Speakers
Clyde Seepersad
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Education
Linux Foundation
Clyde Seepersad leads LF Education and has over 20 years of experience with developing skills for a post-secondary audience. LF Education's goal is to provide high quality certification, training and skills development on critical technologies, served to a global audience.
He started his career in the public sector, working within the Ministry of Finance in Trinidad and Tobago. He holds an MBA and a Masters in Economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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10:30–11:00amThu 19 NovSide ProgrammesPay It Forward Lounge (Hall 3)Open
Talent Rewiring
Next Gen Leaders AMA: Who Builds What Comes Next? Rewiring Talent for AI and Quantum Finance
Side ProgrammesPay It Forward Lounge (Hall 3)Open
About this session
AI and quantum are moving faster than the workforce built to run them. In this Ask-Me-Anything, Next Gen Leader Lisa Schroeder, Managing Director, QAI Ventures interviews Clyde Seepersad, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Education, Linux Foundation on how skills, credentials and open collaboration are reshaping who gets to build the next financial system. The last ten minutes are open to the floor, so bring your questions.
About the Next Gen Leaders initiative:
The Next Gen Leaders initiative recognises and supports the rising generation of leaders shaping the future of finance and technology. The initiative aims to identify aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators, builders, and early-career professionals, anchor them to the GFTN community, empower them with fintech knowledge, leadership skills, and entrepreneurial access, and connect them globally through GFTN’s ecosystem.


