Main Conference Day One
Wednesday 23rd April 2008:
| 07:30 | Coffee And Registration |
| 08:15 | Conference Director Opening Remarks |
| 08:20 |
Octavio Marenzi, President & CEO, Celent |
| 08:30 | Accessing And Attracting Liquidity In The New Trading Landscape Richard Evans, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Execution, Citi |
| 09:00 | Vision Of The Future: Investment Banking Landscape – The Challenges And Opportunities Daniel Coleman, Joint Global Head of Equities, UBS |
| 09:30 | MiFID, Chi-X, Dark Pools – Now What?
Tony Mackay, Chairman, Instinet Europe |
| 10:00 | In Conversation With Eli Lederman John Lee will be questioning Eli Lederman on competition, consolidation, and the role of Turquoise. Host: John Lee, Editor, The Trade with Eli Lederman, CEO, Turquoise |
| 10:30 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 11:05 | A Global Perspective On Industry Trends Peter Grauer, Chairman, Bloomberg L.P |
| 11:30 | John Lowrey, Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Prime Brokerage Product Management & Head of Electronic Trading Product in Europe, Lehman Brothers |
| 12:00 |
Panelists: Rob Boardman, Head of Algorithmic Trading, ITG Jan Lamme, Global Head of Trading, ABN Amro Asset Management Jerry Lees, Head of Alternative Execution Services, CA Cheuvreux Johan Erikson, Head of Global Trading, DnB Nor Asset Management Larry Tabb, Founder and CEO, TABB Group |
| 12:35 | Buffet Lunch In The Exhibition Area |
| 13:55 | The US Perspective: What Europe Can Learn From The US Marketplace Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Knight Capital Group, Inc. |
| Stream A: Key Technology For Your Trading Desk | |
| 14:30 | Panel Discussion: How Smart Is Smart Order Routing Technology? Is It Delivering On Its Promises? Panelists: Alexandra Foster, Head of Sales, Global Execution Services, BNP Paribas Toby Bayliss, Head of European Electronic Execution Sales, Citi Andrew Morgan, European Head of Autobahn Equity, Deutsche Bank |
| 15:05 |
Robert Powell, Head of Exchange Traded Product Management, Reuters |
| 15:40 | Panel Discussion: The EMS/OMS Debate - Making The Right Choice For Your Trading Needs Panellists: Chris Sims, Head of Investment Operations, Gartmore Investment Management Daemon Bear, Head of Dealing, JPMorgan Asset Management Yvonne Hansmann MD, Head EMEA Execution Sales, Merrill Lynch Rustam Lam, Executive Director, Townsend Analytics |
| 16:10 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 16:45 | Panel Discussion: Algorithmic Trading – Latest Developments In The Quest For Alpha And Market Access Panelists: Giles Nelson, Director of Technology, Progress Apama Joseph Wald, Managing Director, Knight Capital Group Eric Karpman, Vice President, BNY Mellon Asset Management Andy Hughes, Director, Investment Management Solutions, Worldwide Financial Services Group, Microsoft Corporation |
| 17:20 |
Panelists: Jeff Hudson, CEO, Vhayu Technologies Neil McGovern, Director Product Marketing, SybaseStéphane Leroy, Head of Global Sales and Marketing, QuantHouse |
| Stream B: Derivatives, Alternative Products And Multi-Asset Class Trading | |
| 14:30 | 130/30 Investing: Putting Some Flesh on The Bone Eric Shirbini, Director of Quantitative Research, Nomura |
| 15:05 | Best Execution? Best Check Chi-X! Peter Randall, CEO, Chi-X |
| 15:40 | Panel Discussion: Debating The Market Impact Of Statistical Arbitrage Funds On The Trading Landscape Ashok Krishnan, Managing Director Electronic Trading, Merrill Lynch Peter Van Kleef, Principal, Lakeview Arbitrage Larry Tabb, Founder and CEO, TABB Group |
| 15:40 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 16:45 | Derivatives: How Can You Apply Equity Trading Systems And Are They Moving To The Mainstream? Jez Bezant, Head of Business Management, Morley Fund Management |
