Trading Architecture Europe

Now in its 5th year this trading architecture conference continues to attract over 40 CIO & CTOs as well as over 200 IT, Architecture and Data professionals across the buy side, sell side and trading venue communities. This event will provide you with ALL of the tools you need to ensure that you have the fastest, most efficient, most cost effective and competitive trading technology to meet the needs of your clients and maximise the revenue of each and every transaction

8 Crucial issues we’ll tackle together at Trading Architecture Europe 2012:

1. Identifying IT Priorities And Spending – Where should you be focusing your budget and spending?
2. Solving The Cloud Conundrum – Balancing potential cost savings of cloud technology with data privacy and security concerns: how effectively can you utilise the cloud?
3. Determining How Fast Is Now Fast Enough? – Looking beyond the low latency arms race: how can you ensure you get the best speed/cost balance and return on investment in your trading infrastructure?
4. Building A Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy – How can you incorporate effective risk management as a key part of the trading architecture approach?
5. Utilising The Latest Hardware – Examining the latest technological advances, what role can FPGAs and GPUs fulfil in your trading architecture?
6. Understanding And Managing The Impacts Of The Changing Market Structure – What impact will incoming regulation have and how can you guarantee your IT infrastructure is properly aligned?
7. Identifying Your Best In Breed Technology And Technology Enablers – Discover how to realise the opportunities for multi asset class trading
8. Reengineering Your Market Data Infrastructures To Stay Relevant – Learn how to effectively process and manage increasing volumes of market data and ensure you remain competitive

Main Conference Day One
Wednesday, 19th September
    
08:30 Registration and Coffee
     
09:05 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
     
09:15 The Evolving Trading Landscape: 2012 And Beyond
Robert Barnes, Managing Director Equities, CEO, UBS MTF
     
09:45 Panel Discussion: Managing The Shifting Market Structure: Ensuring your IT Infrastructure Is Aligned With Incoming Regulation
Judith Hardt, Secretary General, Federation of European Securites Exchanges
     
10:30 CIO Panel Discussion: How Can You Ensure a Competitive Advantage in a Cost Constrained Environment?
     
11:00 Networking Break & Coffee
     
11:30 Monitoring Performance: Latency Measurements And Identification Of Inefficiencies
Michal Sanak, Chief Information Officer, RSJ Invest
     
12:00 Creating a Blueprint for the Future of Shared Platforms Across the Organisation
Gerald Le Donne, Global Head Market Data, Credit Suisse
     
12:30 Luncheon

Thursday, 20th September

08:30 Registration and Coffee
     
09:05 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
     
09:15 Panel Discussion: Identifying Opportunities for Standardisation to Reduce Inefficiences
Conor Kiernan, Head Architecture Application Development, Marshall Wace
     
10:00 Panel Discussion: Accessing Liquidity In Other Asset Classes With Your Trading Infrastructure And Examining Cross Asset Trading Technology
     
10:45 Networking Break and Coffee
     
11:15 Risk Considerations Across Your IT Infrastructure
Jogi Narain, Chief Technology Officer , FGS Capital
     
11:45 Panel Discussion: Delivering Aggregated Risk on Demand
Steve Swain, Partner, Consulting, Deloitte
     
12:15 Examining Evolving Strategies And The Move To Intelligence Based Trading And The Implications For Trading Architecture
Graeme Burnett, Executive Director , Morgan Stanley
     
12:45 Luncheon