JOIM Conference Series

The JOIM Conference Series extends the mandate of the Journal Of Investment Management  bridging the theory and practice of investment management. Conferences showcase high quality presentations and a platform for interactive discussions of current topics in the investment management arena. Conference consists of a dinner keynote speaker and two days of presentations and discussions with experts in the field.

JOIM Conference – AI in Finance
October 2 – 4, 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Campus, Cambridge, MA

The event will take place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Campus.

This conference will focus on the latest developments in AI in finance. More generally, talks will also cover important issues currently under debate in the AI ecosystem that are relevant for investment management. Topics such as the role of closed and open AI, responsible AI, and the future of the workplace will be discussed.         Agenda

Andrew Ang, BlackRock
SHAP for Portfolio Attribution

Vasant Dhar, New York University, Keynote speaker
DBOT: The Damodaran Digital Twin For Long-Term Investing

Maryam Farboodi,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Technology and Inequality in the Age of AI

Harshad Khadilkar and Sukrit Mittal, Franklin Templeton
A Meta Reinforcement Learning Approach to Goals-Based Wealth Management

Bryan Kelly, Yale School of Management / AQR
The Virtue of Complexity

Mark Kritzman, Windham Capital Management
David Turkington, State Street Associates
A Transparent Alternative to Neural Networks with an Application to Predicting Volatility

Andrew Lo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Generative AI and Its Implications for Quantamental Investing

A very special thanks to the Advisory Council:

                           

Risk Managers, Portfolio Managers, Pension Managers, Plan Sponsors, Endowments, Senior Executives of Financial Firms and Academics would all benefit from attending.