QuantVision 2024: Fordham’s Quantitative Conference
April 4th 2024 : Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business, Lincoln Center Campus
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The MSQF at Fordham Gabelli School of Business Conference Powered by Rebellion Research
08.30 – Registration
08.50 – Opening Address from the Chairs: Director, MSQF Fordham Director, Professor Qing Sheng & Student Conference Chair Faruque Khan & Conference Host Rebellion Research CEO, Alexander Fleiss
08.55 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Encountering Real World Data!
Moderator: Sameer Gupta, Head of Data, Point72
Natalya Dmitriyeva, Global Head of Data Content at Schonfeld, Jonathan Berkow, Director of Data Science, Alliance Bernstein, Dr. Sudip Gupta, Associate Professor Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, Alex Izydorczyk, Founder & CEO Cybersyn, Samantha Mait, Manager, Equity Data Management, Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
09.35 – PANEL DISCUSSION: The Quantitative Investment Process
Moderator: Kathryn Zhao, Global Head of Electronic Trading, Cantor Fitzgerald
Mike Chen, Head of Alternative Alpha Research at Robeco, Chris Kelliher, Quant @ Fidelity & Director of BU’s Master’s in Math Finance & Financial Technology, Debarshi Basu, Managing Director, BlackRock, Head of Quantitative Research, Matthew Lyberg, Director, Quantitative Development Manulife, Patrick Dote Head of Research IntelligentCross
10.15 – PANEL DISCUSSION : Capturing Alpha & Quantitative Strategies & Global Outlook
Moderator: Dr Miquel Noguer i Alonso, Founder at Artificial Intelligence Finance Institute, Visiting Lecturer @ NYU Tandon
Stefano Pasquali Head of Liquidity & Trading research at BlackRock, Dr. Argyro (Iro) Tasitsiomi, Head of Investments Data Science at T. Rowe Price, Caio Natividade, Global Head Quantitative Investment Solutions Deutsche Bank, Jonathan Larkin, Managing Director, Columbia Investment Management Company
11:10 – Keynote Debate Rematch from MIT Ai & Quant: What is the Future of Data Science?
Moderator: Christina Qi, CEO Databento & Founder Domeyard LP
Tony Berkman, Managing Director, Two Sigma Vs. Carson Boneck Chief Data Officer, Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
11.45 – Keynote Debate: Reinforcement Learning Vs Deep Learning
Moderator: Stefan Jansen, Celebrated Artificial Intelligence Mind & Author
2022 Quant of the Year Dr. Igor Halperin Vs. Gordon Ritter Quant of the Year 2019
12.20 – Lunch
1.10 – Keynote Speech: Dr. Giuseppe Paleologo “A short list of research questions that keep me awake at night” Giuseppe Paleologo (constant gardener, future Balyasny, previously at HRT, Millennium, Citadel)
1.55 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Understanding The Future of Machine Learning
Moderator: Dr. Amal Moussa, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs
Raphael Douady, Research Professor, Sorbonne, Yin Luo, Vice Chairman, Wolfe Research, Nan Xiao, CTO, Greenland Capital Management, Dr. Elizabeth Pritchard, Chief Data & Analytics Officer Liberty Mutual, Judith Gu, Head Equities Quantitative Strategist, Scotiabank
2.30 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Future of Data in Investing: NLP, Generative Ai, Synthetic Ai, Deep & Reinforced Learning
Moderator: Christina Qi, CEO Databento & Founder Domeyard LP
Francesco Fabozzi, Research Director of Yale’s International Center of Finance, Dr. Ioana Boier, Ai Expert, NVIDIA, Jonathan Chin, Co-Founder, Facteus, Amit Gandhi, Professor, Wharton Business School, Dr. Mike Chen, Head of Alternative Alpha Research Robeco
3.05 – Break
3.20 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Causality and interpretability in machine learning models
Moderator: Eren Kurshan, Head of AI/ML Research & Methodology, Morgan Stanley
Jae Ho Kim, Head of Risk Research at Point72, Harvey Stein, Two Sigma, Paul Krueger, Quant Trader @ Millenium, Dr. Ernest Chan, Founder, PredictNow.ai Inc, Stefan Jansen, Celebrated Artificial Intelligence Mind & Author
4.00 – Fireside Chat: Matthew Rothman, Millenium, Head of Statistical Arbitrage Strategies, MIT, Senior Lecturer & Evan Reich, Verition, Head of Data
4.30 – PANEL DISCUSSION: Changing Landscape of Investing
Moderator: Matt Rowe, Head of Portfolio Management @ Nomura Capital Management
Zach Squire, Hedge Fund Manager, Founder & CIO, Brevan Howard Tekmerion, Grange Johnson, CEO, FLJ Caapital, LLC, Malcolm Dorson, Senior Portfolio Manager & Head of Emerging Markets Strategy, Mirae Asset & Global X, Brad Genser, Farther, Co-Founder & CTO, Kevin S Gahwyler, CFA, Managing Director, Meteora Capital, LLC, Pierce Crosby, General Manager @ TradingView | Founder @ M7, Drew Tarlow, Wildcat Capital
5.05 – Keynote: Garrett DeSimone, Head Quant, OptionMetrics
5.25 – PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Institutional Investing with AI
Moderator: Matthew Lyberg, Director, Quantitative Development Manulife
Alejandro Rodriguez Dominguez, Head of Quantitative Research & Analysis at Miraltabank, Aziz Lookman, Data Scientist, Han Cui, Quant @ Fidelity, Manish Aurora, Hedge Fund Manager Rational Investing LLC, Sean Slotterback, Quant Portfolio Manager, Kbit
6.00 – FIRESIDE CHAT : Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Managing Partner, SkyBridge; Founder & Chairman, SALT
Moderator: Marshall Beard, COO, Gemini
6.45 – Conference Concludes!
no recording / no press / Chatham House Rule
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