CAIA Ireland Fireside Chat

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association is the global professional body dedicated to alternative investment credential programs. On 26 November 2025, the CAIA Ireland chapter hosted 25+ members for it's 2025 end of year networking event plus Shane Gallery hosted myself for a fireside chat about AI in the funds industry and my podcast - The Fund AI Pod.

Key Q&A and takeaways from the fireside chat:

💡Starting AI use cases? Knowledge management agents

💡AI for efficiency vs insights/creativity?

Most start with efficiency then grow into insights (having more capacity from efficiency helps)

💡Main challenges? Regs / Tech / Culture? These days, culture!

💡Impact of regs? Less about what you use but how you use it. Roles/responsibilities, documentation, explainability, control framework

💡Replacing humans?

No - augmenting humans

💡My own AI journey and my company's (zentia Consulting) approach to working with firms to identify use cases and build agents for them.

Great Q&A from audience with questions around AI bubble potential, circular investments, job displacement and more! I had a lot of fun