Main Conference Day One

7:00 Conference Registration & Breakfast In The Solutions Zone Conference Registration & Breakfast In The Solutions Zone

7:45 Opening Remarks Opening Remarks : Debra Haym General Manager TradeTech

8:00 Chairperson’s Address Anthony J. Huck, Managing Director, Head of Equity Execution Services, Americas, RBS Global Banking & Markets Chairperson’s Address : Anthony J. Huck Managing Director, Head of Equity Execution Services, Americas RBS Global Banking & Markets Anthony J. Huck Managing Director, Head of Equity Execution Services, Americas, RBS Global Banking & Markets Mr. Huck is the Head of Equity Execution Services at the Royal Bank of Scotland, responsible for global portfolio trading, electronic trading, as well as quantitative and index research distribution. Prior to joining RBS, Mr. Huck spent nearly 15 years at Investment Technology Group, Inc., where he was responsible for building and managing the portfolio trading, algorithmic trading and internation [read more]

8:15 PANEL: The Trade-At Rule And Other Regulatory Concepts: Identifying What Will Impact Our Markets And How Institutions Should Get Involved Matt Scoble, Director, Global Electronic Trading, Citi Adam Inzirillo, Director, Global Execution Services, Bank of America Merrill Lynch PANEL: The Trade-At Rule And Other Regulatory Concepts: Identifying What Will Impact Our Markets And How Institutions Should Get Involved Matt Scoble Director, Global Electronic Trading, Citi Matt Scoble is a director in Citigroup’s global electronic trading division. Matt is responsible for large institutional buy-side relationships—delivering the full suite of Citi’s electronic trading services. Prior to his role at Citi, Matt spent several years on the sell side working with Program and Algorithmic trading desk clients for firms such as UBS and ITG. From 1995 through 2003, he worked [read more] Adam Inzirillo Director, Global Execution Services, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Adam Inzirillo is a Director in the Global Execution Services business at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he is responsible for managing the company’s liquidity and crossing capabilities through its internal crossing network (BofA MLXN). Prior to joining the company, Adam spent five years at UBS, where he managed the distribution of electronic trading products to broker dealers and the busine [read more]

8:55 PANEL: Understanding Exchange Order Routing Practices, Pricing Structure, And Order Types: Do You Know How Your Exchange Orders Are Being Executed? David Margulies, Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co. David Johnsen, Head of Liquidity Strategies, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading PANEL: Understanding Exchange Order Routing Practices, Pricing Structure, And Order Types: Do You Know How Your Exchange Orders Are Being Executed? David Margulies Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co. David Johnsen Head of Liquidity Strategies, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading

9:35 Keynote Presentation: Traders Of The Lost Art Bill Bell, Managing Director, Head of Equities Electronic Distribution, Americas, Barclays Capital Keynote Presentation: Traders Of The Lost Art Bill Bell Managing Director, Head of Equities Electronic Distribution, Americas, Barclays Capital Bill Bell is a Managing Director and the Head of Equities Electronic Distribution, Americas at Barclays Capital. Based in New York, Mr. Bell oversees the origination and the service of equities electronic trading clients through the development of customized solutions. In this role, Mr. Bell focuses on delivering the service traditionally associated with high-touch sales trading to low-touch elect [read more]

10:10 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

10:45 Keynote Presentation: A Macro View Of Global Markets Larry Hatheway, Chief Economist and Chief Strategist, Head of Macro Strategy , UBS Keynote Presentation: A Macro View Of Global Markets Larry Hatheway Chief Economist and Chief Strategist, Head of Macro Strategy , UBS Larry Hatheway is a Managing Director and Chief Economist & Chief Strategist and Head of Macro Strategy. He serves on the Research Management Board and is a member of the Investment Policy Committee of the UBS (UK) pension plan and the UBS Global Investment Committee. In his nineteen years with the bank, Larry has served as Chief Economist, East Asia in Singapore and spent time in [read more]

