Main Conference Day One

7:00 Breakfast, Coffee & Registration Breakfast, Coffee & Registration

7:45 Chairperson’s Welcome Address: Evolution Or Revolution - Market Structure, Regulation And The Buy Side/Sell Side Relationship Anthony J. Huck, Managing Director, Head of Equity Execution Services, Americas, RBS Global Banking & Markets Chairperson’s Welcome Address: Evolution Or Revolution - Market Structure, Regulation And The Buy Side/Sell Side Relationship Anthony J. Huck Managing Director, Head of Equity Execution Services, Americas, RBS Global Banking & Markets

8:00 Opening Keynote: Big Data in Financial Markets David Leinweber, Co-Founder, Center for Innovative Financial Technology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Computational Research Division David Leinweber, author of "Nerds on Wall Street: Math, Machines and Wired Markets" (Wiley 2009) combines the expertise of an computer scientist from MIT, Harvard and the RAND Corporation with the financial experience of a pioneering practitioner in electronic markets and computer driven investing. David’s professional interests focus on modern information technologies in trading and investing. As the founder of two financial technology companies, in trading and “quantextual” investing . At the RAND Corporation his research on real-time applications of artificial intelligence led to the founding of Integrated Analytics Corporation. IAC was acquired by the Investment Technology Group, its product became QuantEx, an electronic execution system used for millions of institutional equity transactions daily for over a decade. He is known for a practical approach to financial technology innovation honed by eight years successfully managing $6 billion of institutional quantitative global equity portfolios at First Quadrant. Structured and Unstructured Big Data Federal Market Monitoring & Buy Side Lessons Collaborative Intelligence & Research Alpha hunting skills for human and machine teams David Leinweber Co-Founder, Center for Innovative Financial Technology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Computational Research Division David Leinweber, author of "Nerds on Wall Street: Math, Machines and Wired Markets"(Wiley 2009) combines the expertise of an computer scientist from MIT, Harvard and the RAND Corporation with the financial experience of a pioneering practitioner in electronic markets and computer driven investing. Leinweber’s professional interests focus on modern information technologies in trading and investing. [read more]

8:40 Panel: Tracking The Evolution Of The Buy Side Trading Desk While the trading component wasn't always a priority, today's trading desk is the epicenter of most money management firms. This panel discusses how the buy side has evolved to help you better understand where we are going. Determining how the global equity market evolution has most heavily impacted the buy side trader Balancing the management of soft dollars, the technology budget and...oh yeah, trading! Examining how the trading desk serves as the center of the risk management component Drawing upon the evolution of the buy side trader to determine what lies ahead

9:25 Execution Vs. Portfolio Management: Exploring The Divergence Of The Buy Side And What It Means For The Future Of The Trading Desk Chris Maxmin, Managing Director and Head Trader, Moon Capital Management Michael Lindh, Vice President and Head of Trading, HydePark Nuveen Investments Execution Vs. Portfolio Management: Exploring The Divergence Of The Buy Side And What It Means For The Future Of The Trading Desk Chris Maxmin Managing Director and Head Trader, Moon Capital Management Michael Lindh Vice President and Head of Trading, HydePark Nuveen Investments Mike Lindh has been a senior trader at Nuveen since 2007 and at Richards & Tierney from 2002-7. Prior to this, Mike was a principal and senior quantitative research analyst at Harris Investment Management. During his 20 years of investment research management experience with the Harris Bank, he was involved in the development of quantitative risk models, portfolio construction, por [read more]

10:05 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break Morning Refreshment & Networking Break

