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Stephen Lawrence |

TED@State Street Boston

• November 2015

Does anyone actually read research reports? Stephen Lawrence found that most research in the finance industry rarely gets a glance beyond the front page. Lawrence has dedicated his career to making research reports more digestible, using a refined mixture of machine learning, big data and good old-fashioned human insight.

Does anyone actually read research reports? Stephen Lawrence found that most research in the finance industry rarely gets a glance beyond the front page. Lawrence has dedicated his career to making research reports more digestible, using a refined mixture of machine learning, big data and good old-fashioned human insight.

About the speaker

Stephen Lawrence

Machine kearning researcher

Head of Quantextual Research at State Street Global Exchange, Stephen Lawrence has built his career around helping people understand research quickly and efficiently. At State Street, he oversees the development and execution of research aggregation by blending machine learning and big data with the contextual knowledge of human insight and oversight. His team’s “Idea Lab” helps summarize a wide range of research, including academic and sell-side research.

About TED Institute

Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas. The culmination is an event produced, recorded, and hosted by TED, generating a growing library of valuable TED Talks that can spur innovation and transform organizations.

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