TradeTech West Main Conference Day One

7:15 - Conference Registration & Breakfast In The Solutions Zone Conference Registration & Breakfast In The Solutions Zone

8:00 - Opening Remarks Opening Remarks: Sara Mueller, Executive Director, TradeTech West

8:05 - Chairperson’s Address Chairperson’s Address

8:20 - PANEL: The New Buy Side/Sell Side Relationship: Achieving Better Service And Managing Counterparty Risk Bill Bell, Managing Director, Head of Electronic Sales and Sales Trading, Barclays Capital Kevin Chapman, Head of Trading, Nicholas Applegate Capital Management Kurt Schliemann, Managing Director, West Sales and Trading, ITG Greg Treacy, Head of North American Sales, Neonet Securities The sell side’s role to support your trading has changed drastically over the past decade… and that change is not slowing down one bit! As service models evolve and counterparty risk looms, how can you be sure you’re maximizing your sell side relationships, and getting the trade information you need to trade profitably in today’s markets? Our experienced panel identifies the industry’s shifting trends as they discuss: How has more electronic and email-focused communication affected the relationship between the buy and sell side? Identifying the benefits and detriments of moving towards more agency-only and boutique brokerages Assessing how counterparty risk may affect your decision to purchase or continue using a sell side-sponsored EMS Uncovering how the buy side can be more proactive in managing its own trades and relying less on the sell side when service quality is an issue Bill Bell Managing Director, Head of Electronic Sales and Sales Trading, Barclays Capital Bill Bell is a Managing Director and Head of Equities US Electronic Sales and Sales Trading at Barclays Capital. Based in New York, Mr. Bell is responsible for originating new electronic trading clients and developing customized solutions for existing clients. Prior to joining Barclays Capital in 2008, he spent 15 years at Lehman Brothers, most recently in the same role. Mr. Bell has extensive exp [read more] Kevin Chapman Head of Trading, Nicholas Applegate Capital Management Kurt Schliemann Managing Director, West Sales and Trading, ITG Kurt has been with ITG since 2000. He worked as a sales-trader on their New York desk for 4 years, prior to starting ITG's western regional office in 2004. His primary focus has been on electronic trading, working with hedge funds and investment managers to develop customized algorithmic and EMS solutions to improve workflow and minimize implementation costs. Prior to joining ITG, Kurt worked in s [read more] Greg Treacy Head of North American Sales, Neonet Securities Greg Treacy is Managing Director, Head of Sales for the Americas at Neonet Securities, an agency broker providing global execution services and technology solutions. He is responsible for business development , new client acquisition and account management in the U.S. Prior to his move into sales in 2005, Greg was the Head of U.S. Trading for Neonet where he managed the U.S. equity desk, with glob [read more]

9:00 - PANEL: Finding Liquidity In A Fragmented Market And Assessing HFT's Impact On Liquidity Jeff Brown, SVP of Electronic Brokerage Services, Fidelity Capital Markets Melissa Hinmon, Senior Equity Trader, Turner Investment Partners Richard Johnson, Product Managers Group, Liquidnet David Margulies, Director of Sales, Pragma In an industry that evolves as quickly as the Dow spikes then drops in these volatile times, how do you keep up to date on the offerings and pricing structures of the varying liquidity pools? This panel of experts shares their knowledge on the strategies and systems you need to route to today’s liquidity at the lowest costs. You’ll never give up that search for liquidity, but this panel will make the hunt much, much easier! Where is liquidity today? Understanding who is actually accessing it and at what cost Debating the benefits and detriments of using an aggregator to source liquidity pools Identifying which tools you should add to your EMS to ensure you can trade in more places to access more pools of liquidity Creating a plan to source liquidity cost-effectively without moving the market Jeff Brown SVP of Electronic Brokerage Services, Fidelity Capital Markets Jeff Brown is senior vice president of Electronic Brokerage Services for Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a unit of Fidelity Investments, the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans and a leading online brokerage firm. Mr. Brown is responsible for the oversight, design and development of FCM’s electronic trading products, including [read more] Melissa Hinmon Senior Equity Trader, Turner Investment Partners Melissa F. Hinmon is a senior equity trader with Turner Investment Partners, a Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based investment firm that manages more than $14 billion in growth, value, and core stocks on behalf of institutions and individuals. Melissa has more than 22 years industry experience, including 15 years on the sell-side in positions such as equity arbitrage trader and senior NASDAQ trader with Mer [read more] Richard Johnson Product Managers Group, Liquidnet Richard Johnson oversees the Product Managers Group at Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. Liquidnet is the world's institutional marketplace that facilitates institutional equities trading for more than 550 asset management firms worldwide, with trading in 29 markets across the globe. Richard, who came to Liquidnet with the acquisition of Miletus Trading, is responsible for integrating that firm's quantitat [read more] David Margulies Director of Sales, Pragma David Margulies is Head of Algorithmic Execution for Weeden & Co’s Algorithmic Trading Group. David has been in the securities industry for over 15 years and has served in many roles specializing in electronic execution solutions. Prior to joining Weeden & Co. in 2007, David held several senior roles at Susquehanna Financial, Knight Securities, Robertson Stephens, Bridge Trading and Merrin [read more]

9:40 - Audience Response Real-Time Polling Session No session description available.

