Cognitivo had the privilege of co-hosting with UNSW the Fintech AI Innovation Consortium's (FAIC) inaugural AI Short course for Banking and Financial Services Industry Leaders at UNSW's CBD campus last week.

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The half-day program brought together leaders across banking, financial services, superannuation, and insurance to explore:

1. The economic potential of AI Stefan HajkowiczFelix Ter Chian Tan

‍2. The shift in the software engineering paradigm between Software 1.0 and Software 2.0 Rabhi Fethi‍

3. Novel risks associated with AI Sharif Abuadbba, PhD

‍4. Enterprise perspectives on AI adoption David Walker‍

5. Business operating models required to scale and monetise AI and skills Alan Hsiao

‍6. Rebuilding traditional software with Vibe coding Stephy GeorgeIan ChenAadhar Bhardwaj.

The team showed how to build a live transaction categorisation / expense management tool as well as a stock price research tool in minutes.

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We are so lucky to be able to get such a senior group of experienced and knowledgeable digital technology, AI and risk professionals in a room to share so much information shared hold many insightful conversations.

We thank Annie Ong, Russell Yang and Jianming Edwin Chen for flying in and ST Engineering for their support of the course and the FAIC.

We are planning sessions interstate as well as Singapore in 2026 so reach out if you are interested in attending!