New York Summer Data Summit 2025
May 8 2025
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Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.

Slot 1 - 10:50
Slot 2 - 11:05
Slot 3 - 11:20
Slot 4 - 11:35
Slot 5 - 11:50
Slot 6 - 12:05
Slot 7 - 1:20
Slot 8 - 1:35
Slot 9 - 1:50
Slot 10 - 2:05
Slot 11 - 2:20
Slot 12 - 2:35
Neudata Lunch dinner plate icon
Registration & networking breakfast
7:50 - 8:50
Exhibition area
Welcome remarks
8:50 - 9:05
Empire Stage
Ian Webster
Chief Revenue Officer, Neudata
In conversation: Data, disruption and the future of finance
9:05 - 9:30
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Private markets
Data providers
Fundamental
Mark Fleming-Williams
Head of Data Sourcing, Capital Fund Management (Moderator)
Abraham Thomas
Previously Founder and Chief Data Officer, Quandl, Angel Investor and Independent Board Director
Extracting insights embedded in earnings call transcripts using LLMs
9:30 - 10:00
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Fundamental
Qingyi Huang
Head of AlphaWise Quant Research, Morgan Stanley
The analyst of the future
10:00 - 10:30
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Private markets
Data providers
Fundamental
This session will explore how technology and data are reshaping the process of investment research, from the perspectives of sellside and buyside analysts, and data providers. Is AI a match for human-level analysis or more of a tool than a replacement? What are the benchmarks for funds on the long-term journey to insight automation?
Jason DeRise
Head of Public Markets & Research Investment Products, Liberty Mutual Investments (Moderator)
Chris Andrews
Global COO of Research, Morgan Stanley
Siddhant Jayakumar
Founder & CEO, Finster AI
Nicole Königstein
Chief AI Officer, quantmate
Streamlining data buyer and provider relationships
9:40 - 10:30
Chrysler Stage
Data providers
This session will explore the evaluation of relationships with data providers, and zero in on the question of when to source a new provider and when to remain in an existing relationship. How can vendors best communicate to existing subscribers about product changes and updates? How willing are buyers to act as an early adopter of a new data product? How can pricing structures best reflect the value a data product can bring?
Henry Scherman
Data Monetization Consultant, Neudata (Moderator)
Gregory Kurzman
Senior Associate - Data Sourcing and Strategy, Balyasny Asset Management
Eliza Raphael
Head of Data Services, Jump Trading
Philip DiLemme
Data Science, King Street
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Networking break
10:30 - 10:50
Exhibition area
New vendor showcase
10:50 - 11:20
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Private markets
Fundamental
In this showcase session hear from some of the industry's newest providers, as they share the datasets and product launches set to take the world of alternative data by storm. Ensure you're keeping on top of all the latest updates and case studies to inform your future data acquisition strategy.
Jenna Menking
Founder, Crosswalk
Ben Darr
Founder, CredoIQ
Joseph Berger
Managing Director, Capital Markets Division – Guideline
Industrials Sector neglected no more – Beating the market through Nowcasting from macro and alt-data
11:20 - 11:40
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Fundamental
While consumers leave a footprint of their activities, there is less of that in the business-to-business world. As such, the industrials sector has remained out-of-grasp for PMs trying to get an informational edge. This talk will demonstrate how novel techniques of Nowcasting allow us to turn disparate macro data into structured signals, highlighting which companies are likely to beat or miss consensus revenues.
Ajit Agrawal
Founder, AKAnomics
Exploring holistic digital behavior across app and web
11:40 - 12:00
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Private markets
Fundamental
This presentation will explore how combining app and web data can offer a more comprehensive view during investment due diligence. Vlad will highlight how Sensor Tower’s True Audience Estimate helps cut through duplication across platforms to reveal a single, unified digital user count.
Vlad Prelevic
Account Director, Sensor Tower
Consolidating competition: M&A in the data market
12:00 - 12:20
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Private markets
Data providers
Fundamental
2025 has already brought a number of significant acquisition in the data market. With consolidation seemingly on the rise, this session will draw on Neudata's industry intelligence to asses what is driving this trend and what the impact is expected to be on the market.
Barney Bruce-Smythe
Vice President, Neudata
Banking on industry data: Navigating the ebbs and flows of the banking sector
10:50 - 11:10
Chrysler Stage
Quantitative
Fundamental
Over the past two decades, the U.S. banking sector has experienced periods of both exuberance and turbulence. This session will explore the findings of a recent research paper from S&P Global Market Intelligence, aimed at helping investors navigate the sector's ebbs and flows, offering critical insights into banking characteristics that distinguish winners from losers.
Daniel Sandberg
Managing Director, Head of Quantitative Research & Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Adopting cloud technology: Where do we start?
11:10 - 11:30
Chrysler Stage
Quantitative
Fundamental
As cloud adoption accelerates across the financial industry, many data providers and buy-side participants are left asking: What are the benefits of receiving market data through the cloud, and what are the steps to get started? In this session, we break down the cloud architecture that leading hedge funds use and outline how real-time data can be distributed through the cloud.
Ethan Han
Research Analyst, Neudata
Market vs alternative data: Two sides of the same coin?
11:30 - 11:55
Chrysler Stage
Quantitative
Fundamental
Alternative data is often defined by what it is not, but where do we draw the line between market and alternative data? Panelists will discuss how market, or traditional, data sources can identify trends and inform investment decisions across a range of trading strategies. How can traditional and alternative data sources form part of a cohesive investment approach?
Farah Ruthnam-Sandys
Business Development Director, Neudata (Moderator)
Steve Hansen
Global Head of Market Data, Davidson Kempner Capital
Evan Reich
Global Head of Data Strategy and Sourcing, Verition
From data to alpha: Streamlining the data management lifecycle
11:55 - 12:20
Chrysler Stage
Quantitative
Private markets
Fundamental
This session will delve into the challenges funds face in managing the data lifecycle, from cataloging, to trialing, budgeting, governing and migrating data. An exclusive update on Neudata's new SaaS platform, Navigator, will highlight ways to streamline workflows, adapting to evolving regulatory demands whilst maintaining a competitive edge.
Ruairi Powers
Senior Vice President, Product Manager, Neudata
Dean Gray
Head of Design, Neudata
AltDating
10:50 - 12:20
AltDating Hub
Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.

