The Premier Event for Quantitative Investment Thought Leaders

14 - 15 October 2025 | Convene 22 Bishopsgate, London

Andrea Nardon

CIO Creed & Bear

Andrea's career spans different leading buy-side firms in Europe and London, including Commerzbank, Deka Investment, and Sarasin & Partners, where he gained extensive experience as a Quant Portfolio Manager and Researcher. As a fund manager, he was responsible for managing a range of funds across different asset classes, including corporate bonds, convertibles, equities, commodities, and managed futures strategies, in the long-only and long-short space. He subsequently transitioned to the digital side of finance and served as the CIO of a prominent fintech company in Dubai, which specializes in offering AI-driven solutions for trading digital assets. Andrea is an accomplished keynote speaker who has been featured at many high-profile conferences focused on quant, machine learning, and AI. His primary areas of expertise are in the development of ML-driven strategies for financial and digital markets.

Day 1: 14 October

12:50 PM PANEL: Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for Quant investment

Machine learning has become increasingly central to both forecasting and portfolio construction. But how do you separate hype from real, actionable value?

 

  • What ML models are most effective for return and risk forecasting?
  • How are firms integrating AI and ML signals into quant investment strategies?
  • When does ML add value over traditional quant techniques?

 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Andrea.

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