| 17:20 | Panel Discussion: Multi-Asset Class Trading - The Opportunities And Challenges For The Trading Desk Panelists: Octavio Marenzi, President & CEO, Celent Betsy Anderson, Head of Centralised Dealing, Resolution Asset Management Andrew Munro, Global Head of Trading, Henderson Global Investors Subject to final confirmation Jim Feingold, Co-Head of Product Strategy & Global Head of Sales and Marketing, Portware |
| Stream C: Trading Strategies | |
| 14:30 | Dark Vs. Light – Exploring European Trading Strategies Chris Smith, Head of Business Development, Euro Millennium and Director, Nyfix International |
| 15:05 | The Chartist View: Transforming Your Ability To Identify Trends In A Volatile Market Robin Griffiths, Cazenove Capital Management |
| 15:40 | Where Do You Need To Be In The Low Latency Race? Mike Powell, Global Head Real-time Enterprise Information, Reuters |
| 15:40 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 16:45 | BUY SIDE HEADS OF TRADING SUMMIT Interactive Roundtables Exclusive to Buy Side Heads Of Trading: Accessing Various Liquidity Pools - Buy Side Experiences Of The Opportunities And Challenges Defining The Optimal Skill Set And Organisation Structure For The Buy Side Trading Desk The Post-MiFID Marketplace: Sharing Buy Side Experiences On Best Execution Policies, Accessing Liquidity And Technology What You Need To Focus On In The Entire Trading Cycle Pre And Post Execution – Considerations From Pre To Post Trade What Do The Buy Side Really Want From Their Brokers? The Latest Solutions In Measuring And Reviewing Brokers |
| 17:55 |
TradeTech University Challenge – Back By Popular Demand! Hosted by:
BUY SIDE TEAM Daemon Bear, Head of Dealing, JP Morgan Asset Management Eric Karpman, Vice President, BNY Mellon Asset Management Olumide Lala, Business Analyst, Mondrian Investment Partners
SELL SIDE TEAM Tim Wildenberg, Head of Direct Execution, Europe, UBS Jerry Lees, Head of Alternative Execution Services, CA Cheuvreux Matthew Paré, Technology Sales, ITG |
| 18:20 | TradeTech Sports Night Drinks Reception This is where the fun begins! Relax and unwind with a drink or two in the company of your peers and colleagues. Entertainment Hosted By
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| 20:15 | TradeTech Awards Gala Dinner The TradeTech universe comes together to enjoy fine food and wine, have fun and celebrate excellence! Hosted by Omid Djalili this is the networking event of the year! The TradeTech awards celebrate achievements of buy side, sell side and solutions providers in Europe. This is your chance to be recognised for your achievements. Winners will be chosen by a completely objective panel of industry experts. Categories include:
*note standard tickets are included in the price of your delegate pass |
| 22:30 | Close of Main Day One |
Main Conference Day Two
Thursday 24th April 2008
| 08:15 | Coffee And Registration |
| 09:00 | Chairman’s Opening Address Robert Kay, Chairman of the Editorial Board, The Trade |
| 09:10 | Panel Discussion – Defining the Next Generation Of Electronic Trading Panelists: Martin Ekers, Head of Dealing, Northern Trust Global Investments Vincent Burzynski, Group Marketing And Products Director, GL TRADE Ralph Silva, Senior Analyst, European Banking & Payments, TowerGroup Robert Maher, Head, European AES Sales, Credit Suisse |
| 09:40 | Panel Discussion: Globalisation And The Laws Of Trading Host: Michael Covel, President and Founder, Trend Following with Salem Abraham, President, Abraham Trading Company and Peter Borish, Director and Board Member, Pali Capital |
