TradeTech FX 2024
16 - 18 September, 2024
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre & ijVENUES Amsterdam
16th September | Buy Side Innovation Day
Grab a mimosa on arrival and tuck into a luxurious spread, whilst you network and enjoy long overdue catch ups with your colleagues and buy side peers.
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Welcome Address: Ben Sharples, TradeTech FX Director, WBR
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Allan Guild -
Director,
Hilltop Walk Consulting
Smarter Trading Desks
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Opening Keynote: Investment tech: What innovations should you be evaluating to empower your trading desk with smarter decision making to boost execution performance?
Gerben de Zwart -
Global Head of Investment Solutions,
APG Asset Management
Gerben de Zwart
Global Head of Investment SolutionsAPG Asset Management
Macro Perspective
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Panel: Asset Allocation: Persistent inflation, monetary policy divergence and geopolitical tensions: How can you adapt your multi-asset portfolio allocations to optimise returns?
Frederik Fischer -
Director, Multi Asset Portfolio Manager,
Allianz Global Investors
Patrick Ernst -
Director - FX Investment Strategy, Chief Investment Office,
UBS Global Wealth Management
Patrick Zweifel -
Chief Economist,
Pictet Asset Management
Dan Barnes -
Editorial Director,
Markets Media
Patrick Ernst
Director - FX Investment Strategy, Chief Investment OfficeUBS Global Wealth Management
Patrick Zweifel
Chief EconomistPictet Asset Management
Dan Barnes
Editorial DirectorMarkets Media
Next Generation Automation & Tech
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
Panel: Execution Automation: How can you implement front-to-back automation tools across your FX trading processes – where are the efficiency gains, and what are the pitfalls to avoid?
Cathrine Poulton -
Managing Director, Global Buyside Head of GlobalLink FX Product Sales,
State Street
Ian Packer -
Senior FX Trader,
UBS Asset Management
Sasa Vrhovac -
Senior Manager, Trading Desk - Overlay Quant & Models,
Universal Investment
Annabel Smith -
Editor,
The TRADE
This is an invitation-only session hosted under Chatham House Rules, open to 15 buy side heads of FX Trading.
*If you would like to inquire, please email: ben.sharples@wbr.co.uk*
Intelligent Investing
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Panel: Data-Driven Investment Decisions: How can you use data mining and analytics at the trade ideation stage to enhance decision making and drive alpha generating investment decision making?
Markus Ebner -
Head of Multi Asset, Executive Director,
Quoniam Asset Management
Philip Seegerer -
Head of Systematic Cross Asset Portfolio Management,
Assenagon Asset Management
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Panel: Smart Desktops: How can you level-up your front-office tech stack to create an efficient cockpit for your traders that enables them to execute the same procedures for all FX instruments?
David Shack -
VP, FX Technology,
Fidelity Investments
James Barnett -
Multi-Asset Trader,
Manulife Investment Management
Rick Lodder -
Algorithmic Execution Specialist,
MN Investment Management
Dan Barnes -
Editorial Director,
Markets Media
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm
Keynote: Alpha Generation: Assessing the latest models, trends and quant strategies being used to successfully trade FX on an alpha mandate
Dmitri Tikhonov -
Chief Investment Officer,
Record Currency Management
Meet The Providers
Track A: Liquidity Initiatives
3:35 pm - 5:15 pm Meet The ProvidersEvaluate the most innovative liquidity initiatives with your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.
1. Deutsche Bank
2. Societe Generale
3. CME Group
4. LMAX
5. iSAM Securities
6. Eurex
Track B: Data Analytics
3:35 pm - 5:15 pm Meet The ProvidersEvaluate the most innovative data analytics initiatives with your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.
1. ION Trading
2. FXConnect & BestX
3. Saphyre
Track C: Workflow Technology
3:35 pm - 5:15 pm Meet The ProvidersEvaluate the most innovative workflow technology initiatives with your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.
1. 360T
2. BlueX
3. Bloomberg