AI, Machine Learning and Sentiment Analysis Applied to Finance, Retail and Consumer Markets 2018 | Unicom | 13 March 2018 | IIM Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076, India

This conference will help you to demystify the buzz around AI and differentiate the reality from the hype. Learn about how you can benefit from the unprecedented progress in AI technologies at this conference. Participants will be presented with real insights on how they can exploit these technological advances for themselves and their companies.

Topics Covered Include:

• Fundamentals and applications of machine learning and deep learning
• Pattern classifiers, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI applied to data, text, and multi-media
• Sentiment scores combined with neo-classical models of finance
• Financial analytics underpinned by qualitative and quantitative methods
• Predictive and normative analysis applied to finance
• Behavioural and cognitive science
• The future of AI and its impact on industries

Why participate?

• Hear from leading subject experts from UK, US, Europe and India/Hong Kong
• Programme includes the latest state-of-the-art research, practical applications and case studies
• Expect technical and in-depth presentations and discussions; we like to stimulate your brain cells!
• Excellent networking opportunities throughout the days with all participants, including presenters, investors and exhibitors.

2018 Speakers

Anders Bally
CEO and Founder, Sentifi

Ashok Banerjee
Departmental Head of Finance and Control, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta

Sankarshan Basu
Professor, Finance and Accounting Area, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB)

Karma Bhutia
Founder & CEO, iShippo.com

Humberto Brandão
Head of the Research & Development Lab (R&D Lab), Federal University of Alfenas (Brazil)

Dr. Nishant Chandra
Data Science Leader, AIG Science R&D, India

Baba Gnanakumar
Professor, Financial Analytics, School of Management, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore

Evelyn Immanuel
Project Manager, Aindra Systems

Harinarayanan KK
Computer Vision Researcher, Aindra Systems

Dr. G. Sathis Kumar
Faculty, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

Sunil Kumar
Senior Consultant, Capgemini

Pradeepta Mishra
Data Science and Machine Learning Practice, Lymbyc, Bangalore, India

Gautam Mitra
Founder and MD, OptiRisk Systems

Prithwiraj Mukherjee
Assistant Professor of Marketing, IIM Bangalore

Richard Peterson
CEO, MarketPsych Data

Dr. D. Divya Prabha
Associate Professor, KV Institute of Management and Information Studies

Mihir Punjabi
Machine Learning Evangelist, Capgemini

Shweta Ramesh
Senior Data Scientist, Mad Street Den

Hari Sankaranarayanan
Director - Innovation & Research, Search & Payment Products, Amadeus Software Labs India Pvt Ltd

Krishma Singla
Cognitive Consultant, IBM Global Business Services

Vijay Srinivas Agneeswaran
Senior Director of Technology, SapientNitro

Dr Vikram Venkateswaran
Founder and Chief Editor, Healthcare India

Xiang Yu
Chief Business Development Officer, OptiRisk Systems

2017 Speakers

Surangama Agarwal
Manager, Analytics, Ivy Professional School

Prateek Agrawal
Director/Co-Founder, Ivy Professional School

Vivek Bajaj
Director, Kredent Ventures

Ajit Balakrishnan
CEO, Rediff.com, India

Ashok Banerjee
Departmental Head of Finance and Control, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta

Kingshuk Banerjee
Director, Cognitive Computing Practice, IBM Global Business Services (GBS)

Sankarshan Basu
Professor, Finance and Accounting Area, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB)

Svetlana Borovkova
Associate Professor of Quantitative Finance, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Nishant Chandra
R&D Scientist, Office of Chief Data Scientist, AIG, India

Gaurav Gaba
AVP, Societe Generale Global Solution Centre

Arup Ganguly
PhD Candidate in Finance, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh

Madhu Gopinathan
Vice President, Data Science, MakeMyTrip, India

Anup Gunaseelan
Manager, LatentView Analytics

Avadhoot Jathar
Senior Statistician, Analytics Quotient

Dr. M. Jeevananthan
PhD in Finance, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli

Niraj S Kakkad
Senior Manager, InvestAscent Wealth Advisors Pvt Ltd

Praloy Majumder
Visiting Faculty of Finance, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Arun Mallavarapu, MBA
Management Consultant, UCLA Anderson

Enza Messina
Professor in Operations Research, Department of Informatics Systems and Communications, University of Milano-Bicocca

Deepak Mishra
Manager Customer Analytics & Platforms, Thomson Reuters

2018 Sponsors

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
• OptiRisk Systems
• Financial Research & Trading Lab
• QuantInsti

SUPPORTING BODIES:
• CQF Institute
• CIFA Foundation

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Financial IT
• 7wData
• Alpha Journal
• Automated Trader
• Private Banking
• Investing.com
• Datanami