QuantMinds International 2026

QuantMinds International is the quantitative finance community's main annual meeting, with more than 30 years of history. Run by Informa Connect at the InterContinental O2 in London, it brings together senior quants from banks, asset managers and universities to share peer-reviewed research and models, from derivatives pricing and risk to alpha generation and machine learning.

Who attends

The organizer expects 700+ practitioners and academics from around the world, including 300+ professionals from banks and 150+ asset managers from 40+ countries. Named attendee organizations include ADIA, Temasek, Schroders, Citi, HSBC and Goldman Sachs.

Programme

Monday 16 November is a summits and workshops day, followed by three days of main conference from 17 to 19 November across dedicated stages.

• Quant Tech and AI Summit
• Quant Invest Summit
• Machine Learning in Finance Workshop, led by Blanka Horvath and Mikko Pakkanen
• Latest in Volatility Workshop, led by Julien Guyon
• Alpha Stage: Alpha and Allocation
• Delta Stage: Derivative Pricing and Design
• Vega Stage: Risk and Hedging
• Plenary sessions, PhD Poster Programme and a hackathon

Speakers

Headline names for 2026 include broadcaster Louis Theroux and mathematician Hannah Fry, alongside quant leaders such as Bruno Dupire and Fabio Mercurio of Bloomberg, Rama Cont of the University of Oxford and Alexander Sokol of CompatibL.

Tickets & passes

• Full pass — GBP 4,798: Main conference plus summits/workshops, 16–19 November; plus 20% VAT. Early rate before 16 October (standard £5,298)
• Main conference only — GBP 3,699: 17–19 November; plus 20% VAT. Early rate before 16 October (standard £4,099)
• Summits and workshops day only — GBP 1,399: 16 November; plus 20% VAT (standard £1,499)