Guest Lecture: How is AI impacting graduate recruitment (finance and accounting)?

How is AI impacting graduate recruitment in finance and accounting?

Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2026 | Time: 11:15 am - 1 pm | Venue: 10 East 0.17 | Speaker: Peter Scott

Please note: Places are limited to 50 attendees and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Once all places have been filled, additional applicants will be placed on a waiting list and notified by email if a place becomes available.

Content: The session will explore how the growing use of AI is affecting graduate recruitment, with a particular focus on careers in finance and accounting. Drawing on feedback from partners, CEOs and directors in accounting, consulting, banking and wealth management, Peter will discuss the impact on their organisations and practical strategies graduates can use to enhance their employability.About the speaker: Peter Scott has extensive experience across finance and technology, including retail, wholesale, corporate and digital banking. He has been responsible for software development and international payment infrastructure, and has held global banking-sector roles with a US hardware manufacturer and a UK core banking software supplier. He also led operations across Southeast Asia and Australasia for a Swiss wealth management company and chaired an operations company overseeing the administration of more than CHF 60 billion. More recently, he has advised private equity firms investing in financial technology.