S2:E17 - Innovating Through AI and Beyond with Hanna Helin

EPISODE SUMMARY Hanna Helin is the Global Head of Technology Innovation at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). In this role she leads LSEG’s Technology Innovation across their global Technology organization. Hanna has worked in a variety of technology and business leadership positions and is experienced in developing, leading and executing large technology and data initiatives. Hanna chatted with us about what is happening in the market around emerging technology. She explains how she is engaged in the global ecosystem through understanding cutting edge technologies, collaborating with venture capital to understand investment approach and focus areas, and engaging organizations in academic research. EPISODE NOTES 3 Takeaways: Be open minded in your work and development. This includes everything from how you work, where you work, and what you work on. Consider taking risks and exploring new experiences, while also taking advantage of utilizing new tools and technologies to aid your work. Leverage your expertise in different ways while also gaining exposure to different things. Use what you know to help propel you forward, build upon the knowledge you already have and expand it into other areas. Using your knowledge and skills in new and different areas could go a long way to benefit your career. Allow for automation. Seek out new opportunities where you can utilize technology to do some of the work for you. Innovative and emerging technologies can help solve industry challenges related to data management and analysis. -- Key Quotes: “When we looked at challenges for AI and machine learning, I think we still saw that there is an overall discussion about how do you actually connect the data, manage the data, and really also get access to the right kind of data to then add analytics on top of that.” “I think it is very important to make sure that whenever you create any kind of model, whether it's with or without AI, it should be done in a proper way. And, keeping the ethical aspect and diverse aspects in the core of it.” “I think what public cloud has been able to do is really to create this whole new ecosystem of different startup companies and new capabilities for the market.” -- Best Career Advice: Understand yourself, your business, and your customer. Open up your sights to new opportunities and technologies to help you achieve the highest level of knowledge, efficiency, and success. In doing that, also continue to use the expertise you have gained throughout the years and build upon that as you are exposed to different things. -- Bio: Hanna Helin Global Head of Technology Innovation, CTO Office at London Stock Exchange Group Hanna Helin has worked in a variety of technology and business leadership positions. She is experienced in developing, leading and executing large technology and data initiatives. In her current role as a Global Head of Technology Innovation, Hanna is leading LSEG’s Technology Innovation across their global Technology organization including 13,000 people. She has a keen interest in innovation, new technologies and the FinTech industry. Hanna has two Master’s degrees from ESCP Europe and University of Vaasa. She has lived in six different countries in Europe and Asia and is now based in New York City. -- For more information: https://www.lseg.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahelin/ -- About the Hosts Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware. You can find Matthew on LinkedIn and Twitter. Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveler and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware. You can find Brian on LinkedIn.