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Buy-side Innovation Day, Tuesday 16th of September
** Open to a maximum of 160 buy-side participants ** HOSTED UNDER CHATHAM HOUSE RULES
8.00 AM
9.00 AM
Registration: coffee Network and enjoy long overdue catch ups with your colleagues and buy side peers.
Welcome address Ben Sharples, TradeTech FX Director, WBR
9.05 AM
Chair’ s Opening Remarks Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting
WHAT THE FX HAPPENED IN 2025
9.10 AM
Opening Keynote Interview FX Overview: Assessing the landscape of FX as an asset class in 2025 – finding alpha and managing risk in a politically charged investment landscape
• Andreas Koenig, Head of Global Currency Management, London, Amundi Asset Management Interviewer: Yohay Elam, Head of Premium Content, FXStreet
9.30 AM
Panel: Alpha Generation: Assessing the latest trends, innovations and technology advances being leveraged to trade FX on an alpha mandate
• Achim Walde, Senior Currency Manager, Metzler Currency Management
• Alan Martin Lucero, Lead FX Trader, Norges Bank Investment Management
• Markus Ebner, Head of Multi Asset- Executive Director, Quoniam Asset Management
• Sunil Patil, Senior Trader, APG Asset Management Moderator: Steve Grob, Founder, Vision57
ASSESSING THE LATEST TECH INNOVATIONS
10.00 AM
10.40 AM
Panel: Execution Optimization: Adapting execution strategies in real-time: navigating unique datasets, counterparty friction, analytics and auto-execution thresholds
• Alex Weinrich, Senior Solutions Engineer, KX
• Dario Pons, Trader, Cardano
• Ian Packer, Senior FX Trader, UBS Asset Management
• Katharine Furber, Global Head of FX Trading, Bloomberg
• Yusuf Nurbhai, Head of BestX, BestX Moderator: Alan Martin Lucero, Lead FX Trader, Norges Bank Investment Management
Keynote:
• Chris Churchman, Head of Marquee, Goldman Sachs
11.00 AM Morning Refreshment Break
VIP Head Trader Think Tank: What is front of mind for Heads of FX Trading in 2025 and beyond? This is an invitation-only session hosted under Chatham House Rules, open to 15 buy side heads of FX Trading. * By invitation only. If you would like to inquire, please email: ben. sharples @ wbr. co. uk *
UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL MACRO LANDSCAPE
11.30 AM
Panel: Global Macro View: How to navigate unprecedented global macro shifts in trade, geopolitical conflicts, political alignments, energy transition and the new economic world order
• Florian Ielpo, Head of Macro, Multi-Asset, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
• Laura Cooper, Managing Director, Global Investment Strategist, Nuveen, a TIAA company
• Massimiliano Castelli, Head of Strategy, Global Sovereign Markets, UBS Asset Management
• Qian Liu, Senior Portfolio Manager, AXA Investment Managers Moderator: Patrick Reid, Co-Founder, Adamis Principle
IMPROVING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES
12.00 PM
Panel: Operations Efficiencies: What are the latest regulatory and operational developments in clearing, settlement, CLS and post-trade impacting trade lifecycle efficiency?
• Ben Tobin, Co-Head of Market Development, Portfolio Optimization, Capitolis
• Samuel Choudhury, Head of Transaction Services, Helaba Invest
• Tobias Rank, Global Product Lead – FX Derivatives, Eurex Moderator: Eva Szalay, Independent Expert
THE GREAT DEBATE: BUY VS. BUILD
12.30 PM
Oxford-Style Debate: Oxford-Style Debate on Buy vs Build: Hear both sides of the coin in an engaging and fun debate designed to provoke discussion and inspiration. The speakers will debate the best way to create your tech stack and make the case that … FOR: Buy – Complex tech is best left to specialized third parties who are at the cutting edge of tech innovation
• Julian Gronau, Quantitative Trading Director – FX, Qube Research & Technologies( Vs) AGAINST: Build – No-one knows what you need better than you
• Nathan Vurgest, Director of Trading, Record Currency Management Moderator: Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting
1.00 PM Networking Lunch:
Lunch Workshop: Benchmarking approaches to utilising non-bank liquidity in FX Discussions on comparing liquidity access models across non-bank providers and examining the cost-effectiveness of non-bank liquidity versus traditional sources. Exploring the impact of non-bank liquidity on market volatility and spreads.
• Dominic Hartley, Business Development, Jane Street
• Ian McGuinn, Business Development, Jane Street
2.00 PM
MEET THE PROVIDERS
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