Workshops
Friday 25th April 2008
Choose from the following 3 Half Day Interactive Sessions. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a deep dive perspective into key topics and learn from industry leaders.
9:00-12:00
Trading Technology: Innovation Challenges In The
Next Five Years
Workshop Leader: Dave Cliff,
Professor of
Computer Science,
University of Bristol
What are the major challenges for trading technology over the next five years? Specifically, what innovations and new developments are likely to be needed by 2013? How likely are these to be delivered? How will the business environment differ? What skills and talent will be in demand, and how might that demand best be met? This workshop addresses these issues via a series of short presentations, plus panel discussions, involving leading trading technology innovators and end-users. The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will be presenting details of their major new "digital economy" funding initiative, making available tens of millions of dollars for research into technology innovation for the financial markets.
Exciting contributors to the Trading Technology Workshop! Truly A Learning Opportunity Not To Be Missed:
Dave has worked at the University of Sussex, at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, at Hewlett-Packard Labs Bristol, at Deutsche Bank’s London Foreign-Exchange Complex Risk Group, at the University of Southampton, and from July 2007 at the University of Bristol where he is Professor of Computer Science. He is also a founder of Syritta Algorithmics Ltd, a technology development and consultancy company. In October 2005 Dave was appointed Director of a £14m five-year UK research consortium, addressing issues in the science and engineering of Large-Scale Complex IT Systems. He is author or co-author on over 70 academic publications, inventor or co-inventor on 15 patents; and he has undertaken advisory and consultancy work for a number of major companies and for the UK Government. He’s given well over 100 invited keynote lectures and seminars; and he and his work have frequently been featured both in the press and on TV and radio.
13:00-16:00
European Equities Markets Post-MiFID -
Exchanges, MTF’s, The Public Order Books, Dark
Liquidity Pools, Buy Side Considerations And
Clearing & Settlement Issues
Workshop Leader:
Andrew Howieson,
Managing
Director,
TABB Group Europe
This Workshop is your opportunity to benefit from a deep dive perspective into the opportunities and challenges of European equity markets post-MiFID. Find out how leading trading desks are capitalising on the new market landscape to enable your team to achieve ever better results and best execution.
TABB Group is the financial markets’ research and strategic advisory firm focused exclusively on capital markets. Andrew joined TABB Group in October 2007 from eSecLending, the global securities lending manager, where as director of eSecLending (Europe) Limited from 2005 to 2007 he developed their European capabilities, managing the London office’s provision of global lending programs to major institutional investors. Prior to eSecLending, he consulted for two years after spending thirteen years at State Street Corporation, based in Boston. As a senior vice president and a member of the executive committee, he worked directly with State Street’s Chairman and CEO and is closely associated with the company’s strategic development through the 1990s, particularly with expansion in information and electronic transaction services.
13:00-16:00
The Future Of European Financial Services: The
Top 10 Trends
Workshop Leader: Ralph Silva,
Senior Analyst,
European Banking & Payments,
TowerGroup
This Workshop will provide you with leading research and insight into the top trends you need to be aware of for the year ahead to formulate your trading desk strategy.
Ralph covers the principal challenges facing the European market. He focuses his research activities on channel management, branding and marketing, CRM, crossborder issues, global regulations, sourcing, industry consolidation, payments, and the strategic initiatives of diversified global financial services brands. He has over 15 years of global experience and before coming to TowerGroup was with Gartner, covering the investments and security industries. Prior to Gartner, he held various positions with investment banking companies as well as business development positions with technology and financial services providers. He also founded and operated five online brokerage companies spanning three continents. Ralph is a regular presenter at many industry shows, including the European Banking industry fair, CBIT, FinExpo, Nordic Banking Forum and SIBOS.