Quant Strats 2024 - Europe | Alpha Events | 7 October 2024 | Convene 22 Bishopsgate, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ, UK

On the eve of the US election (definitely) and the UK election (probably) we will look at the state of the world and indeed financial markets with every panel, presentation, fireside chat (and the brand new interactive discussion groups, masterclass and quick fire presentations) centred on two questions… What does this mean for your portfolio and where is the next source of Alpha?

We will be delving into pertinent topics such as the process behind selecting and digesting vast amounts of data into your organisation, exploring the potential applications AI, ML, NLP and LLMs for financial markets, prospecting alternative asset classes for potential alpha generation and a deep dive into constructing a assembling a high performing team and constructing a robust portfolio.

This event brings together over 250 leaders to share their expertise on the aforementioned topics, from every step of the investment lifecycle, from data sourcing teams, to pure quants, to those at the forefront of portfolio decision making, with something for everyone.

Having a unique audience, with the buy side constituting 55% of our audience, alongside the biggest investment banks in the world, this event provides unparalleled content, speakers and networking opportunities with the foremost minds from across the Quantitative Investment landscape.

The Leading Event for Quantitative Investment Thought Leaders
• Learn how to navigate uncertain times, build resilience and find opportunities to generate alpha by benchmarking yourself against the best in the industry.
• Create connections with like-minded quantitative practitioners from the top funds in the world, with over 55% of our attendees being from the buy-side and sell-side.
• Listen to over 50 experts who are leading the way within the Quantitative Investment landscape (and beyond) to gain tangible insights to help give you a competitive advantage.

2024 Speakers

Amadeo Alentorn
Head of Systematic Equities, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd

Hamza Bahaji
Head of Financial Engineering, Amundi Asset Management

Heiko Bailer
Head of Quantitative Investments and Research, LBBW AM

Alessandro Balata
Partner, Fasanara Capital

Guido Baltussen
Head of Quantitative Strategies International, Northern Trust Asset Management

Giovanni Beliossi
Senior Advisor, Astarte Capital Partners

James Butterfill
Head of Research, CoinShares

Hamza Chaudhry
Fixed Income Quantitative Researcher, AllianceBernstein

Lewis Cooper
Product Manager, Economic Indicators & Forecasts, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Barry Fitzgerald
Co-Head of Front-office Engineering, Man Group

Mark Fleming-Williams
Head of Data Sourcing, Capital Fund Management (CFM)

Federico Fontana
Chief Technology Officer, XAI Asset Management

Joe Hanmer
Global Head of Quant, Fidelity International

Jordan Hogan
Associate Director, Membership, AIMA

Alison Hollingshead
COO, Investment Management, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd

Tobias Hoogteijling
Quant Researcher, Robeco

Ole Jorgensen
Director of Research, Global Evolution

Shuang Kang
Head of Portfolio Management, Klarphos

Michael Koegler
Managing Principal, Market Alpha Advisors

Nicole Königstein
Chief Data Scientist, Head of AI & Quant Research, Wyden Capital AG

Yana Kramer
Co-Head of Voya Machine Intelligence, Voya Investment Management

Rajnish Kumar
Head of Investment Technology and AI, Allianz Global Investors

Alan Langworthy
Head of Fixed Income & Multi-Asset Class Analytics Research, SimCorp

Pablo Lauret
Quantum & AI Solutions Specialist, Multiverse Computing

Florian Lelpo
Head of Macro and Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager, Lombard Odier Investment Managers

Samuel Livingstone
Founder, Eco AI

Robert Luce
Principal Developer, Gurobi Optimization

Tim Mace
Head of Data and Machine Learning, Man Group

David Mascio
Founder, CEO and CIO, Della Parola Capital Management

Kimiya Minoukadeh
Director - Head of eFX Quants, ING

Dr Pashutan Modaresi
CTO, GET Capital AG

Aitor Muguruza Gonzalez
Chief AI Officer, Kaiju Capital Management

James Munro
Head of ArcticDB, Man Group

Nick Mutsaers
Quant Researcher, Robeco

Revant Nayar
Principal and CIO, FMI Technologies

Alex Remorov
Director, Systematic Active Equities, BlackRock

Razvan Remsing
Director of Investment Solutions, Aspect Capital

Xander Savenberg
CIO, Bastion Asset Management

Michael Schewitz
Co-Portfolio Manager, Investec Bank

Artur Sepp
Head Quant, LGT Bank

Laura Serban
Principal, Global Stock Selection Research Group, AQR Capital Management

Prasad Shinde
Lead Specialist – UK, I & MENA, KX

Marc Vesecky
Senior Managing Director of Global Quantitative Strategies, Verition Fund Management

Justin Xu
Managing Director - Head of Risk, Millennium Global Investments

Igor Yelnik
CEO and CIO, Alphidence Capital

2024 Sponsor

GOLD AND LANYARD SPONSOR:
• KX

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Gurobi Optimization

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Northern Trust Asset Management
• SimCorp

REFRESHMENT SPONSOR:
• Multiverse Computing

BADGE SPONSOR:
• ETF Global

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• S&P Global Market Intelligence
• sumtyme.ai

SPONSORS:
• Mosek
• OptionMetrics
• Oxford Data Plan
• Revelio Labs