THETRADETECH DA I LY
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF TRADETECH 2019
Day 1: WEDNESDAY 24TH APRIL 2019
08.30 Opening Welcome from Susie Benaim, Conference Director
08.35 Opening Chairman Remarks – Richard Balarkas, CEO, Quendon Consulting
THRIVING IN A NEW MARKET ORDER
08.40 KEYNOTE BUY SIDE ADDRESS: Leading the way through change – how has Blackrock created
a dynamic team structure and trading strategy that encourages constant innovation and
adaptability to growth on a global scale?
Interviewer: Richard Parsons, CEO, Instinet Europe
Interviewee: Supurna VedBrat , Global Head, Trading, BlackRock
09.00 MARKET STRUCTURE LEADERS PANEL: 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? Moderator: Lynn Challenger, Global Head, Trading and Order Generation, UBS AM O’Connor
Mark Pumfrey, Head of EMEA, Global Head of Sales, Liquidnet
Richard Semark, Head of European Client Strategy & Head of UBS MTF, UBS
James Hilton, Head, Sales, EMEA, for Advanced Execution Services (AES), Credit Suisse
Tony Shaw, Executive Director, London Office, SIX
James Baugh, Head of EMEA Market Structure, Citi Group
09.35 ALL STAR PANEL: How have market makers, SIs and alternative liquidity sources advanced
in light of more robust pre-trade transparency, improved price efficiency and rigorous best
execution demands and are the buy side asking their brokers the right questions to remain
compliant? Tilman Lueder, Head, Securities Markets Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission
Slawomir Rzeszotko, Head, Institutional Sales & Trading, Jane Street
Rick van Leeuwen, Head, Institutional Trading, IMC
Kjelle Blom, COO, Optiver
Adriano Pace, Managing Director & Head, Equities, Europe, Tradeweb
10.10 Morning break Credit Suisse private workshop – Invite only
10.50 ALL STAR PANEL- BUY SIDE & SELL SIDE INSIGHT: Evaluating the difference between key
liquidity providers– how to build an effective plan to determine who is best to use, when
and why? Matthew McLoughlin, Partner, Head of Trading, Liontrust Asset Management
Eric Cadogan, Head, Trading, Americas, AMP Capital
Jonathan Finney, Director, European Development, Citadel Securities
Simon Dove, Head, Liquidity & Managing Director, Tower Research Capital Europe
Jigar Patel, Global Head, Business Development, XTX Markets
11.25 REGULATORY KEYNOTE FIRE SIDE CHAT: Has MiFID II met expectations? Have European
securities markets evolved for better or worse? CHATHAM HOUSE RULES Tilman Lueder, Head, Securities Markets Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission
SOLVING THE LIQUDUITY CONUNDRUM POST MIFID II
HAVE YOUR SAY – LIVE POLLING
BUILDING AN ECOSYSTEM FOR TOMORROW’S TRADING FLOOR
11.40 ALL STAR PANEL: A brave new world for capital markets – what does it take to thrive in the
ever evolving global trading environment where innovation, transformation and renewal
wins? Moderator: Mark Spanbroek, Chairman, FIA European Principal Traders Association (EPTA)
Rick Lacaille, Global, Chief Investment Officer, SSGA
Duncan Higgins, Virtu Financial
Simon Taylor, Head, Electronic Execution, Equities, SEB
Antoine Bisson, Head, Execution, Exane BNP Paribas
Matthew Cousens, Managing Director, Head, Equity Execution Sales, EMEA, Barclays
Steve Williams, General Manager, Fixnetix
12.30 DIVERSITY ALL STAR PANEL: Benefiting 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 Moderator: Sharon Persia, Chief of Staff, UBS Investment Bank
Supurna VedBrat , Global Head, Trading, BlackRock
Alison Hollingshead, Chief of Staff, Trading Platform & Core Technology, Man Group
Andreas Wollheim, Head, Trading and Treasury, SEB Asset Management
Fabien Oreve, Global Head, Trading, Candriam
Alex Foster, Director, Insurance, Wealth Management & Financial Services,
HAVE YOUR SAY – LIVE POLLING
13.10
14.10
14.30
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Lunch &
Move into streams
DEEP DIVE
Diversity and inclusion working group lunch- how to attract, train and retain a more a more diverse and inclusive workforce to thrive in the
new market order?
