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The Summit agenda
Thursday, November 16
8:45 - 09:45Registration and Breakfast
9.45Welcome from Chair [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:30 amA quant resurgence, AI, & cryptocurrencies: Is the future of asset management closer than we think? [More Info]
Speaker: Henry Kravchenko, Head of Technology, Marshall Wace
Speaker: William Martiner, Managing Director, CTO, York Capital Management
Moderator: Carly Minsky, Senior Reporter, HFM Technology
Speaker: Dennis Samuels, Chief Information Officer, Indus Capital Partners
10:30 - 11:15Data governance: Creating a gold standard [More Info]
Speaker: Brett Honneus, CTO, Partner, Brigade Capital Management
Speaker: Saiful Khandker, CTO, Soroban Capital Partners
Speaker: Bill McSorley, CTO, Monarch Alternative Capital
Speaker: Arnold Rozenvasser, CTO, Optima Fund Management LLC
11:15 - 11:45Refreshment break
11:45 - 12:30Roundtable Sessions [More Info]
11:45 - 12:30A. Trading spaces: Weighing up data hosting options [More Info]
Speaker: Moderator: Jonathan White, Head of Business Development, Viteos
11:45 - 12:30B. Workflow management: Improving team communication & project management [More Info]
Speaker: Robert Gusick, Chief Information Officer, Fir Tree Partners
11:45 - 12:30C. Data analytics: Supporting the front office and protecting the back [More Info]
Speaker: Tapan Talati, Head of Infrastructure & CISO, Brigade Capital Management
12:30 pm - 1:45 pmLunch
1:45 pm - 2:30 pmSpecial presentation from the FBI [More Info]
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmRoundtable Sessions (Repeat) [More Info]
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmA. Trading spaces: Weighing up data hosting options [More Info]
Speaker: Moderator: Jonathan White, Head of Business Development, Viteos
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmB. Workflow management: Improving team communication & project management [More Info]
Speaker: Robert Gusick, Chief Information Officer, Fir Tree Partners
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmC. Data analytics: Supporting the front office and protecting the back [More Info]
Speaker: Arnold Rozenvasser, CTO, Optima Fund Management LLC
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmD. When analysts code: Are there advantages to non-tech colleagues coding? [More Info]
Michael Stenzler, CTO, Logista Advisors
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmRefreshment break
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmRoundtable Sessions (Repeat) [More Info]
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmA. Trading spaces: Weighing up data hosting options [More Info]
Speaker: Moderator: Jonathan White, Head of Business Development, Viteos
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmC. Data analytics: Supporting the front office and protecting the back [More Info]
Speaker: Dan Chamberlain, Head of Software Development, Fir Tree Partners
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmD. When analysts code: Are there advantages to non-tech colleagues coding? [More Info]
Speaker: Michael Stenzler, CTO, Logista Advisors
4:30 pm - 7:00 pmActivities (Tequila tasting), hotel check-in & free time [More Info]
7:00 pmDrinks reception followed by dinner

Friday, November 17
8:30 am - 9:30 amBreakfast & check out
9:30 am Welcome from Chair [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:15 amThe rise of alternative data: Leveraging unique data sources to generate alpha. [More Info]
Featured speaker: Stephen Morse, Advisor, Neudata
10:15 am - 11:00 amStiff competition: Beating Google & recruiting for the modern hedge fund [More Info]
Speaker: Doron Gutstadt, CTO, Taconic Capital Advisors
Speaker: Uche Abalogu, Managing Director, Information Technology, UTIMCO
Speaker: Randall Brett, Managing Director, Global Head of Software Development, Pine River Capital Management
Moderator: Samuel Dale, Deputy Editor, HFM Week
11:00 am - 11:30 amRefreshment break
11:30 am - 12:15 pmOverhauling your outsourcing process: Selecting & integrating external resolutions [More Info]
Moderator: Jonathan White, Head of Business Development, Viteos
Speaker: John Decker, CTO, Trian Partners
Speaker: Alex Bazay, CTO, Gruss Capital Management
Speaker: Oliver King, Director of Finance Technology, Paskewitz Asset Management
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch & Farewell