London Data Summit 2023

Speakers

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  Aman Aneja

  Farview Equity Partners

  Director of Analytics

  Experienced leader and P&L owner with more than 8 years of experience in Data, Analytics and Business Development. Passionate about building high performing teams through open communication and
  strong customer focus to drive business outcomes. Have led and concluded key projects for delivering sustainable team structure, data infrastructure and data analytics strategy aligning to the overall business and Technology goals.

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  Donal Byrne

  Hatched Analytics

  CEO and Co-founder

  Donal Byrne is the CEO and co-founder of Hatched Analytics.

  As a specialist Alternative Data provider, Hatched Analytics has been providing the most accurate data on the headline KPIs for 50 global companies for the past 6 years. Their unique approach, built around impact and precision, helps institutional investors make better investment decisions.  One of Hatched’s main USPs is the speed of delivery – 80% of their reports are delivered within 2 business days.

  Donal's extensive digital and technical experience combined with an MBA from University College Dublin allows the Hatched team to source and analyse untapped datasets. Their propriety data sources give them a unique perspective that sets them apart from other providers

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  Adam Chen

  Aspect Capital

  Data Engineering Lead

  Adam is an engineering lead at Aspect Capital, where he heads up the development arm of the firm's Data team. He's passionate about agility and time to delivery, orchestrating a transition from legacy ETL to cloud-first ELT workflows to aid the business in the ever-present race for alpha. He previously held positions at Nomura and is a Computer Science graduate of Bath University.

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  Donald D’Amico

  Neudata

  General Counsel

  Don is the General Counsel of Neudata. In addition to managing the company's legal affairs, Don leads the review of the compliance and regulatory aspects of new datasets and assists with product development. He previously served as Legal Counsel at Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, where he onboarded third party research providers and conducted related due diligence. Don started his career as a research analyst on a merger arbitrage trading desk.

  Don holds a JD from the Fordham University School of Law and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. He has received CIPP/E and CIPP/US certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

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  Richard Dudley

  RPMI

  Quantitative Portfolio Manager

  Richard is a quantitative portfolio manager at Railpen where he manages a series of internal systematic equity & multi-asset portfolios. He is actively involved in all stages of the systematic investment process, from signal research to portfolio construction through to implementation with a particular focus on researching new signals derived from alternative data.

  He has a background in Mathematics and Physics, holds the CFA & CAIA charters and an MSc in Statistics from the University of Sheffield where he was the recipient of the Royal Statistical Society Award for his thesis titled Bayesian Cointegration: A comparison of Static and Dynamic approaches. He is now a PhD student in Statistics with a focus on Causality in Time Series at the University of Sheffield.

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  Connor Emmel

  Apptopia

  Director of Financial Institutions

  Connor is the Director of Financial Institutions at Apptopia Data where he heads up the global growth of the investment client division spanning both the public and private markets. He’s passionate about building companies, business intelligence and consistent innovation to identify the next areas in mobile for alpha generation.
  
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  Marc Fulner

  Neudata

  Senior Product Manager

  Marc is the Senior Product Manager at Neudata and is responsible for bringing new Alternative Data products to market as well as enhancing existing products to provide the best user experience.

  Marc is experienced in productizing new software technology, from concept to production. He creates a technology differentiator that results in delivering winning customer focussed applications. Marc has worked within B2B SaaS for the last ten years; specialising in Business Intelligence, Customer Engagement and Social Media. He has helped secure two Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards and two successful exits.

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  Suraj Gohil

  Fable Data

  Co-Founder & Chief Partnerships Office

  Suraj has an extensive career in finance with a primary focus on corporate and government debt markets. Today he is Co-Founder and Chief Partnerships Officer at Fable Data, responsible for sourcing and maintaining all of the banking data that powers Fable, as well running their Mission and Economics department to make sure the data gets into the hands of decision-makers and academia. Prior to Fable, Suraj started his career as a structured credit trader for KBC Financial Products before becoming a portfolio manager at Observatory Capital and then CQS.

