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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF TRADETECH 2025

TradeTech Europe Day One, Wednesday 14th May 2025

Times may not be 100 % accurate – please check the event app for the most accurate schedule.

Track Chair: Annabel Smith, Editor, The TRADE

14.15 GEN AI CASE STUDY: Practical application of Generative AI: How can you build a robust framework and roadmap to apply AI to your investment and trading processes to optimise performance? Vincent Chailley, Group Chief Investment Officer, H2O Asset Management Timothée Consigny, Chief Technology Officer, H2O Asset Management

14.35 PRE-TRADE MODELS PANEL: Improving pre trade analytics: What advancements are being made by vendors and buy side to improve the accuracy of TCA and pre-trade models for large hightouch orders? Benjamin Mahe, Head of High Touch Trading, AXA Investment Managers Sam Vaughan- Jones, Senior Equity Dealer, Royal London Asset Management Danielle Fregeau, Global Equity Trader, Impax Asset Management Kevin O ' Connor, Global Head of Analytics, Virtu Moderator: Annabel Smith, Editor, The TRADE

15.15 AUTO-EXECUTION & TCA CASE STUDY: Applying advanced techniques: How can you integrate machine learning into your processes and routing logic to enhance trade automation and TCA capabilities? Matthieu Chômez, Equity & Derivative Execution Trader, Société Générale Luxembourg Mark Montgomery, Strategy & Business Development, big xyt

15.35 BROKER PERFORMANCE PANEL: Building a robust broker evaluation methodology: How can you improve your processes to better evaluate the performance and adaptability of broker algos to reduce market impact and trading costs? Petros Kyliakoudis, Senior Trading Data Analyst, Baillie Gifford Henry Yegerman, Global Head of Sales, ISS LiquidMetrix Moderator: Julia Streets, CEO, Streets Consulting

Track Chair: Jesse Forster, Head of Equity Market Structure & Technology, Coalition Greenwich

14.15 OEMS CASE STUDY: Lessons from an OEMS build out: How we evaluated and implemented a new OEMS with custom configuration to meet specific trading needs Medan Gabbay, Chief Revenue Officer, Quod Financial

14.35 CROSS ASSET INFRASTRUCTURE PANEL: Harmonising systems & platforms: How can you integrate multiple systems to achieve a seamless and flexible cross asset trading desk? Ashwin Venkatraman, Global Head of Asset Management Trading Technology, J. P. Morgan Asset Management Pranav Malhotra, Head of Algo Execution Technology, Man Group Jarrod Yuster, CEO, Pico Senior representative, KX Systems Moderator: Michael Steliaros, Global Head of Equity Portfolio Engineering and Trading, ADIA

15.10 NEXT GENERATION DESKTOP PANEL: Building seamless workflows: How can you connect disparate data sources and systems to build a consolidated view and unified workflow? Howard Haney, Chief Technology Officer, Voloridge Investment Management Patrick Brown, Head of Trading & Financing Business Delivery, Norges Bank Investment Management Rob Friend, Head of Solutions, Products and Partnerships, Symphony Terence Sharkey, Product Manager, Trading, Charles River Development Kevin Formby – VP Finance and Capital Markets, Keysight Moderator: Jesse Forster, Head of Equity Market Structure & Technology, Coalition Greenwich

TRACK B: ETF Developments

15.45- 16.15 ETF PANEL: Examining ETF execution developments: What are the latest broker ETF algo offerings and how are they optimising trading outcomes? Eoin Cody, Portfolio Manager & Trader, Vanguard Asset Management Pablo Fernandez Gomez, Senior Equity Dealer, BBVA Asset Management James Hilton, European Head of Multi Asset Agency Solutions, RBC Capital Markets Clement Paccalet, ETF Specialist, BNP Paribas Moderator: Alexandre Roubaud, Head of ETF Secondary Market, EMEA, BlackRock

Track Chair: Matt Howell, Global Head of Derivatives and Multi-Asset Trading, T. Rowe Price

14.15: MARKET STRUCTURE PANEL: Navigating market structure complexities: What are the latest market structure and product developments that will help drive interoperability and improve ease of equity derivatives trading? Dimitri Mongeot, Derivatives Trader, AXA Investment Managers Charlotte Alliot, Head of Financial Derivatives – EQD & FI, Euronext Iouri Saroukhanov, Head of European Derivatives, Cboe Alessandro Romani, Vice President and Head of European Equity Derivatives Products, Nasdaq Moderator: Matt Howell, Global Head of Derivatives and Multi-Asset Trading, T. Rowe Price

