TCFA 2026 | 32nd Annual Conference: Investing in the AI Era

Join a free online program on Saturday evening (Eastern Time) and a full-day conference in New York City on Sunday, focused on AI, finance and the future of investing.

Choose how to attend

Saturday evening online · Free

Saturday, November 7 · 8:00 PM–10:45 PM Eastern Time (EST)
Sunday, November 8 · 9:00 AM–11:45 AM Beijing Time (UTC+8)

Sunday in New York · Lunch included

November 8 · Check-in 8:15 AM
Program 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Eastern Time (EST)
Fordham University School of Law
150 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023

Every Sunday ticket also includes Saturday online access.

US$70 Early Bird · US$100 General Admission
Early Bird ends November 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (EST), or when sold out.

Distinguished keynote speakers

	Shan Li Member, United Nations Investments Committee Chairman of Japan, Asia North & Australia, Citi Founder, 3TU Technologies
	Ryan Hanrui Wang Co-founder & CEO, Eigen AI; SVP, Applied AI, Nebius

PKU Mathematics Feature Panel

The Class of 2007: A PKU Mathematics Reunion

	Yu Deng 2026 Fields Medalist; Professor, the University of Chicago
	Weijie Su 2026 COPSS Presidents’ Award; Professor, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
	Changping Wang Former Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University; Former President, Fujian Normal University
	Lillian Lin Moderator; Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management

Distinguished speakers

Alphabetized by first name, then last name

	An Yan Robert Bendheim Chair Professor in Economics and Financial Policy, Fordham Gabelli School of Business
	Argyro Tasitsiomi Head of AI, T. Rowe Price
	Atlas Wang Research Director, XTX Markets; Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
	Ben Cui Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sweet Intelligence
	Chiheng Tan Founder & CIO, Granite Alpha Capital
	Daisy Cai General Partner, B Capital
	Dan Wang China Director, Eurasia Group
	Danye Wang Managing Partner, UniGlobe Capital
	Dapeng Hu Managing Director, Head of Research and Risk Analytics, PennyMac
	Dong Tao President, Pinpoint Asset Management (Hong Kong)
	Emily Yan Head of Portfolio Strategy, Citadel Global Equities
	Eugene Zhang Co-founder, TSVC
	Gregory Daco Chief Economist, EY-Parthenon
	Henry Mo Chief Economist & Head of Market Strategy, Corebridge Financial
	Howard Zhu Managing Director, Head of Analytics for the Americas, MSCI
	Huihua Ye Partner, AYD Law Firm, P.C.
	Jerry Yang AI Builder; Former CEO, StarRides
	Jianbiao Dai Chairman & CEO, NetClass Technology
	Jinlin Wang General Partner, Foothill Ventures
	Joy Zhang Managing Director, Head of Securitized Products Solutions Research, MSCI
	Kathryn Zhao Professor of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology & Board Member, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
	Kesi Wang Digital Infrastructure & Securitized Credit Trading, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
	Larry Li Founder & Managing Partner, Amino Capital
	Maggie Wang Founder & Managing Partner, Anoris Capital
	Marc Giannoni Chief U.S. Economist, Barclays
	Mark Patrick Managing Director, Head of Macro & Country Risk and Credit Risk, TIAA
	Muting Ren, CFA Head of Systematic Credit, American Century Investments
	Sachin Jindal Partner & Managing Director, Tower Research Capital
	Shawn Fan CEO, Ruidi Bio-Tech
	Susan Song Founding Partner, Innovative Journey Law Group, PLLC
	Tracy Chen Portfolio Manager, Brandywine Global
	Wen Li Head of Engineering and AI, Asset Management, Moody’s
	Wenzhe Zhao Economist & Strategist, Progressive Capital Management
	Xi Chen Managing Director & Head of AI for Electronic Markets, J.P. Morgan
	Xiangrong Yu Chief China Economist, Citi

The program schedule

Eastern Time is EST (UTC−5) during this event.

Saturday, November 7 · Online

Eastern Time (EST) first · Beijing Time (UTC+8) second. All Beijing times below fall on Sunday, November 8.

8:00 PM Eastern Time (EST)
9:00 AM Beijing Time
Opening Remarks
Wen Li

8:10 PM Eastern Time (EST)
9:10 AM Beijing Time
Keynote
Shan Li

8:40 PM Eastern Time (EST)
9:40 AM Beijing Time
The Class of 2007: A PKU Mathematics Reunion
Yu Deng · Weijie Su · Changping Wang · Lillian Lin (Moderator)

9:20 PM Eastern Time (EST)
10:20 AM Beijing Time
AI and the Global Economy I
Dan Wang · Dong Tao · Xiangrong Yu · Wenzhe Zhao (Moderator)

10:00 PM Eastern Time (EST)
11:00 AM Beijing Time
China's AI Economy: Innovation, Commercialization and Investment Value
Jerry Yang · Shawn Fan (Moderator)

10:40 PM Eastern Time (EST)
11:40 AM Beijing Time
Closing Remarks

Sunday, November 8 · New York

All Sunday times are Eastern Time (EST).

8:15 AM
Registration & Breakfast

9:00 AM
Opening Remarks & Fordham Welcome
An Yan · Wen Li

9:15 AM
Keynote
Ryan Hanrui Wang

10:00 AM
AI and the Global Economy II
Gregory Daco · Marc Giannoni · Mark Patrick · Henry Mo (Moderator)

11:00 AM
AI in Equity Markets: Beyond the Magnificent Seven
Atlas Wang · Ben Cui · Emily Yan · Xi Chen · Howard Zhu (Moderator)

12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking

12:15 PM
Navigating U.S. Immigration: Key Updates and Practical Strategies (Lunch Q&A)
Huihua Ye · Susan Song

1:00 PM
Private Markets & AI: Venture, Growth Equity & Private Credit
Daisy Cai · Danye Wang · Eugene Zhang · Larry Li · Maggie Wang (Moderator)

2:00 PM
Financing the Build-Out: Credit Markets & the Data Center Boom
Tracy Chen · Kesi Wang (Moderator)

3:00 PM
Alpha from Algorithms: Quant, AI & the Future of Trading
Argyro Tasitsiomi · Kathryn Zhao · Sachin Jindal · Muting Ren, CFA (Moderator)

4:00 PM
Closing Panel: AI Applications and Investment
Chiheng Tan · Jianbiao Dai · Jinlin Wang · Sean Da · Dapeng Hu (Moderator)

5:00 PM
Following the conference
TCFA Board Election

Registration & entry

Up to 5 tickets per order. Each attendee needs their own unique email, Legal Name matching their photo ID, and Preferred Name for their badge.

Bring a valid photo ID for Sunday entry. Mobile phone is optional; include your country code.

Already registered for Saturday? Buy Sunday with the same email, then contact us to link your registrations. Online access instructions will be shared before the event.

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