Career Development & Recruitment Series: Quantitative Finance and Risk Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our first career series featured a panel of experienced professionals from the quantitative finance industry, giving insights on the job nature, required skills, career progressions and industry developments. 

 

PANELISTS:

 

• Sina Arghavan  
  Western PhD 2012
  Model Risk Specialist, Model Risk & Validation, BMO

• Nabeel Butt  
  Western PhD 2012
  Senior Analyst, RBC Capital Markets

• Jie Chen  
  Managing Director, TD Securities 

• Xuping Zhang  
  Director, Model Validation, Scotiabank

• Ying Chen  
  Director/Co-Founder, Bay Street International Financial Group

 

AGENDA:

 

11:00 - 11:30 am     Registration

11:30 - 12:30 pm     Panel Presentation

12:30 - 1:30 pm       Panel Presentation

  1:30 - 1:45 pm       Bay Street International Financial Group Presentation

  1:45 - 2:00 pm       BSIFG Training Presentation

  2:00 - 2:45 pm       Panel Discussion (Q&A)

  2:45 - 3:00 pm       Break

  3:00 - 3:30 pm       Networking Session

 

DRESS CODE: Business casual

 

TICKETS: $20 or FREE for SIAM Western members (free membership, join here)

 

REGISTRATION: 

 

Registration information required. Spots are limited - reserve your spot early by emailing siamwestern@gmail.com!

 

First and Last Name: e.g. Tim Hortons

Title and Program: e.g. MSc Student in Applied Math

Email: e.g. thortons@uwo.ca

 

QUESTIONS FOR PANELISTS: If you have any questions you'd like to address to the panelists, please send them to siamwestern@gmail.com