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The AI spotlight series - From incremental innovations to creative destructions
2021-04-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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THE AI SPOTLIGHT SERIES - THE RISE OF AI IN ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
2021-04-02 12:00 - 13:15
The Rise of AI in Asset & Wealth Management
From cutting-edge automation to AI-driven investment strategies
London, Luxembourg, Monaco
With our first Industry Showcase series, we focus on how Artificial Intelligence is impacting and augmenting financial services from the banking and wealth management industry to the insurance sector. Our “AI Spotlight Series” introduces you to Industry Leaders and high-end entrepreneurs from different geographies for a best-practice guide on applying the latest AI to your financial services processes.
THE PROGRAMME
12h00 – 12h35 PM – Panel Discussion – The Rise of AI in Asset & Wealth Management
with

Tommaso Migliore, CEO & Founder of MDOTM joined by Yvonne Pichert, Senior Vice-President
Dr. Markus Schuller, CEO of Panthera Solutions joined by Prof DDr. Shabnam Mousavi, Advisor to the board and fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin since 2007
Davide Martucci, CEO of Next Gate Tech

moderated by Dr. Dimitrios Kampas, Data & Analytics Lead – Lighthouse, Center of Excellence at KPMG Luxembourg.
During the panel discussion and workshop sessions, we will explore how AI-fueled investment strategies and innovative SaaS solutions are changing the rules for succeeding in today’s competitive wealth and asset management landscape.
You’ll learn about:

How actionable investment strategies based on state-of-the-art AI and behavioral finance are drastically enhancing investment decision processes
How cloud-based SaaS solutions powered by machine learning are transforming middle and back-office efficiencies
The latest skills to acquire in AI as an executive, investor, and senior manager to compete and stay ahead

12h35 – 12h40 PM – Q&A with the audience
12h40 PM – 1h10 PM (two workshops to choose from)
Workshop 1: AI-backed Decision-Making in Investment Committees with Dr. Markus Schuller, CEO of Panthera Solutions

Investment committees are well-established decision-making bodies. They are expected to enrich the competencies of their participants in order to make the most informed investment decisions. Instead, they often get exposed to group biases, conflicts, and formalities, leading to suboptimal investment decisions. Learn how to configure an investment committee to achieve the most evidence-based decisions. Also, how can Artificial Intelligence contribute to improving the decision quality of Human Intelligence gathered in such a committee?

Workshop 2: The Win-Win Opportunity of AI-Driven Investing with Yvonne Pichert, Senior Vice President of Business Development at mdotm
Today, AI is successfully used across many industries. Financial markets are no different, as AI has been proven to be a powerful tool to catch the signal in the noise of data and deliver consistent investment results that are coherent with the investors’ expectations. In this sense, AI is a game-changer technology able to remove human biases from the investment process whilst adapting to market changes. During the workshop, we will talk about how AI creates value for asset managers, institutional clients (e.g. banks, wealth, and asset managers), and end-clients and how the role of humans is fundamental to build reliable and robust investment strategies.
COMING UP THIS WEEK! – The 360° of Product Design – Masterclass Series – 3rd and closing episode
UP NEXT! – The All-In-One Future Skills & Career Day

FOCUS ON INDIA
2021-04-08 10:30 - 12:00
Luxembourg for Finance invites you to join our livestream session:
FOCUS ON INDIA
Thursday, 8 April 2021
10:30-12:00 CET (14:00-15:30 IST)

The Republic of India and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg have a long and storied history of strong economic and trade relations dating back to 1948. Working as partners in trade and investments, a number of synergies have been gained both in the economic and cultural spheres.
H.E. Mr. Jean Claude Kugener, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to India, will provide the welcoming address. Following which Philipp von Restorff, Deputy CEO of LFF, will interview Julie Becker, Deputy CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, on growing markets in sustainable finance.
Our two panel discussions will bring together experts from both the financial services sector as well as the corporate sector to touch on solutions for Indian investors and businesses. Finally, the event will close with a fireside chat with Siddharth Karmarkar, Associate Director and Head of India at CommSol Associates, to discuss Luxembourg’s place an as EU FinTech Hub.
Interactive polls and Q&A sessions will provide the audience with the opportunity to engage with our experts during the panel discussions.
For more information on the programme, as well as speaker details, please click here.
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact the events team: Caroline Hoeltgen, Tatjana Schaefer, Aurélie Zambeaux

