The promise of AI in finance hinges not only on performance but on explainability, compliance, and inclusion. In this session, Rakia Finley, Fractional CTO and Managing Partner of Copper & Vine, explores how open-source frameworks can be harnessed to create AI systems that are both audit-ready and user-conscious. She’ll walk through a real-world case study of deploying an AI-powered financial advisory tool across underserved markets, with attention to bias mitigation, regulatory transparency, and scalable architecture. With a 20-year background building ethical tech for the White House, Apple, and global impact startups, Rakia offers hard-won lessons for anyone architecting intelligent systems for real people—and real scrutiny.