New York Summer Data Summit 2026
June 11, 2026
AltDating
AltDating Hub
Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.
Slot 1 - 11:20
Slot 2 - 11:35
Slot 3 - 11:50
Slot 4 - 12:05
Slot 5 - 12:35
Slot 6 - 12:50
Slot 7 - 2:10
Slot 8 - 2:25
Slot 9 - 2:40
Slot 10 - 2:55
Slot 11 - 3:10
Slot 12 - 3:25
Registration & networking breakfast
7:50 - 8:45
Exhibition area
Opening remarks
8:45 - 8:55
Empire Stage
Building U.S. Soccer’s fan intelligence framework for World Cup 2026
8:55 - 9:20
Empire Stage
As U.S. Soccer prepares for World Cup 2026, this session will explore how the organisation built the foundation to turn fan data into actionable intelligence across ticketing, marketing, fan growth, consumer products, event management, and engagement. It will highlight how predictive models, forecasting, fan scoring, and AI tools are being embedded into real business workflows to support faster, smarter decisions. The session will demonstrate how strong data foundations make it possible to scale advanced intelligence capabilities for the speed, scale, and complexity of the World Cup.
Morgan Stanley keynote
9:20 - 9:50
Empire Stage
Mobile engagement across consumer sectors
9:50 - 10:10
Empire Stage
Mobile app engagement data captures consumer behavior before it surfaces in earnings or surveys. Tom Grant, VP of Research at Apptopia, walks through macro-level sector shifts and then goes deep on two verticals: social media and rideshare. Get a clear picture of how mobile data translates into investable signals across consumer-facing equities.
An interview with...
10:10 - 10:30
Empire Stage
Networking break
10:30 - 10:50
Exhibition area
Panel: What data drives alpha in 2026?
10:50 - 11:20
Empire Stage
As alternative data has become ubiquitous in investment, edge has shifted from access to insight. Alpha is now driven by advanced analytics, AI-enabled workflows, and human judgment. Leading firms are rethinking how data is sourced, validated, and transformed into signals, integrating diverse datasets into cohesive decision frameworks. This discussion will examine what drives differentiated returns today, and what the next generation of “alternative” alpha looks like.
New vendor showcase
11:20 - 11:50
Empire Stage
Vendor presentation
11:50 - 12:00
Empire Stage
Sensor Tower presentation
12:00 - 12:20
Empire Stage
From odds to alpha: Prediction markets 101
12:20 - 1:00
Empire Stage
Once niche, prediction markets are now high-volume forecasting engines essential to institutional data strategies. This panel explores surging liquidity, data availability, and the shifting regulatory landscape. Experts will unpack use cases, from global sports to macro-driven election contracts, demonstrating how to translate speculative odds into robust, model-ready signals for systematic forecasting and alpha generation.
State Street Price Stats update
10:50 - 11:00
Chrysler Stage
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Narrative risks and themes
11:00 - 11:20
Chrysler Stage
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Panel: Turning down the noise: Finding trusted data in an era of misinformation
11:20 - 12:00
Chrysler Stage
In an era of market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, credible data is in high demand. As information velocity rises and AI shapes decision-making, investors must learn to rapidly separate truth from noise. Amid narrative swings driven by elections, shocks, and policy changes, trusted data lies at the core of actionable insight. This panel will explore how investors act decisively on verified information to stay ahead of market shifts and generate alpha.
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Shifting privacy frameworks: Data sourcing with changing US state privacy regulations
12:00 - 12:20
Chrysler Stage
As a variety of US states move to regulate privacy and personal data more thoroughly, Neudata’s regulatory research team will discuss the US’s current privacy and legal frameworks, proposed legislation, and where enforcement is headed across states. This presentation will also discuss the challenges of navigating data sourcing in a changing privacy landscape, as states become increasingly involved in overarching data and AI regulation.
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Panel: Data, dedollarisation and a new world disorder
12:20 - 1:00
Chrysler Stage
“De-dollarisation” is no longer just a theory; it is a microstructure reality. In an evolving global order with constantly shifting trade dynamics, the dollar’s dominance is facing scrutiny, challenging investors to decode real-time capital flows and uncover alpha opportunities. Join our panellists as they discuss how data-driven models, new data sources, and cross-asset signal integration are becoming essential for turning macro narratives into actionable price signals across asset classes.
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AltDating
11:20 - 1:05
AltDating Hub
Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.