11:20 Cross Industry Benchmarking Polling Session Cross Industry Benchmarking Polling Session

11:30 Guest Speaker: Moneyball: Lessons for Life and Business from Baseball's Best General Manager Billy Beane, General Manager, Oakland A's On stage, with a down-to-earth style, Billy Beane explores his innovative, winning style of management and leadership, which involves identifying undervalued assets to create and sustain a competitive advantage. He shows you how to win against companies that have bigger budgets, more manpower and higher profiles than you do. Beane uses the powerful metaphor of baseball, but his genius lies in his ability to draw striking parallels to almost any industry (health care, insurance, finance, etc.) Beane's inspiring tale, a modern day David vs. Goliath, is an unforgettable talk, a brilliant confluence of baseball and business success -- and what it really takes to succeed, and succeed big, with limited resources. Billy Beane General Manager, Oakland A's Billy Beane is the general manager of Major League Baseball's small-market Oakland A's. For the past three years, Beane has been taking on the big boys in baseball, winning more often than not, and making fools out of the owners who insist that baseball's economics are out of whack. Beane has figured out how to succeed with a limited ($40 million) payroll, and his methods are driving a lot of old [read more]

12:30 Lunch Lunch

1:30 - 3:00 Buy Side-Only Head Trader Think Tank Buy Side-Only Head Trader Think Tank Derek DePetra, Head of International Equity Trading, Artisan Partners Kirk Allen, Managing Director of Trading, NWQ Investment Management Leo Hmelnitsky, Head of International Trading, Global Portfolio Trading, Mellon Capital Management Lee Morakis, Head of Americas Execution Services Sales, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Sponsored by: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Cited as most head traders’ favorite part of TradeTech, the Think Tank provides you an opportunity to take part in shockingly candid debate with your fellow head buy side traders in an environment free of vendors or media. This private event is only open to 35 head traders. You MUST be invited and you MUST RSVP to reserve a seat. How to get invited: To request your invitation to this select event, please contact Rob Golen at 416-597-4771 or robert.golen@wbresearch.com. What it’s all about: If you are right for this exclusive session, we’ll fill you in on the details. Derek DePetra Head of International Equity Trading, Artisan Partners Kirk Allen Managing Director of Trading, NWQ Investment Management Kirk Allen is a managing director and head of trading at NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, a value-oriented firm which manages over $25 billion in assets. Prior to joining NWQ in 2002, Kirk held the position of Senior Equity Trader with CapitalWorks Investment Partners where he was in charge of implementing trading strategy for the firm’s traditional Hedge product, as well as a Small-Cap and [read more] Leo Hmelnitsky Head of International Trading, Global Portfolio Trading, Mellon Capital Management Lee Morakis Head of Americas Execution Services Sales, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Lee Morakis is head of Americas Execution Services Sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he is responsible for the institutional sales and execution consulting teams, as well as trading and technology teams that support the electronic execution of equities, ETFs, options and futures across the region. Morakis joined the company in 2005 as head of North American Portfolio and Electronic Tra [read more]

Chairperson’s Afternoon AddressChairperson’s Afternoon Address 1:30 Chairperson’s Afternoon Address Chairperson’s Afternoon Address Chairperson’s Afternoon Address 1:30 Chairperson’s Afternoon Address Chairperson’s Afternoon Address David L. Easthope, Capital Markets Research Director, Celent Chairperson’s Afternoon Address David L. Easthope Capital Markets Research Director, Celent David Easthope is a senior analyst in Celent's securities and investments practice and is based in the firm's San Francisco office. Mr. Easthope's expertise lies in global financial exchanges and market structure, electronic trading technology, and North American retail brokerage. Mr. Easthope's research focuses on themes of strategic importance in the capital markets and retail brokerage sectors, [read more]

