Future Alpha 2026 Drops the Industry’s Most Anticipated Agenda - Don’t Miss Your Chance to Attend
Final Call Before Thanksgiving – Masterclass & Off-Site Networking Spots Going Faster Than Expected
London – 17th November 2025 – The wait is over. Future Alpha 2026, the global epicenter for next-generation alpha innovation, has officially released its full agenda – and demand is exploding. Taking place March 31 – April 1, 2026, in New York City, this year’s event is shaping up to be the most influential gathering of quants, discretionary traders, technologists, and market visionaries anywhere in the world.
Decode the Market. Build the Future. Capture the Alpha.
Future Alpha 2026 isn’t just another event - it’s where the next wave of trading performance will be written. A new era in alpha is unfolding, and the people defining it will be in the room.
🔥 The 2026 Agenda: Build for those who refuse to follow the market and intend to lead it:
The newly released program maps the full alpha lifecycle through three electrifying tracks engineered for the most ambitious thinkers in the industry:
- AlphaX - Signal Intelligence, Alternative Data & Breakthrough Alpha Strategies
- RiskX - Market Risk, Next-Gen Factor Models & Portfolio Mastery
- TechX - Execution Systems, Infrastructure & the Architecture of Tomorrow
Future Alpha 2026 blends quant + discretionary like never before, bringing together ideas, data, systems, and human intelligence to build the next era of trading performance across every asset class.
🌟 A Speaker Lineup You Won’t See Anywhere Else
This year’s stage brings together elite minds who are redefining performance and innovation including:
- Allan Houston , Assistant GM, New York Knicks
- Prof. Bryan Kelly, Head of Machine Learning, AQR Capital Management
- Petter Kolm , Courant Institute, New York University
- Sébastien Laurent , Professor of Econometrics, IAE FRANCE - Écoles Universitaires de Management
- Argyro (Iro) Tasitsiomi, PhD , Head of AI, T. Rowe Price
- Kenneth A. Blay , Head of Strategic Research, Invesco US
This is the roster everyone will be talking about — and the conversations happening on-site will shape 2026 and beyond. View the full speaker lineup here.
⚠️ FOMO WARNING: MASTERCLASSES + OFF-SITES ARE ALMOST FULL
Interest in Future Alpha 2026 is at an all-time high. Masterclass seats and off-site experiences are nearly gone, and overall registration is pacing well ahead of last year.
This is your final call before Thanksgiving. Limited places left — once they’re gone, they’re gone.
If Future Alpha is on your radar, now is the moment to commit. If you miss out, you’ll be hearing about it from everyone who didn’t.
Momentum for Future Alpha 2026 continues to build, with major technology, data, and infrastructure providers already securing their positions for next March.
PureStream Trading Technologies , Deutsche Börse Group , HPR (Hyannis Port Research) , Gurobi Optimization , QuestDB , SRP , and ISI Markets are among the partners who’ve committed early, recognising the event as one of the most effective ways to stay visible to the buy side in 2026.
To help prospective partners understand who they’ll meet onsite, we’ve released our 2026 Audience Snapshot, which you can view here.
With 800+ attendees, 60% buy-side representation, and 70% Director-level and above, the infographic highlights a concentrated group of CIOs, PMs, quants, risk leaders, data strategists, and technologists actively evaluating new solutions for the year ahead. If your team is focused on meaningful conversations with buyers who have budget and intent, Future Alpha offers an unparalleled platform.
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