerges: it is difficult to rely on AI systems when you can't see exactly how they work. In a highly regulated industry, sending sensitive financial data through closed, third-party AI models raise real privacy, security, and compliance concerns.
In this keynote, we will explore why Sovereign AI is a practical approach for the financial sector. We will discuss how the open-source ecosystem provides the clear visibility and security needed to meet strict enterprise-wide risk management rules for AI systems, including OSFI guidelines. Finally, we will share how Red Hat helps organizations build trusted AI in financial services. By using flexible, open platforms, financial institutions can run AI workloads anywhere, ensuring they keep their data, infrastructure, and future innovation fully under their own control.
Vincent Caldeira, Red Hat APAC CTO and Industry Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, drives tech strategy and emerging engineering. A Top 10 APAC CTO (2023) with 20+ years in finance IT, he is an authority on open source, cloud-native technologies and AI. Vincent holds leadership... Read More →