9:45 - Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

10:25 - PANEL: Direct Market Access (DMA) Vs. Smart Order Routing (SOR): Finding The Quickest Route To Market Lounge Roderick Burns, Director, Western Regional, Advanced Excution Services, Credit Suisse AES Lee Weiner, Director, Senior Business Systems Analyst, Harvest Capital Strategies LLC Jatin Suryawanshi, Managing Director, Head of Global Quant Strategy, Jefferies & Company, Inc. How does one make sense of all the routing and execution strategies available today? You’ve heard of the benefits of direct market access and smart order routing, but which technology can really get you to market fastest? Our panel examines the latest offerings in both SOR and DMA to ensure your desk is set up with the tools you need to compete in today’s connected global trading world. • SOR and DMA: What are the similarities vs. differences and are they still considered two separate solutions? • As smart order routers become faster and smarter, are they beginning to replace DMA? • Identifying when traders should consider switching some of their DMA into more SOR type strategies • Determining the most advantageous way to reach the marketplace as cost structures change across all trading venues Roderick Burns Director, Western Regional, Advanced Excution Services, Credit Suisse AES Rod Burns, is a Director with Credit Suisse Advanced Execution Services (AES), and is responsible for the Western Region. In marketing direct market access and algorithms, Rod and the West Coast team focus on market microstructure research, pre/post trade analysis and liquidity profiles of individual names and markets. Rod was previously National Director of Electronic Sales for Knight Capital Gro [read more] Lee Weiner Director, Senior Business Systems Analyst, Harvest Capital Strategies LLC Lee Weiner, a Director, joined Harvest Capital Strategies in 2007. He specializes in managing trading systems and alternative trading. Prior to joining Harvest Capital, Mr. Weiner designed a multi-asset class trading system and an options market making platform for Newedge, a division of Société Générale. Through 2003, Mr. Weiner managed risk based trading systems for Banc of America Securities. H [read more] Jatin Suryawanshi Managing Director, Head of Global Quant Strategy, Jefferies & Company, Inc.

11:00 - Financial Regulatory Reform In The U.S Linda Lord, Managing Director, Head of US Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, UBS Investment Bank Financial Regulatory Reform In The U.S Linda Lord Managing Director, Head of US Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, UBS Investment Bank Ms. Lord joined UBS in 2003 and serves as Head, US Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. Previously, Ms. Lord served as Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Prior to joining the Banking Committee in January 1999 as Chief Counsel, Ms. Lord was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the Venable law firm. Ms. Lord spent 12 years in the private [read more]

11:35 - Guest Speaker: Technology And The Great Mess Of '08 David J. Leinweber, Haas Fellow of Finance, Founding Director, Center for Innovative Financial Technology, U.C. Berkeley As a self-proclaimed “longtime financial markets A1 geek” and industry innovator, David J. Leinweber is no stranger to technology’s influence on the way you trade, and the current state of our financial system. His presentation uncovers how technology has gotten us to where we are today; but more importantly, how the nerds on Wall Street will help to get us out of the current financial market chaos through greater risk management and technological innovations. Examining the impact of technology on global financial markets today Assessing the role technology played in contributing to the current market crisis Do we need a capital markets safety board and what would this look like? Exploring Berkeley research for early warning indicators, like a VIX for CDO/CDSs, and more David J. Leinweber Haas Fellow of Finance, Founding Director, Center for Innovative Financial Technology, U.C. Berkeley

