The Third Barclays Quantitative Investment Strategies Conference
 
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The Third Barclays Quantitative Investment Strategies Conference

Tuesday, 13 November 2018
11:00 - 20:30



Ironmongers' Hall
Shaftesbury Place

London EC2Y 8AA




We are pleased to invite you to The Third Barclays Quantitative Investment Strategies Conference.

The conference aims to cover a broad range of topics, in an open forum style, bringing together leading academics, industry professionals, consultants and market practitioners.

Professor Robert Schiller, Professor of Economics at Yale University will be presenting the "Narrative economics" session.

Our keynote presentation will be provided by
Professor Christopher Polk, Head of Department and Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics.

We will also be holding panel debates focusing on ‘Mining the equity volatility risk premium’, ‘Using artificial intelligence, machine learning & big data for QIS investing’, ‘The evolution of fixed income smart beta’, ‘Pitfalls of risk premia strategy design’ and ‘Portfolio construction and macro factor analysis’.

Our closing speaker for the day will be Rear Admiral Chris Parry CBE PhD, a well-known strategic forecaster, broadcaster and bestselling author, presenting on ‘Geopolitics: Future Perfect or Future Tense’.

Lastly, conference attendees will have the option of choosing between three dinner gatherings, each focusing on a particular topic of interest.


 


Please register your attendance by Tuesday, 6 November 2018.

Space is subject to availability, so please register as soon as possible. This invitation is non-transferable.

 



 


For further information, please contact:
Colette Scarlett
Events, Roadshows & Hospitality
colette.scarlett@barclays.com
+ 44 (0) 203 134 2002