Long before AI and data became the talk of every trading floor, we were bringing together the people putting it to work. Future Alpha began in 2018 as AI and Data Science in Trading, one of the first events dedicated to how machine learning and data were changing investment management.
Our first edition brought quants, data scientists and investment professionals together to explore a question few were asking at the time: what can AI really do for alpha generation?
First editionQuants · Data scientists · Investors
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What can AI really do for alpha generation?
The question we started with · 2018
2022
Chapter two
Becoming Quant Strats
As the community grew, so did our scope. From 2022 to 2026, Quant Strats ran twice a year, in London and the US, and became the meeting point for systematic and quantitative investors. Each edition welcomed 350–400 attendees and built a reputation for practical, technical content.
350–400 attendeesSystematic & quant investors
2026
Chapter three
Introducing Future Alpha
With AI and data science now at the centre of every conversation in finance, which is where we’ve always been, we rebranded as Future Alpha. It became our flagship event, bringing together 700+ attendees across Alpha, Risk and Tech.
700+ attendeesAlpha · Risk · TechFlagship event
2027
The next chapter
Future Alpha 2027
Next year we move to the Javits Center in New York, with 1,000+ attendees and an agenda covering the full alpha lifecycle across four tracks: Alpha, Data, Tech and Risk.
1,000+ attendees4 tracksJavits Center, NYC
How We've Grown
A bigger room, the same focus.
2022Quant Strats
350–400
2026Future Alpha
700+
2027Future Alpha
1,000+
Attendees per edition
Alpha2026 · 2027
Risk2026 · 2027
Tech2026 · 2027
DataNew for 2027
Our Name
Same community, new name
2018AI and Data Science in Trading
2022Quant Strats
2026 onwardsFuture Alpha
If you knew us as Quant Strats, welcome back. The speakers, the depth and the community you valued are all still here. We’ve just grown into a name that matches our ambitions.
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