TradeTech Europe 2026
21 - 23 April 2026
RAI Amsterdam
Day 1 | 18th April 2023
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:35 am
Welcome Address: Susie Benaim, Conference Director, TradeTech Europe
8:35 am - 8:40 am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Julia Streets MBE -
Founder & CEO,
Streets Consulting
Succeeding in Volatile Markets
8:40 am - 9:00 am
Buy Side CEO Keynote Interview: Navigating macro drivers – Building a sustainable business that will survive and thrive in times of geo-political turbulence, increasing investor demands and an ever-changing technology landscape
Guillaume Lesage -
Co-CEO and COO,
Amundi Asset Management
Richard Parsons -
Chief Executive Officer,
Instinet Incorporated
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Market Structure Panel: Navigating the new market structure regime - how can you best collaborate with your brokers to gain insights into key market trends, drive execution and boost returns in stressed markets?
Michael Steliaros -
Global Head of Equity Portfolio Engineering and Trading,
ADIA
Tom Stevenson -
Head of Equity Trading, EMEA,
Fidelity International
Brian Gallagher -
Head of Electronic Trading,
Exane BNP Paribas
Joe Wald -
Managing Director, Head of Electronic Trading,
BMO Capital Markets
Jeremy Smart -
Global Head of Distribution,
XTX Markets
Rupert Fennelly -
EU Head of Equities Electronic Trading & Sales,
Barclays
Overcoming the Liquidity Shortage
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Liquidity Keynote Panel: Streamlining liquidity sourcing – what tools can you use to automate and consolidate access to untapped liquidity?
Emil Framnes -
Global Head of Equity Trading and Transition Asset Strategies,
Norges Bank Investment Management
Rob Boardman -
CEO Virtu Execution Services, EMEA,,
Virtu Financial
Natan Tiefenbrun -
President, Cboe Europe,
Cboe Global Markets
Simon Mason -
Head of Equity Products UK & Ireland,
SIX Swiss Exchange
Oscar Van Schaijk -
Head of Cash Equity Trading and CRB,
Optiver
Matthew Cousens -
Head of EMEA Equities,
BestEx Research
Emil Framnes
Global Head of Equity Trading and Transition Asset StrategiesNorges Bank Investment Management
10:20 am - 11:05 am
Liquidity Sourcing Keynote Panel: Tackling the liquidity shortage - how can you leverage the latest market innovations to source new and alternative liquidity pools across fragmented markets?
Adam Wood -
CEO of Turquoise Global & Head of Equities Commercial Proposition, Capital Markets,
London Stock Exchange Group
Sam Railton -
Director, Business Management EMEA,
Tower Research Capital Europe
Simon Gallagher -
Head of Cash and Derivatives,
Euronext
Drew Vincent -
Head of AES Salestrading,
Credit Suisse
James Baugh -
Head of European Market Structure,
TD Cowen
Chris Jackson -
Global Head of Equities Strategy and Head of EMEA Equities,
Liquidnet
Steve Grob -
Founder,
Vision57
Adam Wood
CEO of Turquoise Global & Head of Equities Commercial Proposition, Capital MarketsLondon Stock Exchange Group
11:05 am - 11:45 am
Morning Networking Break
11:05 am - 11:45 am
Sponsored Workshop: How do you scale up your trading capacity and capabilities?
Chris Blackburn -
Head of EMEA for UBS Execution Hub,
UBS
Dirk Heim -
UBS Execution Hub, Head of EU Execution,
UBS
11:05 am - 11:45 am
Sponsored Workshop: Navigating your ETF and equities execution with RFQ automation
Vinny Mahenthiran -
Managing Director, Equities Product Manager,
Tradeweb
Ben Sturgeon -
Director, Equity Product Management,
Tradeweb
11:05 am - 11:45 am
Sponsored Workshop: China 2.0: Unlocking growth in the post-pandemic era
Raymond Wong -
Head of EMEA Business Development,
HKEX
James Wang -
Head of China Strategy,
UBS
Chaplin Tong -
Head of Hong Kong / China Advisory Sales,
UBS
Gain insights on China’s macro outlook and learn how to best execute your China trades through Hong Kong, the gateway to China for international investors
Leveraging the Latest Data and Tech Innovations
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Technology Keynote Address: Assessing the future of financial markets - what role does the stock exchange play and how can London remain competitive in the fragmented European marketplace?
Julia Hoggett -
CEO,
London Stock Exchange
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Keynote Interview: Building an innovation roadmap - which new technologies should you invest in to best respond to evolving equities markets, drive trading efficiencies and gain a competitive edge?
