Speakers

Alessandra Stagliano
Head of Client Credit Strategy, Tradeweb
Prior to Tradeweb, Alessandra worked as a senior credit salesperson at Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets and BNP Paribas. She graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in Political Economics.

Alicia Suminski
Principal Project Manager, EuroCTP
Alicia has 20 years of experience in exchanges across the EU, UK and the US, in various product management roles covering fixed income, structured products and ETFs, equities, securities financing, financial derivatives, credit default swap clearing. Prior to working in market infrastructure Alicia was a financial derivatives broker for over ten years, working for several global broking firms. Alicia has deep expertise in market infrastructure and regulation and led the development of many retail-focused market models. She has a degree in mathematics and a Master’s degree in Market Finance from the Toulouse School of Economics.

Ambre Soubiran
CEO, Kaiko
Previously, she worked at HSBC Global Markets in London, specializing in equity derivatives. A Paris Dauphine University graduate with a master’s in applied mathematics and computer science, Ambre has been involved in cryptocurrencies since 2012, combining her technical background with financial innovation.

Benjamin Mahe
Head of High Touch Trading, BNPP Asset Management
Benjamin is currently heading the High Touch execution team at BNPP Asset Management. He initially joined AXA IM in 2021 as Head of Electronic Trading & Data and in March 2024, he was appointed Head of High Touch Execution leading the HT Equity and Fixed Income trading franchise globally as well as the ETF Cap Market & CRM team.
Prior to joining AXA IM, Benjamin worked at Natixis, PwC and more recently at AXA Direct France where he was deputy chief actuary with the responsibility of actuaries and data scientists' teams. Benjamin is a graduate of ENSTA Paris Tech and is a CFA Charterholder.

David Angel
France Co-Chair, FIX Trading Community
Head of Continental Europe, Virtu Financial
David is a member of the Consultative Commission – Markets and Exchanges of the AMF (French Regulator). He is also a member of Virtu’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Prior to joining Virtu, David operated in a similar role at ITG, and was previously responsible for Business Development in derivatives at London headquartered LIFFE. He started his career with the Banque Paribas Group in London and Paris.

Didier Borowski
PhD, Head of Macro Policy Research and Deputy Head of Global Macro Economics, Amundi
Prior to his current role, Didier was Head of Global Views, a team that relied on Amundi’s Global Research as well as on external expertise to support General Management and the Global Investment Committee (GIC) and enhance thought leadership on key cross-cutting thematics. During his career at Amundi, he was also Head of Fixed Income and FX Strategy, Co-Head of Strategy and Economic Research, and Head of Macroeconomic Research.
Before joining Amundi, Didier was Senior Economist and Strategist at Société Générale Asset Management (2000-2009). He began his career at the French Treasury (DGTPE). He also worked as an expert for the European Commission and spent two years working for the Ministry of Economy of the Central African Republic.
Didier holds a PhD in Economics and was an Associate Professor at the University of Paris North (2007-2011) and was then a lecturer for several years at the University of Paris Dauphine. He is the author of several articles concerning the equilibrium of exchange rates.

Eric Heleine
France Co-Chair, FIX Trading Community
Head of eTrading and Data, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Etienne Mercuriali
Director of Research, BMLL Technologies
Etienne Mercuriali is Director of Research at BMLL. His work combines quantitative analysis with practical trading experience to turn complex market behaviour into clear, evidence-based research for market participants, using precise, harmonised historical market data to examine market structure, trading features, and execution across equities, options, and futures on a range of asset classes.
Before joining BMLL, Etienne was a financial markets journalist covering trading, regulation and market structure. He previously spent over two decades as a proprietary trader at diverse institutions and has also built and advised data-focused technology businesses.

Hanno Klein
Technical Director, FIX Trading Community
He is co-chair of the FIX Global Technical Committee (GTC) for the EMEA region since July 2010 and a member of the FIX Global Steering Committee (GSC). His primary objective is to enable and promote the harmonised usage of FIX by the financial community, especially by exchanges, clearinghouses and other marketplaces. An increased adoption of FIX by this group of users requires a focus on performance together with true standardisation.

Hugo Brisebard
Deputy Head of Unit, Savings and Financial Markets, French Treasury
He also works alongside the Honorary Governor of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, on initiatives to promote Paris as a leading international financial centre. A macroeconomist by training, Hugo previously worked at the OECD before joining the Economic Department of the French Embassy in London, where he advised the Ambassador on economic and financial affairs.

