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February 25th: Day 2: Main Programme

7.45 Coffee & Registration
8.30 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
8.45

Opening Keynote Address: Leveraging Technology To Unleash Business Growth: Creating A Clear, Transparent, Flexible IT Strategy To Enable Long-Term Success For Your Business
Stanley Young, Co-Global CIO, NYSE Euronext


9.20 Session Reserved For Lead Sponsor
9.55

Panel Discussion: Is The Role Of The CIO Changing? Re-Examining The Blueprint For Successful IT Leadership
Mike Wright, Global CIO, Man Investments

Kevin Lupowitz, Global CIO, Liquidnet
Martin Taylor, Group CIO, LCH Clearnet
Stanley Young, Co-Global CIO, NYSE Euronext


10.40 Refreshment and Networking Break in the Solutions Zone
11.10

Looking Into The Future Of Capital Markets IT: Applying Tomorrow’s Technologies To Today’s Capital Market Challenges
Professor David Cliff, Department Of Computer Science, University of Bristol


11.45

Panel Discussion: “What Do We Want From Each Other?” Creating A Tighter Alignment Between IT And Business In Order To Respond Quickly And Effectively To Market Pressures
Toby Bayliss, European Head of Portfolio & Electronic Trading, Sanford C Bernstein
Damian Atkinson, CIO, UK, ING Wholesale Banking
Seb Kacary, CIO, Gulf International Bank


13.30 Lunch
12.30

Interactive Roundtable Discussions

After a morning of thought-provoking presentations and panel discussions, TradeTech Architecture 2009 gives you the opportunity to debate specific technology issues within small groups of your peers.

Participating in an interactive roundtable discussion is a great way not only of finding out more about a particular topic, but of inviting expert participants to suggest solutions to your own specific technology problems. And as the discussion is strictly off-line, you won’t have to worry about mentioning your challenges in an open forum


12.30

C-Level Think Tank - By Invitation Only!

The C-Level Think Tank is an hour-long discussion mini-track limited to 24 CTOs & CIOs from major financial organisations. This closed-door session enables offline discussions around top-level strategic issues including, but not limited, to:

  • Protecting the bottom line
  • Managing globally distributed IT teams
  • Recruiting & developing top talent
  • Maintaining innovation in a cash-constrained environment
  • Calculating long-term ROI on new systems & technologies
  • IT risk management

Confirmed Participants

Mike Wright Global Chief Information Officer Man Investments
Martin Taylor Group Chief Information Officer LCH Clearnet
Joe Weisbord Chief Technology Officer G-Trade
Kevin Lupowitz Chief Information Officer Liquidnet
Damian Atkinson Chief Information Officer, UK ING Wholesale Banking
Gerald Le Donne Chief Technology Officer, Investment Banking Credit Suisse
Yann L’Huillier Chief Technology Officer Turquoise
Edwin Marcial Chief Technology Officer The Intercontinental Exchange
Paul O’Donnell Chief Operating Officer BATS Europe
Mike Bundy Chief Technology Officer Chi-X
Seb Kacary Chief Information Officer Gulf International Bank
Stanley Young Co-Global Chief Information Officer NYSE Euronext


The afternoon sessions have been specifically engineered to provide you with dedicated, solutions-focused content – whether you work in the development, infrastructure, or operational sides of the business.
  Stream A: Software Development
14.30

SOA Design Principles At HSBC: Building Effective, Trusted Services That Thrive Within Collaborative Architectures
Steve Grill, Global Head of Architecture, HSBC Global Markets

15.00

Orchestrating The “Software Ecosystem”: Managing Your Applications Effectively To Create Significant Cost Savings For The Business
Todd Larson, Software Development Director, Eaton Vance

15.30 Refreshment and Networking Break in the Solutions Zone
16.00

Implementing An Enterprise Data Fabric To Unleash The Performance Of Real-Time Applications
Conor Allen, VP Technology, NYSE Euronext Advanced Trading Solutions

16.30

Panel Discussion: Overcoming The Challenges Of Long-Term Architectural Planning
Steve Grill, Global Head of Architecture, HSBC Global Markets
Duncan Elsworth, Head of Front Office Application Services, Gulf International Bank
Todd Larson, Software Development Director, Eaton Vance

17.15 End of Stream A
  Stream B: IT Infrastructure
14.30

Overcoming The Challenges Of Long-Term Infrastructure Planning: Reducing Your Total Cost Of Data Centre Ownership Over The Next 5 Years
Chris Edmonds, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

15.00

Achieving Dramatic Enhancements In Scalability and Performance: Using Commodity Software To Get The Most Out of Compute-Grid Architectures
James Burns, CTO, Financial Services, Microsoft UK

15.30 Refreshment and Networking Break in the Solutions Zone
16.00

Towards A Unified Network Fabric: The Infiniband vs. Ethernet Debate
John Smith, Business Development Manager, Financial Markets, Cisco

