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Episode 191: Vendor Due Diligence During the Pandemic

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Synopsis

This week, Richard Blore, CEO of KY3P, a company of IHS Markit, joins Tony on the podcast. They talk about the challenges of vendor due diligence, particularly during this tumultuous time. Then, they discuss some of the broader trends firms need to address, including automation, cyber resilience, and the possibility of some fintech startups running into cash flow issues. 3:30 – Wei-Shen and Tony talk about how machine learning models have performed leading up to the pandemic (https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-tools/7524721/covid-19-tumult-tests-ai-fund-returns), and how this time is testing ground for these models, and also for emerging technologies. 11:30 – Richard joins the podcast and gives an overview of his career and how he stumbled into the capital markets. Before joining IHS Markit in late 2019, he spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs, and before that, at Coca Cola, International Aero Engines, and Rolls Royce. 15: 30 – Then, he explains how KY3P’s Significant Event Notification and Tracking (SENT)