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CAIA Hong Kong Webinar : Using NLP to Empower Asian Investors
Date(s):
June 23, 2021
Note: All times listed are in local time
Venue:Webinar
Fee(s):Free Event
Description: CAIA Hong Kong Webinar : Using NLP to Empower Asian Investors Date : Wednesday, 23rd June, 2021
Time : 4:30 PM Hong Kong / 10:30 AM Spain Duration : 1 hour Natural Language Processing (NLP) is an evolving field within machine learning that is empowering financial market participants by extracting value from textual content at scale. The technology has been instrumental in the continued adoption of alternative data in the investment industry, and is contributing to the ever expanding data mosaic available to hedge funds and asset managers. We'll provide concrete examples of how media attention, sentiment, and actionable events are driving financial markets across multiple asset classes and investment horizons. Guest Speakers:
- Inna Grinis, PhD, CFA, Senior Data Scientist, RavenPack
- Peter Hafez, Chief Data Scientist, RavenPack
Moderator: Yingwen Chin, CAIA, Partner, Albourne Partners (Asia) Limited, CAIA Hong Kong Chapter Executive Programme (Hong Kong Time): 4:30 PM: Welcome and Introductions 4:40 PM: Presentation by Inna Grinis 5:00 PM: Presentation by Peter Hafez 5:20 PM: Audience Q&A moderated by Yingwen Chin 5:30 PM: Session Ends
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Inna Grinis
Organization: RavenPack
Inna Grinis
Senior Data Scientist
RavenPack
Inna is a Senior Data Scientist and Quantitative Researcher at RavenPack, specialised in global
macro investment strategies and macroeconomics. Prior to joining RavenPack in July 2020, Inna
worked for three years at Goldman Sachs in London, in the Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS)
Group and the Investment Strategy Group, as a macro researcher. Her main projects there
included thematic research on the impact of demographics on inflation and asset prices, and
building an in-house nowcasting infrastructure. Inna holds a PhD and an MRes in Economics from
the London School of Economics, a BA from Cambridge, and is a CFA Charterholder.
Peter Hafez
Organization: RavenPack
Peter Hafez
Chief Dat Scientist
RavenPack
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Peter is the head of data science at RavenPack. Since joining RavenPack in 2008, he’s been a
pioneer in the field of applied news analytics bringing alternative data insights to the world’s top
banks and hedge funds. Peter has more than 15 years of experience in quantitative finance with
companies such as Standard & Poor's, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Saxo Bank.
He holds a Master's degree in Quantitative Finance from Sir John Cass Business School along
with an undergraduate degree in Economics from Copenhagen University. Peter is a recognized
speaker at quant finance conferences on alternative data and AI, and has given lectures at some
of the world’s top academic institutions including London Business School, Courant Institute of
Mathematics at NYU, and Imperial College London.
Yingwen Chin, CAIA
Partner, Albourne Partners (Asia) Limited
CAIA Hong Kong Chapter Executive
Yingwen joined Albourne in 2015 and is a Partner on the Asian private markets investment due diligence team focusing on Greater China and Pan-regional managers. Her experience spans across multiple alternative asset classes including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital. Prior to joining Albourne, Yingwen was the Head of Asia for funds research at Nutrimenta, a Swiss-based multi-family office, where she had responsibility for the firm’s hedge fund investments in the region.
Yingwen is from the pioneer class of graduates from Singapore Management University where she obtained her Bachelor of Business Management. She has been a CAIA Charterholder since 2006.
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