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AGENDA

A line up like no other

Explore a preview of two and a half days filled with insights, innovation, and networking opportunities.

Agenda

Agenda

time icon05/04/2026 06:00 pm

Welcome reception

Join us at the Omni Barton Creek for an exciting kick-off to FOCUS 2026!

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Breakfast and Morning Pulse with Dow Jones

Start your day with a delicious breakfast and networking opportunities with peers, while the Morning Pulse updates you on the latest developments, emerging opportunities, and key risks shaping the global landscape.


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FOCUS Opening + Welcome Address

FOCUS begins by cutting straight to what matters - setting the tone for what’s ahead and connecting the dots between today’s challenges, tomorrow’s opportunities, and the themes that will shape the next few days. Join us as we kick off the conference with a powerful opening that launches the conversations and momentum for a great week ahead.

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Break

Enjoy a brief transition break between sessions to recharge and connect with fellow attendees.

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Breakout sessions & MASTERCLASSES

Dive into targeted sessions designed to give you actionable insights and strategies:

  • Track 1: The Private Markets Liquidity Playbook
  • Track 2: The Connected Book: Realizing the Power of an Integrated OMS and IBOR
  • Track 3: From Data to Decision: GenAI-Powered Research for the Modern Buy-Side
  • Track 4: Evolving Toward Whole Portfolio Thinking – The Total Portfolio Approach (TPA) 
  • MASTERCLASS: Alpha, Reimagined - The Future of Investment Research and How To Stay Ahead
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Break

Enjoy a brief transition break between sessions to recharge and connect with fellow attendees.

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Breakout sessions & MASTERCLASSES

Dive into targeted sessions designed to give you actionable insights and strategies:

  • Track 1: How to Identify and Access Top-Tier Managers
  • Track 2: Mission Critical: The Importance of the Performance Function
  • Track 3: Reimagining Systematic Investing: Next-Gen Quant Workflows
  • Track 4: Strategic Calls from the Allocator Seat 
  • MASTERCLASS: From Portfolio Vision to Trade Precision - Leveraging Portfolio and Trading Tools to Enhance Your Day-to-Day Workflow
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Networking lunch 

Reconnect with colleagues and meet new peers over a curated lunch experience. 

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Breakout sessions & MASTERCLASSES

Continue your learning journey with in-depth sessions and hands-on MASTERCLASSES:

  • Track 1: Benchmarking & Performance in a Private Markets World
  • Track 2: Tailor-Made or Too Much? Balancing Client Personalization with Operational Reality
  • Track 3: Trading Transformed: The Mega Trends You Can’t Ignore
  • Track 4: Data as Alpha: Integrating Public and Private Market Intelligence
  • MASTERCLASS: Signals to Systems - Smarter Workflows for Seamless Systematic Investing
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Break

Enjoy a brief transition break between sessions to recharge and connect with fellow attendees.

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Breakout sessions & MASTERCLASSES

Continue your learning journey with in-depth sessions and hands-on MASTERCLASSES:

  • Track 1: Market Risk vs. Cash Flow Risk: How to Leverage for the Future
  • Track 2: Managing Risk in a Volatile World
  • Track 3: Navigating the Low-Carbon Transition: Opportunities, Risks, and Returns
  • Track 4: Simplify, Govern, Execute: Delivering with Limited Resources 
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Afternoon break 

Refresh with light snacks and beverages, and take this opportunity to visit our booth sponsors and discover the latest solutions. 

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Keynote - Innovation Unleashed: Setting the Pace in Finance

FactSet CEO Sanoke Viswanathan will take the FOCUS 2026 main stage to share his vision for the future in his keynote, “Innovation Unleashed: Setting the Pace in Finance.” Sanoke will discuss how purposeful innovation will drive the future of financial services at the inflection point of agentic AI. He’ll outline how FactSet is positioned to lead clients through this transformation, with connected intelligence, open and flexible platforms, and technology that elevates workflows to accelerate insight, and empower decision-making.

