San Francisco Data Summit
October 29 2025
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 - 12:00
Slot 2 - 12:15
Slot 3 - 12:30
Slot 4 - 12:45
Slot 5 - 1:00
Slot 6 - 2:00
Slot 7 - 2:15
Slot 8 - 2:30
Slot 9 - 2:45
Slot 10 - 3:00
Registration & networking breakfast
8:15 - 9:15
Exhibition area
Opening remarks
9:15 - 9:30
Main Stage - Nikko III
Ian Webster
Chief Revenue Officer, Neudata
Keynote Panel - Data sourcing strategy: Resilience in a changing world
9:30 - 10:10
Main Stage - Nikko III
Quantitative
As the data landscape continues to evolve at pace, identifying and leveraging the right datasets is essential for driving informed financial decisions. Investment funds face mounting challenges, ranging from shifting regulations and data discontinuation to the risk of alpha decay. This session will delve into how resilient sourcing strategies and cutting-edge analytics are helping firms navigate these complexities and maintain a competitive edge.
Ian Webster
Chief Revenue Officer, Neudata (Moderator)
Ben Cohen
Managing Director, Data Strategy, Final
Limin Xiao
Senior Portfolio Manager, Allspring Global Investments
Artemiza Woodgate
CIO & Founding Partner, Integrated Quantitative Investments
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Ryan Morris
President, Meson Capital Partmers, LLC
Rewriting the sales playbook: Generative AI for account intelligence
10:10 - 10:30
Main Stage - Nikko III
Quantitative
Data providers
In today’s fragmented data environment, traditional account preparation no longer gives teams the speed or insights they need. Enterprises are turning to generative AI to unify internal and external data, sharpen customer engagement, and drive growth. This session will explore AWS' journey in transforming account summary tools, examining the impact vs. accessibility framework that shaped development priorities, the challenges of selecting data for generative AI and the measurable impacts on productivity.
Fabian Namgalies
Former Head of Generative AI Roll-out, AWS
Coffee & networking break
10:30 - 11:10
Exhibition area
Data monetization seminar & networking
10:10 - 11:00
Workshop Room - Carmel I
This exclusive workshop will bring together a dynamic group of data owners and data buyers to explore strategies and opportunities for data monetization. Hear from a panel of Neudata and external experts, before taking the opportunity to ask questions, gather invaluable intel and form connections within an closed networking setting.
Ian Webster
Chief Revenue Officer, Neudata
Michael Hetjmanek
Vice President, Corporate Solutions, Neudata
Robert Britt
Managing Director & Head of Data Science, Blue Owl
Eric Evans
Head of Business Development, Data Solutions, Trustpilot
New vendor showcase
11:10 - 11:40
Main Stage - Nikko III
Quantitative
This session will showcase some of the newest vendors, datasets and product launches taking the alternative data industry by storm. Ensure you keep on top of the latest updates and case studies to inform your future data acquisition strategy.
Joe Vezzani
CEO & Co-Founder, LunarCrush
Eric Williams
Senior Director of Partnerships, Rippl
Dylan Johnson
Founding GTM, Wokelo AI
From messy records to trusted insights: How entity resolution ensures high-quality data across sources
11:40 - 12:00
Main Stage - Nikko III
Quantitative
The hidden cost of messy data is staggering. As organisations enrich their data with third-party sources, inconsistencies like ‘Joe’s Pizza’ appearing as ‘Joseph’s Pizza’, or ‘Joey’s Pizzeria’ can multiply across systems, creating confusion. At a global scale, with multiple languages and formats, these challenges become even more acute. This session will explore how Entity Resolution addresses issues of standardization, normalization, duplication and cross-cultural matching, providing the foundation for high-quality, trusted data.
Gurpinder Dhillon
Head of Data Partner Strategy & Ecosystem, Senzing
Unstructured to unstoppable: AI’s role in unlocking alternative data
12:00 - 12:40
Main Stage - Nikko III
Quantitative
AI and LLMS promise to transform the extraction of insights from unstructured data, but what is actually working in practice? What impact is this having on the processing of Alternative Data in the investment vertical? Will the emergence of agentic AI and specialized tools overcome interpretability and explainability challenges? Discover how such breakthroughs could reshape how data supports investment decisions, while balancing compliance and commercial impact.
Cindy Lin
Adjunct Instructor, WorldQuant University & Quant Researcher (Moderator)
Cathy Tanimura
Principal, Analytics and Data Science, Summit Partners
Amanda Widjaja
Vice President, Head of Data Science & Engineering, Norwest Venture Partners
Monika Aggarwal
Principal Data & AI Leader, Financial Service Market, IBM
What is the risk of AI on a business?
