Streamline & Scale: Generative AI for Smarter Operations in Finance Workshop (with certificate)

Hosted at Cyberport, this hands-on workshop empowers finance professionals to harness generative AI for greater efficiency and scalability.

About this course

What to learn in this workshop?


Explore applications in reporting, reconciliation, and audit automation, and master prompt engineering for complex workflows. Learn to build AI-enhanced processes that integrate with ERP and CRM systems, while ensuring compliance and accuracy. By the end, participants will be equipped to deploy a scalable AI operations assistant tailored for modern finance challenges.


Workshop Objectives


•  Understand how generative AI transforms financial operations—from reporting to audit automation
•  Master prompt engineering techniques to streamline reconciliation and compliance tasks
•  Design and integrate AI-powered workflows with ERP, CRM, and audit systems
•  Build a scalable AI assistant for document processing, summarization, and real-time financial insights

Workshop Agenda 


Session 1: Generative AI in Financial Operations 

Explore the fundamentals of generative AI and its application in financial operations. Understand common operational challenges and discover use cases such as automated report generation, reconciliation, and audit trail automation. Includes a live demo of using large language models (LLMs) to analyze customer enquires.

Session 2: Prompt Engineering for Operational Efficiency 

Learn how to craft effective prompts to automate financial reporting, reconciliation, and compliance tasks. Techniques for extracting structured data from unstructured inputs and chaining prompts for complex workflows will be covered.

Session 3: Automating Financial Workflows with AI 

Delve into designing AI-assisted workflows tailored for finance teams. Topics include integrating LLMs with ERP, CRM, and audit tools, as well as monitoring and validating AI outputs to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Session 4: Building a Scalable AI Operations Assistant 

Focus on creating a lightweight, scalable AI assistant for finance operations that automates document ingestion, summarization, and reporting. Emphasizes compliance and practical deployment consideration.


Workshop Information & Fees:


Date: 26 September 2025

Time: 9:15am-1:15pm (Call time: 09:00am)

Venue: Oval Room, Smart-Space FinTech 1, Level 6, Core E, Cyberport 3

Format:   Lecture + Hands-on Exercises +Group Discussion

Target Audience: Financial practitioners and business administration executives

Language: English / Cantonese

Speaker: Mr. King Lai, Founder and CEO, Pubrio Limited

Remarks: Participant are required to bring their laptop for attending the workshops

Fee:
*Early bird price:
- HK$1,200 per head (with early bird code: ABSU250926AM)
Promotion Period: This offer is valid from now until  12 September 2025.


*Regular price:
- HK$1,500 per head.


*Cyberport Community Start-ups, including Cyberport current incubatees, current CCMF grantees, and Cyberport alumni. The individuals are required to pay 100% of the training fee in advance and reimburse 75% of the training fee from Cyberport through the following two funding schemes upon successful completion of the training (MUST NOT be absent or late for more than 15 minutes per module):

1. Incubation Programme for Smart Living Start-ups (CLP-SLS): please refer to the Guides and Notes for reimbursement requirements, process and details at https://bit.ly/4n2Gh1r; or

2. Market Development Support Scheme (MDSS): please visit MDSS official webpage for funding application, and details at https://www.cyberport.hk/en/entrepreneurship/
overseas_mainland_market_development_support_scheme_mdss/

2.1 To apply for reimbursement of 75% of the training fee under the Market Development Support Scheme (MDSS), applicants must submit their application at least seven (7) working days before the commencement date of the workshop

*All monies collected will be used for Cyberport’s public mission start-up events and activities

Learners will NOT be given any certificate and attendance record if they are late and absent for more than a total of 15 minutes

COURSE DETAIL

AI & Cybersecurity
26 Sep 2025, 0915 - 1315
HK$1500 (Early Bird HK$1200)
Financial practitioners and business administration executives

ENROLL

Deadline: 19 Sep 2025

By the end of this course, you will learn:

1

Understand how generative AI transforms financial operations—from reporting to audit automation

2

Master prompt engineering techniques to streamline reconciliation and compliance tasks

3

Build a scalable AI assistant for document processing, summarization, and real-time financial insights

Speaker

Mr. King Lai

Founder and CEO, Pubrio
With over a decade of leadership experience at top global tech firms—including AWS, Salesforce, and Twilio—King Lai brings a powerful blend of deep technical knowledge and strategic insight to the table. His expertise spans AI, cloud computing, and FinTech, with a proven track record of driving innovation and transformation across the Asia-Pacific region. King’s dynamic approach and cross-functional experience make him a sought-after advisor and trainer for organizations looking to thrive in the digital age.
Beyond his corporate accomplishments, King actively advises entrepreneurs and champions responsible AI innovation. As a certified AI security specialist holding multiple cloud and AI credentials, he blends practical insight with forward-thinking guidance.