TradeTech FX 2025

8:15 am - 8:40 am Registration, Refresh & Recharge Breakfast

8:40 am - 8:45 am Welcome Address: Ben Sharples, TradeTech FX EU Director, WBR

8:45 am - 8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Managing US-Led Macro Mayhem

8:50 am - 9:10 am Opening Keynote: Macroeconomic Forecast: How the reconfiguration of global supply chains, energy reliance and manufacturing shifts will affect FX markets

Altaf Kassam - Managing Director, EMEA Head of Investment Strategy & Research, State Street Global Advisors

Altaf Kassam

Managing Director, EMEA Head of Investment Strategy & Research
State Street Global Advisors

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9:10 am - 9:40 am Panel: US Politics & Macro Environment: After half a year on the golden throne, what have we learned about Trump’s approach to global trade and where to from here?

Ashley Oerth - Associate Global Market Strategist - Global Market Strategy Office, Invesco Enrico Bregolin - Senior Portfolio Manager, Fideuram Asset Mgmt UK Ltd Mabrouk Chetouane - Head of Global Market Strategy, Natixis Investment Managers

Ashley Oerth

Associate Global Market Strategist - Global Market Strategy Office
Invesco

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Enrico Bregolin

Senior Portfolio Manager
Fideuram Asset Mgmt UK Ltd

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Mabrouk Chetouane

Head of Global Market Strategy
Natixis Investment Managers

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9:40 am - 10:10 am Panel: Hedging Strategies: Assessing the latest in dynamic vs. static strategies amid an increased use of optionality in hedging in highly volatile markets

Fernando Roccato - Global Treasury Operations Director, Unilever

Fernando Roccato

Global Treasury Operations Director
Unilever

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Guest Speaker: Machine Learning

10:10 am - 10:30 am Presentation: Machine Learning: Assessing the latest in machine learning and data science for financial markets: practical applications for optimal execution, augmented TCA, liquidity modelling and alternative data

Charles-Albert LeHalle - Professor, Department of Applied Math, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Charles-Albert LeHalle

Professor, Department of Applied Math
Institut Polytechnique de Paris

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The Great Debate: De-Dollarisation

10:30 am - 11:00 am Oxford-Style Debate: Oxford-Style Debate on De-Dollarisation: Hear both sides of the coin in an engaging and fun debate designed to provoke discussion and inspiration. The speakers will debate the future of the dollar and make the case that…

FOR: 15 years from now the USD will still be the reigning global currency champion

Neil Weller, Former FX Portfolio Manager, Citadel

(Vs)

AGAINST: The growth of BRICs, Chinese tech & digital currencies will mean that 15 years from now the USD will no longer be king

Brian Mangwiro, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income & Currencies, Barings

Moderator: Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting

11:00 am - 11:30 am Recovery Refreshment Break

Chair: Allan Guild, Director, Hilltop Walk Consulting

Main Stage A: Trading - The Future of Trading

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Panel: Machine Learning: Assessing the latest in machine learning and data science for financial markets: What are the practical applications for execution, hedging and portfolio construction?

Mark Molloy - Vice President, Senior Trader, Nomura Asset Management Mark Stacey - Head of Process Automation, Balyasny Asset Management

Mark Molloy

Vice President, Senior Trader
Nomura Asset Management

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Mark Stacey

Head of Process Automation
Balyasny Asset Management

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Main Stage A: Trading - The Future of Trading

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Panel: Rising Stars: Preparing for the next generation of trading leaders: What are the future skillsets required to thrive in today’s data and tech driven capital markets ecosystem?

Feliks Indenbaum - Group of Treasury Head, JetBrains Inc

Feliks Indenbaum

Group of Treasury Head
JetBrains Inc

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Main Stage A: Trading - The Future of Trading

12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Presentation: AI Technical Analysis: How to use computer vision as a predictive tool for technical analysis and deep learning in asset management

Markus Auer - Senior Portfolio Manager, Erste Asset Management

Markus Auer

Senior Portfolio Manager
Erste Asset Management

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Main Stage B: Portfolio Management - Global Markets

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Panel: EM Portfolio Construction Strategies: How to construct EM FX portfolios in light of the new global regime

Alyona Nikolaeva - Portfolio Manager / Deputy CIO, Astero Falcon (Dubai, UAE) Canberk Yalcin - Director | EM Portfolio Manager, Record Clothilde Malaussene - Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Debt And FX, Ostrum Asset Management

Alyona Nikolaeva

Portfolio Manager / Deputy CIO
Astero Falcon (Dubai, UAE)

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Canberk Yalcin

Director | EM Portfolio Manager
Record

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Clothilde Malaussene

Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Debt And FX
Ostrum Asset Management

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Main Stage B: Portfolio Management - Global Markets

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Panel: Code of Conduct: Assessing the latest updates to the Global FX Code and the practical implications for your operations?

