Hanken Quantum

Hanken Quantum is the university's data lab which provides access to numerous enterprise databases for both students and staff. Modern technology allows for the streaming of all teaching and events as well as the real-time following of financial news.

Our purpose is to bridge the gap between data and business through organizing educational events and courses, bringing together key players from different industries, and conducting cutting-edge research into how data can be used to create better business and a better world.

Our Mission

Hanken Quantum's mission is to create better business and a better world through data-driven value creation.

Quantum is a hub for data-driven value creation (DDVC). By data-driven value creation we mean the overall value created for stakeholders with data-driven decision making in businesses.

Activities at Quantum

Quantum organizes courses and events such as hackathons that combine programming with quantitative business topics such as finance and accounting. We also collaborate actively with key players in the industry.

HANKEN FINANCE DAYS

Amazing alumni and students were part of the Hanken Finance Day 2022 with this year's theme being "Alternative data in finance and business".

Our Director Benjamin Maury opened the event with welcome words and greetings to our audience and speakers. In this instance, we had been sharing knowledge with our experts related to Quantum computing and big data, working with alternative data and experiences from practice.

The event finished with a panel discussion with Shahab Anbarjafari , Chief Data Scientist at PwC, Hans-Kristian Sjöholm, Head of Global Equities at Evli and Professor of Practice at Hanken School of Economics and Kristiina Vares-Wartiovaara, Portfolio Manager and Senior Sustainability Specialist at OP Financial Group. This panel was moderated by Daniel Pasternack CEO of Elite Alfred Berg & Professor of Practice at Hanken.

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HANKEN QUANTUM HACKATHON

The event started out on Friday with an opening ceremony and some encouraging words from our organizers and mentors. Teams worked hard on their projects throughout the evening, only stopping for coffee breaks and some well-deserved naps. The same energy continued on Saturday, as the business concepts quickly started to take shape.

The students had to submit their final pitches on Sunday morning, after which the jury went through them and had a long discussion about the merits of each team’s idea and business plan. This was an incredibly intensive 48 hours, with some teams even working through the night to put the final touches on their projects.

The submissions were so good that we had to split both the first and second places into two, giving us 2 winning teams and 2 runners-up. There was a great deal of variety in how the challenge was approached. Some teams focused more on the business case while some managed to program a technical prototype in less than 48 hours.

Ultimately, both approaches were appreciated and rewarded by the jury.