Agenda

13.30 Registration

14.00 Presentation: Dealing with market turmoil: risks within your organization

Amy G. Harkins, SVP, Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Actions, Proxy & Class Actions, BNY MELLON

14.30 Panel 1: Winning data strategies in the windy city

• Chicago-specific data management challenges facing trading firms
• Different data needs of Chicago's different trader types
• Analytical tools and new technologies to get the best out of data
• The threat of audits for fee-free futures data - are firms prepared?

Moderator: Peter D. Hanson, Managing Partner, ASTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC.
Barry Brooks, Independent Consultant and Former Vice President, CREDIT SUISSE
Christopher Gersch, Director of Portfolio Management, CHICAGO GLOBAL CAPITAL, LLC.
Patrick Martin, Market Data Analyst, MARTIN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Mustafa Maqbool, Data Manager, INFINIUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

15.20 Presentation: Organizing data for better trading decision-making

Kevin Koy, Chief Market Strategist, LA SALLE GLOBAL SECURITIES

16.20 Panel 2: Sourcing and delivering data for new markets

• The benefits of scale and competition concerns arising from exchange consolidation
• Acquistions and alliances as gateways to new markets and data
• Balancing the need to create new products while managing growing data volumes
• Competitive challenges from new markets and end-user backed venues

Moderator: Amy G. Harkins, SVP, Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Actions, Proxy & Class Actions, BNY MELLON
Marc Alvarez, Senior Director, Reference Data, INTERACTIVE DATA
Georg Gross, Head of Front Office Data & Analytics, Executive Director, DEUTSCHE BÖRSE AG - Market Data & Analytics
Domenic Iannaccone, Director Business Development, SYBASE, INC.
Kirk Wang, Director, SYSTEMATIQ RESEARCH

17.00 Panel 3: Leveraging low latency data management architecture

• Assessing acceptable levels of latency, and identifying and eliminating latency bottlenecks
• Utilizing direct feeds, co-location and vendor services to create an optimal data and trading architecture
• Exchange strategies for reducing latency from data processing and distribution
• Strategies for low-latency markets outside Chicago

Moderator: Manisha Kimmel, Executive Director, FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORUM
Amanda Bajic, Principal, QAR Data Repositories & Analytics, BANK OF AMERICA
Michael Masiello, Head of Industry Solutions, RADIANZ SERVICES BT
Mehmet Yanilmaz, Partner, MYRA TRADING; Partner of TRIA-C; and Associate of THE INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS
John Panzica, Vice President, Financial Services Practice, SWITCH AND DATA