Fixed Income Leaders Europe Connect
13 - 14 March, 2025
Hilton London Syon Park
Day 1 | 13th March
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Morning Registration & Networking
Catch up with your peers and colleagues before the event kicks off and enjoy a selection of freshly made pastries, fruit and healthy smoothies!
8:45 am - 8:50 am
Welcome Address: Irene Cerquaglia, Editorial Director, FILS
8:50 am - 9:10 am
Chairperson Welcome
David Bullen -
Director,
Lorgwood ltd
9:10 am - 9:30 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,
AXA Investment Management
Giulia Pellegrini -
Deputy CIO - Emerging Markets Fixed Income, Portfolio Management & ESG,
Allianz Global Investors
David Bullen -
Director,
Lorgwood ltd
- How can the normalisation process after the QE era shape central banks' reliance on data, and what impact will it have on recession avoidance strategies?
- How can the potential for steepening trades and a weaker USD support a revival of emerging market assets and continued inflows into core fixed income?
- How can liquidity management and efficient capital allocation influence the rising use of derivatives for tactical moves, particularly for hedging and curve trades?
- How can evolving regulatory frameworks and increased liquidity focus reshape trading desk communications, especially in less developed emerging market infrastructures?
Giulia Pellegrini
Deputy CIO - Emerging Markets Fixed Income, Portfolio Management & ESGAllianz Global Investors
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
David Bullen -
Director,
Lorgwood ltd
- How can you enhance liquidity and integrate vendors and trading platforms to unlock new liquidity pools through seamless interoperability?
- How can you leverage data and utilise automated tools and real-time analytics to optimise liquidity aggregation and decision-making?
- How can you streamline operations and replace legacy systems with interoperable solutions to enhance efficiency across trading desks?
- How can you implement AI and machine learning to analyse data and improve liquidity discovery?
- How can you customise workflows and use low-code or no-code platforms to create tailored trading tools that adapt to market changes?
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 Macro Trading,
Invesco
Chetna Mistry -
Head of London Portfolio Operations & Senior Credit Trader,
Western Asset Management
Mark Croxon -
Co-Founder,
reifi
- How can alternative liquidity providers be integrated with traditional market makers to optimise trade performance?
- How can ETF liquidity improvements be leveraged alongside fixed income instruments to enhance trading workflows?
- How can technology and automation be used to access fragmented liquidity pools and improve trade execution in both small and large trades?
- How can market fragmentation and the diversification of liquidity providers impact long-term market structure and liquidity access strategies?
- How can contrasting views on total liquidity versus trade execution quality influence the integration of alternative liquidity pools in trading strategies?
Chetna Mistry
Head of London Portfolio Operations & Senior Credit TraderWestern Asset Management
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: ETFs: What trends are we seeing in fixed income product innovation and what are the main considerations for trading desks?
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,
Zürcher Kantonalbank
Kerry Barr -
Director, Head of EMEA EM FI Trading,
BlackRock
Elina Asimakopoulou -
Senior Cross Asset Execution Trader,
Société Générale Luxembourg
Mark Croxon -
Co-Founder,
reifi
- How can automation enhance fixed income execution to increase efficiency and the capacity to handle larger trade volumes?
- How can buy-side firms measure and manage trading costs through TCA, pre-trade and real-time analysis as well as develop metrics like slippage and completion rates?
- How can multi-asset trading models improve cost management and consolidate trading across assets to reduce costs and efficiency gains?
- How can innovative technologies reshape trading desks and how can you evaluate new platforms and tools to identify unique value propositions?
- How can buy-side and sell-side relationships evolve through technology for mutual benefit including balancing automation with human oversight, promoting data management capabilities, and enhancing communication between traders and client?
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 Fixed Income Trader,
Dimensional Fund Advisors
- How to use algorithmic trading to streamline processes, ensuring faster, more efficient executions with minimal human input
- How to apply big data analytics to transform and analyse market information, enhancing trade decision-making
- How to implement AI and machine learning for predictive analytics to forecast market trends and optimise trade strategies
- How to use low-touch EMS to enhance flexibility and ensure customisation in trade execution, improving client service and execution quality
- How to aggregate real-time pricing data from various platforms to better navigate illiquid markets and optimize liquidity management
Buy Side Only Think Tanks
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
Desk structures: Amid blurred lines, decreasing headcounts, and the merging of desks, what constitutes the optimal structure for your trading team?
Sharon Ruffles -
Head of Fixed Income Dealing,
State Street Global Advisors
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
David Bullen -
Director,
Lorgwood ltd
- How can you optimise trade settlements and leverage blockchain and DLT to enhance real-time settlement efficiency and streamline collateral management?
- How can you use AI for predictive trading for better algorithmic trading accuracy and faster execution?
- How can you enhance data integration and utilise APIs to facilitate seamless data flow between systems, improving compliance and operational efficiency?
- How can you scale operations with cloud platforms to boost scalability, speed, and security in fixed income trading?
- How can you mitigate cyber risks and strengthen cybersecurity to protect your desk from fraud and cyberattacks as you adopt new technologies?
Buy Side Only Think Tanks
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Protocols: Which new protocols are set to improve access to fragmented liquidity across various fixed income products?
Tabea Handrick -
Senior Trader Fixed Income,
MEAG
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Sustainable investing in fixed income: What are the strategies that can drive positive and measurable impact?
Brishni Mukhopadhyay -
Global ESG Product Specialist,
Western Asset Management
Josephine Richardson -
Managing Director, Head of Research,
Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
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
Elevate your experience at the exclusive Networking Dinner. Mingle with industry leaders, exchange insights, and build lasting relationships in an intimate setting. Don't miss this prime opportunity to connect over a three-course seated dinner & pre-dinner drinks reception. Reserve your seat today!