Ashwin Venkatraman -
Global Head of Equity Trading Technology,
JP Morgan Asset Management
Alex Hunter -
Head of Liquidity and Algorithmic Trading,
JP Morgan Asset Management
Ravi Shrivastava -
Managing Director, Global Markets Group,
S&P Global Market Intelligence
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Keynote Panel Gaining the data edge - which providers should you partner with to ensure best-in-class data that drives real-time market insights for your multi-asset trading desk?
George Patterson -
Chief Investment Officer,
PGIM Quantitative Solutions
Gareth Shepherd -
Co-Head, Voya Machine Intelligence and Portfolio Manager,
Voya Investment Management
Daniel Leon -
Global Head of Trading, Treasury Management & Global Solutions,
HSBC Asset Management
Stefan Schlamp -
Head of Quantitative Analytics,
Deutsche Börse
Gareth Shepherd
Co-Head, Voya Machine Intelligence and Portfolio ManagerVoya Investment Management
Daniel Leon
Global Head of Trading, Treasury Management & Global SolutionsHSBC Asset Management
Navigating the New Regulatory Landscape
12:45 pm - 12:55 pm
ESMA Keynote Address: Financial markets in Europe and US - more in common than meets the eye?
Natasha Cazenave -
Executive Director,
ESMA
12:55 pm - 1:25 pm
Reg Panel: Navigating the diverging regulatory landscape - what are the latest UK and European regulatory requirements and how can you adapt your trading desk set-up to best access liquidity across markets and remain compliant?
Fabio Braga -
Trading Policy, Infrastructure and Exchanges Manager,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Virginie Saade -
Head of Government and Regulatory Policy, EMEA,
Citadel
Matt Smith -
Chief Executive Officer,
SteelEye
Arjun Singh-Muchelle -
Executive Director, Office of Government Affairs,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Annabel Smith -
Senior Reporter,
The TRADE
Franck Noel -
Head of Market Structure and Strategy,
AXA Investment Managers
Fabio Braga
Trading Policy, Infrastructure and Exchanges ManagerFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Arjun Singh-Muchelle
Executive Director, Office of Government AffairsGoldman Sachs Asset Management
1:25 pm - 2:25 pm
Networking Lunch
1:25 pm - 2:25 pm
Sponsored Workshop – The evolving landscape of ETF execution: Challenges and new tools to overcome them
Alexandre Roubaud -
EMEA Head Secondary & Options Markets iShares Global Markets,
BlackRock
Robin Mess -
Co-Founder & CEO,
big xyt
Rockey Agarwal -
Executive Director, Global Banking & Markets,
Goldman Sachs
- Navigating Different Execution Strategies
- Matching ETF Execution with Investment Objectives
- Assessing the quality of your ETF execution: Best practices and recent developments
1:25 pm - 2:25 pm
Sponsored Workshop – Creating resilient businesses through inclusion and accountability
Babita Ittoo Devillers -
Head of New Business, Electronic Trading,
Bloomberg
Marc Wyatt -
Head of Global Trading,
T. Rowe Price
Christoph Hock -
Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets,
Union Investment
Alison Hollingshead -
COO of Investments,
Jupiter Asset Management
1:25 pm - 2:25 pm
Sponsored Workshop - Outsourced trading and the changing shape of the buy-side trading desk
Chris Elliott -
Outsourced Trading Product Development,
TD Cowen
Massimo Labella -
Head of Buy Side Trading,
TD Cowen
David Berney -
Buy Side Trading Consultant,
Ergo Consultancy
Jonathan Watkins -
CEO,
Global Custodian
Conference Tracks & Boardroom and Workshops
Track A: Best Execution & TCA/Advanced Analytics
2:25 pm - 3:00 pm Panel Discussion: How can you optimise your TCA strategy to take it from basic best execution analysis to true insight-generating analytics? Adrian Bradshaw - Senior Equity Dealer, Invesco Victoria Bryan - Senior Data Analyst, Northern Trust Mark Montgomery - CCO, big xyt Michael Richter - Executive Director, Transaction Cost Analysis, S&P Global Market Intelligence Julia Streets MBE - Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting
Michael Richter
Executive Director, Transaction Cost AnalysisS&P Global Market Intelligence
Track A: Best Execution & TCA/Advanced Analytics
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Panel Discussion: What does multi-asset TCA look like and how does it provide consistent data quality and analytics capability cross-asset? Antish Manna - Head of Execution Analytics and Principal Quant, Man Group Huw Gronow - Head of Dealing and Implementation, Newton Investment Management Kevin O’Connor - Global Head of Analytics, Virtu Financial Nupen Shah - Managing Director of EMEA, Abel Noser Solutions Julia Streets MBE - Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting
Track A: Best Execution & TCA/Advanced Analytics
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion: How can you move beyond TCA and carry out routing and market structure analysis to drive a more rules-based approach across your trade lifecycle that enhances execution performance? Joe Collery - Head of Trading, Comgest AM Dr Elliot Banks - Chief Product Officer, BMLL Technologies Serge Reydellet - Deputy Head of Algo Quant, Kepler Cheuvreux Julia Streets MBE - Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting Jonathan Birtwell - Director, Head, Trading & Portfolio Implementation, PanAgora Asset Management
