811 7TH AVENUE, W 53RD STREET. New York, NY 10019, USA
Starting @ 8 am
June 11th 2025
BattleFin Presents:
Theme: AI & Data Driven Research. What it means for Data to be "AI Ready"
BattleFin is bringing together top minds in the Alt Data, AI and LLM space. We will focus on generating deeper understanding, actionable insights and what future products and use cases will look like for the financial services industry.
For alpha-seekers and investment funds BattleFin leads the industry in:
- Connecting Data Users with Data Providers that can deliver Alpha
- Finding New Data Providers
- Surfacing New Insights with content/panels that focused actionable investment themes
Data Providers see that:
- One-on-One meetings deliver measurable return
- BattleFin events are 2 days vs 1.
- Exhibit tables deliver lead generation
- Speaking roles create brand recognition and exposure
- BattleFin events generate ROI
Register now to secure your spot and join us in New York City on June 10-11th, 2025.
Rock the Data
Silver and above sponsors can invite Buy Side clients and targets to Rock Lobster band performance from 6pm-8pm.
Take Me Out to the Ballpark
Swing and DON'T Miss with Alt data @ the Mets Game with BattleFin. Network with your selected buy side prospects in a Box at Mets Stadium (holds 40 people)
Email info@battlefin.com to secure your spots before they’re gone.
2025 EVENT AGENDA
June 10th, 2025
ALT DATA CONTENT
Registration Opens
Let's talk AI, Alt Data and the future of finance
How will research and models need to evolve in the world of AI
Efficiency or Signal, where will Alt data and AI have the biggest impact
Speakers
Tim Harrington
CEO
BattleFin
Naim El-Far
Head of Equities Investment Engineering
Bridgewater Associates
Hierarchical Modeling: Advancing the Frontier of KPI Modeling with Alternative Data
Improving model accuracy and unlocking profitability forecasting by incorporating financial logic into machine learning models
Speakers
Zac Yang
VP of Product
Exabel
New Vendor/Product Showcases
Speakers
Joseph Berger
Managing Director
Guideline
Ben Darr
Founder
CredolQ
Paul Mann
Director, Business Development
Zeki Data
Ethan Atwood
Product Manager
Sherlock Analytics
Data Mosaic: A Macro perspective of the global economy using alternative data for a more timely read
Monetary regime change/reflationary world, Deglobalization and Supply Chain realignment. What effects are tariffs having? How to track these using alt data.
Geopolitical risks, Labor market trends, AI Driven Productivity Boom, Healthspan and Demographic Transitions, Infrastructure and real estate monetization, tokentization
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Scott Asher
Chief Data Officer
Xantium
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Laurent Bilke
CEO & Head of Research
Alternative Macro Signals
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Andrew Harris
Deputy Chief Economist
Fathom Financial Consulting
Ajit Agrawal
CEO
Akanomics
Are U.S. investors rotating to European and Asian markets? What sectors are avoiding tariff chaos
A look at the European consumer sector
Asset, Sector and Country Rotations
Is China Bottoming? Tracking Asia Consumer Behavior
Speakers
Tim Harrington
CEO
BattleFin
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David DeRose
Global Head GTM Sales & Strategy
DataBurning
Data Mosaic: Healthcare - Analyzing Alt Data to Identify Emerging Healthcare Trends
GLP-1: Using data to understand the size of the market (Connector effects like RO, Hims/Hers, etc)
What other patterns are shifting: grocery health patterns, connect the dots with data
Will less obesity lead to less knee and hip surgeries
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Rayne Gaisford
Chief Risk Officer & Chief Data Strategy Officer
RTW Investments
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Mark Holmquist
Vice President
SG2
Graham Lincoln
Head of Product
Kyber Data Science
Deep Research with Alt Data into the Consumer Sector (Online and In-store Retail Sector Highlights)
What categories of alt data are producing the highest alpha and insights
Understanding consumer behavior patterns, cohort analysis, going beyond calling quarters to identify longer-term themes and changes
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Gene Gallagher