12:15 - Lunch Lunch

Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture PerformanceBuy Side Head Trader Think Tank 1:15 - Chairperson’s Address Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture Performance Chairperson’s Address 1:15 - 2:45 - Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank Lynn Thomas Challenger, Director of Global Trading, Mellon Capital Management Lisa Hansen, Head Trader, Delaware Investments Michael Lindh, VP, Head of Trading, Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC Frank Loughlin, Co-Head Americas Equity Trading, AllianceBernstein Lee Morakis, Managing Director, Portfolio & Electronic Trading, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consistently cited as most head traders’ “favorite part of TradeTech” where “it’s shocking how open and honest participants are,” the Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank is back for the third year in a row! This exclusive, invitation-only session allows you to strategize and debate solutions to ramping up the performance of your trading desk with your head trader peers in an environment free of vendors or media.  Think Tank discussion topics will be confirmed a few weeks before the event to ensure the most critical, current items to successfully run a trading desk are discussed. Join our LinkedIn community or follow us on Twitter @TradeTech to tell us what you want to hash out during the Think Tank!  To request your invitation to this unique event, please contact Rob Golen at 416-597-4771 or robert.golen@wbresearch.com.  Think Tank Chair Person: Lee Morakis Think Tank Moderators: Lisa Hansen, Michael Lindh, Lynn Thomas Challenger and Frank Loughlin Lynn Thomas Challenger Director of Global Trading, Mellon Capital Management Lisa Hansen Head Trader, Delaware Investments Michael Lindh VP, Head of Trading, Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC Mike Lindh oversees trading at HydePark. Prior to his current role at HydePark, Mike was a principal and senior quantitative research analyst at Harris Investment Management. During his 20 years of investment research management experience with the Harris Bank, he was involved in the development of quantitative risk models, portfolio construction, portfolio management, equity and fixed income anal [read more] Frank Loughlin Co-Head Americas Equity Trading, AllianceBernstein Lee Morakis Managing Director, Portfolio & Electronic Trading, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Lee manages North American Portfolio and Electronic Trading for Merrill Lynch, and has done so for the last three years. Lee helped build Merrill's portfolio and electronic product suite into a top ranked position and integrated Merrill's highly regarded quantitative research into their electronic product suite. Lee has spoken at many industry conferences and at the prior Tradetech Head Trader Thi [read more]

Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture Performance 1:25 - PANEL: Overcoming Performance Issues With Your OMS To Maintain A Dependable Platform In Times Of High Volatility Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture Performance Peter Arestides, Senior Developer, TIAA-CREF Gregg Drumma, VP of Electronic Trading, Linedata Services Kyle Salmon, Trading Support Specialist, Artisan Partners If you’ve ever thought that maintaining the performance of your OMS is eating up too much of your time, then you can’t miss this discussion! Our panelists dig deep into the functionalities of the current on- and off-the-shelf OMS systems to increase efficiency and create a plan of adaptability to support an ever changing marketplace. Assessing how your OMS platform is responding to the massive amount of messages being sent through its system that it wasn't built to process Identifying what other buy side firms are doing to troubleshoot OMS performance issues and maintain a stable platform Where can vendors lend a hand? Determining what vendor offerings can assist in overcoming your performance issues Staying up to date on FIX hubs and connections to ensure dependable performance of your OMS through all levels of volatility Peter Arestides Senior Developer, TIAA-CREF Peter Arestides manages production support and development for TIAA-CREF’s San Francisco equity trading desk. Peter’s San Francisco group provides 24-by-6 trading operation support, enabling trading in all the major global markets. He previously worked for Linedata Services and Implementation Solutions. Gregg Drumma VP of Electronic Trading, Linedata Services Gregg Drumma, Vice President, Electronic Trading Product Management at Linedata Services, Inc. is an industry veteran with over ten years experience developing and delivering STP solutions to the investment management community. As Linedata’s chief representative of FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL), Gregg is an active member of several FIX working groups designed to help shape the future of FIX trading. As [read more] Kyle Salmon Trading Support Specialist, Artisan Partners Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank Continued No session description available.

2:05 Investigating Cloud Computing And Its Benefits To Your Trading Systems John Papazian, Managing Director and Chief Information Officer, Harvest Capital Strategies No session description available. John Papazian Managing Director and Chief Information Officer, Harvest Capital Strategies Buy Side Head Trader Think Tank Continued No session description available.

