THETRADETECH DAILY agenda
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF TRADETECH 2021
Main day one - 27 April
Building Diversified Trading Strategies
14.20 Emerging Markets Panel Discussion : Accelerating electronic trading in emerging markets : What are the latest market structure developments and how are the sell side adapting their emerging market algo suites to help you access deeper liquidity ? Marie Geekie , Director-Equity EM Trading , BlackRock Robert Beddow , Senior Equities & Derivatives Trader , State Street Global Advisors Valdene Reddy , Director Capital Markets , JSE Pete Whitaker , Head of Market Structure , EMEA cash , UBS Moderator : Terry Flanagan , Editor , GlobalTrading and Markets Media
14.50 Pre-recorded ETF Panel Discussion : What are the lessons learned for the ETF industry in 2020 and what are the future trends in ETF execution and investing ? Cyrille Combes , Head of Trading Desk , Lyxor Asset Management Brieuc Louchard , Head of ETFs , Euronext Moderator : Deborah Fuhr , Managing Partner & Founder , ETFGI
15.20 Innovation Presentation : The Future of Work : Transitioning to the New Normal Adam Toms , CEO , Europe , OpenFin
The Future of the Dealing Desk
15.40 TradeTech Advisory Board Panel : Defining the future trading desk : How are buy side firms re-transitioning back to the office and will hybrid desks replace centralised dealing desks ? Paul Battams , Head of Equity Trading , EMEA , BlackRock Eden Simmer , Global Head of Trading , PIMCO Simon Steward , Head of European Trading , Capital Group David Miller , Head Trader , EMEA Equities , Invesco Alison Hollingshead , Chief Of Staff , Trading Platform & Core Technology , Man Group Moderator : Julia Streets , CEO , Streets Consulting
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Main day two - 28 April
The Economic & Investment Outlook 2021
08.50 Pre-recorded Opening Panel Discussion : The global economic outlook for the year ahead : How will geopolitical events affect global economies and financial markets , and which investment trends will dominate in 2021 and beyond ? Lori Heinel , Global Chief Investment Officer , State Street Global Advisors Shamik Dhar , Chief Economist , BNY Mellon Investment Management Philippe Waechter , Chief Economist , Ostrum Asset Management Moderator : Kevin Daly , Managing Director , Senior Economist , Goldman Sachs
Leveraging Data to Drive Smarter Trading Strategies
09.30 Pre-recorded Innovation Panel Discussion : How can you adopt ML techniques to access greater liquidity , reduce market impact and gain a competitive edge ? Enrico Cacciatore , Head of Market Structure & Trading Analytics , Voya Investment Management Hasan Amjad , Head of Algorithmic Trading , GAM Gustaf Aspenberg , Head of Trading , Swedbank Robur Moderator : Sharad Shandilya , Former Head , A . I . & Big Data , Fidelity Investment
10.00 Panel Discussion : Gaining an information edge : How can you combine traditional market data with alternative data sources to support your trading teams and enable smarter decision-making ? Chafic Merhy , Head of Quantitative Research , Ostrum Asset Management Sam Livingstone , Head of Data Science , Jupiter Asset Management Matt Smith , Chief Executive Officer , Steeleye Peter Ho-Spoida , Data & Analytics Lead , Market Data & Services , Deutsche Börse Moderator : Saeed Amen , Founder , Cuemacro
10.30 : Refreshment Break
10.50 Pre-recorded TCA fire-side chat : How can you best leverage advanced TCA to increase pre , intra and post trade transparency and ensure high quality reporting to meet your best execution mandates ? Meredith Shifman , Head of Trading Governance , Morgan Stanley Investment Management Saeed Amen , Founder , Cuemacro Moderator : Audrey Costabile Blater , Research Director , Aite Group ** CHATHAM HOUSE RULES **
11.10 Data Analytics Fire-side chat : How can you embrace pre and intra- trade analytics to enable your traders to make smarter decisions and build tailored execution strategies ? Alastair Clarke , Equity Trader , Europe Capital Group Anthony Townsend , Sales Director , Altair Moderator : Saeed Amen , Founder , Cuemacro
11.35 Trading Compliance Interview : Which technologies will enable you to monitor trading activities in a remote setting to ensure compliant working practices Paul Liesching , Global Head of Financial Markets , Truphone
11.55 D & I Panel Discussion : How can the Buy-side and sell-side embed diversity & inclusion into their DNA ? Bojan Petrovich , Executive Director , Quantitative Equity Trader , JP Morgan Asset Management Simon Steward , Head of European Trading , Capital Group Kisha Burden , UBS Moderator : Nav Khinda , Managing Director , UBS
12.25 Lunch & Virtual Networking
Driving Greater Diversity in Trading
Deploying the Latest Trading Technology
12.50 Innovation Spotlight : Crypto for institutions : What are the latest developments in cryptoassets and transactional systems and how is institutional participation evolving in 2021 ? Hunter Merghart , Head of US , Bitstamp
13.10 Outsourcing Panel Debate : Assessing the pros and cons of outsourcing your trading desk : How can you build robust processes to reduce risks and ensure compliant reporting processes that deliver for your end investors ? Darrin Sokol , Managing Director , Global Head of Equity Trading , Lazard Asset Management Alastair Clarke , Equity Trader , Europe Capital Group Fabian Gomez , Chief Operating Officer , Westwood Moderator : Spencer Mindlin , Capital Markets Analyst , Aite Group
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