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  Francesco Grigoli

  Senior Economist (on leave from the IMF)

  Director of Research

  Francesco is an applied macroeconomist with 12 years of experience at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. He published extensively in leading academic journals and policy outlets on a wide range of topics in macroeconomics and international economics. His current research focuses on inflation expectations, price formation, monetary policy, and international finance. Francesco received his PhD in Economics from the University of Insubria and holds a Master's in International Economics from the University of Sussex. He was also a vising scholar at Columbia University.

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  Ronald Ho

  Morgan Stanley

  Vice President

  Ronald Ho is a vice president at Morgan Stanley and a member of the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) Research team. He has previously worked in the analyst solutions, research product, and quantitative research teams in Asia. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Ronald worked in the valuation and modelling team within the advisory practice at KPMG. Ronald has a Master of Statistics with distinction (data analytics theme) from the University of Hong Kong and a BBA degree (first honours) in professional accountancy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also holds the ACCA, CPA and CFA designations.

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  Michael Jerdan

  HG Insights

  Director, Capital Markets
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  Sam Jones

  Gener8

  CEO and Founder

  Sam Jones is CEO and founder of Gener8, a company that enables people to control and be rewarded by their own data. He is a brilliant young entrepreneur, who is most renowned for his appearance on Dragon’s Den, where he gained the accolade of delivering the "best pitch ever," which then went viral with over 25 million views. He is now continuing his journey with the aim of turning Gener8 into a £1 Billion business by 2030.

  Forbes have described Gener8 as “One of London’s rising tech stars” and Sam has recently been named “Disruptor of the Year” by the Great British Entrepreneur awards.

   

   

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  Shelly Kelly

  ESG Screen17

  Chief Sales Officer

  Shelly is responsible for business development, sales and marketing and servicing at ESG Screen17.

  Prior to joining ESG Screen17 as Chief Sales Officer, Shelly headed GreenTec Capital Partners’ Consulting unit, focused on scaling of sustainable African start-ups, together with international funding partners. Before that, Shelly worked in the global asset management/financial industry for over 25 years, most recently at Deutsche Bank/DWS in New York and Frankfurt with roles focused on account and sales management, program and process management (tech and non-tech), and organizational development and transformation. Shelly was also employed by Pequot Capital, Nomura, UBS and Northern Trust.

  Shelly currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Frankfurt International School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics-Mathematical Emphasis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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  Lukas Kruger

  Deloitte

  Data & AI Director

  Lukas is a certified professional Data Engineer, ML Engineer and Cloud Practitioner, Cambridge MBA and qualified Chartered Accountant and involved in industry groups on defining the future of AI development and risk management.

  He is a Director in our Data and Analytics team leading Trustworthy AI delivery across major UK and Global clients. Recent experience include working with one of the largest global technology platforms on their technology compliance transformation, including relevant AI regulation.

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  Joe Little

  HSBC Asset Management

  Global Chief Strategist

  Joe is Global Chief Strategist and leads the investment strategy function at HSBC Asset Management.

  In this role, Joe is responsible for developing global macro and asset allocation research for the investment process, and for delivering thought leadership and market insights across client channels. Joe is a frequent speaker at industry events and conferences, and a regular contributor to the financial media.

  Previously, Joe was Co-CIO for HSBC’s Multi Asset Funds and the Chief Strategist for Strategic Asset Allocation. Prior to that, he was a Portfolio Manager on a global macro hedge fund, working on tactical asset allocation strategies. Joe began his career as an Economist at JP Morgan Cazenove. He holds a MSc in Economics from Warwick University, a BSc from Bristol University, and is a CFA charterholder. Joe is a member of the CFA UK Advisory Council, and the Society of Professional Economists.

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  Samuel Livingstone

  Jupiter Asset Management

  Head of Data Science & Data Engineering

  Sam Livingstone is the Head of Data Science & Data Engineering at Jupiter Asset Management. Previously, he was a data scientist in Global Equities at Citadel. Prior to that, he worked as a quant researcher sitting on the quantitative equity products investment desk at Schroders, as a quant analyst at Willis Towers Watson after beginning his career as a sales trader at IG Group in 2010.

  Sam holds a first-class honours degree in Economics & Business (UWE) and a Master of Science degree in Economics, Accounting & Finance from the University of Bristol. Sam is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Sam is currently studying for a PhD in sustainable machine learning (Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Science) at University College London.