10:35 Panel: Examining How Changes In Market Regulation & Market Structure Are Impacting The Trading Desk David Margulies, Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co. Adam Mazur, Managing Director and Co-Head of Business Development, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading Richard Johnson, Head of Quantitative Electronic Services, Americas, Societe Generale Examining How Changes In Market Regulation & Market Structure Are Impacting The Trading Desk David Margulies Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co. Adam Mazur Managing Director and Co-Head of Business Development, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading Adam co-manages the Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading Business Development Group and is responsible for executing business objectives across platforms, products, asset classes and regions. He has been associated with electronic trading in various capacities since he joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 as part of the Equities E-commerce team. Adam was named managing director in 2008.Adam earned a BEng in E [read more] Richard Johnson Head of Quantitative Electronic Services, Americas, Societe Generale Richard Johnson is the Head of Quantitative Electronic Services for the Americas at Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, responsible for sales and product development of Societe Generale’s electronic trading business in the region. Prior to Societe Generale he was at Liquidnet where he was responsible for product management and marketing of electronic trading. He came t [read more]

11:20 Keynote Presentation: Understanding Market Micro- Structure To Improve Your Trade Performance Matthew Andresen, Co-CEO, Headlands Technologies Headlands, a global quantitative proprietary trading firm headquartered in San Francisco and Chicago, has a premiere quantitative research team. However, in today's trading world that is not enough; one must also have a deep understanding of market micro-structure. The idiosyncrasies of various markets, asset classes, and geographies have a profound impact on modeling and profitability. In this session, Matt Andresen will discuss the history and development of the world's futures, options, and equity markets. He will then examine the practical impact of the divergent development paths of these markets. Matthew Andresen Co-CEO, Headlands Technologies Matthew Andresen is co-CEO of Headlands, a global quantitative proprietary trading firm headquartered in San Francisco and Chicago.Before joining Headlands, Matt was co-CEO of Citadel Derivatives Group (""CDG""). During his five years running CDG, he helped build the world’s premier market making firm, accounting for almost 10% of US stock volume and over 30% of US option trading volume. Prior to [read more]

11:55 Keynote CEO Panel: Macro Market Overview With Lou Dobbs Lou Dobbs, Host, Fox Business News, Lou Dobbs Tonight Witness one of the world’s most popular television hosts discuss with top executives in finance how they are planning for the future of our quickly evolving marketplace. Stay tuned to learn which investment banking and asset management Chief Executives will join in this captivating, forward-looking discussion moderated by renowned television host and interviewer Lou Dobbs. Lou Dobbs Host, Fox Business News, Lou Dobbs Tonight

12:55 Lunch Lunch

Stream 1: TradeTech Architecture

2:15 Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks Kevin Lupowitz, CEO, DirectMarkets Group, Inc. Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks Kevin Lupowitz CEO, DirectMarkets Group, Inc. Kevin joins DirectMarkets as an industry veteran at bringing innovative and disruptive technologies to the financial services marketplace. Prior to DirectMarkets, Kevin was a founding employee at Liquidnet and served as the Global Head of Technology and Chief Information Officer. He helped the firm grow from its launch in a single market (US) with 37 members, to operating in 39 markets globally wi [read more]

2:30 Panel: Forecasting ROI With Your Next Low Latency Infrastructure Project Neal Goldstein, Chief Information Officer, Liquidnet Architecture and Infrastructure: Determining the impact of latency arbitrage, order anticipation strategies and high-frequency activity on data volumes Measuring the increase of market data of quote volume against the volume of actual traded volume Selecting proper methods for providing proper network infrastructure estimates and costs Building flexible cost efficient structures while maintaining cost of ownership Forecasting data volumes for 2012 and beyond Neal Goldstein Chief Information Officer, Liquidnet

3:05 Panel: Hardware Acceleration & Analysis - Accelerating Applications And Precision Data Analysis With FPGA's Nick Ciarleglio, Systems Engineer, Arista Networks Panel: Hardware Acceleration & Analysis - Accelerating Applications And Precision Data Analysis With FPGA's Nick Ciarleglio Systems Engineer, Arista Networks Nick Ciarleglio is currently a Senior Systems Engineer and Financial Services Product Manager at Arista Networks. Nick arrived at Arista Networks in 2008 as the company’s first Systems Engineer. In his current role, Nick is responsible for network architecture consulting in the financial services vertical, and has specifically focused on low-latency network and application architectures. Nick also [read more]