2:45 - Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture PerformanceTrack B: Equity Trading Strategies 3:20 - PANEL: Increasing The Performance Of Your Algo Trading Strategy In A Highly Volatile Marketplace Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture Performance Tom Chippas, Managing Director, Head of Autobahn Equity Sales - North America, Deutsche Bank Paul Daley, Sr. Managing Director, Fox River Execution Tim Olsen, SVP and Head Equity Trader, ICM Asset Management Peter Sheridan, Vice President and head of Algorithmic Sales for North America, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading Staying up to date on the current algo offerings can be a challenge. Learn from this panel the latest algo trading strategies being adopted successfully, so you can boost the performance of your trading desk regardless of volatility levels. Identifying which algo trading strategies have held up particularly well, or fared worse, because of the increased volatility How has the proliferation of similar-type algorithmic strategies altered market structure and affected overall algo performance? Can this be measured or counteracted? Explaining how complex event processing (CEP) has enhanced algo offerings and performance Debating if algos on the bleeding edge of technology provide better execution and lower costs or are too sophisticated for their own good Uncovering if algorithms have robust enough anti-gaming strategies or if improvements are still needed Tom Chippas Managing Director, Head of Autobahn Equity Sales - North America, Deutsche Bank Paul Daley Sr. Managing Director, Fox River Execution Tim Olsen SVP and Head Equity Trader, ICM Asset Management Peter Sheridan Vice President and head of Algorithmic Sales for North America, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading 3:20 - PANEL: Examining How Changing Client Demands And Increased Fear Have Affected How You Trade Track B: Equity Trading Strategies Glenn Davis, SVP and Head Trader, Bailard Inc. Greg Karcich, Managing Director, Credit Suisse No session description available. Glenn Davis SVP and Head Trader, Bailard Inc. Investment experience: 17 years; 17 years with firm Glenn joined the firm in 1991. As head trader, Glenn's responsibilities include execution of all purchases and sales of domestic and foreign securities. He received his BS from Santa Clara University in 1988 and his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1995. About BailardBailard, Inc. is a San Francisco Bay Area-based investment advisory fi [read more] Greg Karcich Managing Director, Credit Suisse

Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture PerformanceTrack B: Equity Trading Strategies 4:00 - PANEL: Achieving Full Functionality Of Your EMS To Manage Growing Electronic Trading Demand Track A - Trading Systems & Architecture Performance Ignatius John, Director, Global STP Solutions, AXA Rosenberg Justin T. Kane, Principal, Director of Equity Trading, Rainier Investment Management Jamie Benincasa, Senior Vice President and head of North American Sales, FlexTrade Systems, Inc. Long has been the debate of OMS vs. EMS. But once you’ve made the decision to utilize an EMS, it’s no easy task to implement, integrate, and maintain peak performance. Optimize your EMS system by learning from this panel the EMS tools they use, what works, and how it has created greater independence for their traders. Re-thinking how the EMS exists on your desk after the fallout of the credit crisis; is there risk in having a broker-sponsored platform? Explaining why the EMS is more critical as your reliance on it to trade independently in the current marketplace increases Looking to upgrade or make a new purchase? Understanding the differences between broker-sponsored vs. technology-sponsored EMS platforms Identifying which EMS can integrate most seamlessly to your OMS or other desktop applications Making sure you have the tools in place on your EMS to support higher trading demand Ignatius John Director, Global STP Solutions, AXA Rosenberg Justin T. Kane Principal, Director of Equity Trading, Rainier Investment Management Justin Kane is a Principal and the Director of Equity Trading for Rainier Investment Management. He joined Rainier in 2004, bringing with him both the buy- and sell-side perspective, including extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with broad array of traditional and electronic trading tools and strategies. Justin’s sell-side trading experience began with Sherwood Securities/NDB Capital Marke [read more] Jamie Benincasa Senior Vice President and head of North American Sales, FlexTrade Systems, Inc. Jamie Benincasa is Senior Vice President and head of North American Sales at FlexTrade Systems, Inc. With 15 years of experience in electronic and program trading, Benincasa began his career at Instinet’s Crossing Network in 1993 and has worked for such firms as Credit Suisse, DEShaw and JPMorgan. Prior to joining FlexTrade, Benincasa was responsible for running Instinet’s US Program Trading Desk [read more] 4:00 - A Global Tactical Trading Strategy To Avoid Bear Markets Track B: Equity Trading Strategies Mebane T. Faber, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Cambria Investment Management Mebane Faber’s white paper, “A Quantitative Approach To Tactical Asset Allocation,” published in 2007 is among the top five downloaded financial papers of all time on the Social Science Research Network. During this presentation, he’ll share the strategy – which would have avoided the current bear market – that he outlined in his white paper. Presenting a simple quantitative asset allocation method that improves the risk-adjusted returns across various asset classes Staying out of bear markets by trading US stocks, foreign stocks, bonds, real estate, and commodities using ETFs or futures and options Outlining the elements of this long-term strategy; reviewing past results Mebane T. Faber Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Cambria Investment Management Prior to joining Cambria Investment Management, Inc., Mr. Faber served as a Quantitative Research Analyst and Trader at the VTrader Group, a San Francisco based futures broker/dealer. His responsibilities included the creation and implementation of non-discretionary trading systems. The underlying logic of the analysis was based on fundamental, technical, and behavioral factors. Prior to this, Mr. [read more]

4:35 - UBS Technology Gala UBS Gala Cocktail Reception

6:00 - Conclusion Of TradeTech West Main Conference Day One Conclusion Of TradeTech West Main Conference Day One