PRELIMINARY TOPIC AGENDA

INTERNATIONAL TRADING

• PANEL: Navigating Europe’s Post-MiFid Equity Markets For Maximum Liquidity
  
• Examining Latin America’s Equity Markets To Create The Most Cost-Effective And Profitable Trading Strategy
  
• PANEL: Building A Profitable Emerging Markets Trading Strategy To Diversify Returns On Your Global Desk

Confirmed Speakers:
Scott Grimberg, Managing Director, Head of Emerging Markets, BNY Asset Management
Eylem Senyuz, Head Trader, Emerging Markets Management

• Breaking Into Frontier Markets To Expand Alpha-Generating Opportunities For Your Desk

Confirmed Speaker:
Alison Graham, Chief Investment Officer, Voltan Capital Management

• PANEL: Managing International Trading Operations For Long-Term Profitability In Global Markets

Confirmed Speaker:
Kevin Cronin, Global Head of Equity Trading, Invesco

• Connecting To Emerging Markets With Your OMS And Optimal DMA Products

Confirmed Speaker:
Eylem Senyuz, Head Trader, Emerging Markets Management

BIG PICTURE TOPICS

• PANEL: The CTO/CIO Corner: Examining Evolving Equity Trading Technology To Align Your Desks For Maximum Efficiency And Profitability
• PANEL: Examining The Revolutionary Equity Trading Trends Among Leading Global Exchanges
• PANEL: A View From The Buy Side Boardroom: The Future Of Investment Management And Its Impact On Buy And Sell Side Trading
• Exploring The Current US Regulatory Environment And Its Impact On Your Day-To-Day Trading
• Fear Or Fortune? Analyzing The Current Economy To Align Your Desk For Maximum Profitability In A Volatile Global Market
• Analyzing Current Equity Market Structure To Align Your Trading Operations For Maximum Long-Term Profitability

Confirmed Speaker:
Matt Andresen, Co-Head, Citadel Derivatives Group

• Assessing The Role Of The Central Bank In Alleviating The Recent Financial Crisis

Confirmed Speaker:
Asani Sarkar, Research Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

COMPLIANCE

• PANEL: Achieving Best Execution By Defining What It Truly Means In Today’s Markets
• Examining Current Trends in CSAs and CCAs To Minimize Trading Costs And Ensure Compliance
• PANEL: Is TCA Enough? Determining The Best Way To Effectively Measure Best Execution In A Changing Equity Marketplace

OTHER TOPICS

• PANEL: Identifying The Necessary Skill Set Of Today’s Trader To Hire And Develop An All-Star Team
• PANEL: Behind Closed Doors: Uncovering How Hedge Funds Choose Technology Systems And Assess Data Trends
• Examining Current And Next Generation Portfolio Management Trends For Optimal Alignment To Your Trading Operations
• CASE STUDY: Achieving Virtually Seamless Trading To Connect Global Platforms While Accessing Greater Liquidity

Confirmed Speaker:
Mark Levy, Executive Director, Head of Global Equity Business Systems & Infrastructure, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

• PANEL: Using Smart Order Routing To Achieve Best Ex In Today’s Fragmented Marketplace

EQUITY TRADING STRATEGIES

• Enhancing Your Technical Analysis Models To Identify Alpha-Generating Trading Strategies

Confirmed Speaker:
Neil Henze, Chief Trader, Employees Retirement System of Texas

• Recognizing The Most Profitable Opportunities In Equity ETFs To Best Diversify Your Desk
• Incorporating Volatility Trading Strategies Onto Your Desk To Ensure Profit Amidst Unstable Markets

DATA LATENCY

• PANEL: Achieving Low Latency Connectivity By Utilizing Proximity And Co-Location Services
• PANEL: Using The Newest Data Latency Monitoring Tools To Eliminate Trade Data Delay
• Integrating Next Generation Analytics To Increase The Efficiency Of Your Algorithmic Trading Models In A Low Latency Environment

ALGOS

• PANEL: Measuring The True Performance Of Your Algorithms To Align Your Trades For Greater Returns While Eliminating Unnecessary Costs
• PANEL: Exploring Event-Driven Technologies To Determine How They Can Increase The Performance Of Your Algorithmic Trading Solutions

TCA

• Integrating Portfolio Management Into Your TCA Model To Most Accurately Measure Best Execution
• Today’s Deluge of Data: Streamlining And Capturing Necessary Data To Improve Your TCA Measurements
• PANEL: Implementing Next Generation TCA Capabilities To Optimize Your TCA Model To Better Measure Best Execution

OMS/EMS

• PANEL: Identifying Necessary Upgrades For Your OMS To Achieve Optimal Trade Management Functionality
• PANEL: Determining When An EMS Upgrade Or New System Purchase Will Lead To Greater Efficiency And Better Execution
• Integrating Your OMS Into Your EMS To Achieve Maximum Functionality Of Each System And Eliminate Delay In Execution           

DARK POOLS

• PANEL: Understanding Your Dark Pool Aggregators’ Interaction With The Market To Navigate Fragmentation For More Efficient Trading
• PANEL: Dark or Grey? Identifying The Benefits and Detriments of IOIs In Dark Pools To Maximize Fill Rates While Minimizing Info Leakage
• PANEL: Moving Towards Greater Transparency In Dark Pools To Determine Which Pools You Need To Connect With To Access Greatest Liquidity

Confirmed Speaker:
Robert Felvinci, SVP, AllianceBernstein