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March 4, 5, and 6, 2026, UNAHOTELS Varese
In a financial environment shaped by substantial structural shifts, from the maturation of quantitative asset management to the accelerating convergence of traditional finance and emerging technologies, QUANT enters 2026 marking twenty years of activity.
Over these two decades, the event has accompanied, and often anticipated, the transformation in how risk is assessed, portfolios are constructed, and markets are interpreted.
Founded at a time when the application of mathematical models to investment management was widely regarded as the domain of a small circle of specialists, QUANT has progressively consolidated its position as an established and widely recognized forum, facilitating dialogue among asset managers, academics, investors, and innovators.
Over time, quantitative finance has moved beyond a niche discipline to become embedded in the industry’s core vocabulary. QUANT has documented this progression without pursuing transient trends, maintaining a critical, rigorous, and pragmatic stance.
The 2026 edition, hosted for the first time at UNAHOTELS Varese, takes place in a context in which the boundaries between previously distinct domains have become increasingly porous. Traditional asset managers, fintech, digital assets, blockchain, and artificial intelligence no longer operate as discrete verticals, but rather as interdependent components of a single ecosystem undergoing continuous transformation.
QUANT approaches this convergence without resorting to oversimplification or ideological framing, prioritizing analysis of operating models, constraints, and practical use cases.
Across twenty years, the event has welcomed dozens of internationally prominent speakers, including Ed Altman, Paul Wilmott, John Hiatt, and Andrew Kumiega; it has also trained thousands of professionals and hosted leading Italian and international asset-management brands. Over the past fourteen years, it has further recognized the most outstanding wealth managers and key contributors within the managed-savings industry.
At its core, QUANT remains anchored in debate on decision-making frameworks, disciplined data usage, and the interaction between human judgment and quantitative instruments. This theme extends across contemporary technological frontiers, from artificial intelligence, considered with interest but without uncritical enthusiasm, to digital assets, now increasingly incorporated into institutional investment strategies.
QUANT 2026 will feature speakers who have contributed materially to the development of modern financial thinking. These include Ruggero Bertelli, long active in advanced financial advisory; Paul Wilmott, an internationally recognized authority in quantitative finance and the study of market behavior; Enzo Corsello, a direct witness to the evolution of European asset management; Hunter Horsley, a reference point for institutional participation in the crypto sector; Adam Back, a seminal figure in cryptography applied to monetary systems; and Daniele Bernardi, founder of QUANT and among the first in Italy to champion a quantitative approach as a discipline for risk management.
All sessions will be delivered in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Italian, underscoring the event’s international scope and the continuity of exchange across diverse professional contexts.
For the twentieth-anniversary edition, access to QUANT 2026 includes 80 complimentary seats, reserved for a curated audience of industry professionals. Asset managers, financial advisors, and family offices may apply to attend free of charge through a selection procedure.
QUANT 2026 thereby reaffirms itself not merely as an annual conference, but as the culmination of a twenty-year trajectory during which quantitative finance has evolved from a specialist idiom into a shared framework for navigating increasingly complex markets.
All information and application procedures are available at www.quant.it.
