United States
When: September 24-26, 2017
Where: Cambridge, MA
Why: This conference will explore the intersection of Finance, Technology, and Big Data. FinTech comprises many new areas of development such as consumer finance, text analytics, systemic risk, financial forecasting, cyber security, fraud detection, payment systems, high-frequency trading, and cryptocurrencies.
Session you don’t want to miss: Andrew Lo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – “Algorithmic Models of Investor Behavior”
Europe
London Quant Group Autumn Seminar
When: September 10-13, 2017
Where: Trinity College, Oxford
Why: a good mix of both academics and practitioners discussing hot topics in quant finance
Session you don’t want to miss: Steve Satchell, University of Sidney, “Cross-sectional Momentum: Quant or Metaphysics?”
I Gran Sasso Workshop in Mathematical Finance
When: September 27-29, 2017
Where: L’Aquila, Italy
Why: The Conference “I Gran Sasso Workshop in Mathematical Finance” aims to provide an overview of new challenges in Mathematical Finance and Insurance. Top researchers in the field will present results in a wide range of topics including model uncertainty, stochastic calculus and processes, statistics, risk management, and applications.
Session you don’t want to miss: program is yet to be determined
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