New York Winter Data Summit 2025

December 4 2025

AltDating

AltDating Hub

Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.

Slot 1 - 11:10

Slot 2 - 11:25

Slot 3 - 11:40

Slot 4 - 11:55

Slot 5 - 12:10

Slot 6 - 12:25

Slot 7 - 12:40

Slot 8 - 2:10

Slot 9 - 2:25

Slot 10 - 2:40

Slot 11 - 2:55

Slot 12 - 3:10

Registration & networking breakfast

7:50 - 8:45

Exhibition area

Opening remarks

8:45 - 8:55

Empire Stage

Ian Webster

Chief Revenue Officer, Neudata

An interview with a CIO

8:55 - 9:20

Empire Stage

Join Dr. Wojtek Fundamenski, Founder, CEO and CIO of EngSci Capital Management LLC (engscicapitsal.com), for an exclusive fireside chat into how a nuclear physicist became a quant investor. Dr. Fundamenski leverages decades of experience modeling the world's most complex systems from plasma dynamics to global markets, to engineer data-driven investment strategies that fuse scientific rigor with financial innovation. Dr. Fundamenski has pioneered the application of both alternative data and advanced statistical modeling to systematic investment strategies. His tenure with renowned institutions such as Winton Capital, Teza Technologies, Exodus Point and Brevan Howard has shaped how quantitative research drives decision-making in financial markets.

Ian Webster

Chief Revenue Officer, Neudata

Wojtek Fundamenski

CEO & CIO, EngSci Capital Management

The hidden cost of trading on aggregated data

9:20 - 9:45

Empire Stage

Investors increasingly rely on alternative data, but aggregated metrics often mask critical business shifts. This session examines the hidden risks of making investment decisions without understanding who drove a trend change and why it occurred. Through real-world examples using mobile consumer behavior data, attendees will see how standard engagement metrics can tell one story while user-level analysis reveals a different reality, whether hidden risks or overlooked opportunities.

Jonathan Kay

CEO, Apptopia

Keynote

9:45 - 10:15

Empire Stage

Tim Yockel

SVP - Global Sales, Options Technology

Ryan Ballantine

Director - Product Management, Horizon, Options Technology

AI adoption and the future of work

10:15 - 10:45

Empire Stage

AI adoption is reaching an inflection point with potential to unlock approximately $920 billion in long-term benefits for S&P 500 companies, translating to an estimated $13-16 trillion in market value creation. New research from Morgan Stanley provides a novel analytical framework assessing both agentic and embodied AI adoption across industries.

Stephen Byrd

Global Head of Thematic Research and Sustainability Research, Morgan Stanley

Unlocking compliance and value: Insights from DDQs

10:00 - 10:40

Rockefeller Room

This session will reveal key compliance trends and risks uncovered from anonymised DDQs across the alternative data provider landscape. These real-world insights will allow attendees to benchmark their practices, proactively address emerging risks and adapt to changes in the legal and operational landscape.

Brittany Thomas

Regulatory Associate, Neudata

Networking break

10:45 - 11:10

Exhibition area

Fireside chat: How AI is changing web scraping

11:10 - 11:30

Empire Stage

Web scraping has never been easier with the advent of AI coding and LLM-powered data extraction. We'll discuss how firms of all sizes are scaling their web scraping and new use cases emerging across the industry.

Dorothy Ruderman

Data Strategy & Research, Verition Fund Management (Moderator)

Tavis Lochhead

Co-Founder, Kadoa

Michael Hejtmanek

Vice President, Corporate Solutions, Neudata

The risks and rewards of AI-driven investing

11:30 - 12:10

Empire Stage

What impact is the growing use of AI LLMs having on the use of alternative data in investment management? This session explores the transformative breakthroughs enabling investors to extract insights from unstructured data, improve forecasting accuracy and unlock new sources of alpha. The conversation will also address key challenges, including data privacy and regulatory compliance. How are investment managers balancing commercial impact with operational risk?

Thomas Li

Co-Founder and CEO, Daloopa

Joseph Aube

US Deputy Head of Data Strategy, Brevan Howard

New vendor showcase

12:10 - 12:40

Empire Stage

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.

Sergio Toro

CEO, Arterio

Paul Boynton

COO and Co-Founder, Company Search Incoporated

Nate Singer

Chairman, Blue Heron Research Partners

Navigating the data management lifecycle

12:40 - 1:10

Empire Stage

This session will explore key challenges investment funds face in managing the data lifecycle, from workflows and tooling decisions to breaking down data silos and managing vendor subscriptions. How do different stakeholders across investment, data science, compliance and operations teams interact with data and how can internal communication be streamlined? How can immediate data needs be balanced with longer-term strategy?

Alden Sewall

Sales Director, Neudata

Presentation

11:10 - 11:30

Chrysler Stage

Aditya Sharma

Director, Product Management, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Future proofing your market data strategy

11:30 - 12:10

Chrysler Stage

As investment funds face increasing pressure to modernize their data infrastructure while keeping costs and compliance in check, the market data landscape is evolving rapidly. This panel brings together industry experts to discuss how to make smart, future-proof vendor choices, demand transparency in licensing and pricing, ensure high data quality, and navigate the complex web of contracts and cloud migration challenges.

Danesh Kissoon

Associate, Neudata

Eliza Raphael

Head of Data Services, Jump Trading

Carrie Anton

Director, Data Research Management, Jain Global

Alternative data's relationship with the sellside

12:10 - 12:30

Chrysler Stage

This session will dive into the types of data providers who work with the sell side and consider whether this is consistent across datatypes. What concerns do data providers have in working with the sell side? Are two-tier offerings common to preserve hedge fund value? Can we beat the sellside? And do we care?