Inés de Trémiolles
Global Head of Trading, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Jean-François Jolivalt
Head of Fixed Income Trading, Outsourced Trading Desk - CIC CIB, CIC Market Solutions

Jim Kaye
Executive Director, FIX Trading Community

Laetitia Visconti
Head of Market Structure, Aquis Exchange

Laurent Clavel
Global Head of Multi-Asset, BNPP AM
Prior to AXA IM, Laurent worked for ten years at the French Ministry of Finance, from the Statistical Institute (INSEE) to the Budget, and he spent three years at the French Embassy in Stockholm, where he covered the Nordic economies as financial adviser to the French Treasury. Laurent graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and holds an MSc. in Economics from the Paris School of Economics, Statistics and Finance.

Marc Berthoud
Executive Director, Head Exchange Data Strategy, SIX Exchanges
Marc graduated in Economics and holds various industry certifications with strong focus on data management from EDM Council, ICMA, FISD and is a certified Prince 2 project manager.

Mark Kepeneghian
Founder and CEO, Lise
As Founder and CEO of Lise, Mark Kepeneghian is dedicated to modernizing market infrastructures in Europe.
Through Lise, he has developed a unified infrastructure integrating both trading (MTF) and settlement (CSD) functions, creating the first natively tokenized stock exchange. In April 2026, Lise carried out its first IPO on this infrastructure and has since operated as the first 24/7 stock market, simplifying access to financing for SMEs and mid-caps through instant settlement.
Mark also leads Kriptown, the technology company designing the technical architecture (trading and post-trade) required to operate these tokenized financial instruments.
Alongside his operational roles, he actively participates in industry initiatives regarding financial regulation:
- AMF (French Financial Markets Authority): Member of the "Market Organisation and Functioning" Consultative Commission.
- ADAN: Vice-President and Chair of the Tokenization Committee, contributing to the definition of the regulatory framework for digital assets.
- France FinTech: Board Member, focusing on topics related to tokenization and capital markets

Mathieu Jacolin
Director of Market Activities, AMAFI
Since 2025, he has been Director of Market Activities at AMAFI, responsible for regulatory and structural topics affecting equities, bonds, derivatives, commodities and digital assets. He represents AMAFI’s positions with public authorities, European institutions and regulators, coordinates regulatory consultations and working groups.

Matthew Coupe
Co-Chair EMEA Regional Committee, Co-Chair Fixed Income Axe Standards Working Group, FIX Trading Community,
Fixed Income Sales & Trading, Susquehanna
He has previously sat on the FCA’s Secondary Markets Advisory Committee, the CFTC’s Global Market Structure sub-committee, the FMSB’s board and currently co-chairs the Fix Trading Community for the EMEA region. A regulatory and trading specialist across multiple asset classes, particularly when looking market micro structure evolution across all asset classes, and the evolution of the trading ecosystem.

Matthieu Chomez
Execution trader, Societe Generale Luxembourg

Maxime Styran
Head of Continental Europe Electronic Sales Trading, RBC Capital Markets

Melissa Ellis
Head of Workflow Technology, EMEA, Virtu Financial
Based in London, Melissa Ellis serves as the EMEA Head of Virtu Financial’s Workflow Technology business and is responsible for sales and product strategy of its flagship product Triton Execution Management System (EMS). Triton, Virtu's award-winning EMS, is a global, broker-neutral, multi-asset-class trading system that combines Virtu’s cutting-edge liquidity, execution, analytics and workflow solutions into one unified and customizable execution interface.
Melissa joined global technology firm ITG in 2014 - prior to the firm’s 2019 acquisition by Virtu Financial. Since joining, Melissa has helped Virtu expand its client base across Europe and its asset class coverage. Virtu uses advanced technology and transparency to deliver workflow solutions to trading desks and helps clients pursue best execution in a scalable, efficient, and data-driven manner. Melissa works with clients to find solutions to create operationally efficient trading desks that can scale into the future.
Previously, Melissa held roles in both product and sales, specializing in front office financial technologies across regions and client segments including retail, hedge funds, long-only institutions and sell-sides at firms such as Lehman Brothers, Barclays, and Eze Software Group.

Muriel Faure
President, LUMHIO
Board Member, AMF
Muriel Faure has devoted most of her career to the asset management industry. She is the founder and former CEO of a leading French asset management company specializing in international digital equities for professional investors. Since 2017, she has served as Senior Advisor to Tiepolo, a French wealth management firm. She is also a Board Member of the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and Chair of the Innovation Committee of the French Asset Management Association (AFG). Muriel holds an MBA from ESSEC Business School and is a graduate of the French Society of Financial Analysts

Nicolas Weber
Head of Execution, Rothschild & Co
Nicolas Weber is Head of Execution at Rothschild & Co, where he leads a multi-asset trading team covering equities, fixed income, and derivatives.
He oversees execution activities for both Private Banking and Asset Management, with a strong focus on efficiency, and continuous process improvement.
With over a decade of experience in financial markets, Nicolas has developed deep expertise in trading and execution, alongside a strong interest in innovation and technology. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in driving automation initiatives, optimizing workflows, and enhancing trading infrastructure to improve scalability and performance.
His background combines a solid quantitative foundation with a specialization in market finance, enabling him to operate effectively in complex environments and contribute to strategic transformation projects within leading financial institutions.
Nicolas Weber is particularly focused on bridging trading expertise with innovation and believes that long-term success in financial markets relies on adaptability, discipline, and continuous learning.

