As Artificial Intelligence transforms the world, business and policy leaders are grappling with high-stakes decisions and questions. This annual AI Symposium brings together policy and industry thought leaders who have built (or are building) high-impact AI solutions in the real world for an engaging day of talks, discussions and networking.

The University of Maryland offers access to over $600K in funding to startups founded to commercialize University innovations. Find out details about funding programs to validate technology, form your startup, enhance R&D, and others. We will also discuss some startup opportunities available to any state of Maryland-based startups, or University System of Maryland affiliated startups.

The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) announced today that the 34^th Hispanic Heritage Awards, presented by Target for the ninth year, will be broadcast Friday, October 8 on PBS stations and stream on pbs.org and the PBS Video app. The historic program, which was created by the White House in 1988 to commemorate the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month in America, is among the highest honors by Latinos for Latinos and supported by 40 national Hispanic-serving institutions and features top Latinx leaders being honored by top performers and personalities.

What data and analytics do we need to understand climate change as a systemic risk to the financial system? Climate risks have become a major issue of concern for regulators, monetary authorities and investors. Many organizations have launched initiatives to try to understand how climate risks could impact asset valuations and generate instability of the financial system, notwithstanding some efforts the methods needed to operationalize climate risk analysis and risk management are underdeveloped and require urgent attention.

Transparency is Key

Investors, policymakers and consumers are all grappling with the same issues when it comes to ESG, sustainability and what it means to be “green.”

In this inaugural webinar series for federal risk managers, Maryland Smith's Dr. Clifford Rossi will interview Gregory Keith, the Chief Risk Officer of Ginnie Mae. Ginnie Mae is one of the major market participants in the secondary market for federally insured mortgage-backed securities and in that process is exposed to a number of risk issues.

Join the CFP and Federal Reserve Board of Governors for their Fourth Annual Short Term Funding Markets Conference. This event brings together researchers, regulators and others interested in related topics, with a broad interest in liquidity transformation and funding provision by banks, dealers and money market funds, as well as structure and network of short-term funding markets. This year’s topics include:

• Fragility in Repo Markets
• Fintech Lenders
• Safe Assets
• Liquidity Management

Fintech companies have accelerated the adoption of a variety of innovative technologies in the financial services industry, revolutionizing the way banking is conducted.  From payments, clearing and settlement services, to mobile wallets, blockchain and digital currencies, a technology revolution in banking is upon us.  These changes also bring risk to consumers, fintechs and their counterparties and also to traditional banking institutions.  We will explore these issues with our guest, Martha Cummings who brings a unique perspective and deep industry experience as a C-level

The new administration could take a fresh approach to the mission of the OFR.

Congress created the Office of Financial Research in 2010 to improve financial stability oversight and solve lingering problems with financial data standardization, quality, sharing, and accessibility. Yet the office has interpreted those mandates quite differently under the Obama and Trump administrations. The beginning of a new administration provides the opportunity for a further re-boot.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was launched by the federal government on April 3, 2020, to assist small businesses in sustaining the paychecks of their employees in the face of the COVID19 pandemic. This webinar will dig into the specifics of the PPP and how you can access this important resource: How to apply, what the funds can be used for, and what will determine whether or not the loan is partially or fully forgiven. There will also be time for Q&A.