The House of Training, ESSEC Business School and ABBL launch the executive programme AI for Finance: How to Leverage AI in the Financial Industry as a concrete expression of their shared ambition to strengthen artificial intelligence expertise across Luxembourg’s financial centre. This programme is the result of a new academic partnership between House of Training and ESSEC Business School, developed with the support of ABBL.
A programme designed for leaders and decision-makers
Delivered over four days from 8 to 19 June 2026, the programme offers a progressive pathway from core AI concepts to advanced applications in financial environments.
Participants will:
Explore the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and language models,
Assess the performance of large language models,
Apply advanced reasoning techniques to financial use cases
Developed by House of Training in partnership with ESSEC Business School, and enriched with the contribution of ABBL, the programme directly addresses the sector’s evolving needs.
“This partnership with ESSEC and the launch of this new executive programme reflect our strong commitment to supporting Luxembourg’s banking sector. It contributes to addressing key challenges such as digital transformation, the adoption of artificial intelligence and evolving regulatory requirements, while reinforcing the sector’s competitiveness and attractiveness.”, explains Jerry Grbic, CEO of ABBL.
As Luciano Somoza, Assistant Professor of Finance at ESSEC Business School, adds, “AI is a tool, not magic. Today’s banking and financial institutions need leaders who can use it strategically, make confident decisions, and implement solutions that enhance performance. Through this partnership, we aim to provide professionals in the Luxembourg financial centre with the academic excellence and critical thinking skills needed to understand, evaluate and integrate AI responsibly, in line with innovation, ethics and regulatory expectations.”
The programme covers AI applications in investment decision-making, banking operations, risk management, compliance and AML processes, while addressing the implications of the EU AI Act.
It concludes with implementation frameworks, an overview of leading AI tools and a capstone project focused on real-world application and organisational impact.
Across the learning journey, the focus is on strengthening analytical judgment, enhancing data-driven decision-making and structuring AI adoption roadmaps aligned with regulatory and business priorities.
This learning journey is designed for financial professionals without a technical background seeking a strategic understanding of artificial intelligence, as well as IT specialists aiming to better align technological capabilities with business needs.
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
Understand the role of artificial intelligence within financial institutions,
Identify relevant use cases,
Design implementation approaches without requiring technical expertise.
The focus is placed on translating AI potential into measurable business value while ensuring alignment with governance and regulatory requirements.
A journey with leading experts from academic, finance, and the technology sector
The programme features the following guest speakers:
Luciano Somoza is an Assistant Professor of Finance at ESSEC. He holds a PhD from the Swiss Finance Institute with visiting periods at LSE and NYU. His work focuses on digital money and AI, and he frequently contributes to the public debate,
Elise Gourier is an Associate Professor of Finance at ESSEC, following a Postdoc at Princeton. She is affiliated with the CEPR and is Co-head of the ESSEC-Amundi Chair. She has collaborated on AI projects with several major investment funds,
Bamdad Shams is a Professor of Management Practice at ESSEC, where he heads the Law Track. He holds a PhD in Law from Sciences Po Paris, where he was also a lecturer, and is a practicing lawyer at the Paris Bar. His work focuses on international business law and the legal challenges of AI and data protection,
Niccolo Gentile is an AI scholar with a PhD from the University of Luxembourg. He is specialised in AI implementation for major Luxembourgish financial institutions, most notably LLM-based solutions and research. He also collaborates regularly with AI startups,
Coralie Jaunin is a Quantitative Analyst at UBS in Zurich, focused on AI implementations for compliance. She earned her PhD from HEC Lausanne, including a visiting period at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,
Francesco Capuano is a PhD researcher at the University of Oxford working on Reinforcement Learning and robotics. He has experience as an AI engineer and researcher at Mistral AI, Hugging Face, and Bain & Company.
House of Training and ESSEC Business School Partnership - Supporting the transformation of financial skills
This partnership reflects a shared ambition: to strengthen skills development, organisational resilience and responsible innovation in a context of rapid technological transformation.
It establishes a long-term cooperation framework between academic and professional ecosystems, with the aim of supporting the evolution of financial expertise at scale.
Muriel Morbé, CEO at House of Training, comments : “This partnership bridges conceptual understanding and operational execution. It enables financial professionals to integrate AI in a structured, responsible way supporting long-term organisational performance and competitiveness, while addressing the needs of professionals seeking to upskill in a rapidly evolving financial environment.”
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