Birkbeck Annual Finance Conference 2026
When:
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Venue:
373 Euston Road
The Accounting and Finance subject group of Birkbeck, University of London invites current and future students to the Annual Finance Conference 2026. The event brings together current and prospective students, faculty and alumni for an evening discussing the latest developments in Risk Management and Data Science in Finance. In addition, the event will provide an overview on the different postgraduate Finance programmes offered at Birkbeck.
Programme:
17:45 - 18:00: Registration
18:00 - 18:20: Welcome - Studying Finance at Birkbeck, University of London.
18:20 - 18:50: Claves Do Amaral, (Jefferies - Global Investment Bank) - A career path in the financial sector (Banking, Asset Management, Insurance).
18:50 - 19:20: Utibe Umoh. PhD. (Barclays) - A brief journey of a career as a researcher in quantitative finance (day-to-day experience, key skills and advice for breaking into the field).
19:20 - 20:30: Reception
Speakers:
Claves Do Amaral - Senior Risk Developer, Jefferies - Global Investment Bank
Claves do Amaral is a quantitative developer and financial engineer with over two decades of experience building pricing and risk systems across investment banking, asset management, and insurance.
After completing his MSc at Birkbeck, he has worked extensively on derivatives modelling and large-scale analytics platforms, using languages such as C++, Java, Scala, and Python.
His career has focused on bridging the gap between mathematical models and production systems, helping bring quantitative ideas into real trading and risk environments.
He remains particularly interested in model design, performance engineering, and the practical challenges of applying quantitative finance in industry.
Utibe Umoh - Trading Desk Quant, Barclays Investment Bank
Utibe Umoh is the Desk Quant for the EMEA Rates Fixed income financing trading desk at Barclays. He is responsible for researching and implementing quantitative models focused on optimization, analytics and trading strategy.
Prior to joining Barclays, he was a senior investment analyst responsible for research and implementing systematic strategies within the GAM Systematic Alternative Risk premia fund at GAM.
Utibe holds a PhD in Fluid Mechanics form the University of Edinburgh, an MSc in Mathematical Finance from Birkbeck University of London and an MEng in Chemical Engineering (First Class honours) from University College London.
Contact name: Simon Hubbert
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