The Fit For TUMorrow Day 2021 will take place virtually on November 12.

A large share of the partners of the Fit For TUMorrow initiative will give workshops dealing with current topics in the finance and insurance industry. In these workshops, you will get insight into the role mathematical concepts and methods play in the day-to-day work of the companies (see the list and the abstracts below). Thereby, you have an opportunity to get to know a possible career opportunity first-hand!

Alongside the various workshops, you can walk around a virtual company fair from 11:00 to 16:00. The companies will present themselves and will answer your questions about internships or job offers. Use this chance to network with some of the big players in the industry. Moreover, you can schedule one-on-one interviews with their representatives.

All companies that offer a workshop will also be present at the fair and will offer time slots for personal interviews. Additionally, the following companies will also be there and are looking forward to meeting you in individual talks:  Allianz, Bayerische Versorgungskammer, Celonis, Ernst & Young, Hypo Vereinsbank and PwC.

We will send you the links to access both the workshops and the company fair some days before the event to the email you provided in the registration.

You can find further information in our Flyer (in German).

Registration

The registration for the workshops, the company fair and personal interviews is open now.

Program

The program for the workshops is as follows:

 

Company Fair

We have adopted the concept of the last year’s company fair and will be using the “Gather” system by “Meetingland” to offer you a great experience.

On the platform, you will find yourself in a virtual space which is modelled after a company fair. Every company is represented with their individual booth. You can move your avatar around using the arrow keys. In general, you will hear and see other persons whenever only little distance separates you from them. A number of people can join one such group chat, but you may also enter private spaces to have more individual conversations.

Technical requirements:

·         Use the Google Chrome Browser
·         Use a PC or Laptop with microphone and camera
·         Disable VPN
·         Mobile devices do not have all necessary functions

 

You will have a better time and a more real word-like experience on the platform if you allow it to access your camera. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to do so!

For the company representatives: Please prefix your name with the name of your employer in square brackets, such as “[Doe & Sons] John Doe” so that students may easily recognize and find you.

Video and Instructions

More information is available in the Instructions-PDF.

Abstracts

Here you can find the abstracts for the workshops. Note that for workshops with a German abstract, the event will be in German as well.

 

Nachhaltiges Investieren

Wir sprechen über verantwortungsvolles Investieren bei Amundi. Oft wird nur Umwelt mit dem Thema Nachhaltigkeit in Verbindung gebracht. Doch Nachhaltigkeit kennt noch zwei weitere wichtige Dimensionen: die soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen und eine kontrollierte und transparente Unternehmensführung. Diese drei Aspekte werden häufig mit ESG abgekürzt (Environment, Social and Governance). Wir stellen den Ansatz zur ESG-Analyse vor und erläutern, wie wir bei Amundi Nachhaltigkeitskriterien integrieren.

Volatilität als Assetklasse

In diesem Workshop werden wir sehen, dass Volatilität nicht nur ein Risikomaß ist, sondern als eigenständige Assetklasse auch Opportunitäten und Diversifikationspotenzial bietet.

Globale Commodity-Märkte und Risikomanagement

Die globalen Commodity-Märkte stehen vor immer größeren Herausforderungen: der Verlust von landwirtschaftlicher Fläche in China, ein steigender Bedarf an Biokraftstoff in den USA oder Produktionsausfälle durch Dürren. BayWa gibt einen Einblick in die Veränderungen der Handelsströme, die aktuellen turbulenten Marktbedingungen und wie wir diese in unserem Risikomanagement quantifizieren und steuern.

Innovation in the EU – answers to pension schemes and PayPal

Many promising ideas and initiatives are currently in development in Europe. We will discuss two of them: Part 1 of the workshop deals with the Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP), a voluntary pensions product. It is designed to encourage European citizens for long-term investments and to build a bridge to more sustainable investments in Europe. We will have a critical look at the design and the benefits of this solution.

In Part 2, we ask whether SEPA Request-to-Pay is a chance for banks to stay competitive in the payment market: With the growing importance of digital payments, payment service providers like MasterCard, VISA, and PayPal have gained a large and growing share of the European payment market. The SEPA Request-to-Pay scheme is a new European standard for payment initiation which enables banks to introduce a new uniform digital payment method. What opportunities does this offer for banks?

Pricing mit GLMs und Machine Learning

In diesem Workshop lernen die Studierenden die Grundlagen des Pricings bei Versicherungsunternehmen kennen. Sowohl die in der Praxis häufig verwendeten GLMs als auch neue Machine Learning Methoden werden vorgestellt. Die Methoden und ihre Performance werden anhand eines realen Datensatzes verglichen.

