Risk Premia & Factor Investing

Andy Constan, CEO and CIO of Damped Spring Advisors, shares the fascinating world of macroeconomic investing.

Sean Adler, CEO of GZI, joins Stefan Wagner to discuss AI-driven investing, risk perception, and the myths of quant finance. From derivatives to alternative data, Sean explores the balance between innovation, transparency, and strategy design in today’s fast-evolving investment landscape.

Pathmajan Rasan, CEO of SmartRisk Alpha, shares how decades of systematic investing led to a powerful digital platform enabling professionals to design personalized, risk-aware strategies. He explores portfolio diversification, risk measurement, ESG, and why investing is “building returns brick by brick.”

Ai For Alpha CEO Béatrice Guez shares how machine learning enables investment professionals to detect market regimes, adapt to new conditions, and build resilient asset allocations. Their AI models analyze 150+ features to uncover key market drivers, offering a transparent, data-driven approach to portfolio construction.

Richard Waddington, founder of Sherpa Funds Technology, explains how data-driven decision-making can enhance portfolio construction. By helping managers align their portfolios with both constraints and conviction, Sherpa reduces downside risk while maintaining upside potential—turning portfolio "salads" into optimized "soups."

Discover how Fortem Capital builds true diversification beyond equities. Kevin Gray explains how their Alternative Growth Fund taps into more than 500 uncorrelated strategies such as value, momentum and carry to deliver steady returns with low volatility even during periods of equity market stress.