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Ali Akber, CFA · Citadel Agentic Labs

Welcome to my
AI Lab

Learn practical AI skills, explore tools I’m building, and use research to make better business decisions

Ideas, experiments, and work you can explore.

Learn AI

Work through a task with me, bring your team, or join a partner programme

Find your starting point →

Explore Projects

Hotel conversations, business research, websites, and skills for your AI agent

See what I’m building →

Read Research

Explore treasury workflows, banking applications, and evidence from 36 cities

Follow the research →

01 / Learn AI

Learn AI for your work

Learning & partner programmes →
One to one

AI coaching with Ali

Bring one task you want to work through. Leave with a workflow or prompt you can use again.

US$150 · 60 minutes

Contact me about coaching
For your team

A workshop around your work

We agree the participants, format, preparation, and outputs before delivery.

From US$2,000 · Custom workshop

In Canada

The Career Foundation

AI-skills workshops through TCF’s community programmes. Programme availability and participation are coordinated with the partner.

Ask about TCF programmes

Visit The Career Foundation ↗ (opens in a new tab)

In Pakistan & the GulfEnquiries open

Paragon Live

A new partnership for AI learning in Pakistan and the Gulf. Get in touch about upcoming programmes and delivery options.

Enquire about Paragon programmes

02 / Explore Projects

Explore AI products and services

All projects →
AI SaaS · Hospitality

Gustave

In development · Early prototype

A voice assistant for hotel reservations, being developed for Arabic and English conversations

Meet Gustave →
AI SaaS · Research, inbox & news

Zypher

Alpha · Demo by arrangement

An AI workspace for business research, document drafts, email triage, and a morning view of relevant news

Explore Zypher →
Services · Websites and business presence

Marketing & branding

Start with your business

Discuss your brand, website, and the work customers need to complete online. Explore the existing Webstores offer

Explore Webstores →
AI skills · Coding agents

Elektra Skills

Available to try

Reusable skills that give coding agents a structured workflow for planning, building, and checking their work

Try skill with your agent →

03 / Read Research

Read research and explore the evidence

Research & articles →
Open explorer · 425 workflows

AI in Treasury Operations

Browse treasury tasks, source-linked research, and the decisions that still need a person

Explore treasury workflows →
Research report · Edition 3 · October 2026

Applied AI for Pakistani Banking

A guide for bank executives choosing AI services, designing bank-managed agents, and selecting workflows to test

Read overview & download →
Open explorer · 8 evidence dimensions

36-city service benchmarking

Compare how cities describe and deliver services, with findings linked to the public evidence behind them

Explore the city research →

Working together

Partners & product alliances

Intwish

Gamification, immersive learning, and digital experiences. CaL contributes systems integration for role-specific assessments and employer review

Visit Intwish ↗ (opens in a new tab)

MagneFo

An executive decision platform that brings business data into a shared view of revenue, cost, and performance

Visit MagneFo ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ali Akber
Ali AkberCFA · Founder of CaL

Meet Ali Akber

My work spans banking, capital markets, and building with AI. CaL is where I put that experience into products, teaching, and research.

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What are you working on?

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Citadel Agentic Labs Inc.

Toronto, Canada

A Toronto local lab

Big-city curiosity. Hands-on AI.Different perspectives make better starting points.Everyday work gives us plenty to think about.Good ideas start with paying attention.From a conversation to something you can try.

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