Teaching machines to understand insurance documents – AI in insurance operations

Extracting information from insurance documents is becoming easier using modern technical and analytical developments. We will show some of the challenges we face and solve at ERGO to automatically process documents using AI, deep learning, and other tools. One key aspect of this process is the right storage and handling of information.

Sustainable Finance – Auswirkungen auf das Risikomanagement

Der Klimawandel birgt neuartige Risiken für Unternehmen. Ein Standort in Küstennähe könnte zukünftig Schaden durch Überflutungen nehmen, bewusstere Konsumentscheidungen könnten Unternehmen mit fehlendem Nachhaltigkeitsschwerpunkt abstrafen und hohe CO2-Emissionen werden durch den Emissionshandel einen Wettbewerbsnachteil darstellen.

Durch ihre Rolle als Kreditgeber wächst daher die Notwendigkeit für Banken, ihr Portfolio auf Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken zu prüfen und diese Risiken in ihre Geschäftsprozesse einzubetten. Gemeinsam erörtern wir, wie Nachhaltigkeitsfaktoren künftig in das Risikomanagement einfließen könnten und welche Veränderungen damit auf das Finanzwesen zukommen.

Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) as rising green energy investment vehicle – Challenges around Pricing, Hedging and Risk Management

Power Purchase Agreements are a key component to structure cashflows of renewable energy production facilities such as solar parks and onshore or offshore wind parks. PPAs can bridge the gap between a classical asset manager seeking ESG labelled investment opportunities and the energy trading industry being able to operate and monetize PPAs. What are the challenges in terms of pricing, hedging and risk management for the involved trading parties? You will find out at our FORRS workshop, where we interactively examine the cashflow modeling with python.

Exploring Investments in Chinese Bonds & Equities for European Investors

Due to their increasing market share, Chinese Capital Markets are increasingly important for European Investors. As part of the Chinese Fosun Group, H&A Global Investment Management is currently developing Bond and Equity Funds on Chinese investments. The workshop will provide some practical insights into the tasks and challenges of such projects (e.g. Capital market structures, restrictions, regulation etc.)

Insights aus der Praxis: Aktuelle Herausforderungen und Trends im Consulting

Wie sieht die Bankenberatung der Zukunft aus? Auf welche Herausforderung stößt ein klassisches Versicherungsunternehmen? Künstliche Intelligenz und Data Science, Nachhaltigkeit und Agilität – wie genau werden diese Trends in der Praxis umgesetzt? Wir tauchen mit Ihnen in die Welt von Financial Services, Data Analytics und Management Consulting ein und erzählen spannende Insights aus dem Alltag der Boutique-Beratung. Außerdem erhalten Sie wertvolle Tipps für den Einstieg beim Hidden Champion in der Kategorie „Banken und Versicherungen“.

Emerging Themes in Trading Risk – Hot or Not?

As a quantitative consultant in the banking sector, hot topics around trading risk have changed throughout the years – starting with derivative valuation, followed by extended regulatory market risk capital requirements, and recently focusing on optimizing infrastructure and processes. The industry currently faces emerging themes such as ESG risk, machine learning, the extended use of cryptocurrencies as well as limited capital to support trading activities. We will review these themes and talk about their relevance for consultants in the banking sector.

Alternative Reference Rates – The Impact of New Reference Rates on Financial Products

During this workshop, we want to discuss the consequences of the IBOR transition on different financial products. How do these discontinuations influence modelling and valuation of fixed income and derivative instruments?

Mathematical Topics of a (re)insurance company

We will introduce Munich Re that covers the entire value chain of reinsurance, primary insurance, and insurance-related risk solutions. You will learn about options to join the company and day-to-day tasks for employees and (student) trainees.

Modellierung von Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken im Versicherungsumfeld

Aufgrund der wachsenden Bedeutung von Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken / ESG-Risiken und deren aufkommendem Einfluss auf die globale Lebensweise rücken quantitative Analysen, die sich mit den resultierten finanziellen Belastungen beschäftigen, auch bei Versicherungsunternehmen immer stärker in den Fokus. Die messbarsten Auswirkungen hat dabei der Teilaspekt „Climate Change“, auf den sich daher ein Großteil der bekannten Studien bezieht. In diesem Workshop wird erarbeitet, welche konkreten Risiken für Versicherungen hierbei eine Rolle spielen und wie diese modelliert werden können.

Relative Value Strategies

In this workshop, we present how we implement relative value strategies and which financial instruments are used.