Slot 1 - 10:50 - 11:05
Slot 2 - 11:05 - 11:20
Slot 3 - 11:20 - 11:35
Slot 4 - 11:35 - 11:50
Slot 5 - 11:50 - 12:05
Slot 6 - 12:05 - 12:20
Neudata Lunch dinner plate icon
Lunch break
12:20 - 1:20
Exhibition area
Lunch & learn - Small data, big insights: A new playbook for quant signals
12:30 - 1:10
Rockefeller Room
Quantitative
At Hatched Analytics, we've developed a proprietary global dataset grounded in direct, observable measurements, never panel-based assumptions. With growing adoption among pioneering quant funds, momentum is building fast. Join our founders to explore how hidden digital signals deliver precision over assumptions, and how our latest quant product is delivering robust alpha. Plus, hear from Maiden Century on the real-world returns this approach is driving.
Charmaine Kenny
Co-Founder, Hatched Analytics
Donal Byrne
Co-Founder & CEO, Hatched Analytics
Qaisar Hasan
Founder & CEO, Maiden Century
What does Trump 2.0 mean for the industrials sector?
1:20 - 1:40
Empire Stage
Fundamental
Tax reform, supply chain disruptions and potential incoming trade policies have all put the US industrials sector in the spotlight for 2025. This session will explore different types of alternative data that can monitor subsectors such as defence, aviation, construction and manufacturing.
Matt Yome
Research Analyst, Neudata
A multimodal economist case study: Nowcasting a stagflationary shock's effect on the world economy
1:40 - 2:00
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Fundamental
With government data quality declining due to low survey response rates and budget cuts, understanding the effects of growth, inflation, geopolitical shifts, and policy shocks on the worldwide economy is increasingly difficult for asset managers. This session will discuss an innovative multimodal AI approach that increases depth and breadth, while maintaining explainability. The demonstration will track the effects of the Trump Administration's stagflationary policies on the US and World Economy in real-time.
Apurv Jain
Founder and CEO, MacroXStudio
Alternative data use cases: Competitive intelligence in private investing
2:00 - 2:40
Empire Stage
Private markets
While the use cases may differ from public markets, alternative data can be a powerful tool for private market investors. Panelists will explore how venture capital and private equity funds are leveraging emerging data sources, together with new tools for processing data to move faster, benchmark better and gain a competitive edge.
Keava Low
Senior Analyst, Neudata (Moderator)
Brian Murphy
Head of Data Science, Salesforce Ventures
David Teten
Venture Partner, Coolwater Capital, Founder and Managing Partner, Versatile Venture Capital
Claire Saint-Donat
ex Bain Capital, ex Blackstone Group
Warren Valdmanis
Managing Partner, FoW Partners
Unlocking AI potential: The critical role of licensed data feeds in business intelligence
1:20 - 2:10
Rockefeller Room
Quantitative
Private markets
Data providers
Fundamental
As Generative AI transforms business intelligence, the role of high-quality, fit-for-purpose, licensed data feeds has never been more critical. This panel brings together leaders from Dow Jones to discuss how real-time news and data power AI applications, the challenges of delivering AI-ready licensed content, and the evolving needs of enterprises integrating AI into their workflows.
Dan Shar
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Dow Jones Wealth & Investing (Moderator)
Joe Cappitelli
General Manager, Dow Jones Newswires
Nicole Spell
Director of Business Management and Commercial Strategy, Dow Jones
Brian Gelinas
Senior Vice President B2B Product, Dow Jones
Jason Malatesta
Head of Partnership and Licensing Americas, Dow Jones
AltDating
1:20 - 2:50
AltDating Hub
Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.

Slot 7 - 1:20 - 1:35
Slot 8 - 1:35 - 1:50
Slot 9 - 1:50 - 2:05
Slot 10 - 2:05 - 2:20
Slot 11 - 2:20 - 2:35
Slot 12 - 2:35 - 2:50
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Networking break
2:40 - 3:00
Exhibition area
Navigating market turmoil: Leveraging insights from historical scenario analysis using alternative data
3:00 - 3:20
Empire Stage
Quantitative
This presentation will explore two compelling case studies that highlight the transformative power of alternative data in decision-making. The first demonstrates how advanced data capabilities can help clients navigate the market environment and make informed allocation decisions. The second showcases how historical scenario analysis and alternative data can impact portfolio-specific strategies.
Duncan Robinson
Director of Quantitative Insights and Data Science, Allspring Global Investments
From opportunity to edge: Quant data sourcing and strategy
3:20 - 4:00
Empire Stage
Quantitative
Quantitative funds have long been a driving force in alternative data adoption. How can quants source and onboard new datasets seamlessly? What dataset types have grown in availability and popularity? Does supply meet demand? What considerations must be made around data quality, cleaning and mapping to ensure funds maximise a dataset's value?
Amrita Tiwari
Investment Analytics, New York Life Investment Management (Moderator)
Ben Cilia
Chief Data Officer, Quantbot
Alexios Bevratos
Managing Director, Deputy Head of Alpha Research, Capital Fund Management
Duncan Robinson
Director of Quantitative Insights and Data Science, Allspring Global Investments
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Networking drinks reception
4:00 - 5:30
Exhibition area