Agenda

08:00

Registration and Refreshments

Grab a coffee and pick up your colour coded badge to network with other delegates interested in the same topics; blue - artificial intelligence, pink - RegTech, green - FinTech partnerships, orange - blockchain, and visit the networking zones in the exhibition area.

08:45

Welcome Address

As the hype around innovation reaches its peak and the adoption of new technologies such as machine learning begin to bear fruit, Victor Anderson, Editor-in-Chief will review the current state of affairs of technology in the capital markets.

Victor Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, WATERSTECHNOLOGY

08:50

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Industry Keynote

Laura Barrowman, Global Group Chief Technology Officer and Group Chief Information Security Officer, CREDIT SUISSE

09:30

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Embracing Strategic Innovation to Optimise Business Growth

This panel will explore best practices for organisations to implement in order to approach innovation strategically to develop new solutions to the biggest pressure points in the business.

• Finding the right strategy for your business – internally driven innovation through a lab or individual team initiatives vs. vendor and FinTech start up innovation
• Exploring the practicalities of procurement – how can financial institutions work with FinTech start-ups to minimise the barriers to entry?
• Creating a culture of change – how do you encourage internal innovation across different business lines to develop and implement innovation projects in the areas that are of strategic priority to the business?
• Building on legacy systems – what are the practical issues around attempting transformation projects in often large, slow to adapt financial institutions?

Suren Siva, Director Strategy and Innovation, CREDIT SUISSE

Koley Corte, Global Head of Business Transformation, ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN

Stephane Malrait, Head of Market Structure and Innovation, ING

10:00

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Exploring the Role of Regulators in Fostering Innovation Whilst Managing the Potential Risks that Emerge

10:20

Morning Break

Your opportunity to refuel, chat with peers about the morning sessions and visit our vendor partners. Don’t forget to visit the networking zones meet other experts in the relevant area: blue – artificial intelligence, pink – RegTech, green – FinTech partnerships, orange – blockchain.

11:00

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Panel Discussion: The AI Revolution – Moving from the Hype to Reality to Solve Real Business Problems

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform the capital markets, with use-cases being applied across the front, middle and back offices to help streamline everyday business processes and enhance the services they offer to their clients. This panel will seek to examine the applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence that have the greatest potential to help businesses cope with increasing regulatory challenges, greater competition and rising costs.

• Maintaining accountability and ability to explain more than just the algorithms’ outcomes is key so how can we move beyond the black box?
• Artificial intelligence as a tool to augment human traders in the front office – utilising machine learning techniques to identify alpha and improve investment strategies
• Exploring the use of cognitive computing and analytics as well as machine learning to ease the burden of numerous reporting requirements – is a holistic approach better to manage compliance workflows?
• Automating the back office – exploring how post-trade functions such as clearing and settlements can use RPA and AI to increase operational efficiency

Joerg Guenther, Chief Information Officer C&IS and Chief Technology Officer EMEA, NORTHERN TRUST

Jiahao Sun, Lead Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Innovation Lab, RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

11:40

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Innovation in the Front Office Focusing on Trading Technology

Martin Toyer, Vice President, NUMERIX

12:00

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How New Technology Delivers Value to the Business

Each table will discuss a different area of technology focusing on the potential applications and how these use cases can increase efficiency/streamline systems/boost profits.

1: AI – including machine learning techniques e.g. deep learning, NLP

2: RegTech

3: Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology

4: Cloud – leveraging scalability and flexibility

5: Robotic Process Automation

Clinic: Ask the Experts

This session will provide you with an opportunity to share your biggest challenges and get advice from the experts.

12:40

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Drill Down Workshops: Ideas Harvest

The host from each discussion will have 5 minutes to feedback the key learnings and outcomes to the audience so all delegates can maximise their takeaways from the event.

13:00

Lunch

14:00

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Meet the Innovators: Quick Fire Pitches from the Most Innovative FinTech Start-Ups

Each start-up will have 5 minutes to impress YOU, the audience! Have your say by voting on your favourite pitch via Sli.do, with the results announced at the end of the conference.

14:30

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Blockchain – Moving Beyond Proof-of-Concept

14:50

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Big Data as the Fuel for the AI Engine

The World Economic Forum has suggested that we have now entered into the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ as technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and quantum computing emerge. The potential benefits for industries and firms that adapt are huge, however, it is the rise of Big Data that underpins the usability of many of these new technologies. This session will explore the three trends that have enabled the Big Data and the informational advantages this provides.

• The three key components: exponential rise in the volume of data available, greater computing power and larger storage capacity at cheaper cost, advances in methods to analyse these more complex datasets
• Exploring the rise of big data and differentiating big and alternative data
• Garbage in, garbage out – how can you ensure the best quality data?
• The importance of cloud in transforming how data is stored to allow more flexibility and scalability

Javier Rodriguez-Alarcon, European Head of Quantitative Investment Strategies, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Christopher Clarke, Alternative Investment Strategist, ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS

Hamaad Shah, Lead Data Scientist, DEUTSCHE BANK

15:30

Afternoon Break

15:50

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Applying Artificial Intelligence to the Middle and Back Office

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16:10

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Fireside Chat: You Decide!

We want to hear from you which topic you are most interested in exploring to close out the conference. Vote below to have your say on what our speakers discuss.

16:50

Closing Remarks

Announcement of the winner of the ‘Meet the Innovators’ pitch and conference highlights.

Victor Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, WATERSTECHNOLOGY

17:00

Drinks Reception