SWF Funds and Strategic Development Investing: State Enterprises in Today’s Global AI Economy

Special event for the Sovereign Finance, Capital Markets, and Global Regulatory Challenges Seminar [Credit Course for NYU Law School and Stern MBA Degrees]

 In February 2025 President Trump issued an executive order to establish a US sovereign wealth fund (SWF). As illustrated by $8.9 billion US investment in Intel Corporation just weeks ago, Trump’s US SWF is also focused on the AI-related tech investing. It is a global trend that SWFs, collectively managing more than $30 trillion assets, are increasingly becoming the economic driver and policy tool for strategic development in their respective countries.

Ireland's SWF landscape now consists of two main entities: the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), which is €9Bn, and the new Future Ireland Fund (FIF), which is expected to grow to around €100 billion by 2035. When the two AI superpowers - US and China - are leading the AI race, how will ISIF make strategic investments to keep the Irish economy competitive? Can Ireland's SWF empower the Irish businesses to position strategically in the global AI value chain and strategic technology landscape?

Speakers:

Nick Ashmore, Director, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)

Winston Ma, CFA Esq. Executive Director and Adjunct Professor,

Global Public Investment Funds Forum, NYU School of Law

Co-Conveners:

Law and Business Association (LBA), NYU School of Law

Graduate Finance Association (GFA), Stern Investment Management & Research Society (SIMR), NYU Stern Business School

Time:

September 23, 2025 Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30pm

Venue:

Vanderbilt Hall, Smart Classroom 218, NYU School of Law

40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, 10012

Related Readings:

Op-Ed: Intel, TikTok, and a US Sovereign Wealth Fund: What It Means for Investors (August 2025)

Bloomberg TV Interview: US Pursuing Unconventional Sovereign Wealth Fund (August 2025)