Jeff LoCastro is the Founder and CEO of Neener Analytics, where he pioneered and built the
world’s first patented Cognitive AI for financial risk decisioning, specifically serving the
global thin-file and credit-challenged consumer market. A serial entrepreneur and thought
leader, he rejected traditional "Big Data" systems in favor of his "Small Data" approach,
which uses advanced NLP and computational linguistics to assess risk from an individual's
conversational interactions. Jeff is dedicated to building the future of AI-based financial
inclusivity, a mission recognized by multiple Best of Show wins at Finovate, including being
named the #1 AI in the World for Financial Inclusion, among others.
As an AI builder, Jeff is sitting at the center of AI creation and has a thoroughly unique
perspective on the current state of the technology, and what the future actually holds. As a
globally recognized AI do-er (rather than an AI talker), he sees the technology truly for what
it is, and what it will be.
Jeff has spoken at The World Bank, IFC/DARP Conference, Mastercard LAC Innovation
Forum, CU Direct's Drive Conference (now ORIGEN8), World Affairs Council, Scotiabank
Fintech Day Mexico, Citibank Technology 4 Integrity Mexico, San Jose State University, Santa
Clara University, UC Irvine, Plug & Play Tech Center (Silicon Valley, Paris, Tokyo, Sao Paolo),
AMEX Middle East among others on the topics of AI Technology, Innovation, Advanced
Analytics, and solving real problems by thinking differently . . . and then building it.