16.30

Panel Discussion: “Achieving The Green Data Centre” Identifying The Most Effective Strategies For Reducing Your Data Centre Footprint
Simon Yiakoumi, Head of IT Operations, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
Vinnie Cottone, Infrastructure Director, Eaton Vance
John Killey, Head of Realty Services, EMEA, Citi

17.15 End of Stream B
  Stream C: Business Issues
14.30

Supporting The Exotics and Structured Products Business Through The Utilisation Of An Advanced Hardware Architecture To Solve Large Scale Computational Problems
Tony Chau, Chief Architect, Credit, Rates & Emerging Markets, JPMorgan

15.00

Building A Stock Exchange In 8 Months: Or, How To Manage The Assembly Line
Yann L’Huillier, Chief Technology Officer, Turquoise

15.30 Refreshment and Networking Break in the Solutions Zone
16.00

Calculating Risk Exposure Throughout The Day With Real-Time Business Intelligence
Leading Provider Of Real-Time Business Intelligence To Be Confirmed

16.30

Panel Discussion: Who’s In Charge, Man Or Machine? Re-Examining The Assumptions Of IT Risk
Bob Giffords, Independent Analyst
Tony Chau, Global Chief Architect, Credit, Rates, Emerging Markets, JPMorgan

17.15 End of Stream C
17.20 TradeTech Architecture 2009 Cocktail Party

February 26th: Day 3: Main Programme

7.45 Coffee & Registration
8.30 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
8.45

Keynote Address: How Did We Get To Where We Are Today? Examining The Role Played By Technology In The Sub- Prime Crisis – And Avoiding Future Mistakes
Octavio Marenzi, CEO, Celent


9.20

Mitsubishi Case Study: Identifying The Role Played By Blade Technology In Building A 21st Century Trading Floor
Simon Yiakoumi, Head of IT Operations, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities


9.55

Panel Discussion: Looking Into The Future Of The Execution Landscape: Face-To-Face With The Technologies Powering The Latest Breed Of Execution Venues
Chris Skinner, Chief Executive, Balatro
Mike Bundy, Chief Technology Officer, Chi-X
Paul O’Donnell, Chief Operating Officer, BATS Europe
Yann L’Huillier, Chief Technology Officer, Turquoise
Edwin Marcial, SVP & Chief Technology Officer, The Intercontinental Exchange


10.40 Refreshment and Networking Break in the Solutions Zone
11.10

Panel Discussion: Solving The Technology Challenges Of Smart Order Routing: Making Real-Time Decisions In A Distributed Environment
Peter Van Kleef, Principal, Lakeview Arbitrage
Toby Bayliss, European Head of Portfolio & Electronic Trading, Sanford C Bernstein
George Andreadis, Head of AES Liquidity Strategy - Europe, Credit Suisse


11.55

Keynote Guest Address: “Organising The World’s Information” Lifting The Lid On The Technology Needed To Support Google’s Vision
Nelson Mattos, VP Engineering, EMEA, Google


12.30 Lunch
  Stream A: Low Latency Trading
13.30

Putting A Lens Into Your Trading System Creating A Holistic Data Monitoring Tool To Remove The Surprises From Your IT Infrastructure
Joe Weisbord, CTO, G-Trade

14.00

Time stamps, Resolution and Synchronization: Is Micro the new Milli?
Paul Doyle, Director of Technical Marketing, Endace

14.30

Panel Discussion: How Much Is A Microsecond Really Worth? Re- Assessing The Importance Of The Latency Race
Peter Sharp, Head of Market Data IT, Morgan Stanley
Nick Morrison, Former Head of Market Data Technology, Lehman Brothers

15.00 Refreshment and Networking Break in the Solutions Zone
  Stream B: Virtualisation
13.30

A Case Study In “Stateless” Desktop Virtualisation: Lifting The Lid On Merrill Lynch’s Plan To Virtualise Half Of Employee Desktops By 2012
Iain Mortimer, Chief Architect, Global Business Technology Group, Merrill Lynch
Rupert Brown, Principle Architect, Merrill Lynch

14.00

“Entering The Age Of Virtualisation”: Understanding How The Latest Breed Of Virtualisation Technologies Have The Power To Transform Your Business In 2009
Amir Halfon, Chief Technologist, Global Financial Services, Sun Microsystems

14.30

Panel Discussion: Has Virtualisation’s Cost-Saving Potential Been Overstated? Evaluating Strategies For Getting The Full Cost Benefit From Virtualisation Technologies
Iain Mortimer, Chief Architect, Global Business Technology Group, Merrill Lynch

15.00 Refreshment and Networking Break in the Solutions Zone
15.30

“The Future of Financial Computing R&D” Where Will The Research Dollars Be Going Over The Next 10 Years?
Chris Clack, Director of Financial Computing, UCL
+ 4 C-Level Industry Participants


16.00 End of Main Conference