Game of Code 2021
2021-04-09 17:30 - 2021-04-11 19:00
Join us for this unique online hackathon. Create your team, choose among the 3 challenges proposed – to be announced soon – to develop an innovative digital product in 36 hours and exchange with international coding enthusiasts.
Test yourself and prove that you and your team are the best developers in the competition.
FRIDAY

05:30 pm | Welcome Words

05:40 pm | Introduction Speech

05:50 pm | Presentation of the Challenges

06:30 pm | Matchmaking session for individual participants

07:30 pm | Beginning of the 36-hour coding

11:59 pm | Draft Project submission deadline

SATURDAY

all day | Coding

SUNDAY

07:30 am | End of the 36-hour coding

BREAK

09:30 am | Launch of the pitch session

09:40 am | Pitch sessions

02:40 pm | Jury Deliberations

03:10 pm | Closing and Awards Ceremony

FINTECH WEEK TEL AVIV 2021
2021-04-19 08:00 - 2021-04-22 17:00
Fintech Week Tel Aviv 2021 will be a fully virtual 4-day event, which will address today’s most pressing challenges and identify what’s next for financial services.
As Covid-19 continues to cast its shadow of upheaval, the accelerated digitisation of the economy that it’s triggered has given rise to new opportunities for the fintech sector and placed it firmly in the spotlight. Challenges notwithstanding, the sector is poised to leverage its unique attributes to aid the recovery process, and to bolster financial services.
You’ll have seamless connectivity to key industry decision makers, thought leaders and experts, and the ability to engage with the brightest minds in fintech. It’s an opportunity to meet the success stories of tomorrow and learn about the trends and disruptions that will shape the future of the industry.

Full agenda

Telindus Live Week event
2021-04-19 10:00 - 2021-04-23 13:00
You’re invited to Telindus Live Week 2021
5 thematic days from April 19th to April 23rd
20 sessions – 30 experts

Digital Transformation is a focus area of any industry today. Increased IT technology abstractions allows companies to focus on their core business and to deliver products and services in a shorter time.
However creating a perfectly integrated and secured technology stack, allowing to serve the business in the best possible way, can be a complex undertaking and needs a global ICT overview and strategy.
This is why we are excited to invite you to a full week of presentations and interactive sessions that will provide you with the necessary information to make the right technology choices.
Join us and immerse yourself into the latest technologies and best practices around cloud, telco, cybersecurity, advanced workplace, emerging technologies.
During this week, you will have the opportunity to participate to many panel and webinars, but also to interact and meet the experts in private meetings.

DAY 1: NETWORK AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DAY 2: CLOUD
DAY 3: SECURITY
DAY 4: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Emerging technologies more than ever enable companies to make a difference. The pace of technological progress continues to accelerate and this creates new challenges for even the most innovative companies. During this day, you will be invited to discover how new technologies can help you rethink and optimize your corporate applications and processes.
AGENDA OF THE DAY :
9.55am : Day introduction by Jacques Ruckert, Chief Solutions & Innovation Officer at Proximus Luxembourg
10.00am : Tango’s RPA Success story by:

Benoit Delobbe, Head of Business Consulting, Telindus
Julien Baudouin, Senior Manager, KPMG

10.30am : Management checklist for running an AI project by:

Nasir Zubairi, CEO, The LHoFT Foundation ( Moderator)
Ralf Hustadt, Digital Acceleration Lead, Telindus
Maxime Dehaut, Lead Architect, Codit Luxembourg
Ron Pooters, Business Strategy Manager, Microsoft BeLux

11.15am : Digital Retail Client Experience as Revenue Driver by:

Frank Roessig, Head Cloud application, Data & AI, Telindus ( Moderator)
Tobias Seidel, Co- Founder, Stoker
Yves Dechilly, Director Billing & Credit risk, Proximus

12.00am : Wrap-up by Jacques Ruckert, Chief Solutions & Innovation Officer at Proximus Luxembourg
DAY 5: ADVANCED WORKPLACE

