TradeTech Europe 2025
13 - 15 May, 2025
Palais des Congrès de Paris
Day 2 | 19th April 2023
8:00 am - 9:10 am
Registration, Refresh & Recharge Breakfast
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Welcome Address: Susie Benaim, Conference Director, TradeTech Europe
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Allan Guild -
Director,
Hilltop Walk Consulting
Building the Desk of the Future
9:20 am - 9:50 am
Keynote Panel Discussion: Adapting to growing multi-asset demands - how can you implement the right skillsets, market expertise and tech capabilities to build a high performing and agile multi-asset business?
Marc Wyatt -
Head of Global Trading,
T. Rowe Price
Rafa Lopez-Espinosa -
COO of International Business,
Point 72
James Munro -
CTO,
Man AHL
Allan Guild -
Director,
Hilltop Walk Consulting
Future Economic Outlook
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Opening Economic Keynote Interview: A global macroeconomic outlook - how is the looming recession, rising inflation and tightening monetary policies impacting global equities markets and how can you adapt your trading strategies to succeed?
Romain Boscher -
Chairman of the Board, Senior Advisor,
Fidelity Investments
Shamik Dhar -
Chief Economist,
BNY Mellon Investment Management
Allan Guild -
Director,
Hilltop Walk Consulting
Guest Keynote Speaker
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Guest Speaker: What does Putin want, and where is he taking the world?
Sir Tony Brenton -
Former British Ambassador to Russia,
Guest Speaker
Tony Brenton served for over thirty years with the British Foreign Service, including postings in the Middle East, the European Union, Washington DC, and Russia. He was in charge of the British Embassy in Washington through the Iraq War, and was British Ambassador to Russia 2004-8. He has been a UK negotiator on global climate change and the International Criminal Court. Now, he is a Fellow at Wolfson College Cambridge, a Senior Fellow at the Cambridge Department of Politics and International Studies, and a regular commentator and contributor on international affairs, notably on Russia.
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Refreshment Break
10:45 am - 11:35 am
Sponsored Workshop - Pricing, sizing, posting, taking… research to reality in smart liquidity access
Jonathan Tse -
Head of EMEA AES Product and Execution Services Quant Product,
Credit Suisse
10:45 am - 11:35 am
Sponsored Workshop - A look at SIX Swiss Exchange's new Auction Volume Discovery (AVD) order type and how it can help access hidden volumes without impacting price
Tony Shaw -
Executive Director, London Office,
SIX Swiss Exchange
Adam Matuszewski -
Head of Equities,
SIX Swiss Exchange
Simon Mason -
Head of Equity Products UK & Ireland,
SIX Swiss Exchange
Capitalising on ETFs
11:15 am - 11:45 am
ETF Keynote Panel Discussion: Tapping into new ETF opportunities - how can you leverage the latest ETF innovations to diversify your portfolio and tap into new liquidity pools in stressed markets?
Tim Miller -
Senior Trader,
Fidelity International
Sander Van Nugteren -
Manager Director, iShares Global Markets EMEA & APAC,
BlackRock
Slawomir Rzeszotko -
Head of Institutional Sales & Trading, Europe and Asia,
Jane Street
Adam Gould -
Global Head of Equities,
Tradeweb
Tom Eckett -
Editor,
ETF Stream
Driving D&EI and ESG Initiatives
11:45 am - 12:20 pm
DE&I and ESG Keynote Panel Discussion: Succeeding with D&EI - how can you progress diversity and inclusion across your trading desk to benefit from increased skillsets, boost performance and meet your ESG mandates?
Rachel Waters -
Head of Investment Management Technology,
Man Group
Matthew McLoughlin -
Chief Commercial Officer,
Liontrust
Elke Wenzler -
Head of Trading,
MEAG
Emily Joliffe -
Director of Global Markets,
UBS
Nav Khinda -
Managing Director,
UBS
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
Talent Oxford Style Debate: True or False – To create the next generation trading desk, finding new trading and tech talent is the primary responsibility of the head of desk, not the broader organisation
Alison Hollingshead -
COO of Investments,
Jupiter Asset Management
Inés de Trémiolles -
Global Head, Trading,
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Allan Guild -
Director,
Hilltop Walk Consulting
Leveraging AI and Advanced Automation
12:40 pm - 1:10 pm
Keynote Panel Discussion: Succeeding with AI and ML - how can you leverage the latest applications across your trading desk to access unique liquidity pools, enhance price discovery and access real-time market insights?
George Marootian -
Head of Technology,
Natixis Investment Managers
Daniel Leon -
Global Head of Trading, Treasury Management & Global Solutions,
HSBC Asset Management
Jesse Greif -
COO,
OneChronos
Matthew Cousens -
Head of EMEA Equities,
BestEx Research
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunchtime Workshop - All you need to know about digital assets market structure, trading practices and trading technologies to better educate and prepare your trading team to capitalise on this lucrative opportunity
Jean-Marc Bonnefous -
Managing Partner,
Tellurian Capital
Conference Tracks
Track A: Supercharging Desk Analytics
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Panel disussion: The path to sustainable trading- what it really takes and why is it so important now? Christoph Hock - Head of Tokenisation & Digital Assets, Union Investment Eleni Coldrey - Business Development Director of EMEA, Equinix Amy Smith - Sustainable Finance Manager, Capital Markets, LSEG Maddy Davies - Analyst Sales Trader, Northern Trust Duncan Higgins - CEO, Sustainable Trading
Track A: Supercharging Desk Analytics
2:30 pm - 3:05 pm Panel Discussion: Better understanding your algos - what are the questions to be asking to put your algo choice into context and drive execution improvement Lucienne Lao - Trader, Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management Neil Bond - Trader and Equities Market Specialist, Newton Investment Management Oskar Wantola - Head of Listed Execution Technology, Man Group Annabel Smith - Senior Reporter, The TRADE
Track B: New Market Opportunities & Access Strategies
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Panel Discusson: What are the potential consequences of T+1 and mandatory buy-ins on the trading team and how to best plan and prepare for the operational challenges ahead Brad Levy - CEO, Symphony Pete Tomlinson - Director of Post Trade and Prime Services, AFME Steve Grob - Founder, Vision57
Track B: New Market Opportunities & Access Strategies
2:30 pm - 3:05 pm Panel Discussion : How have current geopolitical trends impacted emerging markets and how can you tap into potential lucrative trading opportunities? Marie Geekie - Director of Equity EM Trading, BlackRock Robert Beddow - Senior Equities Trader, State Street Global Advisors Adrian Bradshaw - Senior Equity Dealer, Invesco Garth Klintworth - Head of Markets, Absa Steve Grob - Founder, Vision57
Defining the Future Buy Side Wish List
3:05 pm - 3:30 pm
Buyside Working Groups: Investing in the right initiatives- which industry innovations offer true value-add and should be considered in your future investment plans to drive your business forward?
Joe Collery -
Head of Trading,
Comgest AM
Neil Bond -
Trader and Equities Market Specialist,
Newton Investment Management
Lucienne Lao -
Trader,
Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management
Don’t miss our closing roundtable sessions where you will gain insight from some of the key contributors at TradeTech 2023 who will reflect on the biggest talking points of the three days, summarise the top take-homes messages and pose forward-thinking questions to get you thinking differently on how to put into play the changes needed to drive your business forward.
TABLE 1: Joe Collery, Head of Trading, Comgest Asset Management
TABLE 2: Neil Bond, Equities Market Specialist, Trader, Newton Investment Management
TABLE 3: Andrea Nardon, Chief Investment Officer, Creed and Bear