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  Annabelle Mamphey

  Neudata

  Analyst

  Annabelle recently graduated from the University of Surrey with an MSc in Criminology, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity. She also holds a BA degree in Sociology from the University of Leicester.

  Prior to joining Neudata, she spent time assisting in research within law enforcement, with a specific focus on using data-driven approaches to inform policy. Annabelle has a particular interest in using technology to undertake research and enjoys learning about artificial intelligence within data analysis.

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  Dean Murphy

  Neudata

  Commercial Director - Data Provider Products

  Dean is responsible for leading, developing and expanding Neudata’s events programme.

  Having spent the last decade creating, building and scaling conference and content businesses within the FinTech and Energy sectors, Dean has worked with some of the most recognisable global brands on B2B events of all sizes. Dean co-founded two conference companies in 2013 and exited through acquisition in early 2020.

  Dean holds a BA Hons degree in Theatre and Performance Studies from Warwick University.

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  Kevin Lane Nichols

  Cboe Global Markers

  Global Head of Derived Market Data and Analytics

  Kevin Lane Nichols is the Global Head of Derived Market Data and Analytics on Cboe's Data &  Access Solutions team. With a focus on simplifying complex marketplaces, Nichols’ expertise lies in making value-added information from the options markets digestible and relatable.

  Before joining Cboe, Nichols began his career in the financial markets as a market maker for Timberhill LLC, the proprietary trading division of Interactive Brokers. In 2006, he co-founded Thales LLC, an options market-making and proprietary trading firm focused on takeovers, spin-offs and special situations.

  Nichols joined LiveVol, Inc. in 2010, where he served as the Chief Product Officer and played a pivotal role in the company's growth and success. LiveVol, Inc. was acquired by Cboe Global Markets in 2015 with Nichols playing a key role in integrating LiveVol into Cboe’s organizational structure.

  Nichols is a CFA charter holder, with an MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Sterling College.

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  Nicholas Neary

  Neudata

  Research Analyst

  Nicholas graduated with a B.A. in International Business from the Technological University Dublin. He has had professional experience working with KBC Bank Ireland Asset Management Division and as an intern with IBM Ireland European Digital Sales Team.

  Nicholas is a Client focused entrepreneur with a passion for Business. He previously set up an e-commerce clothing business and today privately manages and runs a six-digit Investment Fund which he founded in August 2019, comprised of 30 members/investors.

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  Alexis Nortier

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  Portfolio Manager

  Alexis Nortier joined Verition Fund Management as a Portfolio Manager in March 2023. Before that he was working as a Senior Quantitative Researcher in equities at Balyasny Asset Management.

  He trades a mid-frequency, quantamental portfolio, leveraging fundamental insights into a systematic investment process. He is particularly interested in alternative data, with a focus on sector-specific datasets.

  Alexis started his career on the sell-side, working for Goldman Sachs from 2012 to 2016. He has a background in Mathematics and Economics. He graduated top of his class for the MSc in Mathematical Finance at Oxford University and won the Hertford College prize for his dissertation on Robust Optimisation for Factor Portfolios.

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  Mark O’Callaghan

  iSAM Systematic Equities

  Head of Data
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  Omri Orgad

  Bright Data

  Chief Customer Officer

  Tech-savvy and data-driven leader Omri Orgad is Bright Data’s Chief Customer Officer and former North America Managing Director.

  During nearly a decade in the data space, Omri has worked with the largest enterprises and leading companies in the world, witnessing and helping them navigate the most complex market transitions and shifts with the support of web data. In his role today, Omri leads the extensive customer success department, working closely with thousands of leading firms and organizations across key sectors, such as e-commerce, banking, travel, healthcare and more.

  In his most recent role at Bright Data, Omri established the new North America-based company headquarters from January 2020 until September 2022, a period that has been characterized by market instability. During this period, Omri led the company’s growing market share as the leading web data provider while also establishing the right data teams to support it across the US.

  With his vast data-driven experience, Omri has acquired a deep familiarity with multiple global firms’ brands, their market challenges and business goals, and has helped them achieve their market goals by addressing the most essential questions in a very timely manner. Prior to his career at Bright Data, Omri worked closely with several startups and smaller-scale companies, focusing on accelerating growth. Omri’s career path in the data domain has been driven by his firm belief that data can only lead to success in this ever-evolving and ever-surprising real-time economy.

