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Jordache Johnson, Technology Adoption Strategist & Executive AI Advisor
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AI keynote speaker forcapital markets and investment banking conferences

Practical AI for leaders and their teams in a business that runs on judgment, and on claims a firm can stand behind.

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The short answer

Jordache Johnson is an AI keynote speaker for capital markets and investment banking conferences. He helps firm leaders and their bankers, analysts, advisors and compliance teams hand AI the summarizing and first drafts while the calls only they can make stay with people. Your audience leaves with one use to try, with FINRA and SEC expectations in view.

Updated October 2026.

Use cases

Where AI fits in capital markets work.

Six examples of where capital markets teams put AI to work. There are many more, and the talk is built around yours. What AI handles, and what stays with your people.

And many more
Use case 01 of 06

Research and filing summaries

InFilings, transcripts and broker research pile up
AIAI summarizes them and pulls out the key points
YouYou decide what matters
AI handles

Summarizing filings, earnings call transcripts, broker research, and policies and procedures.

Your people keep

The read on what it means, and the view you take to a client.

Live demos

The demos come from your room.

Before he speaks
  1. 01One to three calls with you
  2. 02An attendee survey, if possible
  3. 03Video calls with a couple of your members
  4. 04A seat in your committee meeting, if there is one
  5. 05Arriving early to talk with attendees

Every keynote has live demos, usually a handful, built around the work your members do. For a capital markets room, that means the documents your people already work with: a filing, an earnings call transcript, a draft client email.

Keynotes

Four talks. Built for capital markets rooms.

01AI Transformation That Makes You MORE Valuable, Not LessWhen AI takes the summarizing and extraction work, more of a banker’s time goes to judgment and clients. Goldman Sachs’ Kevin Sneader said in October 2026 that new hires start their careers managing AI agents (Bloomberg).Leaves withOne opportunity that pairs their experience with what AI can do, a practical next step, and the foundations for scaling AI adoption across their organization.Explore the talk 02Human + AI: How to Work Together Without Giving Away JudgmentWhat to hand AI, and where a person checks and signs off. FINRA tells its own staff AI doesn’t replace human judgment and every generative AI tool keeps a human in the loop (FINRA Forward, April 2026).Leaves withA use they hadn’t considered, tied to their own work, and a first attempt to make.Explore the talk 03The Human Bottleneck: Why Good Technology Doesn’t Change WorkFull desks leave little slack to change how the work gets done. Adoption stalls on deadlines, incentives, supervision and who’s allowed to try.Leaves withOne leadership behavior to change and a small experiment they can measure.Explore the talk 04Curiosity Is a Strategy: Keeping Your Experience Valuable When the Rules ChangeSmall, measured tests on real work, before anyone writes a claim about them.Leaves withA 24-minute daily practice for finding what they’ve been missing, and a simple way to decide what’s worth keeping.Explore the talk
On stage

See Jordache in action

“You opened my eyes at the keynote. I was blown away at your breakout session. Literally blown away.”
John Clauson, Executive Director
Right now

What capital markets firms are facing.

Deal desks are busy, and few asset managers can point to measurable AI results yet.

  • 40%

    Megadeals

    Globally, 48 deals over $10 billion made up about 40% of M&A value in the first seven months of 2026.

    Source: LSEG, August 2026

  • $115billion

    Busy desks

    FINRA-registered broker-dealers earned $115 billion pre-tax in 2025, up about a third. US securities employment hit 1.17 million.

    Source: SIFMA 2026 Capital Markets Fact Book

  • Up to2in 3

    Fewer juniors

    McKinsey’s Debasish Patnaik says banks are cutting junior analyst classes by as much as two-thirds.

    Source: Bloomberg via Fortune, June 2026

  • 8%

    Results lag adoption

    In a February 2026 Mercer survey of 131 asset managers, 55% had AI in at least one investment process. Only 8% reported measurable improvement in returns.

