Fixed Income Leaders Europe Connect
13 - 14 March 2025
Hilton London Syon Park
Day 1 | 13th March
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Conference Registration
8:45 am - 8:50 am
Welcome Address: Irene Cerquaglia, Editorial Director, FILS
8:50 am - 9:10 am
Chairperson Welcome
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Interview: Macro outlook: How are rate hikes, inflation and widening geo-political tensions impacting global bond markets and how can you adapt execution and investment strategies for success?
Christopher Iggo -
Chief Investment Officer and Chair of AXA IM Investment Institute,
AXA Investment Management
Christopher Iggo
Chief Investment Officer and Chair of AXA IM Investment InstituteAXA Investment Management
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Panel Discussion: Next generation trading strategies: How can improved interoperability and collaboration among vendors and trading desks unlock new liquidity opportunities?
Sam Knight -
Global Director of e-Trading,
Fidelity International
Christopher Minck -
EMEA Head of Systematic Execution,
BlackRock
Martin Hendry -
Deputy Head of Trading,
Liontrust Asset Management
Buy Side Only Think Tanks
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Talent: How can you adjust your hiring and training processes to future-proof your team with the newest skill sets needed to excel in today's markets?
Mike Poole -
Head of Trading,
Jupiter Asset Management
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Data foundations: How can you develop and expand a strong data strategy to maximise the value from your datasets and enhance trading decisions?
Tobias Stein -
Head of Fixed Income & Trading,
Quoniam Asset Management
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
1-2-1 MEETINGS: Private business meetings for you to benchmark solution providers
11:00 am - 11:30 am
1-2-1 MEETINGS: Private business meetings for you to benchmark solution providers
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Assessing the evolving liquidity landscape: How can you best access alternative liquidity pools and integrate them into your existing workflow to drive trade performance?
Karim Awenat -
Head of EMEA and APAC Macro Trading,
Invesco
Chetna Mistry -
Senior Trader & Head of Portfolio Operations,
Western Asset Management Co Ltd
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
1-2-1 MEETINGS: Private business meetings for you to benchmark solution providers
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
WORKSHOP: Unlocking the latest opportunities in FI derivatives trading
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
WORKSHOP: Sustainable investing in fixed income: Strategies for driving positive impact
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Fixed Income Electronification: How is the evolution of buy side-sell side relationships impacting cost management, and the integration of innovative technologies for mutual benefit?
Marcel Schnellmann -
Head of Fixed Income and FX Execution,
Zurich Kantonal Bank
Kerry Barr -
Director, Head of EMEA EM FI Trading,
BlackRock
Elina Asimakopoulou -
Senior Cross Asset Execution Trader,
Société Générale Luxembourg
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Case Study Presentation: Optimizing fixed income trading: How to leverage algos, data transformation, and platform protocols in low-touch EMS
Odin Costa -
Senior FI Trader,
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Buy Side Only Think Tanks
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
ETFs: What trends are we seeing in terms of product innovation, and are the main considerations for trading desks?
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
Trader and Portfolio Manager collaboration: How can you synergize efforts between trading and investment functions to achieve best execution for clients?
Valerie Miles -
Director of European Credit Trading,
Loomis Sayles & Co
2:50 pm - 3:50 pm
Coffee Break
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm
1-2-1 MEETINGS: Private business meetings for you to benchmark solution providers
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
1-2-1 MEETINGS: Private business meetings for you to benchmark solution providers
Disrupting Fixed Income
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Fireside chat: Emerging tech trends: Which innovative FinTech solutions are set to revolutionise trading strategies and how can you prepare your desk to benefit?
Mark Stacey -
Head of Process Automation,
Balyasny Asset Management
Oskar Wantola -
Head of Execution Technology,
Man Group
Buy Side Only Think Tanks
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Desk structures: Amid blurred lines, decreasing headcounts, and the merging of desks, what constitutes the optimal structure for your trading team?
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Protocols: How do these new protocols alter the landscape of accessing fragmented liquidity across various fixed income products?
Tabea Handrick -
Senior Trader Fixed Income,
MEAG
5:00 pm - 5:05 pm
End of FILS Connect Europe Day 1
5:05 pm - 7:00 pm
Networking Drinks Reception
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Networking Dinner
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