Tailored, Senior-Level Content and 1-1 Meetings that Generate Value


Senior-level Forum for Buy Side Heads of Fixed Income Trading and Hand-Picked Service Providers

At Fixed Income Leaders Connect, you're in control. Your schedule is completely customised to your needs, so you can get your strategic benchmarking and vendor evaluation needs covered in just two days.

As attendance is restricted to senior-level budget holders from the top buy side firms and a select group of best-of-breed vendors you will:

  • Discuss real and practical ideas to transform your business through private, closed-door sessions led by market leaders
  • Evaluate the leading service offerings during 1-1 meetings with only the vendors that you select based on your current investment priorities.
  • It's a Platinum Members' Club offering a bespoke experience for those shaping the future of fixed income markets. It's where you make the connections you need to make, when you want to make them.

2024 Speakers Included:

Christopher Iggo

Chief Investment Officer
AXA Investment Management

Daniel Leon

Global Head of Trading
HSBC Asset Management

James Frew

Global Co-Head of FI Trading
Pictet Asset Management

Christopher Minck

Head of EMEA Systematic Execution
BlackRock

Jordan Erenrich

Head of Execution & Portfolio Lifecyle Technology
PIMCO

Karim Awenat

Head of Fixed Income Trading, London & APAC
Invesco

Kerry Barr

Head of EM FI Trading EMEA
BlackRock

Martin Hendry

Deputy Head of Trading
Liontrust Asset Management

Mike Poole

Head of Trading
Jupiter Asset Management

Peter Welsby

Head of FICC Trading
ManuLife

Sam Ratcliff

Head of Execution Technology
Man Group

Sharon Ruffles

Head of Fixed Income Dealing
State Street Global Advisors

What People Are Saying About FILS Connect

“The ability to bring together different perspectives and viewpoints is especially critical as we all navigate a difficult environment in fixed income markets.”

Lori Heinel, Global Chief Investment Officer

State Street Global Advisors

“Reconnecting with my industry peers is critical to staying on top of market developments.”

Karim Awenat, Head of Fixed Income Trading, London

Invesco

The Connect Difference

Transformative Content

We only cover strategic content and hand-pick senior-level speakers and attendees. And because we pre-qualify based on decision-making responsibility and budget, you get invaluable peer-to-peer information and take-aways.

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Personalised Connections

Because you tell us your priorities, we create closed-door tailored interactive sessions and connect you with the right solutions partners in 1-1 meetings, saving you time on competitor benchmarking and vendor evaluation.

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A Luxury Experience

We only select luxury venues in a captive location, a perfect environment for quality learning and networking with no distractions. Plus, we pick up the tab for your pass and hotel stay, including various drinks and dinner experiences!

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Be Among The Leaders. Join 50 VIP Attendees From Europe’s Leading Buy Side Firms

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Highest Priority Content. Created for Decision-Makers.

  • Optimising your tech stack, processes and trader skill sets to thrive in a sustained high interest rate environment
  • Leveraging ETFs to access new liquidity sources and reduce investment risk with enhanced portfolio diversification
  • Preparing your trading and operational processes to bolster performance in the transition to T+1 settlement
  • Enabling greater interoperability between your systems and data sets to build a high performing multi-asset desk in volatile markets

How It Works

A Bespoke, Senior-Level Experience

If you qualify to attend, we’ll ask you about your strategic priorities and we’ll build your personalised agenda and meeting schedule. You’ll have your hotel stay, including  drinks and dinner experiences, covered by us too!

Connect with Hand-picked Solutions Providers 1-1

Based on your profile we’ll match you with leading solution providers, assisting with the vendor selection process. You are in full control as you will only meet with the providers you are interested in evaluating.

Speak Freely in Interactive Formats

Sessions are not recorded or covered by press. The ‘closed-door’, interactive discussions encourage openness, so you get more detailed information and takeaways than at any other event.

Network. Get Inspired.
And Have Fun Doing It!

An exclusive, invitation-only meeting for 50 Buy Side Heads of Fixed Income Trading

Benchmark your trading strategies and data and tech capabilities with those leading the way

Become a Sponsor

Put your best salespeople in 1-1 pre-scheduled meetings with Heads of Fixed Income Trading from Europe's top Asset Managers.

Interactive Learning & Networking

Get ideas from all the great minds in the audience through a variety of small working group discussions.

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Think Tank

Determine a new action plan to take back to your desk and test. Collaborate with your industry peers to leverage their know-how and challenge each other to ultimately find a new way forward.

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Drill Down Roundtable 

An exceptional way to genuinely get to grips with your key challenges. Your chance to probe an industry expert, along with your peers, to source practical solutions collaboratively.

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Synergy Workshop 

Turn theory into practice and bring an idea to life. Collaborate with your industry peers on a new project and create a step-by-step action plan to launch it.

A Hidden Retreat Tucked Away Near Historic St. Albans

Sopwell House, St. Albans
05 - 06th March, 2024