TradeTech Connect 2024

19 - 20 November, 2024

Hilton London Syon Park

Day 1 | 19th November

8:00 am - 8:45 am Morning Registration & Networking

Catch up with your peers and colleagues before the event kicks off and enjoy a selection of freshly made pastries, fruit and healthy smoothies!

8:45 am - 8:50 am Welcome Address: Editorial Director, TradeTech Connect



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Trish Lynch

UN Moderator/MC/News Anchor
Event Chairperson

Examining Major Macro Themes

9:00 am - 9:25 am Geopolitical Outlook Keynote: Elections, China & the Middle East: What are the major geopolitical risks threatening macroeconomic stability and how will they impact financial markets?

Stefan Hofrichter - Chief Economist, Allianz Global Investors


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Stefan Hofrichter

Chief Economist
Allianz Global Investors

Navigating the Fragmented European Market Structure

9:25 am - 9:55 am Buy Side Panel Discussion: Assessing the evolving liquidity landscape: How can you best access alternative liquidity pools and integrate them into your existing workflow to drive trade performance?

Matthew McLoughlin - Chief Commercial Officer, Liontrust Asset Management Dermot Dunphy - Deputy Head of Equities Dealing Desk, M&G Tom Stevenson - Head of Trading, Fidelity International


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Matthew McLoughlin

Chief Commercial Officer
Liontrust Asset Management

Dermot Dunphy

Deputy Head of Equities Dealing Desk
M&G

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Tom Stevenson

Head of Trading
Fidelity International

9:55 am - 10:15 am Market Structure Fire-side Chat: Reshaping the European equities market: How can the industry collaborate on new growth initiatives to help boost liquidity and volumes to re-attract investors?


10:15 am - 10:20 am 5 Minutes Transition


Join our buy side only Head Trader Think Tanks to have the opportunity to discuss your latest desk challenges in our exclusive closed-door sessions.


These interactive think tanks provide the perfect opportunity to share lessons learnt and collaborate on new buy side initiatives with your peers.

BUY SIDE ONLY THINK TANKS 

10:20 am - 11:05 am Head Trader Think Tank: Rethinking the leadership role: How can you go beyond a trading role to establish yourself as a leader within the wider business?
Alexandre Kubiak - Head of Trading & Analytics, Nordea Life & Pensions Mohammad Sohail - Head of Trading, Sarasin & Partners

Share your thoughts, pain points and approaches with other heads of desk on how to promote yourself to the wider business to become an integral part of change management, product creation, branding and the investment process.

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Alexandre Kubiak

Head of Trading & Analytics
Nordea Life & Pensions

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Mohammad Sohail

Head of Trading
Sarasin & Partners

10:20 am - 11:05 am Senior Trader Think Tank: Boosting performance: What is front of mind for senior buy side traders to help drive performance on day-to-day trading activities?
Rob Chapman - Senior Trader, American Century Peter Hughes - Senior Equity Trader, Northern Trust Asset Management

Share your thoughts, pain points and approaches with other senior traders on how to manage trading activity alongside a growing demand for better data management and analytics capabilities- crowd source new ideas and solutions on how to manage a high workload, whilst making time for important data related tasks. 

Rob Chapman

Senior Trader
American Century

Peter Hughes

Senior Equity Trader
Northern Trust Asset Management

11:05 am - 11:10 am 5 Minutes Transition


11:10 am - 11:40 am Private Business Meetings and Refreshments


11:40 am - 11:45 am 5 Minutes Transition


11:45 am - 12:15 pm Private Business Meetings and Refreshments


11:05 am - 12:10 pm Workshop: Leveraging AI: How can you prepare your desk to reap the benefits of AI – powered algos that will drive trading performance?


12:15 pm - 12:20 pm 5 Minutes Transition


Enhancing Data Capabilities to Drive Performance

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Data Visualisation Presentation: Nordea Life & Pensions data journey: How can you integrate attribution analysis and sustainability metrics to equip PM’s with insights that best inform investment decision-making?

Alexandre Kubiak - Head of Trading & Analytics, Nordea Life & Pensions


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Alexandre Kubiak

Head of Trading & Analytics
Nordea Life & Pensions

12:40 pm - 1:10 pm TCA & Automation Fire-side Chat: TCA beyond execution: How can you redesign your TCA processes to use it more holistically across pre trade, post trade models, risk management and compliance?

Mohammad Sohail - Head of Trading, Sarasin & Partners


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Mohammad Sohail

Head of Trading
Sarasin & Partners

1:10 pm - 1:15 pm 5 Minutes Transition


1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Private Business Meetings


1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Networking Lunch

Network with your industry peers and make valuable new contacts during our lunch networking break.

1:35 pm - 2:45 pm Workshop: Evaluating dynamic algowheels: How can you harness the latest developments to tweak algo parameters in real-time and best respond to live market conditions?


2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Private Business Meetings


3:15 pm - 3:20 pm 5 Minutes Transition


3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Private Business Meetings


3:50 pm - 3:55 pm 5 Minutes Transition


2:45 pm - 3:55 pm Head Trader Think Tank: Examining alternative liquidity sources: What are the pros and cons of non-bank liquidity, and how can you best access it?
Neil Bond - Equities Dealer, Newton Investment Management

*For Those Not Joining Meetings* 

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Neil Bond

Equities Dealer
Newton Investment Management

3:55 pm - 4:25 pm Private Business Meetings


4:25 pm - 4:30 pm 5 Minutes Transition


Join our buy side only Head Trader Think Tanks to have the opportunity to discuss your latest desk challenges in our exclusive closed-door sessions.


These interactive think tanks provide the perfect opportunity to share lessons learnt and collaborate on new buy side initiatives with your peers.

BUY SIDE ONLY THINK TANKS 

4:30 pm - 5:15 pm Head Trader Think Tank: Rethinking your talent strategy: How can you source and retain the latest skillsets required to build a high performing execution desk?
Benjamin Bouillou - Co-Head of EMEA Trading, Man Group Alison Hollingshead - Chief Operating Officer, Investment Management, Jupiter Asset Management


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Benjamin Bouillou

Co-Head of EMEA Trading
Man Group

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Alison Hollingshead

Chief Operating Officer, Investment Management
Jupiter Asset Management

4:30 pm - 5:15 pm Head Trader Think Tank: How can you feed pre- trade data analytics directly into your dealer selection and trade execution to improve outcomes?
Jason Siegendorf - Head of Trading Analytics, Harris Associates


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Jason Siegendorf

Head of Trading Analytics
Harris Associates

5:15 pm - 6:30 pm Networking Drinks Reception


6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Industry Networking Dinner - Connecting with your industry peers over a three-course dinner