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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF TRADETECH 2019
What to look out for at this year’s event
THIS YEAR’S TRADETECH AGENDA IS PACKED WITH PANEL DISCUSSIONS, INTERVIEWS, WORKSHOPS AND CONCURRENT
STREAMS ACROSS BOTH DAYS, PORING OVER THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, TRADING AND REGULATORY ISSUES. WHETHER YOU
ARE AN INDUSTRY VETERAN OR A NEWCOMER TO THE EVENT, THE SHEER NUMBER OF PANELS AND STREAMS CAN BECOME
OVERWHELMING, SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY DISCUSSIONS AND SPEAKERS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS.
MUST-SEE PANELS
DAY ONE
DAY TWO
9:00 – The paradigm shift – how are changes in market structure,
liquidity and new products altering the way you interact with
your counterparts across the value chain? 11:45 – How are the buy- and sell-side leveraging technology innova-
tion to enhance performance and generate alpha and trading?
12:30 – Benefitting from diversity and inclusion on your desk – what is
the perfect recipe for hiring, training and retaining top talent in
today’s highly competitive market conditions?
CHATHAM HOUSE RULES 13:00 – Life after Brexit: Evaluating changes in the financial stability of
European markets and what opportunities and limitations this
will bring to the financial services industry?
The first panel discussion of the day zeroes in on a broad topic;
that of the shifting trading landscape and market structure. A
panel of cross-industry experts will dissect the biggest paradigm
shifts of 2018, examine how behaviours have been affected by the
new regulatory regime, the role that new trading venues such as
periodic auctions and systematic internalisers play in the new
market structure, and how it may evolve in the future.
Diversity and inclusion is one of the hot topics for the financial
markets and it’s encouraging to see the discussion make the jump
to the main stage at this year’s conference. Panellists from major
buy- and sell-side institutions will discuss the issue and how the
industry is changing. See page 18 for MAN Group’s Alison Holling-
shead talking to TRADETech Daily on how the firm is approach-
ing the diversity challenge.
15:05 – For & Against: Outsourcing your execution services is the most
time and cost-effective way to ensure best execution and com-
pliance in today’s trading landscape.
Outsourcing the business end of the trading process has become
an increasingly viable strategy for asset managers looking for best
execution options in the new regulatory environment. However,
not everyone is convinced, and this session will feature those both
for and against outsourced trading, chewing over issues including
broker relationships and the tricky subject of responsibility of data.
A panel that encapsulates the raison d’etre of TradeTech in 45
minutes: how to improve end results through the adoption and
use of new technologies. Speakers from the buy-side, sell-side
and technology provision corners of the market will examine
how changes around research payments, the use of artificial
intelligence and new data sources, and increasing levels of
automation can be used to improve performance and alpha
generation.
If there is one topic that can overshadow MiFID II at TradeTech
this year, it’s Brexit. Despite the complete lack of clarity or cer-
tainty regarding the UK’s future and ongoing relationship with the
European Bloc, a panel of brave buy-siders (and a representative
of the UK’s FCA) will tackle the Brexit conundrum, discussing
how trading relationships may be impacted, how liquidity may
change and how firms are positioning their traders.
15:30 – How to leverage new machine learning and AI approaches to
drive better data sharing across teams and develop outperform-
ing portfolios.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have fast become
the go-to technology for buy-side process optimisation, but the
underpinning importance of data is often over-looked as both a
driver and end result of AI adoption. Buy-side experts will delve
into how AI can improve data processes across the trading chain
and throughout organisations, as well as the inherent challenges
such approaches can bring.
SPEAKERS TO WATCH OUT FOR:
Tilman Lueder – European Commission
Between the introduction of MiFID II last year and the inter-
minably ongoing process of Brexit, the interest in the European
Commission’s viewpoint should be more relevant than ever before.
As well as taking part in a regulatory keynote fireside chat, where
he will review the European securities market under MiFID II so
far, Lueder will also participate in a panel discussion on the new
raft of trading venues in the European landscape.
Doug Cifu – Virtu Financial
The co-founder of Virtu is usually good for a thorny comment or
two – his recent appearance at an SEC industry discussion on market
access and data fees a prime example – and at this year’s conference
Cifu will be detailing the future of the company following its $1 billion
acquisition of front-office rival ITG, which closed in March.
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Supurna VedBrat – BlackRock
When the global head of trading at the world’s largest asset man-
ager sits down for an interview at an event the size of TradeTech,
it’s a safe bet that it will be worth your time to be there for it. Ved-
Brat will be taking part in a keynote address on day one, detailing
how BlackRock has created a dynamic team structure and trading
strategy to encourage innovation and adaptability on a global scale.
Gerald Lyons
A keynote speaker for this year’s TradeTech conference, one of the
world’s leading economists and the former chief economist and
global head of research at Standard Chartered Bank, Gerald Lyons
should be quite a draw for attendees. A half-hour address will
cover Lyons’ predictions on the future state of the global economy
and how to stay ahead of the game.