How to generate better investment ideas with Media Sentiment and News Analytics
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As the world is changing, so are the investment strategies. How can you use sentiment data and news analytics to construct better ideas and create smarter quantitative strategies? Join our expert panel to get actionable insights and prepare to navigate the post-COVID environment.
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In just under 1 hour, you'll learn:
- How to leverage alternative data amid economic volatility
- What are the latest trends related to media sentiment analysis
- 4 key use case: how does news sentiment data aid quantitative investors
- Insights from an industry practitioner: how to generate better investment ideas with media sentiment and what's different in the post-COVID world
Meet our speakers
Svetlana Borovkova, Ph.D
Head of Quantitative Modelling
Probability & Partners
Currently, Associate Professor at Vrije University Amsterdam, and Head of Quantitative Modelling at Probability & Partners, Dr Svetlana Borovkova has specialized in applying mathematical and statistical methods to problems within quantitative finance and risk management.
Dr Borovkova’s research extends in many areas, such as news analytics for finance, derivatives pricing, commodity markets and risk management in the face of new regulation. She is also a consultant for the Dutch Central Bank and the founder and principal consultant of DataDecisions: Financial Risk Consultancy.
Eric Fischkin
Head of Machine Readable News
Refinitiv
Eric Fischkin is the Proposition Director of Quant & Feeds at Refinitiv, in charge of news and other textual content for quantitative use. Prior to this role, he served as Head of News Feeds Product Management. He joined Thomson Reuters (Refinitiv) in 2010 as Senior Product Manager in Machine Readable News.
Earlier, Eric handled technology as part of the co-founding team at CallStreet, a corporate event calendar and transcript service that was sold to FactSet. He has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Ryan LaFond, Ph.D
Deputy CIO
Algert Global LLC
Ryan serves as the firm’s Deputy CIO. Prior to rejoining Algert Global, Ryan was Head of Research for the Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets Equity group within BlackRock’s Scientific Active Equity team. His service at BlackRock dates back to 2008, including his tenure at Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009.
Ryan began his career as an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. Ryan earned a BBA degree and Ph.D. with a concentration in Accounting, both from the University of Wisconsin.
David Aubuchon
Director - Market Development, Quant & Data Feeds
Refinitiv
David is responsible for the commercial interests of Refinitiv's Quant and Data Feeds business in the Americas. He started his journey with Thomson Reuters and Refinitiv over 10 years ago.
With a high degree of revenue accountability at it's core, he develops the execution plan bringing together Marketing campaigns, Sales targeting, and Commercial execution.
He is passionate about solving problems at the intersection of business, innovation, and financial technology.
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