Now in its twenty-first year, the Battle of the Quants has established itself as the premier global event for allocators, portfolio managers, data buyers, and data providers in the quantitative space. Our carefully curated audience and attendee network is the result of two decades of relationship-building and remains a key part of our appeal to both attendees and sponsors. This definitive gathering offers unparalleled access to key industry influencers, decision-makers, and investment opportunities. With cutting-edge discussions on quantitative finance, AI, ML, LLMs, Agentic AI and alternative data, the Battle of the Quants places you at the forefront of groundbreaking conversations. Engage with the brilliant minds shaping the future of global finance and meet the humans behind the machines.

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October 22, 2026  I  Royal Automobile Club

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Join us for an exclusive event starting with our Welcome Champagne Reception, an invigorating evening designed for building new connections and revitalizing past business relationships. Network with industry leaders and key players, setting the stage for an eventful day ahead.

The momentum continues the next morning with our exclusive invitation-only Allocator Breakfast and Data Breakfast, each offering a unique blend of insights. Enjoy a full English breakfast as quantitative-focused allocators delve into discovering the strategies of leading quantitative managers, while quantitative portfolio managers, researchers and data buyers actively engage with leading data and signal providers to explore how innovative datasets and alpha-generating signals intersect with the dynamic world of quantitative finance. These high-impact sessions lead directly into the main event which include dynamic panel discussions and thought-provoking presentations that capture the pulse of the quantitative hedge fund space.

Many networking opportunities abound – including two coffee breaks, a luncheon, and post-event drinks – providing ample time for follow-up discussions and fostering valuable new business relationships. Stay ahead of industry trends, connect with visionaries, and deepen your understanding of the evolving quantitative landscape.

SPEAKERS

Tom Cheesman

Tom Cheesman

Partner

Stable

Yoann Vergier

CIO

Family Partners

Serge Sosulnikov

Serge Sosulnikov

Partner, Head of Liquid Investments

The Alternative

George Mussalli

George Mussalli

Global CIO

PanAgora

BIO
George Mussalli

Mr. Mussalli is PanAgora’s Global Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for the oversight of the firm’s Equity and Multi Asset investment teams, including research, portfolio management, portfolio construction, and trading. He is also a member of the firm’s Investment, Operating, Risk, and Sustainability Committees, as well as the Board of Directors.
As Global Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Mussalli directs innovative research used in the development of models implemented in PanAgora’s investment strategies. As a leader in the field, he was appointed to the Editorial Boards of The Journal of Financial Data Science and The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing and is also a member of the MIT Sloan Finance Group Advisory Board.
Before becoming Global CIO, Mr. Mussalli was Chief Investment Officer of Equity Investments, overseeing PanAgora’s Dynamic and Stock Selector Equity strategies. Prior to this role, he led the firm’s Stock Selector strategies. His work focused on combining fundamental insights with sophisticated quantitative techniques to develop proprietary models designed to analyze companies across many dimensions. In addition to overseeing the management of the firm’s Stock Selector strategies, he contributed significantly to the proprietary pool of Equity research leveraged across the entire firm during his tenure.
Before joining PanAgora, he was a Portfolio Manager on the Putnam Investments Structured Equity team, where he was responsible for Structured Equity portfolios. He contributed to quantitative research and analysis that supported all Equity strategies, including International and Global strategies.

Prior to joining Putnam, Mr. Mussalli worked as a Senior Investment Analyst at John Hancock Funds.

Mr. Mussalli is a CFA charterholder.

Education:
Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.B.A.
Tufts University, B.S.

