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Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai Were Appointed as Scientific Board Advisors to ForwardLane
Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai were appointed as Scientific Board Advisors to ForwardLane. ForwardLane is described as “powerful artificial intelligence technology [that] provides advisors of all sizes with signals and next-best actions prompts”. ForwardLane was a graduate in the 2016 cohort of FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL), a highly competitive program that assists early- to
David K.A. Mordecai was Invited to Speak at the Accenture Insurtech Summit
David K.A Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was invited to speak at the Accenture Insurtech Summit on December 5, 2017 in New York City. David Mordecai spoke on a panel entitled Big Data: The Oxygen of Life Underwriting, moderated by Michael Reilly, Insurance Underwriting Leader, Accenture. The other panelists were Scott Armstrong Head of Business Development, Domino
David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda Participated in NYU CSAW 2017
David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda were invited to participate as judges at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Fourteenth Annual Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) Competition, which ran from November 9-11, 2017 at MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, NY. Academic entrants at all levels, from Post-Doctoral fellows and Ph.D. Candidates to high school students took part
David K.A. Mordecai was a Keynote Speaker at the Family Office Association Conference
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was invited to give the opening keynote address at the two-day New York City conference of the Family Office Association. The conference took place on November 6-7, 2017 at the NYC headquarters of the law firm Nixon Peabody. David Mordecai spoke about topics related to economic analysis of
David K.A. Mordecai Participated in Demo Day 2017 for FinTech Innovation Lab
David K.A. Mordecai participated in Demo Day 2017 for FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL) on June 22, 2017, as Scientist-in-Residence for FTIL. FTIL is an accelerator platform for early and growth stage technology firms, organized by the Partnership Fund for New York City, in conjunction with Accenture and a consortium of venture capital firms and global financial institutions. As Scientist-in-Residence for FTIL, David
The U.S. Department of Justice Prevails as Court Rejects Starr’s $40 Billion Appeal
One of AIG’s largest shareholders, Starr International Company, Inc. (“Starr”) sued the United States, alleging that the Government’s acquisition of AIG equity in connection with its bailout of the firm and subsequent actions relating to a reverse stock split were unlawful. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“Claims Court”) held a trial on Starr’s direct
