Claudia Guest

This workshop looked at how to navigate a worsening geopolitical situation and what it means for economic growth.

A lack of transparency and sound data remain huge challenges in many emerging markets. The panel discussed the link between governance principles, asset prices, trust in government and investment volatility and what investors can do about it.

This session argued that investors should look to companies with strong secular growth to find alpha in emerging markets.

What technological tools are investors using in a remote environment including more innovative ways to do due diligence? What behaviours and processes have changed because of COVID and lockdown?

Wei Xie explained the OPTrust focus on two subdomains of machine learning - reinforcement learning and uncertainty modelling - and how they can be used together.

This session examined the venture capital landscape and how it has changed due to the pandemic.