Full agenda here

The Expert Corner: Attract and Retain Highly Skilled Labor With the New Luxembourg Tax Code
2021-04-19 11:30
Welcome to the LHoFT Expert Corner introducing you to high-end legal, tax, and corporate experts. Each session delivers rapid up-to-date best practices, followed by exclusive one-on-ones. (one week gap in between the theme introduction and one-on-one sessions)
Whether you are considering setting up your business or adding to Luxembourg’s existing presence, the country’s recently updated tax code offers flexibility in rewarding highly skilled workers. Two provisions are worth highlighting in particular: the impatriate regime and a participative bonus.
AGENDA
11h30 am – Introduction & Use-Case: Attract and retain highly skilled labor with the new Luxembourg Tax Code
11h50 am – Q&A with the audience

Attend the LHoFT expert corner with Katharina Thielges and Ada Schmitt from Clifford Chance on Monday, April 19, and book your exclusive one-on-on for 26/04/2021 here. (slot only available for first session attendees on 19/04/2021)

Technology for Growth in Corporate Service Providers in Luxembourg
2021-04-20 09:30 - 10:30
TrustQuay services are delighted to invite you to attend the launch of in Luxembourg with our webinar event ‘Technology for Growth in Corporate Service Providers in Luxembourg‘ in partnership with Centralis, Deloitte and coming from our new offices at the LHoFT.
We will be discussing how, over the past decade, a key Industry trend has been the consolidation in the corporate services market – yet at the same time this area has remained remarkably under-served by technology. Our research has shown that a typical financial institution spends around 7%-12% of revenue on technology in contrast to the corporate services market where spend is barely half of this.
We’ll be joined by key industry leaders where I’ll be discussing the current market situation, the future and how TrustQuay and Centralis have worked together to develop their client offering.
Agenda
Introduction – Keith Hale introduces TrustQuay and our launch into the Luxembourg market, discussing our new office, new team and new productfunction.
FinTech growth with The LHoFT – Keith Hale and Nasir Zubairi reflect on how Luxembourg FinTech has grown during the lifetime of The LHoFT.
Market Perspectives – Thibault Chollet of Deloitte discusses the key changes and drivers in the current Luxembourg market.
Customer Discussion – Aidan Foley and Keith Hale discuss how Centralis are leveraging technology in 2021 and beyond.
This 45 minute webinar will be held on 20th April 2021 at 09:30 Luxembourg Time, with a replay of the event following on 22nd April 2021 at 14:00.

The AI spotlight series - From incremental innovations to creative destructions
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00
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THE AI SPOTLIGHT SERIES - INSURANCE 4.0!
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:15
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THE AI SPOTLIGHT SERIES - INSURANCE 4.0!
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:15
With our first industry showcase series, we focus on how Artificial Intelligence is impacting and augmenting financial services from the banking and wealth management industry to the insurance sector. Our “AI Spotlight Series” introduces you to Industry Leaders and high-end entrepreneurs from different geographies for a best-practice guide on applying the latest AI to financial services processes.
THE PROGRAMME
12h00 – 12h35 PM – Panel Discussion – INSURANCE 4.0!
with

Nigel Walsh, Managing Director, Insurance at Google Cloud✌️
Adina Grigoriu, CEO & Co-Founder at Active Asset Allocation
German Castignani, CEO & Co-Founder at Motion-S

moderated by Alessia Bonanno, Country Manager of BTO Research
During the panel discussion, we’ll explore how insurers and carriers remain competitive by deploying cutting-edge AI.
We’ll focus on:

The impact of enhanced data-driven insurance opportunities reaching beyond fully connected devices
The rise of AI-backed Robo advisors shaping insurance underwriting process and pricing
The standards to set for 2030, today!

12h35 – 12h40 PM – Quiz Session: If you’ve paid attention you’ll be able to score high
Top 3 scores will be displayed and 1st scoring player able to introduce himself! Fingers crossed
12h40 PM – 1h10 PM (two workshops to choose from)
Workshop 1: Towards data-driven insurance for connected vehicles with German Castignani, CEO & Co-Founder of Motion-S
In less than 30 minutes you’ll learn about the opportunities of launching connected products without technological overhead in a fully privacy-preserving mode. Introduction & use-case
Workshop 2: Artificial intelligence for risk management and asset allocation with Hala Najmeddine, Quantitative Researcher at AAA
In this workshop, Hala will discuss use-cases conducted by Active Asset Allocation since 2010:

the stochastic design of risk-based dynamic allocation algorithms with the help of Genetic Algorithms,
the optimization of strategic asset allocations based on the chances of success of an investment objective using a Global Optimization technique under constraints,
the anticipation of market crises using Supervised Learning algorithms.

