Investing in the
AI Era
TCFA 32nd Annual Conference
November 7–8, 2026
Two days of ideas at the intersection of artificial intelligence, capital markets and the global economy.
Join leaders from finance, technology and academia, online and in New York City.
Explore the programSaturday Online
November 7
8:00–10:45 PM Eastern Time (EST)
November 8 · 9:00–11:45 AM Beijing Time (UTC+8)
Zoom and live broadcast
Free
Register onlineSunday New York City
November 8
8:15 AM–5:00 PM Eastern Time (EST)
Fordham University School of Law
Lunch, coffee and light breakfast included
$70 Early bird
Get Sunday ticketsEarly bird through November 2, 11:59 PM EST. Regular admission $100. All prices in USD.
Distinguished keynote speakers
Perspectives on a changing financial world.
Shan Li
Chairman of Japan, Asia North & Australia, Citi
Ryan Hanrui Wang
Co-founder & CEO, Eigen AI; SVP, Applied AI, Nebius
The Class of 2007:
A PKU Mathematics Reunion
PKU Mathematics Feature Panel
A conversation on foundational mathematics, talent and the future—from academic discovery to the AI era.
Yu Deng
2026 Fields Medalist Professor, the University of Chicago
Weijie Su
2026 COPSS Presidents’ Award Professor, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Changping Wang
Former Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University; Former President, Fujian Normal University
Lillian Lin
Moderator; Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management
Distinguished speakers
Alphabetized by last name
Tracy Chen
Portfolio Manager, Brandywine Global
Xi Chen
Managing Director & Head of AI for Electronic Markets, J.P. Morgan
Ben Cui
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sweet Intelligence
Gregory Daco
Chief Economist, EY-Parthenon
Marc Giannoni
Chief U.S. Economist, Barclays
Sachin Jindal
Partner & Managing Director, Tower Research Capital
Henry Mo
Chief Economist & Head of Market Strategy, Corebridge Financial
Mark Patrick
Managing Director, Head of Macro & Country Risk and Credit Risk, TIAA
Muting Ren, CFA
Head of Systematic Credit, American Century Investments
Chiheng Tan
Founder & CIO, Granite Alpha Capital
Argyro Tasitsiomi
Head of AI, T. Rowe Price
Atlas Wang
Research Director, XTX Markets; Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Dan Wang
China Director, Eurasia Group
Kesi Wang
Digital Infrastructure & Securitized Credit Trading, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jerry Yang
AI Builder; Former CEO, StarRides
Xiangrong Yu
Chief China Economist, Citi
Kathryn Zhao
Professor of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology & Board Member, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
Wenzhe Zhao
Economist & Strategist, Progressive Capital Management
The program schedule
Saturday, November 7
Virtual · 8:00–10:45 PM EST
Eastern Time (EST, UTC−5) first · Beijing Time (UTC+8) second.
All Beijing times below fall on Sunday, November 8.
- 9:00 AM Beijing
Opening Remarks
- 9:10 AM Beijing
Keynote
- 9:40 AM Beijing
The Class of 2007: A PKU Mathematics Reunion
- 10:20 AM Beijing
The AI Supercycle: A Global Economic Outlook I
- 11:00 AM Beijing
Applied AI in Finance
- 11:40 AM Beijing
Closing Remarks
Sunday, November 8
In person · Fordham Law School
All Sunday times are Eastern Time (EST, UTC−5).
Registration
Opening Remarks
Keynote
The AI Supercycle: A Global Economic Outlook II
AI in Equity Markets: Beyond the Magnificent Seven
Lunch
Private Markets & AI: Venture, Growth Equity & Private Credit
Financing the Build-Out: Credit Markets & the Data Center Boom
Alpha from Algorithms: Quant, AI & the Future of Trading
Applied AI in Finance — Closing Panel
Program subject to change.
Before you arrive
Bring a photo ID. Your legal name must match your ID for campus entry; your preferred name will appear on your badge.
Use a different attendee email for each ticket. Already registered for Saturday? You can still buy a Sunday ticket—contact us to link your registrations.
Joining online?
The room link and viewing details will be shared with registered attendees. The virtual program will also stream on the TCFA YouTube channel and partner platforms.
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