PANEL DISCUSSION

Behind the Hype: How to thrive in a data-driven world

Video Recording

Panel Discussion was recorded on April 20, 2017 at the Canadian Q4 Surveillance Launch Event in Toronto. 

Even as artificial intelligence technologies move into common use, many corporates remain unsure about its role in capital markets. Technology we thought was decades away seems to be showing up on our doorstep with increasing frequency. Our expert panelists will clearly explain the value of emerging technologies to IR and how the buy-side and sell-side can leverage them.

You’ll learn about:

  • How to use algorithms and quantitative analytics to measure peer performance, understand market trends, and monitor shareholder activity

  • How to assess communications initiatives to the market

  • How predictive analytics can help IROs forecast more accurately and answer tough questions

  • How automation is changing the IR role

  • The current status and future outlook of automation, AI, and big data analytics

Panelist

ABRAHAM THOMAS 
Quandl - Co-founder and Chief Data Officer

STEPHEN GIBBS, PhD
TMX Insights – Senior Data Scientist

GREG SECORD
Open Text Corporation - Vice President, Investor Relations

ADAM FREDERICK
Q4 Inc. - SVP Intelligence

Moderator

DARRELL HEAPS
Q4 Inc. - CEO