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TradeTech- Buy Side Data Innovation Day, Tuesday 13th May 2025
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10.00 REGISTRATION: WELCOME BRUNCH Grab a coffee and tuck into a luxurious spread, whilst you network and enjoy long overdue catch ups with your colleagues and buy side peers. InteractiveThink Tanks * Pre-booking required * Skills Workshop * Pre-booking required * 10.15
11.10 Welcome Address: Anna Andrews, Editorial Director, WBR 11.15 Chairperson’ s Opening Remarks: Julia Streets, CEO, Streets Consulting
Interactive Think Tanks * Pre-booking required * Interactive Think Tanks * Pre-booking required * Skills Workshop * Pre-booking required *
10.15- 11.00 BUY SIDE ONLY THINK TANK: ** Hosted under Chatham House ** Boosting fund manager collaboration: How can you embed your trading desk into investment processes, from idea generation to execution to enhance performance? Host: Callum McPherson, Head of Dealing, Evenlode Investment Host: Joe Collery, Head of Trading, Comgest Host: Philip Billie, Head of Buy Side Dealing Desk, Degroof Petercam
Examining the Impacts of Gen AI Today & Tomorrow
10.15- 11.00 BUY SIDE ONLY THINK TANK: ** Hosted under Chatham House ** Digitisation of equity issuance: How can the buy side push for industry-wide adoption of standardised and automated deal demand placing to drive workflow efficiencies? Host: Rob Chapman, Senior Trader, American Century Host: Stuart Lawrence, Head of UK equity trading, UBS Asset Management
10.15- 11.00 PYTHON 101: Python 101 training: Coding essentials for equity traders Join our Python 101 training and leave with the following: Trainer: Michael Kurz, Manager, Equities, MN
11.20 AI STATE OF PLAY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION & Q & A: The AI revolution and what it means for asset management- current use cases and future prospects By 2032, the IMF believes in G7 countries, 60 % of jobs will be profoundly impacted by AI, and more than half of that will be job loss. The impact of AI cannot be underestimated, and the potential this technology has to transform financial markets is only just starting to be explored. In this keynote, Iro will explore the current state of play and the future possibilities of this technology in the investment management industry. Marc will then join Iro on stage to give his perspective on the direct impact of Generative AI tools on the trading desk and execution capabilities. Presenter: Iro Tasitsiomi, Head of AI & Data Science, T. Rowe Price, and Ex- Astrophysicist Joining for the interview segment: Marc Wyatt, Head of Global Trading, T. Rowe Price Moderator: Julia Streets, CEO, Streets Consulting
Optimising ETF Execution
12.00 CTO INTERVIEW: Overcoming AI adoption barriers: How can you safely implement Generative AI tooling into the business to deliver real value that drives productivity and new revenue opportunities? Integrating Gen AI into asset management, investment and trading processes presents a mix of transformative potential and critical challenges. We’ ve heard the case and promise this technology can offer, but we now must consider the practical challenges of adoption and how to deploy in a safe and compliant way. Jamie and Rebecca will delve into the regulatory and governance hurdles, how to roll the technology out, as well frameworks for measuring the value of Gen AI. Jamie Ovenden, Chief Technology Officer, Schroders Moderator: Rebecca Healey, Redlap Consulting Ltd- Founder of MindfulMarkets. AI
Navigating Gen AI Integration Challenges
ETF INNOVATION INTERVIEW: Responding to volatility: The role of RFQs in today’ s equity markets Tim Miller, Senior Trader, Fidelity International Adam Gould, Global Head of Equities, Tradeweb Peter Whitaker, Market Structure Strategist, Jane Street Moderator: Annabel Smith, Editor, The TRADE
12.25 Networking Lunch Reflect on this morning ' s content with your peers, as you enjoy a range of French inspired small plates.
12.25- 13.25 BUY SIDE LUNCH WORKSHOP: EMEA Liquidity Solutions: Enhancements, opportunities and outlook Workshop hosts: Jon Fletcher, Head of Electronic Trading EMEA, UBS John Fruen, Head of EMEA Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy, UBS ** By invitation only **
Enhancing Data Capabilities
13.55 CLOUD STRATEGY PANEL: Future-proofing your desk in the cloud: How can buy side firms benefit from cloud-based data infrastructure and management to reduce execution costs and drive efficiencies? Market participants are quickly realising the competitive advantages they can gain through the deployment of cloud solutions. If firms want to fully embrace the power of big data and AI tools, then cloud adoption is a necessity. In this panel, speakers will explore the front office benefits of migrating to the cloud, how to best deploy cloud- enabled solutions, concerns and perceived value, and how the trading desk should work with the IT department to ensure the desks needs are met. Sharat Gangwani, Chief Technology Officer, Ilex capital Matt Barrett, CEO & Co-founder, Adaptive Patrick Flannery, Head of Low Latency and Direct Feeds, LSEG Alex Mirarchi, Principal Capital Markets Industry Specialist, AWS Moderator: Julia Streets, CEO, Streets Consulting
14.35 DATA INNOVATION TALKS & Q & A: Improving analytics and visualisation capabilities: How can you consolidate disparate data sets and leverage analytics tools to effectively translate data into actionable insights for traders and portfolio managers? Innovation Talk: Simon Hordum Bonde, Head of Trading Quants, Nordea Asset Management Panellist: Antish Manna, Head of Execution Analytics and Principal Quant, Man Group Moderator: Annabel Smith, Editor, The TRADE
15.10 INNOVATION TALK: Europe vs US equities Paul van der Meer, Head of European Derivatives Sales, IMC Trading
15.25 10-MINUTE TRANSITION TO PROVIDER ROUNDTABLES 15.35- 17.15 Pick your Track and Meet the Providers ** Each track is limited to 40 buy side attendees- pre-booking required to secure your preferred track **
Track A: Advanced Data Analytics
Evaluate the most innovative data analytics and insights initiatives alongside a small group of your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.
Track B: Data Aggregation & Accessing Differentiated Liquidity
Evaluate the most innovative data aggregation and liquidity solutions alongside a small group of your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.
Track C: Workflow Automation & Technology
Evaluate the most innovative workflow technology and automation initiatives alongside a small group of your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.
17.15- 18.15 DRINKS RECEPTION AT THE JAZZ CLUB. Enjoy champagne, canapes and live music at the jazz club in Le Meridien Etoile- Available to Innovation Day attendees only
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