3:40 Refreshment & Networking Break Refreshment & Networking Break

4:10 The Large Grid Issue Art Sedighi, Senior Vice President, Grid Computing, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Roji Oommen, Senior Director, Business Development, Financial Services, Savvis Understanding large grids and their impact at the enterprise level Overcoming challenges that an organization goes thru as grid penetrates throughout Exploring methods of tackling issues when they arise Art Sedighi Senior Vice President, Grid Computing, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Roji Oommen Senior Director, Business Development, Financial Services, Savvis Roji Oommen, Senior Director, Business Development, Financial Services, is currently responsible for product strategy, alliances and partnerships within Savvis’ Financial Services business segment, working very closely with the 500+ customers that make up this vertical to deliver purpose-built IT infrastructure and connectivity solutions. Savvis is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hoste [read more]

4:45 Complex Event Processing Not So Complex After All Adam Honoré, Research Director, Aite Group Five years ago CEP was an emerging technology with a large and diverse vendor set. Today, CEP is mature, arguably more commoditized, and taking on more challenges. Adam Honore will discuss the current CEP landscape and how capital markets firms can exploit the maturation to do more than run an algo strategy Understand the market Explore commercial enablement Discuss the vendor landscape Highlight interesting use cases and future directions Adam Honoré Research Director, Aite Group Adam Honoré is the research director of the institutional securities practice at Aite Group. He specializes in financial services technology, focusing on strategic technology initiatives associated with high performance trading, market data, machine-readable content, smart order routing, technology services, complex event processing (CEP), straight-through processing (STP), and risk management iss [read more]

5:20 Topic TBD Patrick Flannery, Financial Technology Consultant, Independent No session description available. Patrick Flannery Financial Technology Consultant, Independent

Stream 2: Trading Strategies & Technology

2:15 Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks Bernard Donefer, Adjunct Associate, Professor, NYU Stern School of Business Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks Bernard Donefer Adjunct Associate, Professor, NYU Stern School of Business Bernard Donefer enjoyed a 35-year career in the international financial services industry, working with banks, exchanges and securities firms in the US, Europe and Asia, before beginning his teaching career in 2003. He is currently Distinguished Lecturer and Associate Director of the Subotnick Financial Services Center at the Zicklin School at Baruch College, CUNY and Adjunct Associate Professor a [read more]

2:30 Aligning Smart Order And Dark Pool Aggregation Technologies With Trading Strategies Edward Doyle, Senior Equity Trader, Pioneer Investments Jatin Suryawanshi, Head of Global Quantitative Strategies, Jefferies Joel Steinmetz, Managing Director, Citadel Securities Simo Puhakka, Head of Trading, Pohjola Asset Management Understanding the distinction of execution venues (i.e. block/retail/ broker dominated) Identifying risks of using a singular dark pool trading strategy Utilizing venue-specific behavior in designing algorithmic trading strategies Edward Doyle Senior Equity Trader, Pioneer Investments Edward Doyle is a senior equity trader at Pioneer Investments in Boston. Ed has been involved in equity trading since 1993, when he took a job at the Boston Stock Exchange in compliance. Shortly thereafter, he joined Pershing Trading Co. at the BSE and was promoted to specialist, where he made markets from 1996 until 2005. After a one-year stint as a sales trader, Ed joined Pioneer Investments in [read more] Jatin Suryawanshi Head of Global Quantitative Strategies, Jefferies Joel Steinmetz Managing Director, Citadel Securities Joel Steinmetz is Head of Electronic Equity Sales for Citadel Securities. He is responsible for leading the electronic trading efforts and Citadel’s delivery of algorithms and dark pool solutions to the institutional community. Prior to joining Citadel in 2010, Joel was Head of US Sales and Trading at Liquidnet Holdings. Previously, he was Head of Electronic Trading at Citigroup Inc. and Senior Vi [read more] Simo Puhakka Head of Trading, Pohjola Asset Management

