TradeTech Europe 2025

13 - 15 May, 2025

Palais des Congrès de Paris

Philip Bille

Head of Buyside Dealing Desk Degroot Petercam

Philip Bille is Head of Buy-side Dealing Desk at Bank Degroof Petercam, a Belgian based investment firm with AUM’s over EUR 55 billion. His team is the centralized and multi-asset execution hub for the Institutional Asset Management and Private Banking units of the Group .In addition to his senior management role within the Group, including the ownership of strategic projects, he particularly focuses on counterparty selection, business relationship and market structure topics. After qualifying in economics and obtaining an MBA (San Diego, USA), Philip started his career in the sell-side equity business before creating the buy-side dealing desk for Petercam in 2007. He became a Director in 2001 and over the years represented the Company in a range of industry associations or forums. After the merger with Bank Degroof in 2015, he was appointed Head of Buy-side Dealing Desk for the Group and successfully built this new business franchise.

Day 2 | 15th May

12:30 PM Talent interview: The race for talent: How can you determine the skills needed to match the evolution of your desk, and how can you adapt your hiring processes to attract diverse and highly sought-after talent?

  • How are investment managers sourcing talent in an increasingly competitive landscape, where the tech industry is dominating? 
  • Is the reversal of hybrid working impacting recruitment efforts and the retention of staff? 
  • What role do internships, graduate programs, and industry partnerships play in building a diverse pipeline of future trading talent? 
  • How can you get the right balance of technical skills, market knowledge and soft skills to ensure a well-rounded dealing desk? 
  • How are firms determining whether to hire traders with data science skills, or traditional traders? 
  • Are firms seeing any trends in talent prioritizing lateral mobility opportunities over life-long trading career paths? 


Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Philip.

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