Slot 1 - 11:20 - 11:35
Slot 2 - 11:35 - 11:50
Slot 3 - 11:50 - 12:05
Slot 4 - 12:05 - 12:20
Slot 5 - 12:20 - 12:35
Slot 6 - 12:35 - 12:50
Slot 7 - 12:50 - 1:05
Slot 1 - 11:20 - 11:35
Slot 2 - 11:35 - 11:50
Slot 3 - 11:50 - 12:05
Slot 4 - 12:05 - 12:20
Slot 5 - 12:20 - 12:35
Slot 6 - 12:35 - 12:50
Slot 7 - 12:50 - 1:05
Lunch break
1:00 - 2:00
Exhibition area
Lunch & learn: How AI is augmenting analysts: The shift to proactive, personalised intelligence
1:20 - 2:00
Rockefeller Room
Join Sid Jayakumar, Founder and CEO of Finster AI, as he explores how AI is transforming investment workflows from reactive analysis to proactive, personalised intelligence. In a world of data overload, learn how leading analysts are spending less time searching for information and more time acting on proactively surfaced insights that are relevant, timely, and tailored to their coverage. This session will unpack how AI can augment - rather than replace - analysts by surfacing signal earlier, reducing manual work, and enabling faster, higher-conviction decision-making in modern fundamental research.
Panel: The data arms race: agentic AI in focus
2:00 - 2:40
Empire Stage
Quantitative finance is in a “data arms race”. Firms use structured and unstructured datasets such as market data, news, filings, satellite imagery, social signals, and proprietary sources to generate hard-to-replicate alpha. AI and machine learning integrate these streams in real time, turning raw information into actionable insight. The question now is where does edge come from: data integration, insight, or foresight that others cannot replicate?
Presentation
2:40 - 3:00
Empire Stage
Panel: AI tools in practice: Productivity, infrastructure and the future of data
3:00 - 3:20
Empire Stage
This panel will explore how AI is transforming data workflows, from collection to analysis. Discover how LLMs and agentic AI boost productivity, the infrastructure needed for scalable adoption, and the organisational shifts in roles, skills, and processes. Key governance challenges, data quality, transparency, and accountability will be discussed, as well as the future of AI-driven decision-making.
Panel: AI winners and losers?
3:20 - 4:00
Empire Stage
As AI adoption reshapes competitive dynamics, clear leaders are emerging while others lag. This panel decodes who is capturing real value across the ecosystem and the structural advantages defining market winners. Gain critical insights into where capital is concentrating and which performance signals identify the next generation of leaders in this rapidly evolving investment landscape.
Panel: The convergence of public and private markets: The future of sector investing
2:00 - 2:40
Chrysler Stage
As the line between public and private markets thins, capital flows more freely than ever. Challengers and incumbents now compete across sectors, testing valuation, transparency, and liquidity. Alternative data, evolving benchmarks, and secondary signals offer the clarity investors need to navigate this unified landscape. This panel will examine how investors can seize sector-wide alpha and gain an edge in an increasingly integrated investment landscape.
The state of the life sciences and healthcare data market in 2026
2:40 - 3:00
Chrysler Stage
Healthcare remains a key sector for investors. However, in a space dominated by disruptions, tight regulations and emerging solutions, the need for reliable data to stay informed is only becoming more prominent. In this session, we will explore key trends in the global healthcare market; new and emerging data categories, the growing monetisation of healthcare data, the rise and fall of major players and key considerations for data buyers and providers alike.
Panel: Energy edge: What data actually matters in 2026?
3:00 - 3:30
Chrysler Stage
Energy markets are becoming more dynamic, shaped by global conflict, supply disruptions, and shifting trade flows. Investors are increasingly reliant on alternative data but face challenges around data quality, timeliness, and interpretation. This panel will examine which datasets truly add value, how they can be validated and combined, and how investors can anticipate supply shocks, demand shifts, and price volatility in an increasingly fragmented market.
Panel: Retail data deep dive: Translating consumer behaviour into investment strategies
3:30 - 4:00
Chrysler Stage
In an era of macro volatility and shifting political tides, transaction data is the ultimate investment compass. Our experts decode how inflationary pressures, tariffs, and generational shifts transform purchasing patterns. Learn how granular basket-level insights and regional deviations separate fleeting noise from durable signals, providing a high-conviction roadmap for valuation and positioning across consumer-facing sectors.
AltDating
2:10 - 3:25
AltDating Hub
Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.
Slot 8 - 2:10 - 2:25
Slot 9 - 2:25 - 2:40
Slot 10 - 2:40 - 2:55
Slot 11 - 2:55 - 3:10
Slot 12 - 3:10 - 3:25
Slot 8 - 2:10 - 2:25
Slot 9 - 2:25 - 2:40
Slot 10 - 2:40 - 2:55
Slot 11 - 2:55 - 3:10
Slot 12 - 3:10 - 3:25
Networking drinks reception
4:00 - 5:00
Exhibition area