Finn Cousins

Research Analyst, Neudata

Alternative data in private markets: Gaining the edge

12:30 - 1:10

Chrysler Stage

Private equity and venture capital firms are increasingly turning to alternative data to gain an edge - faster deal sourcing, better benchmarking, and sharper insights. This panel explores how emerging data sources and analytics tools are reshaping private market strategies, from investing in data-driven companies to integrating data into their own workflows. Hear what’s working, what’s next, and how firms are positioning for the future.

Barney Bruce-Smythe

Vice President, Neudata (Moderator)

Viacheslav Romanov

Partner and Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group

Beth Pollack

Operating Partner, Applied AI and Data Strategy, Data Science Advisors

Lindsi Kimizuka

Vice President - Head of Product, Summit Partners

AltDating

11:10 - 12:55

AltDating Hub

Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.

Slot 1 - 11:10 - 11:25
Slot 2 - 11:25 - 11:40
Slot 3 - 11:40 - 11:55
Slot 4 - 11:55 - 12:10
Slot 5 - 12:10 - 12:25
Slot 6 - 12:25 - 12:40
Slot 7 - 12:40 - 12:55

Lunch break

1:10 - 2:10

Exhibition area

Is your data lying? Building the unbreakable, high-confidence identity for investment due diligence

1:20 - 2:00

Rockefeller Room

For investment professionals, alpha starts with identity. In the rush to integrate new alternative datasets, the biggest risk isn't the data source - it's the identity chaos that results. Every disparate piece of information creates noise, making it impossible to confidently identify a person or company and accurately assess risk or signal strength.

Join us to explore how modern, AI-powered Entity Resolution (ER) fundamentally changes this dynamic. In this 40-minute Lunch & Learn, we'll provide a 10-minute blueprint for establishing Trust, Scale, and Defense in your data ecosystem. Then, a 30-minute live demonstration will showcase real-time Senzing ER, proving how simple and fast it is to automatically link, match, and evolve a true, persistent identity across all your datasets. Walk away with the knowledge to move from data fragmentation to a governed, unified entity view.

Gurpinder Dhillon

Head of Data Partner Strategy & Ecosystem, Senzing

Jamie Foss

Head of Data Partner GTM, Senzing

How to preserve alpha in a macro-driven environment

2.10 - 2:50

Empire Stage

From accelerating regime shifts to persistent rate volatility, the past few years have redefined the macro playbook. This panel will discuss how top investment teams are adjusting their portfolio construction & risk solutions to deal with the increasingly volatile macro environment.

Mahmood Noorani

CEO and Co-Founder, Quant Insight (Moderator)

Phil Vasan

Former Co-Head of Fundamental Equities, Blackrock

Using Alternative Data to Anticipate CPI: State Street PriceStats Inflation Indices

2:50 - 3:10

Empire Stage

State Street PriceStats tracks billions of prices sold by online retailers to generate daily inflation indices to help investors anticipate and evaluate the impact of inflation and implications for monetary policy. Our methodology is built upon a robust academic foundation through the Billion Prices Project initiative established by Harvard Business School professor Alberto Carvallo. Our research indicates that online prices not only measure inflation effectively, but also anticipates official inflation trends by several months. By providing a daily view of inflation across 27 countries and regional aggregates, State Street PriceStats provides timely insights that can help you get ahead of major shifts in inflation trends.

Jamie Stewart

Managing Director, State Street Data Intelligence

Michael Guidi

Managing Director, State Street Associates

AltDating

2:10 - 3:25

AltDating Hub

Our AltDating sessions facilitate interactions between data buyers and sellers via a programme of personalised matchmaking based on your needs.

Slot 8 - 2:10 - 2:25
Slot 9 - 2:25 - 2:40
Slot 10 - 2:40 - 2:55
Slot 11 - 2:55 - 3:10

Trading on Trends: Harnessing social media data for macro & market insight

3:10 - 3:30

Empire Stage

Social media data can provide high-frequency, low-latency insights into the opinions and sentiment of consumers, investors and policymakers, so it comes as no surprise that we’ve observed an increase in interest and demand for social media data, given current uncertainty. This presentation will discuss the different use cases for social media data in investment strategy: measuring macro sentiment, monitoring the social media behaviour of retail investors and tracking the consumer engagement for viral products or social media-driven boycotts.

Drew Davies

Research Analyst, Neudata

A winter solstice: Reflecting on dataset discontinuations

3:30 - 4:00

Empire Stage

This session will explore the key drivers behind dataset terminations over the past year and discuss some risk factors and market trends to consider throughout 2026.

Barney Bruce-Smythe

Vice President, Neudata

Data monetization workshop - Neudata buyside clients only

3:10 - 4:00

Rockefeller Room

This exclusive workshop will bring together a dynamic group of data owners and data buyers to explore strategies and opportunities for data monetization. Hear from a panel of Neudata and external experts, before taking the opportunity to ask questions, gather invaluable intel and form connections within an closed networking setting.

Ian Webster

Chief Revenue Officer, Neudata

Michael Hejtmanek

Vice President, Corporate Solutions, Neudata

AltDating

2:10 - 3:25

AltDating Hub

Slot 12 - 3:10 - 3:25

Networking drinks reception

4:00 - 5:30

Exhibition area