Tensions, Tariffs & Trump: Managing Risk in an Uncertain World

Zane Van Dusen

Global Head of Risk & Investment Analytics Products

Bloomberg

Zane Van Dusen is the Global Head of Risk & Investment Analytics Products at Bloomberg. Zane began this role in 2019 and under his leadership, the group has become one of the industry's top data analytics providers, supplying innovative risk metrics, such as Bloomberg's award-winning Liquidity Assessment solution (LQA), based on Bloomberg's vast database of market data. Zane works with quants and engineers to build data-driven analytics that address a wide range of client needs from investment research to portfolio construction to regulatory reporting. Prior to this role, Zane managed the implementation of risk management, stress testing and reporting systems for Credit Suisse's Treasury and Liquidity Risk Management groups for over a decade. Prior to this role, Zane managed the implementation of risk management, stress testing and reporting systems for Credit Suisse's Treasury and Liquidity Risk Management groups for over a decade.

Dennis To

APAC Regulatory Specialist

Bloomberg

Dennis leads Bloomberg's regulatory data business in Asia Pacific. He oversaw the development of new datasets in response to regulatory and accounting changes, including FRTB, Libor transition, new IFRS standards, non-cleared margin regulations, and liquidity risk management frameworks. Prior to joining Enterprise Solutions, Dennis was a market specialist at Bloomberg covering fixed income and derivative products in Greater China. In recent years, he has contributed to the popularization and development of Bloomberg's fixed income products, including Kung Fu Bond (China's US dollar bond).

Gaurav Kapoor

Market Specialist - Derivatives & Risk

Bloomberg

Gaurav specializes in X-asset derivatives pricing and risk management at Bloomberg and leads the structured products strategy for the APAC region.

Prior to joining Bloomberg, he has worked in the corporate and investment banking industry across Asia & Europe including specializing in structuring of complex derivative products. He is passionate about quantitative finance and risk management, with a keen interest in application of machine learning techniques in finance.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and MBA (Finance) from the M.S. University of Baroda. Gaurav has also been awarded the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) and is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).