14.45 TRADE & WORKFLOW AUTOMATION PANEL: Boosting automation of derivatives trading: How can you overcome product complexities to automate trading, improve performance and workflow efficiencies? Mark Stacey, Head of Process Automation, Balyasny Asset Management Didier Van Heirstraeten, Head of IT Investment Management, Candriam Rob Watts, Director of Strategy and Product Management, Trading Solutions, FactSet Colin Pettorsson, CEO, RFQ-hub Moderator: Ian Mawdsley, CPO, Trading and Connectivity Solutions, Broadbridge

15.15: FUTURES TCA CASE STUDY: Building robust TCA capabilities: How can you improve your processes and tools for measuring trade performance for your futures trading activity? Ash Sharma, Multi-Asset Trading Analytics Manager, Aviva Investors Peter Weiler, EVP Managing Director, Data & Analytics, Trading Technologies International Moderator: Steve Grob, Founder, Vision 57

TRACK C: Developments in Emerging Markets

15:40- 16.10: EMERGING MARKETS PANEL: Examining opportunities in MENA: What are the latest developments in market structure and execution services that are driving trading efficiencies and reducing costs? Adrian Bradshaw, Senior Equity Dealer, Invesco Chris Edwards, Head of Prime Services, Index and ETF, Absa CIB Julian Bruce, Head of Institutional Equity trading, EFG Hermes Moderator: Steve Grob, Founder, Vision 57

Track Chair: Rebecca Healey, Redlap Consulting Ltd- Founder of MindfulMarkets. AI

14.15 MARKET REFORM PANEL: Examining Consolidated Tape progress: What are the latest developments in establishing a UK and EU consolidated tape for equities and ETFs, and what benefits will it bring to the market? Jamie Whitehorn, Head of Trading Venues, FCA Charlotte Sickermann Head of Secondary Markets Unit, ESMA Virginie Saade, Head of Government and Regulatory Policy, Citadel Arjun Singh- Muchelle, Executive Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs, EMEA, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Mikko Andersson, CEO, Scila Moderator: Rebecca Healey, Redlap Consulting Ltd- Founder of MindfulMarkets. AI

14.55 MARKET HOURS DEBATE: * Chatham House Rule * Reviewing stock market trading hours: What is the case for and against reducing the trading day in Europe? Chris Collins, Senior Vice President, Trading Europe, Lazard Asset Management Richard Worrell, Co-Head of Equity Trading, London Stock Exchange Group Wail Azizi, Chief Strategy Officer, Equiduct Moderator: Matthew Cousens, Founder, Milvus-I Consulting

15.25 T + 1 PANEL: Assessing UK / EU’ s approach to T + 1 settlement: How is settlement misalignment between regions impacting trading dynamics, and what are the latest UK / EU timelines for migrating to T + 1? Rob Chapman, Senior Trader, American Century Manuel Stratmann, Head of Trading, Universal Investment Karole-Anne Sauvet, Senior Policy Office, ESMA Andrew Douglas, Chair, UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce Technical Group Moderator: Rebecca Healey, Redlap Consulting Ltd- Founder of MindfulMarkets. AI

14.15- 15.00 Presenting 101: Build Confidence, Find Your Voice, Step on Stage This 45-minute small-group workshop is designed to help new and underrepresented voices step onto the TradeTech stage with confidence. Led by Julia Streets, CEO of Streets Consulting and global keynote speaker, this intensive session offers practical coaching to help you prepare, present, and participate.

Only 15 spots available— ideal for delegates who want to speak at events but haven’ t yet taken the leap. Julia Streets, CEO, Streets Consulting

15.15 16.00 DEMYSTIFYING AI WORKSHOP A practical guide for traders on the application of artificial intelligence in asset management In this 45- minute workshop you will learn the basics of artificial intelligence and how it’ s being applied to asset management and trading: Gareth Shepherd, Co-Head of Machine Intelligence & Portfolio Manager, Voya Investment Management

16.15- 17.30 VIP HEAD TRADER THINK TANK: ** Hosted under Chatham House ** This is an invitation-only session hosted under Chatham House, open to 15 buy side Global / European Heads of Trading. Limited availability so please register by emailing Anna on: anna. andrews @ wbr. co. uk Hosted by: Dan Nicholls, Head of Trading, Federated Hermes

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