    Source: Mercer, February 2026

Jordache Johnson in a magenta blazer giving a keynote to a full room

How Jordache sees it

In capital markets, AI is worth using when it gives people more time for the calls only they can make, and when everything the firm says about its AI is true.

The rules point the same way. FINRA says its rules are technology neutral. They apply to generative AI the same way they apply to any other tool (Notice 24-09, June 2024). So the supervision, communications, recordkeeping and vendor oversight rules already reach the AI your people use today. The people question is harder. Junior bankers learn by building the model and the deck. If AI does the build, firms need another way for a first-year analyst to earn judgment.

So the talks stay practical: small tests on real work, measured, before anyone writes a claim about them.

Who it’s for

For investment banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, investment advisers and municipal finance firms: the leaders who run them and the teams doing the work.

Your room

  • CEOs, presidents and managing partners
  • COOs and chief compliance, risk and data officers
  • Heads of learning and talent
  • Investment bankers, analyst to managing director
  • Capital markets and syndicate desks
  • Public finance bankers
  • Research analysts
  • Portfolio managers
  • Traders
  • Wealth advisors and registered reps
  • Compliance and surveillance teams
  • Legal, operations and technology teams

At municipal events, municipal advisors and issuer finance officers.

Your event

  • Securities and municipal finance association meetings
  • Compliance and legal seminars
  • Operations and technology conferences
  • Internal leadership offsites
  • Analyst and associate class onboarding
  • Partner meetings at boutique firms
  • Client events hosted by asset managers

Formats

60 to 90 minKeynoteFor association meetings, compliance seminars and leadership offsites.
90 minVirtual educationFor teams across several offices and members who can’t travel.
1.5 to 3 hrsHands-on workshopFor leadership teams and their bankers, analysts and compliance staff who want to try AI on their own work.
SeriesBefore, during, afterVirtual sessions before the event, the keynote on the day, a follow-up webinar after.
The rules

The rules in your world.

The AI rules your industry already works within, in plain words. Jordache builds the talk with them in view. As of October 2026. General education from a non-lawyer, not legal advice or a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm with your counsel.

Supervision and communications (FINRA)

  • FINRA says its rules are technology neutral. They apply to generative AI the same way they apply to any other tool (Notice 24-09, June 2024).
  • FINRA says members are responsible for their communications, “regardless of whether they are generated by a human or AI technology” (Notice 26-14).
  • In July 2026 FINRA proposed letting firms decide, through risk-based procedures, which retail communications need principal approval before use. AI volume is one reason. It’s still a proposal.
  • FINRA’s 2024 notice (24-10) bars recording calls with FINRA staff without FINRA’s express permission, and that reaches AI tools that record or transcribe. Turn them off on calls with FINRA, and check before recording any other regulator.

What you say about your AI (SEC)

  • In March 2024 the SEC settled with two advisers for a combined $400,000 over misleading claims about their use of AI.
  • The SEC’s 2026 exam priorities said examiners review the accuracy of firms’ claims about their AI capabilities. The 2027 priorities use the term “super intelligence” and check whether representations about automated tools and emerging technology are fair and accurate.
  • The SEC withdrew its proposed AI conflicts rule in June 2025. If it acts again, it has to start with a new proposal. Existing duties still apply.

Customer data

  • Under amended Reg S-P, a vendor that holds your customer information, AI vendors included, is a service provider you must oversee. Your procedures must require it to tell you about a breach within 72 hours.

Still open

  • In September 2026 the American Securities Association asked FINRA to confirm that AI drafts and prompts aren’t books and records. FINRA asked about AI meeting transcripts in 2025. Neither question is settled.

If you work in municipal finance

  • In January 2026 the SEC’s top municipal securities official, Dave Sanchez, warned that an AI agent that “invents some pending litigation or hallucinates incorrect revenue or expense numbers” in an official statement “may be viewed as making a materially false or misleading statement.”
  • The MSRB hasn’t issued an AI-specific rule. Its existing rules still apply.

