Clairo Converge 2025

AI is advancing at an unprecedented pace, reshaping industries and redefining competitiveness. At Clairo Converge 2025, we’ll convene policymakers, technologists, business leaders, and community voices to explore how Jersey can lead the way in deploying AI that is ethical, inclusive, and resilient.

We’ll cover topics ranging from regulated adoption in finance and law to infrastructure readiness, workforce upskilling, and digital sovereignty, the agenda tackles what it takes to integrate AI responsibly. With exponential growth in capabilities and rising urgency from global executives, this is a pivotal moment to align AI innovation with Jersey’s role as a trusted steward of data and capital.

Agenda:

09:00 – 09:15 – Welcomes & Introduction

09:15 – 10:00 – Keynote Address
Mark Van der Wilk, Associate Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Oxford, will explore the current and future capabilities of large language models (LLMs), how they operate under the hood, and what their rapid evolution means for businesses and society. He’ll unpack how LLMs are trained, what drives their behaviour, and why prompting remains both powerful and problematic. He’ll examine the key risks in deploying these systems – such as reliability, responsibility, and the rising cost of rare mistakes- and explain where AI has the greatest potential in areas where results can be verified.

10:00 – 10:45 – Panel 1: The Future Impact of AI on the Finance & Legal Industry in Jersey
Our panelists for this talk include Sebastian Lawson, Andrew Evans, James Faure, Paul Coleshill and Dean Fletcher.

11:00 – 11:45 – Panel 2: How Is AI Going to Have a Positive Impact on Our Community?
Our panelists for this talk include Rob Stewart, Michelle Ryan, Julian Box, Martin Carpenter, Emma Martins and Josh Mesout.

12:00 – 12:30 – Panel 3: Where Do We Think It’s Going?
Our panelists for this talk include everyone who will be partaking in Panel 1 and Panel 2.

12:30 – 13:00 – Networking & Closing