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Tahir Zafar
International Head of AI Strategy
Nomura
Tahir Zafar is the International Head of AI Strategy at Nomura, where he leads the firm’s innovation agenda to scale responsible and strategic AI transformation across global business lines and functions. Based in Singapore, he advises C-suite stakeholders on embedding AI into the fabric of the organization while balancing innovation with trust.
Prior to Nomura, Tahir held senior leadership roles at PwC and Accenture, where he advised a range of top-tier investment banks including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, UBS, and Barclays. He has successfully delivered complex, high impact initiatives in AI and data strategy, business and digital transformation, and regulatory change.
A recognized thought leader, Tahir has worked across London, Madrid, New York, and Singapore, bringing a global perspective. He is a regular speaker at global conferences and industry summits, sharing his insights on the integration of responsible and ethical AI in Financial Services.
Tahir holds a degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Oxford.
Speaking At
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4:00–6:00pmMon 16 NovLaunchpadLaunchpad RoomOpen
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Spotlight on AI: Driving Trust and Transformation: Building AI in Financial Services - Powered by JP Morgan
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Daniel WuExecutive Director, AI & Data Policy, Asia PacificJPMorganChase
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Deep ThomasChief Data & Analytics OfficerJPMorgan Chase
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Mike HsuFormer Acting Comptroller of the CurrencyMLCommons
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Tahir ZafarInternational Head of AI StrategyNomura
About this session
How can financial institutions scale AI while maintaining trust, managing risk and establishing clear accountability?
Drawing on more than a decade of AI deployment, JPMorganChase’s inaugural Insights2040 policy forum brings together regulators, policymakers and industry leaders to explore what responsible AI adoption looks like in practice.
With a focus on Asia Pacific, the forum will examine how policy, regulation and industry collaboration can support innovation while addressing model risk, governance and oversight. Discussions will explore the move from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, including AI literacy, workforce readiness and the safeguards.
Attendees will also receive a limited preview of the Agentic Assurance Initiative, a collaboration exploring a standard way to demonstrate an AI agent’s reliability. The forum will offer perspectives on scaling adoption, governing agentic AI and strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors.
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