12:40 - 1:00
Main Stage - Nikko III
As AI reshapes industries and investment theses, measuring AI adoption and understanding its risk and opportunity profile is becoming an essential component of every PE due diligence. This session will explore how alternative data can be used to quantify AI exposure, identify value creation opportunities, and mitigate emerging risks. Learn how investors and corporates are leveraging non-traditional data sources to navigate one of the most transformative shifts in technology.
Clark O'Niell
Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
AltDating
12:00 - 1:00
AltDating Hub - Nikko I & II
Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.
Slot 1 - 12:00
Slot 2 - 12:15
Slot 3 - 12:30
Slot 4 - 12:45
Slot 5 - 1:00
Slot 1 - 12:00
Slot 2 - 12:15
Slot 3 - 12:30
Slot 4 - 12:45
Slot 5 - 1:00
Lunch break
1:00 - 2:00
Monterey Room
Insights from the industry: How investors are using data in 2025
2:00 - 2:20
Breakout Stage - Carmel II
Quantitative
Join us to be walked through the results of Neudata’s 2025 Industry Survey, this session will explore the latest trends in the investment data landscape as reported by peers. Discover how much investors typically spend on data, what dataset types are most popular, how investors are using AI in their data strategies, and more.
Ellen Johnson
Content Specialist, Neudata
Alternative data in diligence: Canva as a case study
2:20 - 2:40
Breakout Stage - Carmel II
Using Canva as a case study, this session will explore some of the difficulties with traditional sourcing and the questions alternative data can help to answer. What can web traffic data uncover about the opportunities presented to Canva by AI chatbots? What can B2B panel data reveal about the stickiness of a Canva subscription? Discover how alternative data can play a key role in diligence.
Nick Huntington-Klein
Senior Data Scientist, Pinegrove Venture Partners
Alexey Lagerberg
Senior Data Scientist, Pinegrove Venture Partners
Private Equity in the AI Age
2:40 - 3:00
Breakout Stage - Carmel II
How can private equity investors better screen for and manage AI risk and opportunity? This session will help illustrate how straight-jacketed AI combined with alternative data can help bring structure to a very challenging topic.
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Warren Valdmanis
Managing Partner, FoW Partners
AI & differentiation in private markets: Enhancing performance
3:00 - 3:40
Breakout Stage - Carmel II
As competition for high-quality deal flow intensifies, private markets are turning to AI to gain an investment edge - without the need for extensive internal model building. Discover how novel and high-value data sources are being used to identify opportunities, accelerate due diligence, and unlock measurable value creation across the investment lifecycle. Featuring discussions surrounding the use of paid and open-source models in processing the data and achieving AI innovation.
Dan Zaelit
Head of Data Platform, Pinegrove Venture Partners (Moderator)
Annamarie Kelly
Founding Product Engineer, Tidemark
Anirudh Nair
Founding product Engineer, Base10
Jerry Ye
Partner, BITKRAFT Ventures
Christopher Ruiz Chiu
Head of Product and Data, NFX
AltDating
2:00 - 3:15
AltDating Hub - Nikko I & II
Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.
Slot 6 - 2:00
Slot 7 - 2:15
Slot 8 - 2:30
Slot 9 - 2:45
Slot 10 - 3:00
Slot 6 - 2:00
Slot 7 - 2:15
Slot 8 - 2:30
Slot 9 - 2:45
Slot 10 - 3:00
Coffee & networking break
3:40 - 4:10
Exhibition area
2025 healthcare data trends
4:10 - 4:30
Breakout Stage - Carmel II
Quantitative
This session will explore popular healthcare data categories as well as considering what non-healthcare data sets are being explored by healthcare investors. Over a year on from significant disruptions in the space, what are the use cases for open vs closed claims data? How can investors stay ahead of the impact of the Trump administration's bill on healthcare in the US? Dive into these and other key trends in the 2025 healthcare market.
Matt Yome
Research Analyst, Neudata
Future proofing your data strategy
4:30 - 5:00
Breakout Stage - Carmel II
Quantitative
How are private markets and venture capital funds rethinking their data strategies to ensure long-term success? This panel will explore the value of sourcing novel datasets, adopting tools that streamline the data lifecycle, and fostering a network of in-house talent and advocates. Panelists will discuss how investors are navigating rapid technological change and the rise of AI - seizing new opportunities, navigating risks and ultimately, driving growth.
Saif Zia
Business Development Manager, Neudata (Moderator)
Lindsi Kimizuka
Vice President - Product, Summit Partners
Ryan Peabody
Data Analytics Lead, Patient Square Capital
Radhika Mardikar
Senior Data Scientist, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Roshan Raman
Head of Quantitative Research, Woodline Partners LP
Networking drinks reception
5:00 - 7:00
Exhibition Area