McGill-FIAM Asset Management Hackathon 2025

Applications of Large Language Models (LLMs) in Asset Management

McGill Desautels' Finance Area in partnership with FIAM are thrilled to announce the 2025 Asset Management Hackathon, a cutting-edge event that brings together the brightest minds in finance, technology, and innovation. Dive into the realm of Big Data and AI as we tackle finance challenges with creativity and technical expertise.

This year, you will have access to both quantitative market data and textual datasets — including quarterly corporate filings or earnings call transcripts for global public companies. Use these resources to explore how LLMs can be trained and applied to portfolio construction, stock selection, and risk management.

The Innovation Challenge: Build a Portfolio with a Bottom-Up Approach Powered by AI. Tackle this exciting and innovative challenge by leveraging Global Markets publicly traded equities, fundamental big data, and alternative data, while applying advanced machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence techniques to construct a robust investment portfolio.

Date: November 5-6, 2025
Locations:

Espace CDPQ
3 Place Ville-Marie, RC level (reception)
Montreal, QC H3B 0E7

Station Fintech
4 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 300
Montreal, QC H3B 2E7