Thematic Investing: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Data Science to Build the Portfolio of the Future

The premise of thematic investing is seductively simple. Markets over the long-term are driven by earnings growth and thematic investing looks to identify long-term trends that are likely to drive disproportionate earnings growth in the future. Artificial intelligence, for example, isn’t just about the next revolution of computing. It will change everything from how we communicate, to how we commute. An aging population isn’t just going to inflate the health care industry. It will reshape everything from urbanization to unions. Figuring out how these trends play out in the global economy is a complex problem. In this cutting-edge talk, Hardeep Walia will explain how data science and A.I. can be used to uncover the most important trends driving the economy and quantify the companies with maximum exposure to these trends. He’ll also demonstrate how dynamic thematic models can be created and implemented in a portfolio.