Today’s hosts are Isabelle Howard and Adam Golden.
We are very pleased to welcome Dan Evison, Founder and CEO of Manakau, a Financial Services Delivery and Consulting company based in Ireland.
Thank you for coming in to speak to us today Dan. Can you tell us a little about yourself and the story behind starting Manakau?
· You’ve spent your career working in finance. Could you tell us about the types of financial markets and activities you’ve been involved with?
· Now let’s get to the premise for this series of talks: For a career in financial markets, can you make a case for the value of knowing a bit about programming (e.g. python)?
· I want to become a quantitative analyst; What 3 technologies do you consider must-have?
· How is AI going to affect careers in financial services?
· What advice would you have for a student who wants to work at one of the top financial firms, whether in Dublin, London, Tokyo or New York?
Followed by questions from the audience…
Notes, extra questions, and further reading:
Acknowledgements
Music
Title: First Take
Artist: Debajyoti Biswas and Mike O'Niell
Source: mis.aup3
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Cover Art
Title: Complex collage
Artist: Allen Higgins
Source: DanManakau.pptx
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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