John Fawcett: Disrupting the secretive world of quants

I chat with John, the founder of Quantopian, on how he got started in quantitative finance, where he sees the industry evolving and how he created a global community of intrinsically motivated coders to create unique solutions to the greatest intellectual game on earth.

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Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners

Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners

A geostrategic standoff between the US and China over AI would be “extremely damaging for capital owners” according to the Future Fund, Australia’s A$337 billion ($237 billion) sovereign wealth fund, which outlined four “secular scenarios” around AI and its investment implications.

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What does the future look like

Given the disruption and chaos currently facing the world, society and economies, this session looks at what an imagined future would look like.

The vaccine

This session looks at the development of a vaccine for COVID-19 and what cooperation is needed to fight the virus.

Ways to change the world

In conversation with the current recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Esther Duflo, this session looks at the phenomenon of inequality and the way in which economics and finance can help meet the challenge for a better, more equal, world.

Leadership for a sustainable recovery

What does a sustainable recovery look like and how can institutional investors collaborate to make sure it happens?

Operational risks and supply chain issue

This session highlights the need for resilience and robust continuity planning.

China’s economic position in the world

This session examines the impact of the crisis on China, the likely projection of its recovery and the role for the private sector.

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