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  Mo Saffaf

  AgFlow

  Head of Data Success

  Mo is an experienced commercial leader with over 10 years of office-based experience within Sales, Key Account Management and client relationships in B2B SaaS businesses across several industries. After a 12-month sabbatical to pursue his professional hobby of stand-up comedy, Mo bought into the vision of Digitalizing Agricultural Markets and moved to Geneva to direct the data partnership program. Mo has an MSc in Biochemical Engineering from UCL.

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  Alba Seoane

  Point72

  Head of Proprietary Research, European Equities
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  Karine Serfaty

  Neustrat Consulting

  Founder & Managing Director

  Karine is a C-level strategy and data executive who has helped iconic global media companies reach their growth objectives, drive marketing effectiveness and optimize efficiency by embedding the relevant insights, metrics and AI applications into their strategy and operating model.

  She is now advising companies on ways to unlock the value of data for growth and decarbonization.
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  Gareth Shepherd, PhD, CFA

  Voya Investment Management

  Co-Head of Voya Machine Intelligence (VMI) & Portfolio Manager

  Gareth Shepherd, PhD, CFA

  Co-Head of Voya Machine Intelligence (VMI) & Portfolio Manager, Voya Investment Management

  Gareth is co-head of the Voya Machine Intelligence (VMI) team and a portfolio manager at Voya Investment Management. Previously he was a managing partner and co-founder of predecessor firm G Squared Capital LLP, a pioneer in applying ML/AI and data science to find persistent patterns in company and ESG data. Prior to that, he held various positions within risk and asset management in Australia, Switzerland, the U.S. and the UK.

   

  Gareth is an engineer by training and before entering finance he developed knowledge acquisition software to tackle classification problems in epidemiology, earning his PhD at UNSW, Sydney. He was awarded a United Nations Assoc. triple-bottom line award and completed a World Economic Forum sponsored Executive Masters (INSEAD, London Business School, and Columbia University) and is a CFA® Charterholder.

   

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  Annabelle Shrieves

  S&P Global

  Executive Director, Data, Valuations & Analytics

  Annabelle leads Investment Management strategy at S&P Global Market Intelligence across their Data, Valuations & Analytics business. Annabelle has a deep experience in Equities data and analytics, working closely with data-driven Investment Managers who leverage S&P Global’s extensive suite of proprietary alternative data sets.

  Annabelle has worked at S&P Global for 11 years and previously led Equity Sales in EMEA, having joined as a specialist in Securities Finance data with Markit’s acquisition of Data Explorers in 2012.

  Annabelle started her career in 2001 leading Hedge Fund sales at Reuters, and holds a first-class honours degree in French from the University of Exeter.

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  Lisa K. Simon

  Revelio Labs

  Senior Economist

  Lisa K. Simon is a Senior Economist at Revelio Labs, where she leads the Economics Team and the Client Success Team. She analyzes Revelio Labs’s treasure trove of labor market data, uncovers insights about workforce trends, and helps clients leverage workforce data to their advantage. Previously, she was a researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was applying causal inference methods using machine learning to questions in labor and education economics. Her research has focused on the impact of structural change on labor markets, the future of work in general, and how individuals can adapt to changing labor markets. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Munich in Germany and worked at the ifo Institute - Germany’s top economic policy and research institute -   as well as the OECD and the European Parliament.

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  Grishan Sivakumaran

  Man Group

  Data Sourcing Analyst

  Grishan Sivakumaran is a data sourcing analyst at Man Group responsible for sourcing new data for Man Group’s systematic and discretionary investment teams.

   

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  Paris Tung (パリス・トウ)

  Neudata

  Japanese Speaking Analyst (London)

  Paris researches the Japanese alternative data market. Prior to Neudata, she worked as a business and data analyst at Japan Centre (London). Before that, she was a project manager at Taishin International Bank, and the supervisor of the corporate planning office at Hitachi Taiwan. Paris specialises in informatics, holding an MBA from HEC Paris, an MSc MISDI from LSE and an MA in Human Science from Waseda University.

