THETRADETECH DAILY THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF TRADETECH 2018
Main Day 1 : Wednesday 25th April 2018
07.45 Refreshments and Registration 08.30 Welcome Remarks from Diane Mekie , Conference Director , TradeTech Europe 2018 | Opening Bell : Alain Courbebaisse , CTO , Euronext 08.40 Chair ’ s Opening Remarks – Niki Beattie , CEO , Market Structure Partners
08.45 BUY SIDE INTERVIEW : The buy side business model of the future – what are the practical implications of changes to market dynamics and how can your business thrive in a post-MiFID II world ?
09.05 KEYNOTE DISCUSSION PANEL : What impact has MiFID II had on market structure and how will this alter trading behaviour in 2018 ?
09.45 FIRE SIDE CHAT : Revolutionising your business with machine learning - where does automation makes sense and how can deep learning put you ahead of the competition ?
Navigating the Post-MiFID II Trading Landscape
Moderator : Richard Parsons , CEO , Instinet Europe
Simon Steward , Head , European Equity Trading , Capital Group Richard Semark , CEO , UBS MFT , Head , European Client Trading and Execution , UBS Tom Stenhouse , Head of Product , Equities , London Stock Exchange Group
Exploring Machine Learning
Sean Kennedy , Head of Investment Operations - EMEA , Vanguard
Mehmet Kinak , Global Head of Systematic Trading and Market Structure , T . Rowe Price
Mark Hemsley , President , Europe , CBOE Europe Sam Baig , EMEA Head of Electronic Trading , Citi Group
Sanoke Viswanathan , Chief Administrative Officer , Corporate Investment Bank , J . P . Morgan
10.05 Morning Refreshment Break and Networking 10:00-11:00 - Private Buy Side Only Boardroom - Unique Liquidity and How to Find It | Hosted By Credit Suisse Invitation only 10.45 KEYNOTE : From the information age to the age of capital | Seth Merrin , CEO and Founder , Liquidnet
Implementing the Systematic Internaliser ( SI ) Regime
11.05 KEYNOTE DISCUSSION PANEL : How is the current SI regime impacting access to market and liquidity ?
Just before the discussion panel and 5 minutes before the end , we will take a live vote on whether given the changes to SI regulations , are you trading with SIs or not . You will see a visualised result of whether the panel swayed the audience ’ s opinion !
11.45 KEYNOTE DISCUSSION PANEL : How is the shift to large in scale impacting liquidity and what influence will this have on trading strategies ?
12.25 5 minute transition to streams
STREAM A : Technology Enhancements for Best Execution Analysis Chaired By Niki Beattie , CEO , Market Structure Partners
12.30 PANEL DISCUSSION : How can you optimise your algo wheel to gain the competitive edge ? Duncan Higgins , Managing Director , Head , Electronic Sales , ITG Jonathan Finney , Director of European Business Development , Citadel Securities
13.15 Lunch and Networking
STREAM A : Technology Enhancements for Best Execution Analysis
14.15 Chairperson ’ s opening remarks - Julia Streets , CEO , Streets Consulting
14.20 PANEL DISCUSSION : From TCA to Best Execution Analysis ( BXA ) – how can you make the shift in light of MiFID II requirements ? Huw Gronow , Head , Dealing , Newton Investment Management Mark Ford , Head of Product , LiquidMetrix Michael Mollemans , Head of Sales Trading , Asia Pacific , Pavilion Global Markets Michael Richter , Director of Transaction Cost Analysis , IHS Markit Chris Jackson , Head of EQS , EMEA , Liquidnet
14.55 PANEL DISCUSSION : Using technology to make your team more efficient – how do current O / EMS developments drive better trading decisions ? Moderator : Tom Van Riper , Managing Director & COO , Cubist Systematic Strategies Matthew York , Fixed Income Product Owner , FlexTrade Ed Oliver , Head , Finance , Dataminr Alun Cutler , Director , Product Management EMEA , Charles River Development John Adam , SVP , Director , Portfolio Management & Trading Solutions , FactSet Chris Hollands , Head , European Sales , TS
15.35 PANEL DISCUSSION : Data analysis on steroids - what do you need to do to muscle out the competition and add value with your data ? Moderator : Rebecca Healey , Head of Market Structure and Strategy , Liquidnet Charles-Albert Lehalle , Senior Research Advisor , Capital Fund Management Yann Couellan , Head of Fixed Income Execution , BNP Paribas Asset Management Robin Mess , Co-Founder & CEO , big xyt Hadrien Camus , Customer Engineer , Google
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STREAM B : Implementing Compliant Trading Processes and Governance Chaired By Marcus Hooper , Private Consultant
IN CONVERSATION : What have been the failures and successes of building a best execution policy and how can you establish successful trading processes around it ? David Miller , Head , EMEA Trading , Invesco Phil Fry , VP Product Strategy , Verint ___________________________________________________
13.00 How to increase harmonisation and standardisation of data practices to improve reporting and measurement under MiFID II Francis Gross , Senior Advisor , ECB
STREAM B : Implementing Compliant Trading Processes and Governance
Chairperson ’ s opening remarks - Marcus Hooper , Private Consultant
