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State Street Markets Research Retreats
May 14-June 26, 2025
Research-driven insights that give you an edge
The State Street Markets Research Retreat combines the expertise of State Street and industry thought leaders with the innovative thinking of our State Street Associates academic partners to bring cutting-edge market intelligence to investors, empowering them to navigate macroeconomic challenges, make better-informed decisions and gain a competitive advantage in 2025 and beyond.
Sessions include:
1. The epoch of AI
2. Political volatility, regime instability and geopolitical fragmentation
3. Monitoring central bank tone and policy uncertainty in turbulent times
4. Economic trends, markets and policy
5. Tariffs and inflation
6. Relevance-based prediction: A new approach to nowcasting
Here are a few of the speakers we’ve lined up for this global event:
Boston
Ronald P. O’Hanley
State Street CEO and Chairman
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster
Retired US Army lieutenant general, 25th Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Kevin Warsh
Former Member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
London
Roberto Rigobon
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management, Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management and State Street Associates Academic Partner
Silvana Tenreyro
Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, Director of CEPR International Macroeconomics and Finance Programme and Former President of the European Economic Association
Mark Kritzman
Senior Lecturer in Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management, Founding Partner and CEO of Windham Capital Management, LLC and State Street Associates Academic Partner
Zurich
Dr. Anja Hochberg
Head of Multi-Assets Solutions, Asset Management, Zürcher Kantonalbank
Dr. Stefan Beiner
Partner at C-Alm, Member of the SIX Regulatory Board, Finance lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, President of the Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, and Former CIO and deputy CEO of PUBLICA
Cayla Seder
Macro Multi-Asset Strategist, State Street Markets
Asia Pacific
Alberto Cavallo
Thomas S. Murphy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, Co-Founder of PriceStats and State Street Associates Academic Partner
Gideon Ozik
Founder and Managing Partner, MKT MediaStats and State Street Associates Academic Partner
Robin Greenwood
George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School and State Street Associates Academic Partner
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Read more about the topics we’ll be covering at this year’s Research Retreat:
AI in investment markets: A discussion among humans
At our 2024 Research Retreat in London, a panel of experts discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting financial companies and its likely impact going forward.
An investor’s guide to the US election
Daniel Drezner delved into the potential outcomes of the 2024 United State presidential election and their implications for markets, foreign and monetary policy.
Private debt: Risks returns and opportunities
Josh Lerner discussed the implications of the private debt asset class taking on an increasingly significant role in investor portfolios.