Renato Guerrieri

Renato Guerrieri

Head of Quantitative Strategy - Liquid Alternatives

Downing

Andy Moniz

ANDY MONIZ, PhD

Senior Vice President, Director of Responsible Investing

Acadian

BIO
Andy Moniz, PhD

Andy joined in 2021 as the Director of Responsible Investing. He leads Acadian’s global Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) efforts and oversees the firm’s ESG strategies, related research initiatives, and active ownership tactics, in addition to serving as the chair for Acadian’s Responsible Investing Committee. Andy is based out of Acadian Asset Management (U.K.) Limited, and prior to joining Acadian, he worked as the director of applied data at Putnam Investments. Previous to that, Andy was managing director and chief data scientist at Deutsche Bank and a quantitative portfolio manager at APG Asset Management. He holds a Ph.D. in natural language processing from Erasmus University, specializing in the creation of alternative ESG signals, a MSc. in applied statistics from the University of London, and a B.A. and M.A. in economics from the University of Cambridge. Andy is a CFA charterholder and acts as a referee for ESG papers submitted to the Financial Analysts Journal. He has also acted as an advisor to the Bank of England on the use of artificial intelligence and alternative data.

Markus Ebner

Markus Ebner

Head of Multi Asset & Liquid Alternatives - Executive Director

Quoniam

Tushara Fernando

Tushara Fernando

Head of Data and AI

Man Group

BIO
Tushara Fernando

Tushara Fernando leads Man Group's data and machine learning initiatives, overseeing the firm's comprehensive data platform, data management team, and strategic data sourcing operations. In this role, he leads the development and implementation of Man Group's generative AI strategy across the firm. Before joining Man Group in September 2021, Tushara was Head of Portfolio Construction Technology for Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He was formerly Head of Enterprise Engineering, responsible for Man Group's operating and fund accounting platforms, enterprise applications, and client-facing solutions. Earlier in his tenure, he led Fast Trading Technology, where he developed sophisticated liquidity-making and liquidity-taking systematic strategies spanning all major asset classes. Tushara holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Manchester.

David Riehl

David Riehl

Principal, Quant Product Strategy

YipitData

BIO
David Riehl

David Riehl is Principal of Quant Product Strategy at YipitData, where he works closely with quantitative hedge funds and asset managers to turn alternative data into investable signals. He leads product strategy for YipitData's quantitative product offering, partnering with quant teams to solve complex problems related to data and analytics.

Prior to YipitData, David spent more than a decade at S&P Global Market Intelligence and IHS Markit, most recently as an Executive Director within Financial Services, where he headed the Research Signals team and served on the S&P Global alternative data committee. He originally joined through the acquisition of Data Explorers Ltd. which provided quantitative teams with global daily short interest data. His research has been featured in The Economist, Bloomberg, and on CNBC.

David holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Webster University and a graduate certificate in business from Columbia University in New York City

Battle of the Quants - 2026

Thanh-Long Huynh

CEO

QuantCube

Art Vinokur

Art Vinokur

Head of Manager Research, Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton

Boris Polyak

Boris Polyak

Managing Director, Head of Systematic/Quant

PAAMCO Prisma

BIO
Boris Polyak

Boris Polyak is a Managing Director and is a member of the Portfolio Management Team at PAAMCO Prisma, with a focus on managed futures and quantitative strategies and portfolio construction for Molecule, the firm’s multi-strategy hedge fund. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Mr. Polyak was an analyst on the Treasury Capital Markets desk at Morgan Stanley.  Mr. Polyak graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. degree in Economics-Mathematics, magna cum laude, and completed the Special Concentration in Business Management undergraduate program through Columbia Business School. Mr. Polyak is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

 

Oliver Jarman

Oliver Jarman

Principal, Public Markets

Partners Capital

BIO
Oliver Jarman

Oliver Jarman is a Principal on the Public Markets Research Team at Partners Capital. Prior to joining Partners Capital in 2022, he was a Senior Research Analyst at Fidelity International, working within their multi asset team and leading research on European and US focused equity managers. Earlier in his career, he was an Analyst within the manager selection team at Mercer. Oliver holds a BA in Economics from the University of Birmingham and is a CFA Charterholder and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Chris Mulligan

Chris Mulligan

MD, Head of the News Team

Two Sigma

Alexander Walsh

Alexander Walsh

Senior Product Manager - Equity Research

Balyasny

Matt Griffin

Matt Griffin

Futurist

311 Institute

BIO
Matt Griffin

Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 15-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.

An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.

As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.

Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.

Bartt Kellermann

Bartt Kellermann

CEO & Founder

Global Capital Acquisition

BIO
Bartt Kellermann

BIO

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