PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 17, 2024—The Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will examine the impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector at its annual conference on Friday, September 20 in Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia.
“The world sits at a pivotal crossroads where generative AI is poised to fundamentally transform every sector of our society,” said Erika James, Dean of the Wharton School. “Wharton is committed to leading conversations and fostering innovation in this space, through events like this one.”
“Generative artificial intelligence is an exciting new technology with great promise,” said Bruce Jacobs, chair of the Jacobs Levy Center Advisory Board. “The insights from our distinguished speakers will help our industry adapt and benefit.”
The conference will also feature a keynote session with Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller, the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Economics at Yale University, who will join remotely, and Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor Emeritus of Finance at Wharton.
“We look forward to an engaging conversation with Professors Shiller and Siegel on the markets and their current views of the economic outlook,” said Craig MacKinlay, Joseph P. Wargrove Professor of Finance at Wharton and co-academic director of the Jacobs Levy Center.
Additional sessions will feature papers that explore the use of ChatGPT to forecast stock price movements, how to leverage large language models to predict stock returns, and the use of natural language processing techniques to examine the behavior of investment managers. A panel of industry experts from Morgan Lewis, Goldman Sachs, and Vanguard will assess the future of AI in the financial sector in a discussion led by Sarah Hammer of Wharton.
“This year’s conference will serve as a forum for cutting-edge research and thought leadership at the intersection of artificial intelligence and quantitative finance,” said Chris Geczy, adjunct professor of finance at Wharton and co-academic director of the Jacobs Levy Center.
For the full agenda, visit: https://jacobslevycenter.wharton.upenn.edu/2024-conference/
About the Jacobs Levy Center
Led by Professors Chris Geczy, PhD, C’90 and Craig MacKinlay, PhD and established through the vision and generosity of Bruce Jacobs, PhD, G’79, GRW’86 and Ken Levy, WG’76, G’82, the Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is dedicated to the advancement of quantitative finance, at the intersection of theory and practice, through the creation and dissemination of innovative knowledge.
About Finance at Wharton
Finance at Wharton includes centers and initiatives at the Wharton School that conduct research and disseminate cutting-edge work in investment management, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, quantitative finance, and fintech. Led by Senior Vice Dean of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives Joao Gomes, Finance at Wharton bridges theory and practice by engaging with students, faculty, and industry leaders, with a focus on preparing the next generation of top financial scholars and practitioners. For more information, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu/the-wharton-way/elevate/finance-pillar.
About the Wharton School
Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With a faculty of more than 235 renowned professors, Wharton has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year 100,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs, and thousands of pre-collegiate students explore business concepts through Wharton’s Global Youth Program. More than 105,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. For more information, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu
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