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AI use in finance has doubled in the last 2 years. 30% to 70%.
Global assets in AI and Big Data funds have grown 30x since 2018.
Yet 68% of CFOs are slow to adopt AI. They don’t know where to start.
Your roadmap to AI driven financial transformation starts here
The Optimizing Digital Innovation Conference is an annual gathering hosted by the iD Lab Insight in Chicago. Each year, nearly 200 industry professionals attend from numerous Fortune 500 companies. This conference features some of the brightest and most talented professionals in the field coming together to share knowledge between industry and academia. ODi is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to network and learn groundbreaking innovation strategies.
AI use in finance has doubled in the last 2 years. 30% to 70%.
Global assets in AI and Big Data funds have grown 30x since 2018.
Yet 68% of CFOs are slow to adopt AI. They don’t know where to start.
Your roadmap to AI driven financial transformation starts here
The Optimizing Digital Innovation Conference is an annual gathering hosted by the DePaul iD Lab in Chicago. Each year, nearly 200 industry professionals attend from Fortune 500 companies to share knowledge between industry and academia.






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Schedule
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Introduction & Kick Off
Paul Haisman
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM
Why You Need Intelligent Financial Transformation More than Ever
Benjamin Barrett
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
AI Governance, Regulation and Financial Risk
Tim Dively
Vikas Rai
Lei Shen
Brandon Brooks
10:50 AM - 11:30 PM
Strategic Deployment of AI Financial Tools Across Enterprise and Market
Nikhil Suresh
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
Abbott AI Summer Camp - Use Case & Demo
Akbar Aidarov
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Intelligent Financial Integration across the Enterprise
Laura Walsh
Matthew Guarini
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
How We Really Use AI: A Conversation with a Founder and an Angel Investor
Mohan Naidu
John Crosson
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM
Digital Intelligence Across the Financial Industry
Reza Rooholamini
Todd Bowker
Dan Schuffert
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Snippet to ODi'27 on Digital Healthcare
Terry Finch
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Executive View on Intelligent Financial Transformation
Brad Peterson
Laura Walsh
Dan Schuffert
Amy Shelly
Varvara Alva





