3:05 Panel: Multi-Asset Trading Strategies Lloyd Altman, Global Front Office, Lead for Accenture Core Trading and Settlement Services, Accenture Panel: Multi-Asset Trading Strategies Lloyd Altman Global Front Office, Lead for Accenture Core Trading and Settlement Services, Accenture Lloyd Altman is the Global Front Office Lead for Accenture Core Trading and Settlement Services. Lloyd has more than 20 years of experience in the Capital Markets industry, the first 10 of which were spent on Wall Street as a department head, project manager, and developer. Starting in 1999, Lloyd became head of Consulting and Sales for Random Walk Computing, which was acquired by Accenture in 200 [read more]

3:40 Refreshment & Networking Break Refreshment & Networking Break

4:10 TradeTech Enlightening Round Session Michael A. Medvinsky, Vice President, Wealth Management & Trading – Americas, FactSet Imagine if you could take just 1 hour to get an accurate snapshot of 5 cutting edge technologies that could drastically improve the performance of your trading desk?Find out which technologies match up with your firm’s investing strategy! Michael A. Medvinsky Vice President, Wealth Management & Trading – Americas, FactSet

5:20 Panel: OMS Comparative Analysis: Different Approaches For Out-Of-The-Box And Proprietary Systems Tim Decker, Product Manager, Advent Mike Earlywine, Head Trader, North America, Ecofin Inc Nick Nielsen, Head of Trading, Marshall Wace Panel: OMS Comparative Analysis: Different Approaches For Out-Of- The-Box And Proprietary Systems Tim Decker Product Manager, Advent Tim has over 14 years creating and providing cutting edge and effective electronic trading solutions to traders. Additionally, Tim has experience as an equity and options trader which has aided in the creation, development and management of customer driven trading platforms. Tim currently works directly with Moxy clients to determine their needs for trading connectivity. As a Product Manager for A [read more] Mike Earlywine Head Trader, North America, Ecofin Inc Nick Nielsen Head of Trading, Marshall Wace Nick joined Marshall Wace LLP in 2008 and is Head of Trading in London. Prior to this, he was at Citadel Investment Group in London and Chicago. He started his career in high frequency trading at Goldman Sach's Hull Group in the US. Nick has a BS in Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Stream 3: International Trading

2:15 Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks

2:30 Improving The Performance Of Your European Trading Desk By Taking A Closer Look At Evolving Market Structure Gordon Gary, Head Trader, Philadelphia International Advisors, LP Joanna Horowitz, Head Trader, Sierra Global Management Nick Nielsen, Head of Trading, Marshall Wace Examining the impact of high frequency trading on the European markets Gaining a better understanding of how MiFID 2 is impacting financial institutions Comparing and contrasting the US and European algo trading markets and strategies Forecasting what lies ahead for the European trading community Gordon Gary Head Trader, Philadelphia International Advisors, LP Gordon Gary, Head Trader, has ten years of investment industry experience. Gordon is also a Partner of Philadelphia International Partners, the entity that, along with The Glenmede Trust Company, owns Philadelphia International Advisors, LP. Gordon oversees PIA’s 24-hour global trading desk. His team consists of two traders and one desk assistant who divide their market responsibilities by region. [read more] Joanna Horowitz Head Trader, Sierra Global Management Nick Nielsen Head of Trading, Marshall Wace Nick joined Marshall Wace LLP in 2008 and is Head of Trading in London. Prior to this, he was at Citadel Investment Group in London and Chicago. He started his career in high frequency trading at Goldman Sach's Hull Group in the US. Nick has a BS in Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