LUXEMBOURG BLOCKCHAIN WEEK 2021
2021-04-26 08:00 - 2021-04-30 17:00
Luxembourg Blockchain Week, taking place as a digital conference this April, brings together local and international players as well as spotlights some of the exciting grand duchy businesses operating in blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab projects to be showcased include Evercity, Neofacto, Compellio, Medlogistics and Filedgr.

Monday 26th of April. 4pm (CEST)
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab Welcome Speech

Ministerial Keynote by the Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Boston Blockchain Association Keynote
Block to be announced
Debate: “Is Blockchain the way to go?”

Tuesday 27th of April

Stream Logistics: 2pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Filedgr
Stream Health: 5pm (CEST) We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Medlogistics

Wednesday 28th of April

Stream Technology: 2pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Compellio
Stream Research and Development: 5pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned

Thursday 29th of April

Stream Finance: 2pm (CEST)

2:00pm: Opening speech by the Finance Minister, H.E. Mr Gramegna
2:10pm: Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Evercity
2:20pm: Deep-dive session CBDC decrypted. Moderated by Biba Homsy (Homsy Legal); Panelists: Steven Becker (Maker Foundation), Scott Hendry (Bank of Canada), Jon Helgi Egilsson (Monerieum), Dr. Thomas Moser (Swiss National Bank), Pierre Thissen (Banque Centrale du Luxembourg),
2:55pm: Fireside chat To which extent Blockchain/DLT is the solution to facilitate access to financial services? Moderated by Nasir Zubairi (LHoFT); Panelists: Patrick Corker (Circle), Candace Kelly (Stellar Network), Elizabeth Rossiello (AZA), Joseph Seibert (Signature Bank)

Stream Public Sector: 5pm (CEST)

5:00pm Keynote by Nena Dokuzov
5:10pm Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: NeoFacto
5:20pm Fireside chat Public & private sector collaboration for a bright future: on trust and identity moderated by Alexia Martinel (Nomadic Labs); Panelists: Anne Cécile Davron (Popcorn), Alain Broustail (Sword Group), Daniel Du Seuil (Public / European Blockchain Partnership), Johanes Ebert (Gravity), Attila Vágvölgyi (IOP ), Wayne Chang (Spruce Systems)
5:50pm Interactive session Use cases in the public sector. Moderator: Patrick Weber (Ministry of Digitalisation); Use cases: Nimit Sawhney (Voatz), Todd Miller (Chromaway)

Side event – 3:45pm: Boston Blockchain Association – 4C’s Payments

Friday 30th of April

Stream SDGs & Climate: 2pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: GreenEarthAgro
Stream Digital Assets: 5pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Climate Action Blockchain

For more information, visit www.blockchainweek.lu

IDEATION CAMP 8 by Uni.lu Incubator
2021-04-27 18:00 - 2021-05-01 15:00
The Uni.lu Incubator and the Entrepreneurship Programme are pleased to present this unique challenge that imparts the knowledge and skills needed to become an entrepreneur or intrapreneur!
After the huge success of the previous editions, we had to give the students and staff of the University of Luxembourg a chance to take part in the Ideation Camp even during the pandemic so we are going fully online.
Spread the news among your fellow students/colleagues and register individually to develop innovative ideas together and take your chance to impress a high profile jury!
SPACES ARE LIMITED so BOOK YOUR SEAT ASAP.
We will contact you at the earliest possible to let you know if you are among the lucky ones.
You don’t need to have an idea to attend the Ideation Camp but if you have one, we encourage you to share it on the first evening. It could be an idea you’ve had in mind for years or something you come up with while listening to the idea pitches of the other participants. It’s a great experience and invaluable practice for public speaking !

CALL TO MENTORS
The unique challenge that conveys knowledge and skills needed to become an entrepreneur or intrapreneur is back ! Due to the continuation of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, Ideation Camp goes fully online for this edition. Please choose on which dates and timeslots you would like to support our students.