PANEL: Achieving Execution Venue Transparency: Identifyi...PANEL: Trading Asia: Determining How To Access Liquidity... 1:40 PANEL: Achieving Execution Venue Transparency: Identifying What’s Required From An IT Perspective PANEL: Achieving Execution Venue Transparency: Identifying What’s Required From An IT Perspective Brian Lees, AVP Application Development Manager, Capital Group Companies Roderick Burns, Director, Western Region , Credit Suisse AES Advanced Execution Services PANEL: Achieving Execution Venue Transparency: Identifying What’s Required From An IT Perspective Brian Lees AVP Application Development Manager, Capital Group Companies Brian Lees is an AVP and software development manager for The Capital Group Companies, where he has supported equity trading for the past 14 years. He has been closely involved with Capital Group's ongoing efforts to integrate the FIX protocol with the firm's proprietary equity order management system since 1998. Recently he has been an active participant in the FIX Protocol Buyside Working Group [read more] Roderick Burns Director, Western Region , Credit Suisse AES Advanced Execution Services 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 US Head of Electronic Sales for Knight Capital Group, where h [read more] 1:40 PANEL: Trading Asia: Determining How To Access Liquidity Without Giving Away Too Much Information PANEL: Trading Asia: Determining How To Access Liquidity Without Giving Away Too Much Information Phillip Weinberg, Equities Trader, Karara Capital Ltd. Seth R. Freeman, Global Chief Executive Officer, EM Capital Management PANEL: Trading Asia: Determining How To Access Liquidity Without Giving Away Too Much Information Phillip Weinberg Equities Trader, Karara Capital Ltd. Phillip joined Karara Capital as an Equities Trader in December 2008. He previously worked for NAB where he spent 3 years trading foreign exchange options and a year as an Associate in Institutional Banking. Phillip holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance) from Monash University and a Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Markets). Seth R. Freeman Global Chief Executive Officer, EM Capital Management

PANEL: Examining Trends In Quant Trading Strategy And Te...PANEL: Overcoming Market Entry And Connectivity Issues I... 2:20 PANEL: Examining Trends In Quant Trading Strategy And Technology Adoption PANEL: Examining Trends In Quant Trading Strategy And Technology Adoption Simon King, Head of Quantitative Trading, EBL Capital Partners Ignatius John, Former Director - Global Trading Strategist, AXA Rosenberg PANEL: Examining Trends In Quant Trading Strategy And Technology Adoption Simon King Head of Quantitative Trading, EBL Capital Partners Ignatius John Former Director - Global Trading Strategist, AXA Rosenberg Ignatius John is a Director at Sapient Global Markets. He is a senior Investment Industry professional with 21 years of experience on the buy-side. Proven ability to conceive of and deliver strategic business visions in the areas of global securities investments, trading technology, operations and pre/post trade risk. Reengineered gl [read more] 2:20 PANEL: Overcoming Market Entry And Connectivity Issues In Relation To Emerging And Frontier Markets Trading PANEL: Overcoming Market Entry And Connectivity Issues In Relation To Emerging And Frontier Markets Trading Seth R. Freeman, Global Chief Executive Officer, EM Capital Management Richard C. Kang, CIO & Director of Research, Emerging Global Advisors, LLC PANEL: Overcoming Market Entry And Connectivity Issues In Relation To Emerging And Frontier Markets Trading Seth R. Freeman Global Chief Executive Officer, EM Capital Management Richard C. Kang CIO & Director of Research, Emerging Global Advisors, LLC

