The Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo.ai) organized the 2019 Manulife Day, held Friday, October 25, 2019, on the University of Waterloo campus. This year’s event consisted of presentations by Manulife executives and research scientists and the University of Waterloo researchers. A Panel on AI and Finances was also organized during the same event and involved UW researchers and executives from Manulife.
The event was attended by graduate students, faculty members from UW and research scientists and managers from Manulife and highlighted the need for cooperation and partnership between academic/research institutions and partner companies to remain competitive in the fast-evolving field of AI as applied to Financial and Insurance industries.