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Attendees of the 2024 Business Outlook series take a moment for a selfie

The McCombs School of Business will cap off its 2025 Business Outlook series in Austin with The Rise of AI in Fintech: Transforming the Financial Landscape. While the upcoming Dallas event is sold out, the Austin event, taking place from 7:30-9:30 a.m., February 19 at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center Grand Ballroom, still has some spots left.

McCombs invites industry and academic leaders for a deep dive into the most influential trend in financial technology today. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping everything from personalized banking to risk assessment and fraud detection, and this event will explore AI’s current and future impact on the financial industry.

Speakers include Ally Hoffman, Assistant Vice President in Banking Supervision, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Raul Rodriguez, MBA ’13, Head of Product Management, frog, part of Capgemini Invent; and Cesare Fracassi, Associate Professor of Finance and Director of McCombs’ Blockchain Initiative, McCombs School of Business.

The event will be moderated by Ethan Burris, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at McCombs School of Business.

This year’s Business Outlook series, Focus on the Future of Energy, Real Estate, and Fintech, is presented by McCombs and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas with the goal of bringing together a panel of experts in their chosen fields to discuss how current trends will impact each area. The cost for each event is $50 or $400 per table of nine, and breakfast is included.

For more information or to register, visit the event website or email Career Management.