Jonathan Birtwell
Director, Head, Trading & Portfolio ImplementationPanAgora Asset Management
Track B: Automation & Workflow Advancements
2:25 pm - 3:00 pm Panel Discussion: How can you build a multi-asset strategy from a legacy framework to achieve intelligent and automated trading? Oskar Wantola - Head of Listed Execution Technology, Man Group Matt Barrett - CEO & Co-Founder, Adaptive Vidya Guruju - Director, Product Management, Charles River Development, a State Street Company Robert Watts - Director of Product Management, FactSet Steve Grob - Founder, Vision57
Track B: Automation & Workflow Advancements
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Panel Discussion: How to level-up your front-office experience and strike the right balance between buy and build for a fully interoperable, reactive and streamlined desk Ross Carmichael - CTO, Liontrust Asset Management Ian Mawdsley - Chief Product Officer, Broadridge Financial Solutions Roger Chandler - Director of Partner Management, Glue42 Chris Hollands - Head, European Sales, TS John Camuso - Director of Client Service, SS&C Eze Steve Grob - Founder, Vision57
Track B: Automation & Workflow Advancements
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Buy Side Case Study: A spotlight on why the Portfolio Manager (PM) needs to be more involved in trading Ryan Chidley - Senior Equity Trader, APG Asset Management
Track B: Automation & Workflow Advancements
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Case Study: Market insights on outsourced trading Gianluca Minieri - CEO and Global Head of Trading, Amundi Intermédiation - Ireland
Track C: Accessing & Aggregating Data
2:25 pm - 3:00 pm Panel Discussion: How can you aggregate your data to improve trader access to insights that support decision-making and improve speed to market? Russell Hart - Chief Operating Officer, EMEA, Manteio Capital David J. Csiki - Managing Director and President, INDATA Laurent de Barry - Sr. Director, Global Head of Solutions Consulting, Exegy Brad Levy - CEO, Symphony John Faulkner - VP of Sales, EMEA, Options IT Carrie Osman - Founder & CEO, Cruxy & Co
Track C: Accessing & Aggregating Data
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Buy Side Case Study: How to link the quant and trading functions to drive more intelligent trade execution Iman Honarvar - Researcher Director, Robeco- What are the historic differences and challenges between the priorities and efforts of the quant/research and trading teams
- How are you currently overcoming these from a practical and technological standpoint
- What have been the benefits around trade timing and improved execution and how can this driven performance?
- What's next for this collaboration?
Track C: Accessing & Aggregating Data
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Buy Side Case Study: How is DeFi and crypto disrupting traditional market infrastructure and what impact will it have on future trading practices over the next 5 years? Jeroen van Oerle - Portfolio Manager, Global FinTech, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
Track C: Accessing & Aggregating Data
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion: How is the growth in digital assets trading impacting market structure and trading practices in comparison to more traditional assets? Christoph Hock - Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets, Union Investment Bradley Duke - Founder & Co-CEO, ETC Group Jérôme Reboul - Managing Director and Head of the Policy and International Affairs Directorate, the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Carrie Osman - Founder & CEO, Cruxy & Co
Jérôme Reboul
Managing Director and Head of the Policy and International Affairs Directoratethe French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
Track D: Private Working Groups
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Next-Gen Workshop: Next-generation traders - ‘’ask the experts’’: how to build your skills and pave a pathway for future success on the trading desk Michael Steliaros - Global Head of Equity Portfolio Engineering and Trading, ADIA Louisa Paul - Global Head of Equity Dealing, Barings Neil Bond - Trader and Equities Market Specialist, Newton Investment Management Yannig Loyer - Global Head of Markets & Liquidity Solutions, AXA Investment ManagersA brand new session for junior members of the trading team to quiz our expert trading panel on career development, skillset evolution and any other questions they have. An open forum with no judgement! - Limited numbers, so request to attend at susie.benaim@wbr.co.uk
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm
Afternoon Networking Break: Cocktails n’ Conversations
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm
VIP Head Trader Think Tank
Daniel Nicholls -
Head of Trading,
Federated Hermes
This is an invitation-only session hosted under Chatham House, open to 15 buy side Global/EU heads of trading
