machineByte Europe 2019 will be a two-day conference hosted in the centre of Paris on 17-18 September 2019 with a plenary agenda and private breakout sessions that will focus on the key industry topics in machine learning/AI and alternative data.

We have been appointed by global institutional investors to develop this conference to provide not only the theoretical approach to machine learning in investment management, but also case studies/examples of how machine learning can be used in quantitative investment management. Those investors who are currently exploring machine learning and AI by attempting to discover non-linear trends in data, to maximise trade execution and to diversify allocation frameworks. This conference aims to provide education and insights for those institutional investors who are increasingly exploring machine learning in investment management, specifically quantitative investment management.

Keynote speakers

• Uber’s Mike Tamir, Director of Phronesis ML Labs
• EMLYON Business School’s Guillaume Coqueret, Associate Professor of Finance and Data Science

The agenda will be divided into two sections: 

Training and case studies for investors who are new to machine learning and AI and who haven’t explored the use of alternative data yet. With breakout sessions focusing on:

• Seminar: Python In Investment Management
• Alternative Data Platform Live Demos – Leveraging Alternative Data In Investment Portfolios

The second section will focus on the experienced investors who would like to connect with peers to talk about specific challenges using machine learning and alternative data. With breakout sessions focusing on:

• Applying Deep Learning To Factor Portfolios
• Academic Keynote Speakers Focusing On New Developments

Other agenda topics include:

• Cyber security in connection to alternative data use
• Ethics & AI developments
• Use of blockchain in investment management
• Institutionalisation of crypto