Concurrent Session: Big Data: How Investors are Using It to Up the Investing Game

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 | 9:45AM - 10:45AM | Room: Palazzo E  |   Innovations in IR

 |  Simeon Gutman | Todd Schmucker | Christiane Pelz |

You’ve likely heard the term “Big Data” by now -- sets of data so large or complex that they cannot be processed by traditional data analysis applications. What you may not know is that Big Data is a growing part of some investors’ strategic research process. During this panel, IROs will learn about how investors are incorporating Big Data into fund management and the new ways analysts are assessing info about their company from third party sources.

Learning Objectives: 
  • Learn how big data is being used by investors of different styles (i.e. quantitative, fundamental)
  • Understand the range of metrics investors, and how to engage to discover which ones are being used for your company
  • Hear strategies for influencing the metrics used by investors