  パリスは日本のオルタナティブデータ市場を研究しています。 Neudataの前では、ロンドンにあるジャパン・センターでビジネス・データアナリストとして働いてた。来英までは、台湾の台新国際銀行のプロジェクトマネージャーと台湾日立で経営企画主任として勤めた経歴を持っています。パリスは情報学を専門とし、HEC ParisのMBA、LSEのMSc MISDI、そして早稲田大学の人間科学の修士号を取得しています。

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  Ian Webster

  Neudata

  Managing Director

  Ian heads the Client Engagement group at Neudata, as well as its busy programme of events. He has spent the last six years helping asset managers, investment banks and retailers to get value out of traditional and alternative data. Prior to that, Ian's experience encompassed analytical and commercial roles at Vodafone, Bank of Scotland and Liberty Mutual.

  Ian holds an MA in Mathematics from the University of Oxford, and a Saltire Fellowship in Entrepreneurship from Babson College, Massachusetts.
  

   

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  Mark Fleming-Williams

  Capital Fund Management

  Head of Data Sourcing
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  Omer Yackov Laor

  Neudata

  Head of Consultancy

  Omer leads the Consulting arm at Neudata, informing and assisting data-owning firms to enter and better compete in the alternative-data market.

  Omer had spent the last 8 years spearheading strategic client engagements across a variety of industries, as Head of Business Development and Sales Executive, most recently selling data-products to a variety of EMEA buy-side institutions. Prior to that, Omer was involved in data-partnerships for the largest provider of data-driven public market research, helping firms monetize their data assets and create new revenue streams.

  Native Israeli, Omer is fluent in Hebrew, French, and English. He holds a B.A in History and Political Science from Tel-Aviv University and SciencesPo Paris, and M.A in Management from the London School of Economics.
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  Gerben de Zwart

  APG Asset Management

  Head of Investment Solutions

  Gerben de Zwart is head of Investment Solutions at APG Asset Management since 2020. In this current role, he leads the investment specialists team. In addition, his Quant Solution & Developer teams play a key role in APG's digital transformation by operationalizing (advanced) analytical information platforms to the global Investment teams and the Responsible Investment team. He is also the chief editor of the Dutch CFA-VBA Journal and a member of the advisory council of the Accountancy department of Tilburg University.

  Prior to joining APG in 2010, Gerben was employed by ING Investment Management and Robeco. He earned his Master’s degree in Technical Mathematics from Delft Technical University and his Ph.D. from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Gerben holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has been published in the academic finance literature and is a frequent speaker at international conferences for both academics as well as practitioners.

  In 2015 Gerben was awarded with a royal honour and appointed as a member of the Order of Oranje-Nassau.

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  Matei Zatreanu

  System2

  CEO & Founder

  Matei founded System2 as a full-service data team to expand the universe of data-driven investing and decision-making.

  Clients, which include hedge funds, private equity and corporates, leverage System2's team and technology to build forecasts and machine learning models, source and diligence deals, deliver customer insights and otherwise
  solve hard problems with data.

  Matei also hosts Augvest, a community of investors who meet regularly to discuss trends in data-driven investing. He previously spent eight years at King Street Capital, where he started the data science initiative.

  Matei holds an MA in math from Columbia University and BAs in psychology, math, government, and economics from Cornell University.

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  Yosef Zweibach

  Walleye Capital

  Chief Operating Officer of Quantitative Strategies

  Mr. Zweibach Joined Walleye Capital in 2022 as Chief Operating Officer of Quantitative Strategies, where he is responsible for business development, driving new avenues for growth and innovation, managing external relationships, onboarding portfolio managers, and operations of the quant business.

  Before joining Walleye Capital, Mr. Zweibach was Head of Business Strategy & Investor Relations at Panagora Asset Management where he was responsible for the oversight of the firms PR, marketing, product development, and M&A. Prior to Panagora, he was Global Head of Quant Sales at Barclays Capital where he built one of Wall Street’s premier quant sales teams. He showcased Barclays’ quant research to global quant clients and help cross-sell Barclays products. Prior to joining Barclays, Mr. Zweibach served as a paratrooper in the Israeli Defense Forces.

  Yosef is a board member of the Society of Quantitative Analysts.

  Mr. Zweibach graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a B.A. in Management Studies.