3:05 Adjusting Your Strategy To Capitalize Off Of Increased Competition In Emerging And Frontier Markets Alison Graham, Chief Investment Officer, Voltan Capital Management Anthony Godonis, Senior Equity Trader, Aberdeen Asset Management Eylem Senyuz, Head Trader, Ashmore EMM Adjusting Your Strategy To Capitalize Off Of Increased Competition In Emerging And Frontier Markets Alison Graham Chief Investment Officer, Voltan Capital Management Alison Graham is Chief Investment Officer of Voltan Capital Management and portfolio manager of Voltan Frontier Markets Fund. Alison has over seventeen years’ experience in emerging and frontier markets finance. Until 1998, she was a partner and senior analyst for Latin American equities at the investment bank Caspian Securities. In 1998, she moved to Moscow to join United Financial Group where sh [read more] Anthony Godonis Senior Equity Trader, Aberdeen Asset Management Anthony is a Senior Equity Trader with Aberdeen Asset Management. Mr. Godonis is responsible for trading in the Americas, located in Philadelphia. He joined Aberdeen in 2007 through the acquisition of NWD Investments/Gartmore, where he was a senior trader responsible for Small Cap and Program trading. Prior to joining Gartmore, Mr. Godonis was a Senior Trader and Vice President with Glenmede Trust [read more] Eylem Senyuz Head Trader, Ashmore EMM

3:40 Refreshment & Networking Break Refreshment & Networking Break

4:10 Identifying Viable Strategies To Improve Performance While Managing Risk In Frontier And Emerging Markets Huw Gronow, Director, Equities Trading, Principal Global Investors Seth Freeman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, EM Capital Management, LLC Square One: What does it take to get started in emerging and frontier markets? Identifying best practices for managing liquidity risk in emerging markets Navigating the regulatory environments and staying ahead of rapidly developing markets Red Flags: Recognizing the warning signs of political, capital and liquidity risks Huw Gronow Director, Equities Trading, Principal Global Investors Seth Freeman Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, EM Capital Management, LLC

4:45 Panel: Optimizing Trade Performance In Latin And South American Markets Mauricio Trigueros Ramirez, Head of Equity Trading, GBM Clarifying nuances and misconceptions around in the LatAm and South American markets Examining opportunities and challenges surrounding the regulatory environments and market structure in these markets Cost of Entry: What are the hidden costs of trading in LatAm and South American markets? Mauricio Trigueros Ramirez Head of Equity Trading, GBM

5:20 Overcoming Technological Obstacles To Investing In Brazil Understanding why most trading technologies operate very differently in Brazilian markets Evaluating DMA technologies in the Brazilian market to increasing trading capabilities Differentiating algo strategies between the US and Brazilian markets

Stream 4: Hedge Fund Technology

2:15 Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks

2:30 CTO Panel: The Evolution Of Hedge Fund Technologies & Automation Of The Trading Desk Ary Khatchikian, President, Chief Technology Officer, Portware Brian R. Lara, Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director, Five Mile Capital Partners Randy Cieslak, Chief Technology Officer, Diamondback Capital Management CTO Panel: The Evolution Of Hedge Fund Technologies & Automation Of The Trading Desk Ary Khatchikian President, Chief Technology Officer, Portware Throughout his 15-year career in financial technology, Ary Khatchikian has been at the forefront of the electronic trading movement. In 1995, Ary founded Indigo-Solutions, where he developed and marketed NeuronXT, an order management system targeting small and mid-size investment firms. In January 2000, after founding Portware with Eric Goldberg, Ary transformed NeuronXT into Portware Enterprise, [read more] Brian R. Lara Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director, Five Mile Capital Partners Brian Lara joined Five Mile in early 2004. Prior to Five Mile, Brian was with AIG Trading Group from 2002 to 2004 where he was responsible for quantitative development of front office risk analysis and pricing systems. Prior to AIG, Brian was a Vice President with Merrill Lynch where he developed software for the Global Risk Management Systems Group from 1995 to 2002. Randy Cieslak Chief Technology Officer, Diamondback Capital Management

