UNBOUND Conference Wrap - October 2024
The Unbound Alternative Data Conference was part of the inaugural Data Week, hosted by Eagle Alpha, a series of specialist meet-ups with industry experts across NYC.
The Unbound Alternative Data Conference was part of the inaugural Data Week, hosted by Eagle Alpha, a series of specialist meet-ups with industry experts across NYC.
On October 15th, we were joined by i360, RIWI, and Prosper Insights & Analytics who discussed data collection and methodologies when working with survey data in the US and globally highlighting case studies and future projections.
On September 17th, we were joined by Babel Street Data, AutoScout24, and Ereteam who discussed how different type of alternative data can be used for the analysis of automotive stocks.
On August 13th, Eagle Alpha hosted a cybersecurity and compliance considerations workshop, following on from the Snowflake data breach, and brought together experts to discuss the implications for fund managers using third-party data vendors.
On July 23rd, we hosted a workshop focusing on short interest and fund flow data which are crucial indicators of market sentiment and capital allocation trends. Vanda Research and ETF Global joined to discuss recent trends and showcase what the data is saying for retail and institutional traders.
On June 25th, we were joined by Nawar Alsaadi, Founder and CEO of Kanata Advisors, and Alik Sokolov, Co-Founder and CEO of Sibli, to discuss their perspective on 2023/24 ESG trends.
On June 11th, Jessica Margolies and Tarik Shah of Schulte Roth & Zabel joined us to provide a comprehensive overview of current compliance trends, regulatory developments, and the impact of generative AI on legal and compliance practices.
On May 14th, we were joined by leading data vendors to provide an update on their environmental data products, in particular focusing on biodiversity and climate.
On May 7th, Malik Rollins, Special Counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel, and Emilie Abate, Director at Iron Road Partners joined to share their perspectives on AI-washing, cybersecurity, and the SEC's Recent Action Against RIAs.
On April 23rd, we were joined by Grips Intelligence, Datos, and DataProvider.com to discuss data trends and perspectives on collection, productization, compliance, and everything related and showcase timely insights and applications of their data for hedge funds/asset manager use.
This session discusses the CFPB's proposed rule on open banking and its potential impact on alternative data and explores several aspects of the regulations under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, aimed at expanding open banking in the U.S.
On March 19th, we were joined by Babel Street Data, AirDNA, Global Blue, and CruiseCompete who discussed various datasets like flight data, rental data, tax-free transaction data, and cruise bookings and how these can be used to analyze global tourism & hospitality trends.