We spoke to the experts at QuantMinds International to find out where quants and quant research can make the biggest difference. The experts cover risk management, ESG investing, and economic forecasting.

Risk and pricing models: How can they help banks manage risks?

Andrew McClelland, Director, Quantitative Research, Numerix, discusses how the work he has done at Numerix with risk and pricing models benefits banks and the challenges and opportunities banks have experienced in recent years.

AI in ESG investing: What role does it have to play?

Sylvain Forte, CEO, SESAMm, talks us through his work on using AI to enhance ESG investing, how it can aid in avoiding greenwashing and much more.

Inflation, machine learning and Python: What are the opportunities available?

Saeed Amen, Cofounder, Turnleaf Analytics, explains how you can approach inflation from a machine learning perspective and how he has used Python and tech stack in the process.

What stands out about tomorrow’s quant talent?

At QuantMinds International 2022 we were joined by various PhD-students, who got the opportunity to present their research and benchmark with peer. We spoke to Thomas, Diercx, PhD candidate, University of Leuven and Wim Schoutens, Professor of Financial Engineering, University of Leuven about what it means to have your work presented at QuantMinds International, what stands out about current Quant talent and what they hope to see in the future of quantitative research.