Director of Research
Exabel
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Alyssa Lewis
Vice President and Global Head, Investors Vertical
SimilarWeb
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Jon Ciaio
Senior Director, Client Success
Facteus
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Thomas Paulson
VP and Head of Market Insights
Advan
Rock the Data with Rock Lobster
JUNE 11TH, 2025
Registration Opens
Alt Data Content/ Panel Sessions
Alt Data Content - Central Park East / Panel Session - Lenox Ballroom
New Data Provider Showcase Competition
3 new data providers will present
Datasets will be reviewed over Exabel to showcase specific signal power
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Ish Pandher
Chief Strategy Officer
BattleFin
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Ben Cohen
Ex-WorldQuant
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Alexander Izydorczyk
Data & AI
Something New
Rayne Gaisford
Chief Risk Officer & Chief Data Officer
RTW Investments
5-Min Vendor Presentation
Data Showcase: OceanStream powered by SQD
Speakers
Howie Altman
Chief Strategy Officer
Subsquid
Data Showcase - REsimplifi
Speakers
Vicky Reddy
Head of Product
REsimplifi
Focus on AI and Alternative Data Onboarding and Due Diligence
Navigating pain points and hurdles to ensure an efficient and compliant onboarding and due diligence process for AI and alternative data providers, including implementation of appropriate policies and procedures
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Boris Liberman
Partner & Co-Chair, Derivatives and Structured Products
Lowenstein Sandler
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Jordan Hauer
Co-Founder & CEO
Amass Insights
BREAK
Supply Chain Deep Dive
Tarrifs and their impact on Supply Chain, Pricing and movement of goods
Which datasets can help monitor supply chain disruptions and identify potential risks
Does Commodity tracking, retail activity and product availability provide insights?
Using Shipping data, weather predictions and social media sentiment to enhance supply chain visibility
Speakers
Alexander Izydorczyk
Data & AI
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John Miller
Chief Economic Analyst
Trade Data Monitor
Richard Davenport
Contractor
Dun & Bradstreet
The Future of Expert-Based Research: Quantifying the Qualitative
AI impact on insight generation
Conducting expert-based research at unprecedented scale
Democratization - alt data is no longer just for big funds.
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Dan Entrup
Co-Founder
AggKnowledge
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Aarti Desai
RVP, Financial Services
NewtonX
Rutwik Ghodadra
CEO
Guidepoint Insights
Data Mosaic: Energy perspective - Oil & Gas demand/supply, Renewable Energy
Data centers, Power grid demand and which datasets can help track these
Global Oil, Gas and LNG flows (Geospatial/Shipping data)
Battery Supply chain and renewable infrastructure buildout
EV Charging Infrastructure (geospatial mapping of charger deployments)
Speakers
Tim Harrington
CEO
BattleFin
Mike McCormick
Partner
Rystad Energy
Reza Haidari
Head of Power, Gas, Coal, Carbon
LSEG
Antoine Halff
Co-Founder and Chief Analyst
Kayrros
Follow the Flow: Mapping Business Relationships for Market Insights
BRA network - Business Relationship Analytics (BRA) — a cutting-edge dataset designed to uncover hidden connections and predictive signals across supply chains, customer-supplier networks, and strategic partnerships.
How BRA has been leveraged to track the impact of Trump-era tariffs on key sectors, identifying actionable opportunities and emerging risks through data-driven analysis.
Speakers
Dan Sandberg
Global Head of Quantitative Research & Solutions
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Data Spotlight - Third Bridge
Speakers
Mike Grubert
Managing Director
Third Bridge
Decoding the Economic Pulse: Unlocking Market Signals from SMB Workforce Data and Alternative Intelligence
SMBs as Early Indicators: Understand why small and mid-sized businesses are key to detecting early shifts in the U.S. economic landscape.
Explore how Paychex’s payroll, hiring, and wage data reveals real-time economic signals.