Andrew Butcher - Head of FX & Money Markets Trading, Bank of England Roswitha Hutter - Senior Market Operations Expert, ECB

Andrew Butcher

Head of FX & Money Markets Trading
Bank of England

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Roswitha Hutter

Senior Market Operations Expert
ECB

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Main Stage B: Portfolio Management - Global Markets

12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Presentation: FX Overlay Hedging: How to optimise a dynamic and options-based hedging strategy for internationally diversified portfolios in times of extreme market volatility

Join a roundtable focused on your specific challenges. Sit down with your peers to explore the latest FX developments and innovations

Networking Lunch Roundtables

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 1: Tech Partnerships: How are the buy side in-sourcing partnerships in data, cloud, liquidity pools, venue and tech to move away from the typical bank and vendor relationships

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 2: LATAM regional review: How to unlock high-growth FX investment opportunities in Latin America

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 3: EMEA regional review: How to build a high-performance FX portfolio in EMEA’s complex landscape

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 4: Systematic vs. Discretionary PM: How can you navigate the tension between systematic and discretionary approaches in volatile markets to find the optimal balance between quantitative tools and discretionary judgment?

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 5: Data management: How to manage legacy data for modern applications and unlock insight from the data you already own

Digital Assets Opportunities

1:40 pm - 2:10 pm Panel: Crypto & Tokenisation: As crypto and tokenisation gain increasing mainstream acceptance, what are the knock-on effects for FX markets and what are the alpha generation opportunities?

Su Young Lee - Asset Management Specialist, Galaxy

Su Young Lee

Asset Management Specialist
Galaxy

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2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Closing Keynote - Guest Speaker: Assessing the current state of European affairs and where the EU stands in the new world order of economic, trade and diplomatic relations

Charles Powell - Director, Elcano Royal Institute

Charles Powell

Director
Elcano Royal Institute

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Day 2 | 18th September

8:15 am - 8:40 am Registration, Refresh & Recharge Breakfast

8:40 am - 8:45 am Welcome Address: Ben Sharples, TradeTech FX EU Director, WBR

8:45 am - 8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Managing US-Led Macro Mayhem

8:50 am - 9:10 am Opening Keynote: Macroeconomic Forecast: How the reconfiguration of global supply chains, energy reliance and manufacturing shifts will affect FX markets

Altaf Kassam

9:10 am - 9:40 am Panel: US Politics & Macro Environment: After half a year on the golden throne, what have we learned about Trump’s approach to global trade and where to from here?

Ashley Oerth

Enrico Bregolin

Mabrouk Chetouane

9:40 am - 10:10 am Panel: Hedging Strategies: Assessing the latest in dynamic vs. static strategies amid an increased use of optionality in hedging in highly volatile markets

Fernando Roccato

Guest Speaker: Machine Learning

10:10 am - 10:30 am Presentation: Machine Learning: Assessing the latest in machine learning and data science for financial markets: practical applications for optimal execution, augmented TCA, liquidity modelling and alternative data

Charles-Albert LeHalle

The Great Debate: De-Dollarisation

10:30 am - 11:00 am Oxford-Style Debate: Oxford-Style Debate on De-Dollarisation: Hear both sides of the coin in an engaging and fun debate designed to provoke discussion and inspiration. The speakers will debate the future of the dollar and make the case that…

11:00 am - 11:30 am Recovery Refreshment Break

Main Stage A: Trading - The Future of Trading

Mark Molloy

Mark Stacey

Main Stage A: Trading - The Future of Trading

Feliks Indenbaum

Main Stage A: Trading - The Future of Trading

Markus Auer

Main Stage B: Portfolio Management - Global Markets

Alyona Nikolaeva

Canberk Yalcin

Clothilde Malaussene

Main Stage B: Portfolio Management - Global Markets

Andrew Butcher

Roswitha Hutter

Main Stage B: Portfolio Management - Global Markets

Networking Lunch Roundtables

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 1: Tech Partnerships: How are the buy side in-sourcing partnerships in data, cloud, liquidity pools, venue and tech to move away from the typical bank and vendor relationships

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 2: LATAM regional review: How to unlock high-growth FX investment opportunities in Latin America

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 3: EMEA regional review: How to build a high-performance FX portfolio in EMEA’s complex landscape

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 4: Systematic vs. Discretionary PM: How can you navigate the tension between systematic and discretionary approaches in volatile markets to find the optimal balance between quantitative tools and discretionary judgment?

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm Table 5: Data management: How to manage legacy data for modern applications and unlock insight from the data you already own

Digital Assets Opportunities

1:40 pm - 2:10 pm Panel: Crypto & Tokenisation: As crypto and tokenisation gain increasing mainstream acceptance, what are the knock-on effects for FX markets and what are the alpha generation opportunities?

Su Young Lee

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Closing Keynote - Guest Speaker: Assessing the current state of European affairs and where the EU stands in the new world order of economic, trade and diplomatic relations

Charles Powell

2:30 pm - 2:30 pm End of TradeTech FX EU 2025 – See you next year!