3:05 Rise Of The Machines: The Future Of Artificial Intelligence And Anti-Gaming In The Equity Markets Marc Rieffel, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer, WorldQuant, LLC Rise Of The Machines: The Future Of Artificial Intelligence And Anti-Gaming In The Equity Markets Marc Rieffel Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer, WorldQuant, LLC Marc Rieffel has a Ph.D. in CS from California Institute of Technology, where he wrote his dissertation on concurrent particle simulations for aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing applications. From 1998-2004, he worked At Paracel Inc. on hardware and software products for searching large DNA, protein, and text databases. In 2005 Marc shifted his focus to the investment field - to apply his s [read more]

3:40 Refreshment & Networking Break Refreshment & Networking Break

4:10 Examining Market Making Technologies & Sell Side Infrastructure To Position Your Hedge Fund Ahead Of The Curve Garrett Nenner, Managing Director, Global Markets, Momentum Trading Partners, LLC Michael Zheng, Director of Options Research, Hyman Beck & Company Syncing your IT development staff with your trading desk to build advanced applications and analytics Transitioning your hedge fund’s trading systems to evolve with its new investing strategy Garrett Nenner Managing Director, Global Markets, Momentum Trading Partners, LLC As Managing Director, Garrett is responsible for the firm’s “super” high-touch trading division, a successful, specialty niche of their global operations. He has more than 20 years of extensive experience in portfolio management and trading, corporate, operative, and management experience, and has been deeply involved in trading-execution infrastructure and technology as well as overall market str [read more] Michael Zheng Director of Options Research, Hyman Beck & Company

4:45 Stock Market Misconceptions Held Even By Professionals Spencer Greenberg, CEO, Rebellion Research Not all common knowledge is actually true. In this talk, Spencer Greenberg will discuss some beliefs held even by professional stock market investors that is challenged by empirical evidence. Commonly used concepts like beta, standard deviation and the riskreturn tradeoff will be discussed. Spencer Greenberg CEO, Rebellion Research A Wall Street Journal profile has called him a "computer whiz", and the New York Post has referred to him as a "math guru". Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician with an education in applied mathematics and computer science from Columbia University's School of Engineering and NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Seth is the Chief Executive Officer of Rebellion Research, the quantitativ [read more]

5:20 Panel: Best Practices For Data Management And Designing Your Data Room By Professionals Carlos Capellan, Director of IT, J. Goldman & Co. John Decker, Chief Technology Officer, Longacre Fund Management Panel: Best Practices For Data Management And Designing Your Data Room Carlos Capellan Director of IT, J. Goldman & Co. John Decker Chief Technology Officer, Longacre Fund Management

Stream 5: Invitational Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank (2 hours)

2:15 Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank Edward Adrion, Head Equity Trader, WP Stewart & Company Jason McLean, Director of Trading, Iridian Asset Management Cited as most head traders’ favorite part of TradeTech, the Think Tank provides you an opportunity to take part in shockingly candid debate with your fellow head buy side traders in an environment free of vendors or media. This private event is only open to 35 head traders. You MUST be invited and you MUST RSVP to reserve a seat.How to get invited: To request your invitation to this select event, please contact Rob Golen at 416- 597-4771 or robert.golen@wbresearch.com.What it’s all about: If you are right for this exclusive session, we’ll fill you in on the details. Edward Adrion Head Equity Trader, WP Stewart & Company Jason McLean Director of Trading, Iridian Asset Management Jason B. McLean, Vice President and Director of Trading, is responsible for equity trading for both large- and mid-capitalization value equity portfolios, as well as hedge fund products. Prior to joining Iridian in December 2004, he previously worked six years as an equity trader, as well as almost three years in financial services at AIM Investments.

Cocktail Reception

5:55 - 7:30 TradeTech 2012 Cocktail Reception Join your colleagues for one of the most sizzling parties in New York! Unwind with your drink of choice, great food and music as you strengthen your industry contacts. The much-talked about UBS Cocktail Gala never disappoints, so bring your colleagues and be ready to kickstart a terrific night!