Democratization - alt data is no longer just for big funds.
Multi-Source Intelligence: See how Carbon Arc combines diverse alternative data sources to build a holistic economic view.
Speakers
Tim Harrington
CEO
BattleFin
Kirk McKeown
Co-Founder
Carbon Arc
Beaumont Vance
SVP Data and Artificial Intelligence
Paychex
Lunch
Alt Data One-on-One Meetings
Break
Alt Data One-on-One Meetings
Networking Cocktail Reception - Offsite, Details in Confirmation Email
Take me out to the ballpark. Swing and DON'T Miss with Alt data @ the Mets Game with BattleFin.
Join us for the Discovery Day New York After Party
AI AGENDA
JUNE 11TH, 2025
LLMs, Agents & Edge: The New Data Frontier
Registration Opens
Speaker
Alexander Fleiss
CEO
Rebellion Research
The Silent Shift: How AI Has Already Changed Finance Forever
"AI isn’t coming—it’s already here. This keynote dives into how LLMs and agents are redefining the research stack and giving early adopters a competitive edge.
Key Themes:
• How LLMs are augmenting or replacing traditional workflows
• The rise of the AI-first research stack
• What does it mean for data providers to be "AI Ready"
Speakers
Tim Harrington
CEO
BattleFin
Braden Dennis
Co-Founder & CEO
FinChat
Tarun Amasa
CEO
Endex
From Search to Synthesis: LLMs Are Changing How We Discover & Value Data
- AI-led discovery and tagging
- Structured metadata and the future of alt data search
- Embedding GPT-style interfaces into analyst workflows
- Rethinking the data RFP process
Speakers
Ben Cohen
Director of Data Strategy
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Jacob Ayres-Thomson
CEO
3AI
AI in Action: How We’re Using LLMs to Add Value to Our Data
Ten-minute pitches from providers deploying real AI capabilities across their data offerings.
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Hendrik Bartel
CEO & Co-Founder
PostSig
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Nicole Königstein
CEO & Co-Chief AI Officer
Quantmate
Alexander Fleiss
CEO
Rebellion Research
Buy-Side Chat - Autonomous Agents Are Here: What Happens to the Human Analyst?
- Where AI is replacing vs. supporting analysts
- How investment workflows are being rebuilt
- Use cases: autonomous reporting, modeling, and alerts
- Risks: over-reliance, hallucination, and trust-building
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Carson Boneck
Chief Data Officer
Balyasny Asset Management
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Keshavan Seshadri
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Prudential Financial
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Timothee Consigny
Chief Technology Officer
H20 Asset Management
Evan Reich
Head of Data Strategy & Sourcing
Verition Fund Management
Transition / Networking
Lunch
Alt Data One-on-Ones
Break
Alt Data One-on-Ones
Networking Cocktail Reception - Offsite, Details in Confirmation Email
Join us for the Discovery Day New York After Party
Join us for the Discovery Day New York After Party
Exabel Data Vendor Partner Day
June 10th, 2025
Quant Focus
Registration, Coffee and Conversations
Overview, What’s to come from BattleFin & Exabel
Speakers
Tim Harrington
CEO
BattleFin
Setting up for success at BattleFin events
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Sarah Smith
SVP of Sales
Exabel
Making your data AI and Analytics ready
Speakers
Daniel Petzold
Head of Marketing
Crux
Tactical strategies for data providers to go beyond the first 5 customers
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Alex Nephew
CEO
FirstParty
Break
Exabel Partnerships: More than a Marketplace
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Romit Sevani
Partner Growth
Exabel
Buy side feedback for vendors
Speakers
Rich Brown
Global Head of Market Data
Jain Global
What to expect from BattleFin New York
Speakers
Tim Harrington
CEO
BattleFin
BattleFin NYC Begins
2025 Provider Sponsorship Options
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Data Tables, Exhibit Tables, Sponsorships and Speaking Roles
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Ready to Start Meeting with the World's Best Providers of Alternative Data?
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