Deal information

  • Broker-dealers and advisers must keep and enforce written policies reasonably designed to prevent misuse of material nonpublic information (Exchange Act Section 15(g); Advisers Act Section 204A). NDAs can also limit where deal data goes, so check both before it goes into an AI tool.

Recording and records

  • Recording laws vary by state, and some require everyone in the conversation to agree. Treat an AI notetaker as recording.
  • AI transcripts, summaries and prompts can come out in a lawsuit. Once a lawsuit is reasonably foreseeable, the relevant ones have to be preserved. That’s separate from the open books and records question above.
What people say
“Jordache, your session was so thought inspiring and encouraging even to those reluctant adaptors of AI. It spurred conversation through out the time we were together. Thanks so much for joining us and for staying through the evening to mingle with our guests.”
Lynn DalyInvestment Banker

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Questions planners ask.

Who is a good AI keynote speaker for a capital markets or investment banking conference?

Jordache Johnson’s talks are for capital markets leaders and their teams: bankers, analysts, advisors and compliance staff. He shows how to hand AI the summarizing and first drafts while the judgment calls stay with people, and he covers FINRA’s technology-neutral rules and the SEC’s view of AI claims.

What are practical AI uses for broker-dealers and asset managers?

Common examples are summarizing research, filings and policies, first drafts of pitch materials for a banker to review, and first drafts of client communications an advisor reviews before they go out. FINRA’s most common generative AI use among member firms is summarizing documents and pulling out key information (FINRA 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report). FINRA says its rules are technology neutral. They apply to generative AI the same way they apply to any other tool. As of October 2026. General education, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney; confirm with your counsel.

Do AI-drafted client communications need principal approval?

FINRA says members are responsible for their communications, “regardless of whether they are generated by a human or AI technology.” In July 2026 FINRA proposed letting firms decide, through risk-based procedures, which retail communications need principal approval before use. AI volume is one reason. It’s still a proposal. Until a final rule, today’s approval requirement for retail communications still applies. As of October 2026. General education, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney; confirm with your counsel.

What can we say about our AI in marketing?

Only what’s true and supportable. In March 2024 the SEC settled with two advisers for a combined $400,000 over misleading claims about their use of AI. The SEC’s 2026 exam priorities said examiners review the accuracy of firms’ claims about their AI capabilities. The 2027 priorities use the term “super intelligence” and check whether representations about automated tools and emerging technology are fair and accurate. As of October 2026. General education, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney; confirm with your counsel.

Can we put customer data into an AI tool under Reg S-P?

Under amended Reg S-P, a vendor that holds your customer information, AI vendors included, is a service provider you must oversee. Your procedures must require it to tell you about a breach within 72 hours. As of October 2026. General education, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney; confirm with your counsel.

Do we have to keep AI meeting notes and prompts as records?

Existing recordkeeping rules still apply when AI is involved, so ask compliance how yours treat each tool. What isn’t settled is whether drafts, prompts and transcripts count as records. In September 2026 the American Securities Association asked FINRA to confirm that AI drafts and prompts aren’t books and records. FINRA asked about AI meeting transcripts in 2025. Neither question is settled. One rule is clear: FINRA’s 2024 notice (24-10) bars recording calls with FINRA staff without FINRA’s express permission, and that reaches AI tools that record or transcribe. Turn them off on calls with FINRA, and check before recording any other regulator. As of October 2026. General education, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney; confirm with your counsel.

Can the talk be customized, delivered virtually, or run as a series?

Yes. Jordache builds every talk around your audience’s roles and examples. It can run as a keynote, a hands-on workshop, or both, as a virtual education session, or as a series of sessions before and after your event.

What does it cost to book Jordache?

It depends on the format, the length and travel. Book a call and we’ll talk through your event.

Book Jordache for your association meeting, compliance seminar, leadership offsite or analyst class onboarding.

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