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Keynote Q&A

Sanoke Viswanathan, FactSet's CEO, will be joined by Dan Nathan, founder of RiskReversal Media, seasoned trader, and a widely followed voice on markets, risk, and investing for a rapid-fire executive Q&A - sharing his perspective on leadership, markets, and what’s next.

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CEO Panel

Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion to conclude the first day of FOCUS 2026.

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Happy hour - sponsored by J.P. Morgan

Unwind with drinks and conversation as you network with fellow attendees, sponsored by J.P. Morgan.

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Free evening

time icon05/06/2026 08:00 am

Breakfast and Morning Pulse with Dow Jones

Start your day with a delicious breakfast and networking opportunities with peers, while the Morning Pulse updates you on the latest developments, emerging opportunities, and key risks shaping the global landscape.

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Panel discussion

Hear directly from FactSet clients as they share perspectives in this engaging panel discussion

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Break

Enjoy a brief transition break between sessions to recharge and connect with fellow attendees.

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Breakout sessions & MASTERCLASSES

Dive into targeted sessions designed to give you actionable insights and strategies:

  • Track 1: Generating Reports: From Documents to Data in Real Time
  • Track 2: Navigating Data Complexities in Investment Operations
  • Track 3: Adapting to Global Macro Shifts: Strategies for a Changing World
  • Track 4: From Allocator to Asset Builder: The Rise of Internal Investment Capabilities
  • MASTERCLASS: The Evolving Role of Performance - Convert History, Power Analysis, and Learn How to Measure What Matters Next
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Break

Enjoy a brief transition break between sessions to recharge and connect with fellow attendees.

time icon05/06/2026 11:15 am

Breakout sessions & MASTERCLASSES

Dive into targeted sessions designed to give you actionable insights and strategies:

  • Track 1: Breaking Down Fund Structures: Evergreen, Interval, Traditional, and Secondaries
  • Track 2: From Reports to Relationships: The Digital Transformation of Client Reporting
  • Track 3: Measuring What Matters: A Smarter Approach to Liquidity and Trade Costs
  • Track 4: From Models to Insight: Evolving Risk Management for Modern Portfolios
  • MASTERCLASS: Holistic Portfolio Intelligence - Integrated Analysis & Reporting Empowering Daily Portfolio Insights
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Networking lunch 

Reconnect with colleagues and meet new peers over a curated lunch experience. 

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Breakout sessions

Continue your learning journey with in-depth sessions:

  • Track 1: Build, Buy, Partner: How to Get Started with Private Markets
  • Track 2: Beyond the Dream: Navigating the Journey to Modern Systems
  • Track 3: Generational Wealth Transfer
  • Track 4: Navigating the New Rate Regime: Asset Allocation in a World of Persistent Inflation
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Break

Enjoy a brief transition break between sessions to recharge and connect with fellow attendees.

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Breakout sessions

Continue your learning journey with in-depth sessions:

  • Track 1: Private Credit 2.0: Beyond Direct Lending
  • Track 2: Bridging the Divide: How Asset Managers and Wealth Managers are Reimagining Distribution
  • Track 3: Digital Transformation in the AI Era
  • Track 4: From Dashboards to Data Science: The Allocator Tech & AI Stack 
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Afternoon break 

Refresh with light snacks and beverages, and take this opportunity to visit our booth sponsors and discover the latest solutions. 

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Panel discussion

Hear directly from FactSet clients as they share perspectives in this engaging panel discussion.

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Evening Reception in Downtown Austin

Join us at Brazos Hall in downtown Austin for a night of networking and fun.

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Breakfast and Morning Pulse with Dow Jones

Start your day with a delicious breakfast and networking opportunities with peers.

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Main Stage sessions

Continue your learning journey with in-depth main stage sessions.

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Break

Enjoy a brief transition break between sessions to recharge and connect with fellow attendees.

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Closing keynote

Join us for a thought-provoking keynote to conclude FOCUS 2026. 

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End of FOCUS 2026

FOCUS 2026 concludes.


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