Conference Opening
Ian Webster, Managing Director, Neudata
Fireside Chat: How to Build a Successful Quant Business From the Ground Up
Moderator: Ian Webster, Managing Director, Neudata
Paul White, CEO and Co-Founder, Quantbot Technologies LP
Welcome Remarks
Rado Lipuš, Founder & CEO, Neudata
Keynote: US Equity Market Outlook & Key Themes
Michelle Weaver, US Thematic Research Strategist, Morgan Stanley
Panel: Latest Quant Data Trends
Moderator: Julia Asri Meigh, Head of ESG and Macro Research, Neudata
Roshan Raman, Head of Quantitative Research, Woodline Partners
Eugene Miculet, Director, Data Sourcing and Strategy, WorldQuant
Eliza Raphael, Head of Data Services, Jump Trading
Using Alternative Data to Predict the US Elections
Barney Bruce-Smythe, Senior Associate, Neudata
Fireside Chat: Data from an Asset Owners Perspective
Moderator: Julia Asri Meigh, Head of ESG and Macro Research, Neudata
Michael Oliver Weinberg, Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Market Movers: Corporate Events as Catalysts for Superior Returns
Anju Marempudi, Founder and CEO, EventVestor
Unveiling Data Insights on Sustainability, Research Trends and a Look at AI Sentiment Analytics
Bryan Christian, Head of Business Development, Symphony
Rachna Srivastava, Head of Product, AI, Data & Platform, Symphony
Brian Herlihy, Partner, CFO, 22V Research
AltDating
Slot 1 - 10:20
Slot 2 - 10:40
Slot 3 - 11:00
Slot 4 - 11:20
Slot 5 - 11:40
1 + 1 = 3: Best Practices to Unlock the Power of Data in Your Investment Operations
Shawn Kenyon, Senior Director, Head of Cloud Product Strategy, SS&C Technologies
Matthew Carroll, Head of Data Lens Sales, SS&C Technologies
Does Generative AI hiring look different for finance compared to tech?
Ben Zweig, Founder and CEO, Revelio Labs
Panel: Exploring AltData for Non-Equity Use Cases
Moderator: Dan Entrup, Founder, It's Pronounced Data
John Curaba, Director of Sales, Finance, Placer.ai
Rainbow Chik, Director of Data Insight & ESG Analytics, GoldenTree Asset Management
Jason DeRise, Head of Data and Analytics Products, Liberty Mutual Investments
Lunch and Learn: The New Consumer Price Index: Customized Basket of Goods and Services, with Complete Configurability
Kate Higgins, Head of Sales, AnthologyAI (parent company of Caden)
Amir Hermidas, Economist, AnthologyAI (parent company of Caden)
Amarachi Miller, VP of Product, AnthologyAI (parent company of Caden)
Panel: The Future of Alternative Data
Moderator: Mark Fleming-Williams, Head of Data Sourcing, CFM
Rado Lipuš, Founder & CEO, Neudata
Kirk McKeown, Co-Founder, Carbon Arc
Auren Hoffman, CEO, SafeGraph
Christina Qi, CEO, Databento
THEN & NOW: Historical Outcomes to Similar Scenarios - Market Concentration, Correlation, Inflation & Geopolitical Events
Duncan W. Robinson, Director of Quantitative Insights & Data Science, Allspring Global Investments
Panel: How are your PortCo's Thinking About Data?
Moderator: Michael Hejtmanek, Vice President, Corporate Solutions, Neudata
Zheng Wang, Managing Director, Global Head of Strategic Principal Investments, Morgan Stanley
Manish Goyal, Operating Partner, Berkshire Partners
Winston Ma, Investment Partner & Co-Founder of Dragon AI, Dragon Global Family Office
Unifying data across the full investment lifecycle
Dmitry Miller, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Aquata, Arcesium
Shark Tank: New Vendor Pitches
Judges:
Jason Koulouras, Research, Analytics, Intelligence & Data Ranger, Global Market Data Leader, Bridgewater Associates
Kanwal Rizvi, Data Analyst, Mane Global
Sheetal Thakrar, Research Director, Neudata
Pitches from:
Brandon Marsh, Founder & CEO, Playfair
Bill Kirk, CEO & Founder, Weather Trends
Oliver Berchtold, Co-Founder & CPO and Andreas Pusch, Founder & CEO, YUKKA Lab
Fireside Chat: Why high-quality historical data is a trading strategy differentiator
Moderator: Charlie Whitlock, Head of America’s Distribution, XTX Markets
Rob Laible, Head of Americas, BMLL
Panel: Finding Your Next Deal with Alternative Data
Moderator: Barney Bruce-Smythe, Senior Associate, Neudata
Neil Callahan, Founder & Managing Partner, Pilot Growth Equity
Brian Murphy, Head of Data Science, Salesforce Ventures
Tim Kiely, Lead Data Scientist, American Securities
Pallavi Pal, Head of Product, Grata
The Latest News on News Data
Alex Fidgeon-Keeler, ESG Research Analyst, Neudata
Blurring the Boundaries of Public and Private Stock
Nick Fusco, Founder and CEO, ApeVue
Fireside Chat: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Finance
Moderator: Farah Ruthnam-Sandys, Business Development Director, Neudata
Nancy Davis, Founder and Portfolio Manager, Quadratic Capital Management
AltDating
Slot 6 - 3:00
Slot 7 - 3:20
Slot 8 - 3:40
Panel: Regulatory Update - Convergence of AI and AltData
Moderator: Kelly Koscuiszka, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Danny West, Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Two Sigma
Brian Peltonen, Founder, parcosm.ai
Adam Storch, Associate Director, Leader of Event and Emerging Risk Examination Team (EERT), SEC
Jessica Margolies, Special Counsel, Regulatory and Compliance, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP