Expert Reviews

“Very Good – much better than most that I have attended. Interesting sponsors and speakers and topics were not sales pitches.”

Stephen Fisher, CIO, First Degree Global Asset Management

“Well organised, good quality and well attended.”

Adam Bennett, CEO, Hatstand

“The event ran well. Many useful insights about the latest trends in trading from all over the world – especially in Asia. I liked the topics, speakers and discussions.”

Darwis Fadhli, AVP, IT Business Support, PT Danareksa Sekuritas

“Top notch, very insightful in all areas. I travelled 4,000 miles to attend.”

Jacob Greer, Trader, Southern Asset Management

"Great event all round, was very impressed with the content and attendance, made sense for us to participate and promote our offering to the buy side and the larger audience."

Andy Maynard, Global Head of Trading and Execution, CLSA

"The buy side heads of trading summit was again well attended and useful with lots of spirited discussion and ample takeaways – I also enjoyed a lot of the sessions and much of the content of the main programme was new. A lot was packed into the two day conference and it was a good use of time"

Kent Rossiter, Head of Asia-Pacific Trading, RCM

"Given the current environment the turnout was very impressive"

Jon Evans, Head of Equity Trading Japan, JP Morgan Asset Management

“Continues to grow in attracting a great diversity of buy side peers, with whom I can have some helpful and frank discussions”

Matthew Saul, Head of Trading for Asia ex Japan, Fidelity Worldwide Investments

“I thought the event was excellent and got a lot out of it.”

Phillip Weinberg, Equities Trader, Karara Capital

“I never cease to be amazed at the things I learn at these events. Speaking with vendors and attendees I have been set on new paths to upgrade our business architecture as well as meeting investors that have taken my business to a new level. I would now have to say that attending TradeTech and the other WBR events have been the most important catalyst in transforming my business to what it is today.”

Philip York, Chief Executive Officer, Empyreal

“The conference was filled with Asian enthusiasm. The US and Europe are US&EU are the mirrors for Asian countries when it comes to trading. In TradeTech you will be able to find out what the mirrors are.”

Takashi Hiratsuka, Chief Trader, Asset Management Division, Resona Bank

"A fantastic event for industry experts, professionals and talent to meet and understand crucial trading technology issues and develop ideas, solutions and platforms for investment and trading technology management."

Chi Lo, Chief Executive Officer, HFT Investment Management

"Tradetech Asia was a good opportunity to network with people from the industry while at the same time being able to pick up some interesting pieces of information from the various presentation sessions."

Pieter van Putten, Director & Founding Partner, APAC Asset Management

“ Another excellent Trade Tech Asia , with the current speed of change on HFT technology these events are essential to stay informed & ahead ”

Alan Donoghue, Managing Director Asia, Nyenburgh

“Over the years, Tradetech Asia has become the premier industry even in the region. It is good to hear from the regulators and exchange professionals, meet old colleagues and fellow professionals, and the parties were great as well. Overall, an extremely beneficial and enjoyable event.”

Saurabh Singal, Managing Director, Ankam Partners

"I attended the TradeTech Asia Conference in Singapore (November 2011) as a first timer at a WBR event. I was impressed at the way the event was hosted and organised, with a great agenda, most of the important players in attendance , and a professional feel from the outset. Its often that case at these events that speakers and panellists use the opportunity to sell rather than inform, but every session I attended was informative with a minimum of firm-specific agenda-pushing, but plenty of thought provoking discussion about the industry."

Richard Waddington, CEO, The Sherpa Funds

“I enjoyed giving the presentation and participating in the Trade Tech Asia Conference in November. The conference was attended by a wide range of professionals from different areas of expertise, and it offered a great opportunity for one to establish contacts and network with other participants.”

Wu Zhijian, CEO, Woodsford Capital Management

“A great mix of industry topics served by an interesting and diverse array of speakers and panelists. A must attend event.”

Iain Bell, CEO, Quadrant Capital

“Excellent event.”

Han Lin, Focus Capital

“I can say the strength of the conference is knowing you are guaranteed an excellent opportunity to catch up with and present to regional clients, discuss experiences with colleagues and competitors, and get up-to-date with the latest relevant vendor offerings, all in a comfortable, engaging and convenient environment.”

