Stockholm 2017
Mathematical Statistics and Data Science at KTH: What Are We Working On and Why? – Pierre Nyquisk
Pierre Nyquist, Visiting Assistant Professor, KTH “If we think about the quantitative side, I probably don’t have to convince you that probability theory and mathematical statistics are both fundamental in this area. You cannot really do quantitative finance without...
From Sports To Business In An International Arena – Veronica Augsustsson
Veronica Augustsson - Cinnober “The financial ecosystem is created by business people and it will be changed by technology. It is with technology that we will make a safer world, a better world, a more efficient world that we can trust even more.” Veronica Augustsson,...
Attention To Detail: High Performance Requires Hard Work – Rolf Andersson
Rolf Andersson, Goldman Sachs “I can’t stress enough the importance of being really good at software in one form or another, whether it’s managing, running projects or sponsoring projects.” Rolf Andersson of Goldman Sachs is a software architect, and he says that...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Blockchain But Were Afraid to Ask – Johan Toll
Johan Toll, Nasdaq “Instead of having the financial economy we see today with a lot of intermediaries, local custodians and global banks, this could all be replaced by a peer-to-peer community. It’s a massive revolution that probably will happen to our financial...
Is FinTech a Threat to Banks? – Evelin Kaup
Evelin Kaup, Nordnet “Yes, fintech is a threat to banks. It’s disturbing the industry – but for the better. It’s speeding up the banks so they need to adapt faster, and we need to run faster to stay around.” Evelin Kaup of Nordnet said the question of whether fintech...
The Origin and Global Leader of Transaction Technology – Peter Fredriksson
Peter Fredriksson, Baymarkets “The market has moved from transaction to a lot of other parts of the transaction chain – to pre-trade, post-trade, clearing and post-clearing.” Peter Fredriksson, CEO of Baymarkets, says OM, the company that eventually became Nasdaq OMX,...
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