Paul Besson
Head of Quantitative Research, Euronext
Prior to this he held the same position for seven years at Kepler Cheuvreux. Paul has twelve years’ previous experience as a fund manager in quantitative arbitrage, both for hedge funds and long-only funds. Paul regularly presents papers at academic conferences and has authored various publications on Market Microstructure in applied journals. He has been a lecturer for a number of institutions. Paul graduated from ENSAE Paris.

Philippe Guillot
Deputy Secretary General, Data and Markets Directorate, AMF

Raoul Salomon
Managing Director, Barclays
France CEO and the Co-Head of Markets, Barclays Europe
Raoul Salomon is a Managing Director at Barclays; he is the France CEO and the Co-Head of Markets for Barclays Europe.
Mr. Salomon was appointed as Managing Director in January 2006 after joining Barclays Capital in
February 1996 from Caisse des Depots et Consignation where he was an economist in charge of the French economy and a trader on STRIPS.
Prior to Caisse des Depots et Consignation, Mr. Salomon worked in research in econometrics at the World Bank in Washington DC. At Barclays Capital, Mr. Salomon was a trader on the French government bonds curve from 1996 to 2000, after which he became a member of the France Sales team and the management team.
Mr. Salomon holds a Diploma from Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique
and a Masters in Games Theory. He was a lecturer in maths, statistics, econometrics, micro - macro
economics and financial markets at the University of Paris 1, HEC, ENSAE and continues to lecture at
Sciences Po. He is the Chairman of Alliance pour une Gestion Solidaire, Cris Cancer France and Dessines
Moi Un Mouton.
He is a member of the board at Papoto and is also involved in several affirmative actions for equal education opportunities

Rebecca Healey
Co-Chair EMEA Regional Committee, FIX Trading Community,
Founder, Redlap Consulting
Widely quoted in the financial, business and trade media, she has appeared on TV and radio discussing ongoing changes in capital markets such as the Financial Times, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, DeTelegraaf, Die Welt, Le Monde, Les Echos, CNBC TV, BBC and Bloomberg, among others. She has contributed to regulatory policy participating in a wide number of roundtables in the UK and Europe including providing evidence for the UK House of Lords review into electronic trading and is a member of ESMA’s Secondary Markets Standing Committee.
Prior to writing research since 2011, Rebecca held various positions at Bankers Trust, Goldman Sachs, and Credit Suisse, where she was instrumental in launching the successful AES product from its inception in 2002. She was the first electronic trader at Credit Suisse to be registered for all electronic European cash equity markets. During this time Rebecca also set up Positive Risk, a forerunner of initiatives to educate women in financial planning. Rebecca was based in the Middle East from 2008 to 2010, where she was employed by the British Embassy in Bahrain, successfully launching the UK Government’s financial services strategy in Bahrain.
Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Spanish & Latin American History & Politics from the University of London.

Samar Sen
SVP, Head of International Markets, Talos

Sassan Danesh
Chief Executive Officer, Etrading Software Ltd.
With over 20 years’ experience in capital markets technology, Sassan has played a leading role in shaping financial services infrastructure and standards. He is currently leading major initiatives, including the UK bond Consolidated Tape and broader fixed income data services designed to improve market transparency and accessibility.

Valentina Lorusso
Policy Officer, ESMA

Vincent Grandjean
Co-Founder and CEO, Propellant Digital
Vincent is co-founder and CEO of Propellant Digital, a fintech that aggregates and organises MiFID II transparency data to make it more open, accessible, and useful to specialist and non-specialist users. He also serves as co-chair of the FICC Committee of the FIX Trading Community. Most recently, he was appointed to the Consultative Working Group of European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)'s Secondary Markets Working Group, under the Markets Standing Committee. Prior to launching Propellant Digital in 2021, he held various roles at Santander, Société Générale, Citi, and UBS. He has extensive front-to-back experience in market structure and regulatory reform through positions in front office product management and technology. He played a key role defining fixed income market structure strategy at Santander and Société Générale. Vincent led initiatives to identify and prepare for changes in markets brought about by regulatory reform, including MiFID II and Dodd-Frank.

William Fenna
Global Retail Trading and Personal Investing Lead, LSEG

Yuhang Wang
Business Initiatives Director, FIX Trading Community










