KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
Nicholas Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic (since 2021), a former editor-in-chief of WIRED, and a prominent journalist known for tech reporting. He has led The Atlantic to multiple Pulitzer Prizes, co-founded The Atavist (sold to WordPress), and is an accomplished masters marathoner.
NICHOLAS THOMPSON
PANELISTS
Mehmet Ozhabes
Head of Firmwide Economic Scenarios,
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Mehmet Ozhabes is currently the Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he leads the Firmwide Economic Scenarios & Analysis and the Model Review Group. Previously, he held positions as Senior Economist at Moody's Economy.com and Senior Analyst at marketRx. From 2008 to 2014, Mehmet served as an Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase in the Chief Investment Office. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering at Bilkent University and a Master of Arts in Economics at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Kerime S. Akoglu
Partner at Mintz
Kerime Süle Akoglu is a Partner in the Litigation practice at Mintz, where she focuses on complex commercial disputes, securities litigation, and white-collar defense. She maintains a nationwide practice, representing individuals and companies in high-stakes matters involving allegations such as fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. She earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Boston College International & Comparative Law Review. She holds a B.A., cum laude, from New York University.
Andi Cupallari
Director, Data Science
Merck
Dr. Cupallari is currently the Director of Forecasting Capabilities at Merck and an Adjunct Professor of Data Science at Columbia University. He completed a PhD in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in March 2020. Prior to his current role, Andi held various positions at Novartis, including Associate Director of Global Oncology Business Analytics and Manager of Machine Learning and NLP. He has also served as a Data Science Fellow and taught at Brooklyn College, enhancing his expertise in predictive modeling and natural language processing.
Suprise Guest
Senior Investment Executive
Portfolio Management
Welcoming a surprise speaker who is a Senior Investment Executive with experience working on dynamic risk multi-asset strategies and. quantitive research.
WORKSHOP SPEAKERS
NURAN SERCAN
Corporate Banking Analyst
Barclays Investment Bank
SAMI KANDIL
Investment Banking Analyst
Houlihan Lokey
FAIK DALAN
Strategy Analyst
Deloitte Consulting
DILARA GUVERCIN
Assistant Prosecutor,
Hudson County Prosecutor's Office
ALMIRA HISAR
J.D. Candidate
Columbia Law School
LEYLA YURT
Paralegal Specialist
Securities & Commodities Fraud Task Force
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of NY
RISHI KUMAR
lVP & Lead Data Scientist
JPMorgan Chase
KANISHA SHAH
Senior Data Scientist
Capital One Financial Co.
TBD
Position / Role
PROGRAM INFO
FINANCE
Nuran Sercan - Is Finance for you?
Sami Kandil - Internship and Job Recruitment in Finance
Faik D - Breaking into Consulting
LAW
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