Kenneth Wessen, Head of Algorithmic Trading Products for Asia, RBS

“I’ve been coming to TradeTech Asia for the last couple of years/ I always find it an excellent and worthwhile event, whether from a content perspective or from a business perspective.”

Quentin Limouzi, Executive Director - Head of BNPP Electronic & Algorithmic Trading Services (BEATS) Panasia, Equities & Derivatives, BNP Paribas

"Looks like this has become the 'must go to' event for the key players in the electronic trading space. The content is good, and its a good forum for us to catch up with one another."

T K Yap, Executive Director, OCBC Securities

"Great exposure for people in the industry.”

Ken Leung, JP Morgan

“This has been another great event for us. Met loads of potential and existing customers – will definitely be back for 2012."

Fran Thompson, Regional Account Director, SunGard Global Trading

“This has been an excellent show for us – thoroughly worthwhile in terms of meeting new customers."

Colin Silvester, Director Business, Development, APAC, IPC

“One of the more strongly attended conferences with key delegates present also from Tokyo, Honk Kong, Indonesia as well as Singapore. In general there was a high quality of core delegates from the larger financial institutions, which was important for the market in which we operate."

Robert Hodgkinson, First Derivatives

“I would like to thank all organisers and personally you for such an event and for all help and care during these days. Our participation was productive at the exhibition. Also our speech got some attention and we found out that it made people to come to our stand and to talk personally afterwards.”

Danil Baburin, Head of QUIK development, ARQA Technologies

" TradeTech Asia works as a regional hub event for the trading community across Asia to discuss the latest key market structural issues."

Hiroshi Matsubara, Marketing Director – Japan Marketing Group, Fidessa KK

"Trade Tech. Asia has emerged as the place to be for exchanging ideas and understanding latest developments in fast changing Asian trading scenario."

Sh. Ashishkumar Chauhan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

“I think this year's event is a successful one, judging from the turnout and the networking opportunities.”

KC Lam, Director & Head of FX, Asia, CME Group

“Excellent opportunities for networking.”

Ravi Apte, Chief Technology Officer, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

“I think this has been a really valuable show in learning more about how HFT is developing in Asia.”

Jordan Iordnaov, CEO, BulByte

"TradeTech Asia 2011 was one of the best events of this kind I have attended. The quality of the content on display as well as the opportunities for networking were excellent. It certainly has become a premier event for finance professionals in the APAC region."

Anshuman Jaswal, Senior Analyst, Celent

"TradeTech and Trading Architecture Singapore provided insights on a variety of current topics, ranging from algorithmic trading to technology risk management. It brought together the top business managers and architects from across the Asia Pacific region."

Randall Duran, Director, Catena Technologies

“Trade Tech Asia is the only show that brings together the main buy side, sell side, exchange operators and alternative market operators from Japan to Australia to India.”

Tony Mackay, Alternative Trading Systems Pioneer

“I was very impressed with how smoothly it ran and the wide variety of speakers. Great job!”

Peter Sullivan, Manager, Far East and Asia, Check Fund Manager

“WBR’s Hedge Fund Trading & Investments conference garne has become the best attended commercial conference for the industry in Singapore.”

Peter Douglas, Founder & Principal, GFIA Management

"Very well attended by a good mix of delegates, I had several interesting conversations with potential business partners. Highly recommended."

Neil Scrase, Head of Capital Formation, EXS Capital

“An excellent event with a good mix of buy-side and sell-side delegates, informative presentations and a vibrant networking atmosphere.”

David KO Chin, Managing Director, Basis Point Consulting

“The best conference in town!”

Andy Xie, Independent Economist

“The Trading Architecture conference series keeps reinventing itself, maintaining topicality and relevance to today’s issues.”

Henry Young, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TS Associates

“Great event, well worth participating from my perspective.”

Stuart Gurr, Head of Global Trading Technology, Asia Pacific, Royal Bank of Scotland

"This was my first time in Singapore and it was very interesting learning about how exchanges are developing their architecture in the region."

Tudor Morosan, Director, Architecture & Technology Research, TMX Group, Toronto Stock Exchange