The University of Washington, Department of Applied Mathematics, Computational Finance and Risk Management (CFRM) program continues to cultivate and strengthen relationships across the financial and investment sectors through participation in industry events and by providing opportunities for students to network and learn from established professionals.<\/p>\n
Twenty-one CFRM students and faculty joined a few hundred finance professionals at the 6th<\/sup> Annual SAIA Alternative Investment Summit<\/a> on November 15, 2017 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in downtown Seattle. CFRM is the academic sponsor of the SAIA Alternative Investment Summit.<\/p>\n The topic of this year\u2019s moderated panel was \u201cDigital Currency and Blockchain Technology.\u201d An animated discussion addressed the opportunities, trends and challenges surrounding the decentralized technology, \u201cblockchain,\u201d and the explosive growth in digital currency.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are all witnessing how technology is rapidly transforming finance; from banking and payments to trading and wealth management,\u201d noted Professor Tim Leung<\/a>, Director of the CFRM program. \u201cOur students need to learn about financial innovations, such as robo-advising and cryptocurrency, as well as acquire the technical knowledge and financial intuition necessary for the modern finance industry.\u201d<\/p>\n The next evening, on Thursday, November 16, 2017, Professor Tim Leung was an invited panelist at the CFA Society Seattle<\/a>, Young Professionals Network (YPN) and Women\u2019s Network Event, examining the factors that are changing the investment management industry. The implementation of technology is changing both private wealth and institutional investing methodologies. Panelists included representation from academic research and investment management professionals.<\/p>\n