| 10:10 | SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATION – Why talent is not enough Sir Clive Woodward OBE, World Cup Winning Head Coach |
| 10:50 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 11:25 | Presenting The Main Findings From The Buy Side Heads Of Trading Summit Alexander will share the main findings from the Day One Buy Side Heads Of Trading Summit – find out what the buy side see as their top issues Alexander Kuppler, Head of Equity Trading, Deutsche Asset Management & DWS |
| 11:35 | What’s Next For Equity Trading? Pierre C. Rousseau Global Head Of Equity Brokerage, BNP Paribas |
| 12:05 |
Martin Graham, Director of Equity Markets, London Stock Exchange |
| 12:35 | Exchanges Vs. MTF’s: Six Months Post-MiFID, Where Are We In The Battle For Supremacy? Panelists: Peter Randall, CEO, Chi-X Lee Hodgkinson, CEO, SWX Europe Rainer Riess, Managing Director, Cash Market Development, Deutsche Boerse AG Cees Vermaas, Executive Director Sales & Relationship Management, European Cash Market, NYSE EuronextDavid Shrimpton, Head of Equity Markets Development, London Stock Exchange Eli Lederman, Chief Executive, Turquoise Jean-Rene Giraud, Director, EDHEC-Risk |
| 13:25 | Buffet Lunch In The Exhibition Area |
| 14:35 | Keynote Academic Address: The Future Of Technology Innovation In Financial Markets Dave Cliff, Professor of Computer Science, University of Bristol |
| Stream A: Emerging Markets | |
| 15:15 |
Panelists: Kent Rossiter, Head of Asia Pacific Trading, RCM Alexey Sukhorukov, Deputy Chairman, Russian Trading System Andrew Morgan, European Head of Autobahn Equity, Deutsche Bank Peter Gaffney, President, AXES LLC Andrea Ferancova, Partner and Director of Equities, Wood & Co |
| 15:50 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 16:15 | The Quest For Alpha: Are Frontier Markets The New ‘BRIC’s’? Robert Ward, Director Global Forecasting, Economist Intelligence Unit |
| 16:50 | The Middle East: An Emerging Investment Frontier That Should Be On Your Radar? Gilles Rollet, CEO Middle East, Mirabaud Mohammed Ali Yasin, Managing Director, SHUAA Securities |
| Stream B: Volatility, TCA And Best Practice Relationships | |
| 15:15 | Exploiting Volatility As An Asset Class To Enhance Your Portfolio And Effectively Hedge Risk Peter Van Kleef, Principal, Lakeview Arbitrage |
| 15:50 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 16:15 | Panel Discussion: Using Pre And Post Trade Cost Analysis (TCA) To Ensure Best Execution Panelists: James Bryson, President, Elkins McSherry Timothy Wilkinson, Global Head, Transition Management, CitiKent Rossiter, Head of Asia Pacific Trading, RCM |
| 16:50 | Panel Discussion: Best Practice In Measuring And Reviewing Brokers In A Post-MiFID Marketplace Panelists: Brian Schweiger, Director, Head of EMEA Algorithmic Trading, Merrill Lynch Klaus Timpel, Head of Equity Trading, Deutsche Asset Management Jason Lenzo, Head of Trading, Russell Investment Group |
| Stream C: Buy Side Perspective | |
| 15:15 |
Host: Robert Kay, The Trade Panelists: Doug Hampton, Managing Director, SSgA Brian Martin, Head of Equity Trading, Fidelity Giovanni Beliossi, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager, FGS Capital |
| 15:50 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 16:15 | BUY SIDE ROUNDTABLES Interactive Roundtables Exclusive To The Buy Side Not limited to heads of desk, these Buy Side Roundtables are for buy side heads of operations, IT managers as well as buy side traders Training For The Buy Side: What Do We Want And Need To Improve Our People? How You Manage A Real-Time Valuation And Order Management System Use Of Dealing Commission - How Do You Interpret Execution, Research And Prohibited Services? |
| 17:20 | Close of Main Conference |