New York winter data summit 2023

Hi, Jason Koulouras, or Jason K as well, I am delighted to be a customer of Neudata and involved in the alternative data space.  Recently, Neudata requested me to step up my engagement, resulting in me being here today as part of this distinguished panel.

I have 38 years of working experience in the capital markets, of which the past 28 years relate directly to the Market, Research and Reference Data practices. Combining vendor, sell-side, buy-side, and exchange experience, my intent is to bring a quality voice from the buyside/consumer camp that is both advocacy leading and practically workable, striving to bring both relationship management and longer-term perspective as the essential attributes and goals.

The most rewarding aspect of my professional opportunities is my commitment to take calls, with folks seeking to enter/transition into the capital markets industry, as part of my core values of helping people.  At its core, I design my role as Servant-Leader, something I had an idea of what that was in the mid-90’s and have continued to evolve, refine, and grow over time.  To close, I also love reading books, especially about subjects I have little or no understanding of, to constantly push the horizon broader of realizing how much I don’t know, achieving continuous growth and learning.  

Thank you for indulging me in this opportunity to speak today and I’m happy to speak to anyone later today or reach out to me via LinkedIn.

Julia Fitzgerald is Group Product Director at Earnest Analytics where she leads the Healthcare Datasets team. Julia is responsible for product development and strategy for Earnest’s medical and pharmacy claims datasets, which track trends across biopharma, medtech, and healthcare services. Before her Product Manager role, she used transaction data to forecast revenue estimates for retail companies as a financial services analyst.

Prior to Earnest, Julia was a research assistant at Harvard where she conducted studies and analyzed experimental data on various topics within judgment and decision-making. Julia holds a Social Psychology degree from Princeton.

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Konstantinos joined the company as part of Neudata’s internship programme. He graduated from Queen Mary University with a Bachelor of Laws as well as a Master of Laws in Commercial and Corporate Law.

Throughout his studies, he has had work experiences in various disciplines of law; including pro bono placements with Reed Smith and Dentons in London and the Singaporean Law Society in Singapore, as well as corporate placements with Coca-Cola HBC in Russia and Shearman & Sterling in London. He also possesses academic and professional experience in the energy and technology industries, which will prove especially useful throughout his time at Neudata.

In his free time, Konstantinos is a basketball coach for young groups, as well as competes in amateur basketball leagues across London.

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Laurent Bilke is the founder and CEO of Alternative Macro Signals. He has an established track record in Macro research across the financial industry, and led research teams in investment banks and hedge funds. In Alternative Macro Signals, which is based in France, he combines state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing with analysts’ expertise to extract relevant investment signals from text data. The ambition is to help discretionary and quantitative investors incorporate relevant text macro signals systematically. Under Laurent’s leadership, Alternative Macro Signals has developed a unique set of inflation indicators, by scanning through hundreds of thousands of news sources in multiple languages. Alternative Macro Signals relies on a unique blend of technology (data science) and field expertise (macroeconomics) to deliver innovative solutions targeted to the business needs. Laurent has a broad international trajectory in the financial industry. His trademark is a combination of innovation, robust fundamentals background and market-oriented mindset. He has worked in companies such as Citadel and the European Central Bank. He holds a Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Microeconomics and Econometrics and studied Economics and Law at The Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Lille. He speaks French, English and German.

Mark Marex works as a Senior Director in Index Research & Development, splitting his efforts between producing original content in support of existing index products, as well as developing new indexes for launch and commercialization. Before joining Nasdaq Global Indexes in 2019, Mark was an emerging fund manager of a systematic long/short US large-cap equity strategy, and co-founded Roundtree Capital Management in 2016. Prior to that, Mark spent eight years at Citigroup in New York, working as a Vice President of Client Strategy & Analytics in the Investment Banking division.

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Duke University in 2008, and has been a CFA charter holder since 2012. He is passionate about innovation in the world of indexing, ETFs, and quantitative investing. He resides in New Jersey with his wife and baby girl.

