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TradeTech FX USA Day One: Tuesday February 10
07.15 Registration & Breakfast: 08.15 Welcome Address: Jodie Paula Cohen, Event Producer, WBR 08.20 Chair’ s Opening Remarks: Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting FX as an Alpha Driver agenda
08.30 Opening Keynote Interview Global Macro View: Take a tour of the global macro landscape in 2026, with stops including the latest in multi-strat, market structure, pod development and talent Mohammed Grimeh, Global Head of Macro, Point72 Interviewer: Michael Koegler, Managing Principal, Market Alpha Advisors
08.50 Keynote Panel FX Market Structure: Reviewing the latest structural developments in FX markets and their impact on trading, execution and operations Anna Nordstrom, Head of Markets Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Chris Matsko, Senior MD, GlobalLINK – Head of FX & TCA Platforms, State Street Markets Jeremy Smart, Global Head of Distribution, XTX Markets Yan Pu, Global Head of Foreign Exchange, Vanguard Oleg Shevelenko, FXGO: Head of FX Execution and Pricing Product, Bloomberg Moderator: Michael Melvin, Executive Director, Rady School of Management UCSD and Pacific Centre for Asset Management
09.30 CEO Interview View From the Top: How is global trading infrastructure innovating to keep pace with the evolution of FX as an alpha driver David Mercer, CEO, LMAX Group Interviewer: Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting
Automated FX Desks
09.50 Panel End-to-End Workflow Automation: How are the latest tech stack innovations enabling consolidated, cross-asset desks that further optimize FX workflows? Gabino Roche Jr, Founder & CEO, Saphyre Marc Natale, Global head of Sales engineering, GTM & Marketing, Murex Michael O’ Malley, Head of Product Sales and Distribution, GlobalLINK, State Street Markets Jay Moore, Head of New Products & Derivatives, LMAX Group Bart Joris, Head of FX Sell-Side Trading, LSEG Matt O’ Hara, CEO, 360T Americas Moderator: Revant Nayar, Chief Investment Officer, FMI Technologies LLC
Guest Speaker: View from The White House
10.40 Guest Keynote View from The White House: Stocktaking the first year of Trump’ s presidency – How did he influence global politics, trade and markets and what can we expect for the rest of his term? Marc Gustafson, Director of Analysis, Eurasia Group and Former Head of the White House Situation Room
11.10 Morning Refreshment Break Refresh and Refuel
Brunch Workshop( 1 hr) US public policy and the impact on FX execution Hosted by Annie Palisi, SVP, Government Relations and Dean Markwick, Director, eTrading Quant, Bank of America
Brunch Workshop( 1 hr) Discover the future of FX automation: next-gen solutions that work for the sell-side Hosted by Vinay Trivedi, COO, Sell-Side Solutions, Singapore Exchange
VIP PM Think Tank What is front of mind for PMs in 2026 and beyond? This is an invitation-only session hosted under Chatham House Rules, open to 15 buy side PMs. Grant Taylor, Portfolio Manager & Managing Director, Highpoint Capital * By invitation only. If you would like to attend, please email: jodie. cohen @ wbr. co. uk
MAIN STAGE A: TRADING Chair: Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting
MAIN STAGE B: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Chair: Michael Melvin, Executive Director, Rady School of Management UCSD and Pacific Centre for Asset Management
11.40 Panel Liquidity & Venue Selection: With the buy side seeking greater transparency and alternative venues and banks pushing for direct connectivity, how are liquidity solutions evolving in a fragmented market? Tom Gentile, Director of Trading, Crabel Capital Management Drew Niv, Chief Strategy Officer, ATFX Steven List, Managing Director of Trading, AlphaSimplex Group Nick Bonamo, Head of Trading, Kepos Capital Blaise Sheppard, Head of FX, OneChronos Moderator: Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting
12.15 Panel Algos: How can you assess the latest in algo performance metrics to inform your in-house and third-party algo selection and enhance trading performance? Danielle Caravetta, Director of Global Sales, Pragma David Kalita, Chief Executive Officer, Quantitative Brokers Eric Brown, FX Trader, T. Rowe Price Justin Sefchok, Senior FX Trader, Vanguard Moderator: Michael Koegler, Managing Principal, Market Alpha Advisors
12.50 AI & ML in Trading: How can you use the latest advances in AI & ML in FX trading for real-time data analysis, pattern recognition, and algorithmic execution? Jake Morley, Chief Operating Officer, QuantRes Revant Nayar, Chief Investment Officer, FMI Technologies LLC Sash Sarangi, Co-Founder & CEO, EMAlpha Steve Totten, Managing Director, Head of Institutional & Quantitative Products, oneZero Moderator: Audrey Costabile, Head of Risk & Financial Markets Regulation, Coalition Greenwich
Panel Tech Innovation for PMs: From advanced modelling techniques to curve creation and LLMs for market sentiment analysis, what is in the modern toolkit for PMs in research, ideation and portfolio construction? Anuranjan Sharma, SVP, Portfolio Manager, Rates & FX, Voya Investment Management Harish Neelakandan, Co-Chief Investment Officer, AlphaEngine Global Investment Solutions Steven Hung, Senior Portfolio Manager, Schwab Asset Management Moderator: Audrey Costabile, Head of Risk & Financial Markets Regulation, Coalition Greenwich
Panel Portfolio Construction: How can you navigate global market shifts and tensions between systematic and discretionary approaches in volatile markets to generate the best returns for investors? Alain Kamagi, Managing Partner, UNTL Capital Kirill Vinogradov, CEO, Vigo Capital Ryan Kanaley, Chief Investment Officer, Overbrook Management Corporation Moderator: Michael Melvin, Executive Director, Rady School of Management UCSD and Pacific Centre for Asset Management
Hedging Strategies: How can you assess the latest in dynamic vs. static strategies for internationally diversified portfolios in times of extreme market volatility Mark Schilder, Portfolio Manager, Dimensional Fund Advisors Gianjorge De La Cruz, CF & FX Strategy Lead Americas, Inchcape Nima Navid, FX Trader, Scotia Global Asset Management Scott Ferguson, Lead Analyst, FX & Cash Management, T. Rowe Price Moderator: Michael Melvin, Executive Director, Rady School of Management UCSD
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