Day 3- Trading in the Real World
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Small firm boardroom breakfast (buyside only, 15 attendees maximum)
Mingle and network with your equity trading industry peers, who truly understand your specific challenges, in the breathtaking surrounding of Miami Beach.
8:15 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast & Registration
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Welcome Remarks
9:05 am - 9:15 am
Chairmans’ Remarks
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Fireside Chat: Regulations Update From the SEC
Ari Burstein -
General Counsel and Chief Policy Officer, Imperative Execution, parent company of,
IntelligentCross
Last June, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler laid out his proposals for new rules and regulations for the financial market in what could be the biggest change to the market in decades. In this timely session, hear from the Securities Exchange Commission on their latest plans for new regulatory initiatives and their policy priorities for the new year.
Ari Burstein
General Counsel and Chief Policy Officer, Imperative Execution, parent company ofIntelligentCross
9:45 am - 10:25 am
Panel: What It All Means: New Regulations Impact on Equity Trading
Ari Burstein -
General Counsel and Chief Policy Officer, Imperative Execution, parent company of,
IntelligentCross
Adrian Griffiths -
Head of Market Structure,
MEMX
Hitesh Mittal -
Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
BestEx Research
Leonid Hmelnitsky -
Independent Expert, former Head of Global Equity Trading,
Mellon Capital
Following the fireside chat with the SEC, join us for a reaction panel with an expert panel as they discuss the practical implications of new regulation proposals and what to expect this year.
Ari Burstein
General Counsel and Chief Policy Officer, Imperative Execution, parent company ofIntelligentCross
10:15 am - 10:55 am
Power Hour Networking Break
Power through to the end with some trail mix or an energy bar in Exhibit Hall.
10:55 am - 11:35 am
Panel: Building Your Traders Dream Team
Frank Loughlin -
Global Co-Head of Equity Trading,
Alliance Bernstein
Eugene David Seo -
Head of Equity Trading,
Nordea Asset Management
Vicky Madison -
Vice President, Senior Global Trader,
Heitman
In this highly competitive market, it can be challenging recruiting new traders, and then properly train them to succeed in a work from home or hybrid environment. During this session, hear from other buy side managers on their preferred methods on hiring, training, and retaining top talent, and what new skillsets they are looking for in the next generation of traders.
11:35 am - 11:55 am
Fireside Chat: Increasing D&I To Help Build a Winning Desk
Eden Simmer -
Global Head of Equity Trading,
PIMCO
Liz Simmie -
Co-Founder,
Honeytree Investment Management
As growing evidence in recent years supports the fact that diversity and inclusion in the workplace are positively impacting business performance, experts will share their insights on how they approached increasingly diversity across their businesses and the results the step change has already produced for the firm.
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Equities Leaders Summit Lunch & Champagne Roundtables
Join our off-the-record Equities Working Groups, where you will have the option to join a roundtable with 10 of your peers. Take the perfect opportunity before you leave to share ideas and best practice processes with your equities peers around a particular challenge or opportunity and walk away with practical solutions which you can apply when you are back at your desk.
Table Topics include:
Best Ex Requirements
Why Traders Should Care about Middle/Back Office
Build vs Buy
Is High Touch Trading Still Useful/Relevant?
Trade Automation
Multi-Asset Trading