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Subject: Conference on AI in Finance and Industry, September 3, 12:30 CEST, online
Dear all

We would like to invite you to our “5th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Finance”.
· When: September 3rd , 12:30 – 17:30 CEST · Where: Zoom (Please register here<zhaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FdsRHUhLTWinAQ83WVwz_w>) · Who: 19 distinguished speakers from academia and industry · Keynote: Martin Ulbrich, European Commission

Thematic sessions: · Artificial Intelligence in Industry · Artificial Intelligence in Finance · Regulatory Technology in Finance · Ethical Questions in Artificial Intelligence

Selected Speakers:
· Prof. Dr. Monica Billio, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia Bayesian Dynamic Tensor Regression for multilayer financial networks · Dr. Paul Bilokon, The Thalesians, Toby Weston, Imperial College Optimal Execution using Reinforcement Learning · Prof. Dr. Igor Halperin, Fidelity Investments,
Inverse Reinforcement Learning: applications in Finance · Prof. Dr. Petter Kolm, New York University, Courant Institute Hedging an Options Book with Reinforcement Learning · Dr. Kay Pilz, Kinetic Minds Machine Learning for Data Generation and Hedging in Finance
· Jens Frühling, Accenture Bot and claims handling automation + automated damage assessment with AI · Prof. Dr. Helmut Hauser, University of Bristol · Evelyn Menzel, Mindfire AG On the quest for human level AI through virtual reality · Prof. Dr. Thrishantha Nanayakkara, Imperial College · Dr. Liudmila Zavolokina, Ergon Informatik/Universität Zürich Blockchain for business

Prof. Dr. Christoph Heitz, ZHAW; Francis Gross, European Central Bank; Angus Moir, Bank of England; Prof. Tim Weingärtner, HSLU; Dr. Michael Stuart, Université de Genève

Detailed schedule and more information<www.zhaw.ch/en/engineering/institutes-centres/iamp/events/artificial-intelligence-in-industry-and-finance/>

Looking forward to seeing you all online!

Best regards

Jörg Osterrieder on behalf of the entire organization committee

PS: Please also kindly sign-up for our meet-up group: https://www.meetup.com/Fintech_AI_in_Finance
************************************* ZHAW School of Engineering Jörg Osterrieder, Prof. Dr., MSc Professor of Finance Technikumstrasse 9 CH-8401 Winterthur
Tel. direct: +41 58 934 45 94 joerg.osterrieder@zhaw.ch<mailto:joerg.osterrieder@zhaw.ch>
www.linkedin.com/company/fintech-ho2020-eu/ 5th European COST Conference on AI in Finance and Industry, September 5, 2019<www.zhaw.ch/en/engineering/institutes-centres/iamp/events/artificial-intelligence-in-industry-and-finance/>

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The stated position will be held under a public service employment contract with a length of three-years, which may be renewed for periods of one year up to a maximum of 6 years.
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