The Premier Event for Quantitative Investment Thought Leaders

14 - 15 October 2025 | Convene 22 Bishopsgate, London

Leon He

Managing Director, Quantitative Equity BCI

Leon serves as the Managing Director of Quantitative Equity at BCI within the Public Markets department, having joined the company in 2017. With over 13 years of experience in the investment field, he assumes responsibility for managing internal quantitative active equity strategies focused on global developed market mandates. Leon has expertise in systematic investing and the application of mathematics and machine intelligence in finance. Before his role at BCI, Leon held a position at Genus Capital Management, a Vancouver-based investment management firm. There, he specialized in quantitative research for stock selection and portfolio construction, while managing portfolios for both institutional and high net-worth clients. Leon also gained valuable experience at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, where he contributed to the enhancement of economic forecasting models. Leon earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Economics and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of British Columbia (UBC). He holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter and has achieved the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation.

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 Leon.

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