Research Symposium | New York City | September 10, 2019
Join top industry experts and practitioners as they debate the future of big data monetization in capital markets. Watch our previous event highlights video for what to expect in NYC! Register today.
Industry Leaders
For almost a decade, RavenPack Symposiums have consistently provided data-driven finance professionals with riveting forward-looking content, new research and insights, and practical use cases from industry leaders and top scholars.
This RavenPack Symposium event is free to attend (by invitation only) and will take place in NYC on September 10, 2019.
Agenda
This RavenPack Symposium brings together top experts to discuss how firms can leverage Big Data to not only generate alpha, but to respond to new regulatory requirements, and adopt more socially responsible investment practices.
Speakers
Last Updated: June 28, 2019
Robert J. Shapiro
Economist and Political Adviser
Robert J. Shapiro is former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs and current Chairman of Sonecon, LLC. Dr. Shapiro brings broad knowledge and experience in economics and politics based on his decades of conducting analysis and providing advice to presidents including U.S. president Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, senators, representatives and governors, as well as foreign leaders and senior executives at numerous Fortune 50 and Fortune 100 companies.
Gordon Ritter
Quantitative Trading Entrepreneur
New York University
Gordon Ritter is 2019 Buy-side Quant of the Year, adjunct professor at New York University and a former senior portfolio manager at systematic hedge fund GSA Capital in New York. Gordon founded his own quantitative trading firm; before that he was a senior portfolio manager at GSA Capital where he designed, built, and managed statistical arbitrage strategies in multiple geographies and asset classes, and directed research.
Javed Jussa
Quantitative Strategist
Wolfe Research
Javed Jussa is responsible for alpha signal, Big Data, ESG, and small-cap research and managing the day-to-day operations of the QES team. Prior to Wolfe Research, Javed was the US Head of Quantitative Strategy at Deutsche Bank. Javed also has several years of experience in the investment business with Macquarie Capital, CIBC World Markets, and IBM Consulting. Javed holds a joint Bachelors of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and an MBA in finance and statistics.
Jason Bloomberg
Industry Analyst
Best Selling Author
Jason Bloomberg is a leading IT industry analyst, author, keynote speaker, and globally recognized expert on multiple disruptive trends in enterprise technology and digital transformation. He is ranked #5 on Onalytica’s list of top Digital Transformation influencers for 2018 and #15 on Jax’s list of top DevOps influencers for 2017, the only person to appear on both lists.
Joseph Simonian
Senior Investment Strategist
Acadian Asset Management
Joseph Simonian is a Senior Investment Strategist at Acadian Asset Management. Before joining Acadian, Joseph was the Director of Quantitative Research for the Portfolio Research and Consulting Group at Natixis Investment Managers. Prior to that, he was a principal research analyst in the Global Institutional Solutions Group at Fidelity Investments. He was also previously a vice president at J.P Morgan Asset Management and PIMCO. Joseph is a noted contributor to leading finance journals and is currently the co-editor of the Journal of Financial Data Science and Advisory Board member for the Financial Data Professional Institute.
Feargal O’Sullivan
CEO
USAM Group
Feargal O’Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, is a proven business leader with the rare ability to blend business acumen and deep technical knowledge. With over 20-years of experience at BlackRock, Reuters and NYSE, Feargal understands the needs of clients and vendors in equal measure.
Swagato Acharjee
Quantitative Strategist
RBC Capital Markets
Swagato is a quantitative researcher in the equities electronic trading team at RBC. His main responsibilities are making enhancements to the electronic trading platform and working with the electronic sales and sales trading team in improving trading performance for clients. After graduating with a PhD in Engineering from Cornell University, he was a quantitative researcher in the electronic trading teams at Citi and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to joining RBC, he was a researcher and trader at a quantitative hedge fund working on statistical arbitrage strategies and long term factor models.
Robert Marsh
Former Chief Product Officer at Kensho (now S&P)
Robert has more than thirty years’ experience developing and using tools, frameworks and data to solve problems in markets and investing. Previously the Chief Product Officer at Kensho, he was exposed to the challenges vendors face in supporting a varied client base, leading teams of a different culture, and managing through the before and after of a successful acquisition. Prior to this, Robert spent twenty-six years at Tudor working across a range of functions (PM, Strategist, Developer) which resulted in a well-developed understanding of the requirements demanded by large, top performing clients in a high stakes environment.
Matthew Bergerman
Director
DTCC
Matthew Bergerman joined the DTCC Data Products team in July of 2015 as a Director charged with the development of solutions in the Equity, Fixed Income, and Reference Data space. He has worked in the Financial Information industry for over 20 years. He has worked on the vendor side previously in the production of data and the development of data applications at Thomson Financial and Pershing.
Armando Gonzalez
CEO
RavenPack
Armando Gonzalez is President & CEO of RavenPack, the leading provider of big data analytics for financial institutions. Armando is an expert in applied big data and artificial intelligence technologies. He has designed systems that turn unstructured content into structured data, primarily for financial trading applications. Armando is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable authorities on automated text and sentiment analysis.
Peter Hafez
Chief Data Scientist
RavenPack
Peter is a pioneer in the field of applied news analytics, bringing alternative data to banks and hedge funds. He has more than 15 years of experience in quantitative finance with companies such as Standard & Poor’s, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Saxo Bank.
Location
When:
Tuesday, September 10th, 2019
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM New York Time
A cocktail reception will be held at the conference venue from 5:00 PM.
Where:
Convene Midtown West
117 W 46th St, NYC, USA
The closest subways are 7th Ave Station, 49 Street Station, and 47-50 Streets – Rockefeller Ctr Station.
