Quantum computing and the future of investment management
Tuesday 14 April 2026 | 18:00 - 20:30 | Evening Event
Quantum computing is moving from theoretical promise to targeted experimentation within financial markets. Asset managers, banks, and investors are beginning to test where quantum may deliver meaningful advantages: from portfolio optimisation and risk modelling to scenario analysis and market structure insights.
CFA UK Technology & Innovation Community is teaming up with State Street to bring this event that cuts through the noise to explore what is real today, what remains experimental, and what the next 5–10 years could realistically look like for investment professionals.
The session brings together senior practitioners and technology experts from leading financial institutions and quantum ecosystem partners to share practical experience, early lessons, and forward-looking perspectives. The focus is on learning together openly and honestly at the start of a rapidly evolving journey.
What you’ll learn:
- Current usage vs. R&D: Where financial firms are getting read to using quantum today
- Meaning of “quantum trading”: What it really involves, who’s piloting it, and how it differs from classical and AI-based methods
- High potential use cases: Which investment and risk applications (e.g., optimisation, scenarios, stress tests) are closest to real impact
- ROI and timelines: How firms evaluate value, budgets, and roadmaps for quantum compared with AI and cloud investments
- Organisational implications: Talent, partnerships, governance structures, and how teams adapt as quantum capabilities grow
- Risks and regulation: Model risk, transparency, cybersecurity, and broader systemic effects
- Future outlook: How quantum could reshape markets over the next decade and influence active management
Timings
Registration: 18:00 -18:30
Event: 18:30 - 19:30
Networking: 19:30 - 20:30
Speakers
Dr. Del Rajan, Vice President, Quantum Technologies, HSBC
Del holds a PhD in quantum computing and is known for designing the world’s first quantum blockchain. At HSBC, he leads major quantum initiatives across the bank, including the first real financial trading application of quantum computing with IBM, as well as completed projects in post-quantum cryptography and quantum-secure communications.
Del specialises in helping industry leaders understand what quantum computing actually is, how it differs from and how it complements AI, and why the rapid rise of quantum poses a major cryptographic and operational challenge for the financial sector.
Manuel Proissl, IBM Quantum Industry Applications Lead, Executive Advisor, Distinguished Physicist
His work was published in prestigious journals, such as Nature, Physical Review, and Springer, and was featured in media venues such as Bloomberg, Financial Times, and Fortune. He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society, American Physical Society, and European AI Alliance. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics.
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