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Wall Street, AI, and Data Science: The Future of Financial Innovation with Kristen McGarry IBM Technical Sales Leader {Replay}

β€’ IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub β€’ Season 9 β€’ Episode 11

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Innovating on Wall Street: Kristen McGarry on Data, AI, and Technical Sales

🎧 Tune in for an insider’s look at the technical strategies shaping the future of finance.

Kristen McGarry, Principal Account Technical Lead for IBM’s Financial Services Market, returns to Making Data Simple to dive deeper into the intersection of technology and Wall Street. Based in NYC, Kristen works with the world’s largest financial institutions to drive innovation, accelerate time to value, and implement cutting-edge solutions across software, hardware, and services.

In this episode, we break down the realities of technical sales, the evolving role of data science in finance, and what Wall Street is getting right (or wrong) about AI. Kristen also shares key insights on the challenges of working with financial giants and predictions for the future of tech in banking.

⏱ Episode Highlights:
πŸ“ 02:57 – An Intro to Kristen McGarry
πŸ“ 04:36 – Why IBM?
πŸ“ 09:25 – The Attraction of Data Science
πŸ“ 11:51 – A Day in the Life of an Account Technical Leader
πŸ“ 13:30 – Technical Sales versus Sales
πŸ“ 15:05 – Continuing to Innovate
πŸ“ 19:09 – Dealing with Wall Street
πŸ“ 20:17 – The Methodology
πŸ“ 22:23 – The How of Technical Sales
πŸ“ 23:05 – Continuous Learning
πŸ“ 28:03 – Management System
πŸ“ 30:34 – Wall Street Learnings
πŸ“ 32:20 – Biggest Challenge
πŸ“ 33:08 – The Data Challenge
πŸ“ 34:22 – Best Data Science Use Cases in Finance
πŸ“ 36:14 – What Do Clients Miss on AI?
πŸ“ 38:09 – Predictions

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-mcgarry/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/

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