Matthew Hornbach is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Global Head of Macro Strategy, one of eight members of the Global Investment Committee for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

Matthew has worked at Morgan Stanley since graduating from college in 2000. He began his career as a Japanese Government Bond trader and subsequently a yen interest rate strategist in Tokyo. Matthew moved to New York to make markets in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), then transitioned back to Japan as Head of Non-Yen Trading in Tokyo where he specialized in US Agency MBS Pass-throughs. In 2012, Matthew returned to New York to run the US Interest Rate Strategy group and became the Global Head of Interest Rate Strategy shortly thereafter. Just prior to completing his 20th year at the Firm, he was named Global Head of Macro Strategy.

He oversees teams of developed and emerging market rates and FX strategists in New York, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Matthew holds a BA degree in economics from Vassar College and a Certificate of Management Excellence from Harvard Business School, is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), a member of the Fixed Income Analysts Society, Inc. (FIASI), Phi Beta Kappa, and Omicron Delta Epsilon. He regularly appears on Bloomberg TV and CNBC.

Michael leads the corporate client group at Neudata.  He and his team work tirelessly to help corporate clients effectively identify and source external data from thousands of data vendors.  Michael has over twenty years of senior leadership experience at companies where he drove digital transformation and data-driven culture.  Most recently Michael ran sales and marketing at alternative data provider Sequentum, Inc.

Michael received his MBA from the Columbia Business School in New York.

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Mike Audi is a prominent figure in the tech and data industry, renowned for his expertise in creating consumer data products and his contributions to discussions on data ownership, data privacy, and data economics.

As the Founder and CEO of TIKI (mytiki.com), he and his team established a revolutionary data network that facilitates the fair, transparent, and legal exchange of consumer data. Through mytiki.com, millions of individuals now assert data ownership and receive compensation, powering industries like AI, finance, and martech.

Mike's dedication to data innovation is complemented by his significant technical contributions to the field. Prior to founding mytiki.com, he co-founded Blustream Corporation severing as its CTO for nearly six years. At Blustream, the company leads the way in using consumer data to redefine post-sale customer experiences, achieving remarkable results in customer satisfaction, retention, sales conversion rates, and revenue.

Based in Nashville and hailing from upstate New York, Mike’s committed to driving net-positive advancements in consumer data.

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Neil Callahan is a Founder and Managing Partner at Pilot Growth Equity and is based in New York City. Neil has over 25 years of technology investing and operating experience and is a successful bootstrapped software entrepreneur. He has advised many of the world’s leading technology companies on strategy, product management, sales & marketing, infrastructure and operations. Neil serves on the boards of Perthera, r4 Technologies and Velocidi and his other active investments include Bizzabo (board observer), CB Insights, Counsyl, Metabiota and Webgility. Neil’s previous investments include Zenedge (acquired by Oracle) and C-Legal (acquired by Ernst & Young).

Prior to Pilot Growth, Neil was the Co-founder and CEO of Sitaro LTD., a leading CRM software company with customers including Adobe, AT&T, Cisco, CA, eBay, eHarmony, IBM, Philips and SAP, which was acquired by CoActive Marketing Group (CMKG, now part of Dentsu, Inc). At CoActive, Neil was a member of the executive team as the President of the Digital Business Unit and as the EVP of Business Development where he led M&A and strategic partnership initiatives and completed several acquisitions. While at CoActive, Neil expanded the client portfolio into the automotive, technology, financial services and sports & apparel verticals.

Prior to co-founding Sitaro, Neil was a Vice President of Marketing Technology & Strategy for Young & Rubicam / Wunderman where he created integrated digital and media investment strategies for AT&T, Citibank, IBM and Sony. Neil began his career with Andersen Consulting as a software developer and an engagement manager, where he created technology solutions for the Fortune 50. While at Andersen, Neil developed a global trade management and reconciliation platform for an international bank, created the financial and customer management systems for a large global wireless carrier, led the product management of a local telephony product for a large global telecommunication company and reengineered the supply chain for a large North American retailer.

Neil earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago.