London – January 29, 2026 – Future Alpha 2026, taking place March 31 – April 1, 2026, at the New York Marriott, Brooklyn Bridge, is gaining unstoppable momentum. With just nine weeks to go, 100+ confirmed speakers, 30+ sponsors and exhibitors, and 800+ attendees expected – 60% from the buyside, this is the premier event for quantitative finance professionals.
Headline Speakers Across Three Stages
AlphaX Stage:
- Jacob Bowers, VP, Multi-Asset Quantitative Strategies at BlackRock
- Mike Soss, CIO at Millburn
- Frank Ieraci, Senior MD & Global Head of Active Equities & Investment Science at CPP Investments
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- Karishma Kaul, Head of Systematic Fixed Income Strategies at Fidelity
- Wangshu Yang, Portfolio Manager, QIS Alternatives at Goldman Sachs
- Mike Chen, Head of Next-Gen Research at Robeco
TechX Stage:
- Jon Perry, Head of Technology at Man Group
- John Feminella, SVP Platform Architecture at Two Sigma
- Charlie Flanagan, Chief AI Officer at Balyasny Asset Management
- Roshan Shah, Director of IT & Head of Investments Technology at MIO Partners
- Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management
- Ravi Ramnath, Low-Latency Execution Technology at Barclays
- Theodoros Stamelatos, Former AVP, Front-Office Systems Product Engineering at MUFG
RiskX Stage:
- Yesim Tokat-Acikel, Managing Director, Portfolio Management at Principal Asset Management
- Giulio M. Occhionero, Head of Quantitative Research & Development at IRH Global Trading
- Anthony Huang, Portfolio Manager at Bank of America
- Takayoshi Wiesner, Head of U.S. Fixed Income, Portfolio Analytics Group at BlackRock
- Florian Ielpo, Head of Macro & Multi-Asset Portfolio Management at Lombard Odier
- Miles Sampson, Head of Asset Allocation Research at Franklin Templeton
- Giulio Renzi-Ricci, Head of Portfolio Construction & Asset Allocation at Vanguard
- Cayla Seder, Macro Multi-Asset Strategist at State Street
Across two days, attendees will network with Heads of Quantitative Trading & Research, Chief Risk Officers, Heads of Machine Learning, Hybrid Derivatives Traders, Global Heads of Systematic Fixed Income, Heads of Risk Management, FX Traders, and Chief Technology Officers, creating unmatched opportunities for face-to-face conversations.
“It’s the perfect occasion to keep up with what’s happening in the quant world in just two days”. – Florian Ielpo, Head of Macro/Multi Asset Portfolio Manager at Lombard Odier.
“It’s an amazing place to meet a lot of people, especially for people who arejust coming up from university, they can connect with experienced people and learn. There are always new ideas here and chances to build connections”. – Akhil Khunger, VP Quantitative Analytics at Barclays.
Act fast: high-demand experiences are disappearing.
- AQR Meet & Greet with Bryan Kelly – SOLD OUT
- New York Knicks Meet & Greet with Allan Houston – very limited availability
- Evening Networking Reception Cruise with Deutsche Börse – first-come, first-served, limited spaces
Sponsors and Exhibitors
- Alpha Sponsors: PureStream Trading Technologies, S&P Global
- Gamma Sponsors: Apptopia, Axioma by SimCorp, Boltzbit, Deutsche Börse, Gurobi Optimization, HPR, LSEG Data & Analytics, Nasdaq, QuestDB, Similarweb, YipitData
- Reception Cruise Sponsor: Deutsche Börse
- Delta Sponsors: EventVestor, Inspiration Q, LMAX Group, YellowDog
- Epsilon Sponsor: MOSEK
- Career Zone Sponsor: Maven Partnership
- Asset-Focused Roundtable Sponsors: Nuvama Group, Trade Data Monitor
- Lanyard Sponsor: CDW
- Hydration Sponsor: Camber Morris
- Exhibitors: Hazeltree, ISI Markets, OptionMetrics, Oxford Data Plan, PermutableAI, Quantum Signals, SGX FX, SpiderRock Data, SRP, Trading Technologies
“This event allows us to take a step back from our daily routine and get to know more people in our network and take a fresh influx of new ideas”. – Federico Fontana, Chief Technology Officer at XAI Asset Management.
Why Attend Future Alpha 2026
- 800+ attendees, 60% buyside, 55% decision-makers
- Direct access to senior leaders shaping quantitative research, trading, technology, and risk
- Conversations, partnerships, and insights that simply don’t happen over email or Zoom
- A concentrated two-day window where your desk really can wait
With the agenda nearly complete and premium experiences selling out, remaining passes are limited.
