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Talks & Events
I have given talks and presentations at 58 events in Iceland and internationally on AI, automation and the future of business.
Upcoming
Iceland Security Day 2026 (Fortinet): keynote speaker, “Conflicted by Design: Why We Want Security, Yet Act Otherwise in the Age of AI”
Harpa, Reykjavík
Registration and details ↗Strategy and implementation of AI in organisations (course, Frami)
Vinnustofa Kjarval, Reykjavík
Registration and details ↗Digital Supervision: ECB and MSCA Digital Finance conference, invited speaker
Frankfurt, Germany
LEAP 2026 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Panel: Future-Ready Human Capital
With physicist and science communicator Michio Kaku at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh.
Meeting with the President of Iceland on AI · Bessastaðir
Doctoral defence · University of Iceland · 12 March 2026
Talks & conferences in Iceland
International collaboration
Media
Interviews & podcasts
AI in conversation: interview with Kristrún Frostadóttir
Magnús Skjöld discusses AI, business and society with Kristrún Frostadóttir and Hanna Kristín.
Interview on using AI in business operations (video episode)
Episode 29: AI in business process automation
The public administration activates AI
Talk history
54 talks · 26 international · 28 in Iceland2026
7 talksMicrosoft Copilot: hands-on course (Starfsmennt)
IcelandStarfsmennt, Reykjavík
16 Oct 2026
AI and automation for managers (course, Frami)
IcelandVinnustofa Kjarval, Reykjavík
12–13 Oct 2026
Learn more ↗Applying AI in business operations (speaker and moderator, Reykjavík Fintech)
IcelandVinnustofa Kjarvals, Reykjavík
7 Oct 2026
Learn more ↗Cybersecurity for the AI and Quantum Era: roundtable as speaker
InternationalNordic Fintech Week, Copenhagen
23 Sep 2026
Learn more ↗MME 2026 – Mathematical Methods in Economics: Asymmetric Evaluation of Experts’ Opinions
InternationalVSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
9–11 Sep 2026
LEAP 2026: invited speaker at one of the world’s largest tech conferences
InternationalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
31 Aug – 3 Sep 2026
Learn more ↗2025
14 talksThe dual impact of AI on leadership in project management
IcelandÞjóðarspegillinn, University of Iceland
30 Oct 2025
European research funds: a roadmap for early-career researchers
IcelandUniversity of Iceland
20 Oct 2025
Learn more ↗AI in financial reporting
IcelandFLE Financial Reporting Day, Reykjavík
2 Oct 2025
Women in Fintech
InternationalPavia, Italy
19 Sep 2025
The Color of Change (MSCA Digital Finance midterm)
InternationalUniversity of Twente, Enschede
22 May 2025
Learn more ↗The gender gap and editorial networks of finance journals
IcelandEquality Days, University of Iceland
13 Feb 2025
Learn more ↗2024
10 talksAI and marketing: the impact of AI on marketing and creativity (panel)
IcelandÍMARK, Reykjavík
10 Oct 2024
AI in Finance and Society (COST FinAI)
InternationalUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
18 Jul 2024
The Color of Change: Employee Perception of RPA (Women in Fintech & AI)
InternationalRethymno, Crete
28 Jun 2024
Learn more ↗COST FinAI meets Istanbul
InternationalIstanbul, Turkey
21 May 2024
ICEBIT 2024
InternationalTirana, Albania
2024
Experience from COST collaboration (lunchtime talk)
IcelandUniversity of Iceland
2024
2023
10 talksPoster presentation (research poster)
IcelandHáskólatorg, University of Iceland
3 Nov 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (broadcast internationally)
InternationalDatacenter Forum Reykjavik
24 Oct 2023
Learn more ↗AI and podcast creation in Icelandic teaching
IcelandContinuing Education, University of Iceland
10 Aug 2023
Clearing the Path: Open Banking finance & transparency
InternationalZHAW University, Winterthur, Switzerland
23 May 2023
Learn more ↗Responsible and trustworthy AI for finance (COST FinAI meets Brussels)
InternationalBrussels, Belgium
15 May 2023
Spring Conference of the School of Social Sciences 2023
IcelandSchool of Social Sciences, University of Iceland
19 Apr 2023
The ChatGPT AI Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?
InternationalUniversity of Pavia, Italy
14 Apr 2023
The ChatGPT AI Chatbot (doctoral symposium)
IcelandDoctoral symposium, University of Iceland
23 Mar 2023
Pass or fail? Final exams with ChatGPT (panel on AI and university teaching)
IcelandHáskólatorg (HT-101), University of Iceland
21 Feb 2023
Learn more ↗2022
3 talksTransparency in Fintech (FinAI WG1)
InternationalUtrecht, Netherlands
7 Oct 2022
Women in Fintech & AI, 2nd Conference
InternationalUniversity of Tirana, Albania
21–22 Sep 2022
2021
2 talksMind the Gap: The State of Women in Technology
IcelandWomenTech Iceland / Huawei
5 Oct 2021
Learn more ↗Towards AI-empowered sustainable finance
InternationalAI in Fintech
9 Sep 2021
2020
1 talkFunding and innovation (Poppins & Partners)
IcelandHafnarfjörður Marketing Office
2 Nov 2020
2018
1 talkFáðu fjármagn: funding for startups (Poppins & Partners)
IcelandHilton Nordica, Reykjavík
4 Oct 2018
2017
4 talksDriving Prosperity: Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset (IHEF)
InternationalKochi, India
29 Apr 2017
Driving Prosperity: Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset (IHEF)
InternationalBangalore, India
26 Apr 2017
Entrepreneurship: The Engine to Success (IHEF)
InternationalHyderabad, India
23 Apr 2017
Women Power for Education and Inspiration (Future of Learning, IHEF)
InternationalHyderabad, India
22 Apr 2017
2016
2 talksWorld Learning Summit (University of Agder)
InternationalKristiansand, Norway
June 2016
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