TradeTech Europe 2025

13 - 15 May, 2025

Palais des Congrès de Paris

Virginie Saade

Head of Government and Regulatory Policy Citadel

Virginie Saade is Head of Government and Regulatory Policy for Citadel in EMEA.

She is responsible for engaging with policymakers and regulators across EMEA on legislative and regulatory initiatives that are significant to the financial services industry.

Prior to joining Citadel, Ms. Saade was Head of European Regulatory Affairs and Strategy for KCG Europe (now part of Virtu Financial). She originally joined Getco Execution Services as Head of Sales before taking on the management of Getco Execution Services.

Prior to that, Ms. Saade held a number of senior roles at NYSE Euronext, including Head of NYSE Arca Europe. Ms. Saade is a member of the ESMA Securities and Markets Stakeholders Group and a member of the FCA Secondary Markets Advisory Committee.

Ms. Saade received a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) from the University of Law (London, United Kingdom) and an MBA from the Montpellier Graduate Institute of Business (Montpellier, France). She also received a bachelor’s degree in Politics and a master’s degree in Media and Communication Management from Toulouse University (Toulouse, France).

Day 1 | 14th May

2:25 PM Market Reform Panel: Examining Consolidated Tape progress: What are the latest developments in establishing a UK and EU consolidated tape for equities and ETFs, and what benefits will it bring to the market?

  • Outlining the latest regulatory developments and milestones, including cross-border coordination between EU and UK authorities
  • What are the expected timelines and key deliverables?
  • What will the tape look like and how will cost allocation work?
  • Will the tape require rules around reporting hidden liquidity, and could this help provide a consolidated view of liquidity in Europe?
  • How will the tape enhance transparency and improve price discovery to benefit market participants? 
  • What are the key challenges in implementing the tape, such as data standardization, costs and governance?

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

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