PANEL DISCUSSION : How to remain agile in an ever changing regulatory landscape ? Dr . Sabine Dittrich , Head , Global Regulatory Intelligence , UBS Asset Management Mark Veevers , Vice President , Manager of Portfolio Management and Trading Solutions , FactSet Anthony Amicangioli , Founder & CEO , HPR ( Hyannis Port Research )
PANEL DISCUSSION : How to consolidate data to make smarter and compliant trading decisions John Marsland , COO , Investments , Schroders Huw Gronow , Head , Dealing , Newton Investment Management Edouard Alligand , CEO , QuasarDB
15.50 FIRE SIDE CHAT : How to leverage AI to drive operational efficiencies and automation on your desk Kenneth McLeish , Global Head , Equities Trading Technology , JP Morgan AM
Moderator : Rebecca Healey , Head of Market Structure and Strategy , Liquidnet
Joelle Tarrant , Head of Market Structure , HSBC Chris Marsh , Head , AES Europe , Credit Suisse Rob Boardman , CEO , ITG Europe
Christoph Hock , Head , Multi-Asset Trading , Union Investment
STREAM C : Optimising Investment and Trading Strategies Chaired By Ari Burstein , President , Capital Markets Strategies
OXFORD STYLE DEBATE : To achieve superior performance and ensure true value-add , your desk needs to trade more passively than actively - FOR OR AGAINST For : Eirik Hauge , Head of Trading and Quantitative Strategies , DNB Asset Management Against : Antish Manna , Head of Execution Research , Man GLG
STREAM C : Optimising Investment and Trading Strategies- ETF Developments
Chairperson ’ s opening remarks - Ari Burstein , President , Capital Markets Strategies
PANEL DISCUSSION : ETFs - What ’ s the driver for more passive trading and what are the opportunities for your desk ? Steve Sachs , Head , Capital Markets , Goldman Sachs Asset Management Henry Reece , Head , Sales , SIG Oliver Kilian , Director – ETF Advisory & Trading , UniCredit
PANEL DISCUSSION : What are the ETF developments that are making the biggest impact in the market when cost monitoring is high and liquidity is limited ? Cyrille Combes , Head , Trading , Lyxor Asset Management Keshava Shastry , Head of Capital Markets , Deutsche Asset Management Rick van Leeuwen , Head , Institutional Trading , IMC Ben Sturgeon , Director , Equity Product Management , Tradeweb Jürgen Blumberg , Head of Capital Markets EMEA , Invesco PowerShares
PANEL DISCUSSION : How can you leverage your current equity technology and workflow to execute cross asset ? Matthew McLoughlin , Head of Trading , Liontrust Richard Bentley , Chief Product Officer , Ullink Joe Kassel , Global Head of Dealing & Exposure Management , AMP Capital Greg Cook , CEO , Neovest Matthew Reid , Product Director , SimCorp
Christiaan Scholtes , Head of EMEA Markets , Virtu Financial
Thomas Bourgeois , Co-Head of Electronic and Head of Execution Product Strategy , Exane BNP Paribas
Kjelle Blom , COO , Optiver
Neil Joseph , European Head of Equity Trading , JP Morgan AM
STREAM D : Buy Side Only Working Groups ( limited to 20 )
Working group 1 : What are the transformational technologies for early tech adopters in best execution analysis Kenneth McLeish , Global Head , Equities Trading Technology , JP Morgan AM
STREAM D : Buy Side Only Working Groups ( limited to 20 max )
Working group 2 : How do you access retail liquidity when trading U . K . Equities ? 14:20-15:20 Hosted By Joe Everitt , Managing Director , Stifel and Ian Salmon , Director , IgniteG2M Limited with Simon Mackenzie , Senior Dealer and Dealing Desk Manager , Raymond James Investment Services Ltd and Tom Fawcett , Senior Equity Trader , IG
Ralston Roberts , Co-head , Electronic Trading , EMEA , Goldman Sachs
Remco Lenterman , Global Head of Business Development , Citadel Securities
Tom Springbett , Manager , Trading Venues Policy , Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA )
Mark Pumfrey , CEO , EMEA , Liquidnet
Small Interactive Boardrooms And Workshops ( limited to 15 )
SYNERGY WORKSHOP : The Realities of Our New MiFID II World : What Got You Here Won ’ t Necessarily Get You There Hosted By : Mark McNerney , Head of Sales for EMEA , Visible Alpha
Small Interactive Boardrooms And Workshops ( limited to 15 max )
Exclusive Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank – invitation only 14:20-15:20 Open to 20 Global Heads of Trading from Europe ’ s top 20 asset managers . Chatham House rules . Hosted By : Matt Howell , Head , Derivatives & Multi-Asset Trading , T . Rowe Price
15:20 - End of Stream D 15:20-16:20 Head Trader Think Tank private reception Sponsored by Jane Street
Think Tank / Reception attendees include : Paul Battams , Director , Trading and Liquidity Strategies , BlackRock Eric Boess , Global Head , Trading , Allianz Global Investors Graham Sorrell , Head of Equity , Currency and Derivatives Trading EMEA , SSGA Matt Howell , Head , Derivatives & Multi-Asset Trading , T . Rowe Price Ed Wicks , Head of Trading EMEA , LGIM Adam Conn , Head , Trading , Baillie Gifford Fabien Brügger , Head , Multi-Assets Trading , Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Philip Bille , Head , Buyside Dealing Desk , Degroof Petercam Antish Manna , Head of Execution Research , Man GLG Mehmet Kinak , Global Head of Systematic Trading and Market Structure , T . Rowe Price
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