• Session 6: AI potential and pitfalls: navigating the opportunities and ethical challenges when actuaries use AI

    AI opens up new frontiers for actuaries, from turbo-charged modelling to sharper customer insights. But it also brings ethical questions and governance challenges that can’t be ignored.

    This session gets real about how AI is being used in actuarial practice today. We’ll unpack practical use cases, explore why actuarial AI isn’t your typical tech-world hype, and reveal where the biggest risks – and biggest rewards – are hiding. 

    Expect candid examples, ethical dilemmas, and a lively discussion on how to harness AI’s potential without losing sight of professional judgment and public trust.

    Speakers:

    Kalpana Shah: Chairman and portfolio Non-Executive Director; Immediate Past President, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
    Matthew Byrne: Head of Actuarial Function at NFU Mutual, IFoA Data Science Community Chair
    Stuart Breyer: CEO at mallowstreet 
    Brandon Horwitz: Consultant, non-executive director, IFoA Ethics, Risk & Governance Working Party Chair