3:00 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

PANEL: Controlled Blotter Scraping: Is Block Flow Coming...PANEL: Optimizing The Structure Of Your Global Trading D... 3:35 PANEL: Controlled Blotter Scraping: Is Block Flow Coming Back To The Buy Side? PANEL: Controlled Blotter Scraping: Is Block Flow Coming Back To The Buy Side? Nenad Yashruti, Director, Trading and Operations, Freestone Capital Management Wally Sullivan, Managing Partner, BlockCross Alfred Eskandar, Head of Equities, Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. PANEL: Controlled Blotter Scraping: Is Block Flow Coming Back To The Buy Side? Nenad Yashruti Director, Trading and Operations, Freestone Capital Management Wally Sullivan Managing Partner, BlockCross Wally Sullivan, Managing Partner BlockCross ATS / Pulse Trading IncWally Sullivan is a Founding and Managing Partner of Pulse Trading Inc.; an agency brokerage firm founded in 2000. Specializing in electronic trading, Pulse has 4 trading desks across the country with over 25 traders. Three years ago Wall [read more] Alfred Eskandar Head of Equities, Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. Alfred is Head of Equities and a founding employee of Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. He was previously Global Head of Corporate Strategy where he was responsible for all strategic initiatives, alliances and investments. In March 2007, Alfred led the acquisition of Miletus Trading, LLC, a leading quantitative and program trading broker dealer, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer during its i [read more] 3:35 PANEL: Optimizing The Structure Of Your Global Trading Desk PANEL: Optimizing The Structure Of Your Global Trading Desk Leo Hmelnitsky, Head of International Trading, Global Portfolio Trading, Mellon Capital Management Rob Shapiro, Global Head of Execution Consulting, Bloomberg Tradebook PANEL: Optimizing The Structure Of Your Global Trading Desk Leo Hmelnitsky Head of International Trading, Global Portfolio Trading, Mellon Capital Management Rob Shapiro Global Head of Execution Consulting, Bloomberg Tradebook Robert Shapiro joined Bloomberg Tradebook in 2010 as the Global Head of Trading and Execution Consulting. Prior to joining Bloomberg Tradebook, Rob was COO of global trading for Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2007–2010) where he was responsible for factors related to trade optimization, including trading technology, trade analytics, execution strategy, and performance measurement. Rob joine [read more]

PANEL: Overcoming Operational And Technology Hurdles To ...PANEL: Identifying The Best Trading Technologies And Str... 4:15 PANEL: Overcoming Operational And Technology Hurdles To Create A CSA Program That Allows You To Best Access Liquidity PANEL: Overcoming Operational And Technology Hurdles To Create A CSA Program That Allows You To Best Access Liquidity Timothy Carkin, Senior Equity Trader, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Nenad Yashruti, Director, Trading and Operations, Freestone Capital Management PANEL: Overcoming Operational And Technology Hurdles To Create A CSA Program That Allows You To Best Access Liquidity Timothy Carkin Senior Equity Trader, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Tim Carkin, CAIA, CMT, is the firm’s senior equity trader and a member of the investment team. He also serves as an analyst for the Strategic Opportunities strategy. Prior to joining Ferguson Wellman in 2003, he spent five years at Wells Fargo Bank in customer relations. A native of Oregon, Carkin earned his B.A. in business administration and finance in 2002 from Portland State University. Carkin [read more] Nenad Yashruti Director, Trading and Operations, Freestone Capital Management 4:15 PANEL: Identifying The Best Trading Technologies And Strategies Asset Managers Are Adopting For Options Trading PANEL: Identifying The Best Trading Technologies And Strategies Asset Managers Are Adopting For Options Trading Mike Bristow, Head of Options Trading, Vtrader Pro Lee Weiner, Director of Options, Head of Electronic Trading, JMP Group PANEL: Identifying The Best Trading Technologies And Strategies Asset Managers Are Adopting For Options Trading Mike Bristow Head of Options Trading, Vtrader Pro Mike Bristow, Institutional Stock & Options, Managing Director, He has 20 years of industry experience primarily focused on options market making and trading. Mike has experience accessing all sources of liquidity through ECNs, crossing networks, Dark Pools, algorithms, and floor brokers. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bristow co-founded a regional institutional options desk and wa [read more] Lee Weiner Director of Options, Head of Electronic Trading, JMP Group

4:55 UBS Gala Cocktail Reception UBS Gala Cocktail Reception

6:30 Conclusion Of TradeTech West Day One Conclusion Of TradeTech West Day One