Using Data to Make the World a Better Place. Guest: Mr. Jeremy Howard

Posted by on Apr 16, 2013 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on Using Data to Make the World a Better Place. Guest: Mr. Jeremy Howard April 16, 2013.  Jeremy Howard, President and Chief Scientist of Kaggle. Jeremy Howard introduces the field of data science – a science that focuses on building the tools and techniques for data-driven decision making. His latest startup, Kaggle, is a community of 80,000 data scientists that have successfully solved some of the world’s toughest problems. Jeremy talks both about the creation and...
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The 2012 Nobel Prizes Explained. Guests: Suparna Chakraborty, James Sikes, Seth Foreman, James Hanvey, John Cobley, and Stephen Roddy. Host: Ludwig Chincarini.

Posted by on Nov 23, 2012 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on The 2012 Nobel Prizes Explained. Guests: Suparna Chakraborty, James Sikes, Seth Foreman, James Hanvey, John Cobley, and Stephen Roddy. Host: Ludwig Chincarini. October 24, 2012. University of San Francisco professors explain the scientific contributions of the 2012 Nobel prize recipients. Suparna Chakraborty, James Sikes, Seth Foreman, James Hanvey, John Cobley, and Stephen Roddy. Host: Ludwig Chincarini.
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Will Quants Inherent the Earth? (and other interesting stories about asset management). Guest: Dr. Ken Kroner.

Posted by on May 4, 2010 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on Will Quants Inherent the Earth? (and other interesting stories about asset management). Guest: Dr. Ken Kroner. May 4, 2010.Dr. Ken Kroner, Managing Director and Head of Global Market Strategies, Blackrock discusses quantitative asset management. Q&A Begins at: 1:10:45  
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War Stories from the Internet Trenches. Guest: Mr. William Schrader.

Posted by on Apr 29, 2010 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on War Stories from the Internet Trenches. Guest: Mr. William Schrader. April 29, 2010. Mr. William Schrader, CEO of Carina Technology and Former Founder and CEO of PSI Net discusses early stages of the internet, concepts of running a business, and how he made and lost one billion dollars in a decade. Q&A Begins at: 0:49:51  
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3rd Annual Claremont Finance Conference: Banking and Regulation Panel and Wealth Management Panel. Guests: Mr. Height, Ms. Sweet, Mr. Barrymore, Mr. Bright, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Shin.

Posted by on Oct 2, 2009 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on 3rd Annual Claremont Finance Conference: Banking and Regulation Panel and Wealth Management Panel. Guests: Mr. Height, Ms. Sweet, Mr. Barrymore, Mr. Bright, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Shin. October 2, 2009. Experts Mr. Ryan Height, Ms. Julie Sweet, Mr. John Barrymore, Mr. Eric Bright, Mr. Patrick Shin, Mr. David Ward, Professor Ludwig Chincarini, and Professor Gary Evans discuss problems of past regulations and ideas for the future reform of banking. Wealth Management session begins at: 1:11:19.  
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The World Banking Crisis. The Failure of Past Regulation and Suggestions for Future Reform. Guest: Sir Andrew Crockett

Posted by on Apr 14, 2009 in Guest Speakers | Comments Off on The World Banking Crisis. The Failure of Past Regulation and Suggestions for Future Reform. Guest: Sir Andrew Crockett April 14, 2009. Sir Andrew Crockett, President of JP Morgan International and former CEO of the Bank for International Settlements discusses the current financial crisis. Q&A Begins at: 1:02:30
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