This discussion and networking forum – taking place under the Chatham House rule – is an opportunity to discuss some of the key topics relating
to diversity and inclusion. The session, hosted by UBS, will cover:
This session is limited to 40 contributors to allow for maximum interaction. To reserve your place, please email [email protected]
STREAM A:
Applying Smart Trade Analytics STREAM B:
Exploiting New Trade Execution Trends STREAM C:
Leveraging AI and Automation Moderator: Richard Balarkas, CEO, Quendon
Consulting Moderator: Julia Streets, CEO, Streets
Consulting Moderator: John Lowrey, Global Head, Cash
Product Strategy, Citi FIRE SIDE CHAT: Establishing a systematic
trading approach in 2019 – how can you
succeed in the search of quants and put into
place the required infrastructure? DISCUSSION PANEL: How can leveraging
alternative data sources help you make more
profitable business decisions and who are
the companies offering true innovation?
Olga Kokareva, Head, Data Sourcing and
Strategy, Quantstellation
Ian Purvis, Head, Strategic Sales Development,
Dataminr
Anthony Belcher, Head, ICE Data Services,
EMEA, Intercontinental Exchange
Anthony Tassone, CEO, GreenKey Technologies OUT OF INDUSTRY INSIGHT: AI – who is
actually using it and where is the real value
seen for the trading desk?
Hans-Jörg von Mettenheim, Professor, Director,
the Chair of Quantitative Finance and Risk
Management, IPAG Business School STREAM A:
Applying Smart Trade Analytics STREAM B:
Exploiting New Trade Execution Trends STREAM C:
Leveraging AI and Automation STREAM E:
Interactive Boardrooms &
Workshops (max 15 persons)
DISCUSSION PANEL: Intelligent TCA – how
are current tools being optimised to carry
out more detailed pre and post trade data
analysis and aid in better data visualisation?
Ross Hallam, Head, Trading, RBC Global Asset
Management
Mark Ford, General Manager, Liquidmetrix
Robin Mess, CEO, Big xyt
Michael Richter, Executive Director, Transaction
Cost Analysis, IHS Markit
Mike Googe, Global Head, BTCA, Bloomberg (14.40- 15.10) DISCUSSION PANEL: Smart
venue analysis – how can you discover a
deeper understanding of order routing and
rationale to improve access to liquidity?
Remco Velida, Senior Equity Trader and
Investment Manager, PGGM Investments
Michael Mollemans, Head, Global Market
Structure & Analytics, Pavilion Global Markets
Joe Everitt, Managing Director, Stifel Europe DISCUSSION PANEL: AI and automation in
trading – how to approach it in a sensible
and cost effective way?
Jon Glennie, Global Head, Equities Trading
Technology, JP Morgan Asset Management
Phil Fry, VP, Product Strategy, Verint
Frank Steffen, Managing Director & Co-
Founder, CapTec Partners
Jas Sandhu, Head, Global Equity Execution
Algorithms, RBC Capital Markets
Alexandru Agachi, COO, Empiric Capital Workshop contd.
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STREAM D:
Trading Innovation Working Groups
(buy side only) STREAM E:
Interactive Boardrooms &
Workshops (max 15 persons)
SPOTLIGHT ON NEW TECHNOLOGY: Evaluate the latest
and greatest technology innovations that will define the
future of your desk
(Discuss and debate for 30 mins with the newest technology
providers in the trading/execution and analytics space what
their solution is, how it works and how it is relevant to you
and your business. Max 15 people per table. Register early to
not miss your space –
[email protected])
14.10-14.50
TABLE 1: TCA/data analysis provider
Hosted by Chris Jenkins, Managing Director, TORA Trading (14.10-14.55) CREATIVE
BOARDROOM: How has MiFID
II impacted investment and
operational budgets and how
can you build an effective
budget tracker to ensure
continued alpha generation?
Host: Lydia Buttinger, Global
Head, Regulatory Engagement
and Risk Governance, Aberdeen
Standard Investments