Conference Agenda
DAY 1 - 15th OCTOBER 2008
| 08:00 | Registration and Refreshments |
| 08:45 | Chairman’s Opening Address Richard Evans, |
| 09:00 |
Emerging Trends in the Global Trading Landscape and What South Africa can Learn from Them Richard Evans, |
| 09:30 | KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: FOCUS ON ASIA The Evolution of Algorithmic Trading in Asia and Possible Parallels to South Africa Patrick Lawlor, |
| 10:00 | An Update on Electronic and Algorithmic Trading and DMA in South Africa Moderator: Dan Conti, Panellists: Jan Lamme, Alphonso Raats, Juan Carlos Nieto, |
| 10:45 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 11:15 |
Richard Coulstock, Director, |
| 11:45 | MiFID and the Road to Best Execution Juan Carlos Nieto, |
| 12:15 | SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATION JAKE WHITE 2007 World Cup Winning Rugby Coach |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Smart Order Routing, Market Fragmentation and Liquidity Pockets in Global Markets Tim Wildenberg, |
| 14:30 |
Jan Lamme, |
| 15:00 | Addressing Liquidity Challenges in South African Securities Leanne Parsons, |
| 15:30 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 16:00 | Innovations in Using Derivatives in the South African Institutional Market Dr Daniel Polakow, |
| 16:30 | Investigating Trends and Dynamics of Hedge Fund Trading in South Africa Moderator: Ian Hamilton, Panellists: Andrew Gillespie, Jean-Pierre Matthews, Michael Eidne, Warren Chapman, |
| 17:15 | Champagne Round Table Discussion Groups After the main presentations are finished, you’re bound to be brimming with questions and ideas about the cutting edge strategies that have been presented to you. TradeTech South Africa gives you the opportunity to discuss the burning issues with small groups of your peers, and throws in champagne to get the debate flowing! TradeTech South Africa will feature champagne roundtables on the following top issues: What does the South African market players need to do to remain
internationally relevant? Assessing dark liquidity and dark pools Algorithmic trading Derivatives and their complexity Trading and settlement costs MiFID in South Africa? |
| 18:00 | The Macquarie Drinks Reception Following the close of the conference, delegates are invited to unwind and relax with their conference colleagues at the Macquarie Drinks Reception sponsored by: Macquarie |
DAY 2 - 16th OCTOBER 2008
| 08:00 | Registration and Refreshments |
| 08:45 | Chairman’s Opening Address Leanne Parsons, |
| 09:00 |
Exploring the Sustained Strong Growth in the Emerging Economies: What Lessons for South Africa? Jean-Francois Mercier, |
| 09:30 | Addressing the Challenges Faced by the Buy-Side in South Africa to Keep up with Market Developments Moderator: Leanne Parsons, Panellists: Alphonso Raats, Doug Blatch, Philip van der Merwe, |
| 10:15 | Networking and Refreshments |
| 10:45 | The Operational Challenges of Migrating from T+5 To T+3 Settlement Cycle Brett Kotze, |
| 11:15 | Unwrapping the Costs of Trading and Settlement in South Africa Moderator: Andile Mazwai, Panellists: Monica Singer, Leanne Parsons, |
| 12:00 | Pan-African Trading and Investments: Discovering Opportunities in Africa Charles Walker, |
| 12:30 | The Future of Trading in Africa: Mapping out the Route for Progress Moderator: Leanne Parsons, Panellists: Alphonso Raats, Jan Lamme, Charles Walker, |
| 13:15 | Lunch |
| 14:15 - 17:00 | FOCUS AFTERNOON: Getting the Most out of FIX 5.0 Gavin Borrageiro, |








