Elke Bachler, Head of Cyber Security Services, Marsh Elke has worked in IT and information security both the private and public sector for over 20 years. Amongst her previous roles were Deputy Director in the Cyber Security & Information Risks directorate of HM Revenue & Customs and Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Hiscox,...
Alex Chow, Investment Operations Policy Lead, The Investment Association Alex leads policy at the Investment Association on investment operations, notably on post-trade and trade and transaction reporting. The workstreams in these areas include engagement and advocacy with regulators and working with membership discussion forums and market stakeholders to establish industry wide best practice and guidance...
Imane Kabbaj, Director Responsible Investment, Man Group plc Imane Kabbaj is the Director of Responsible Investment at Man Group. In her role, Imane is responsible for driving progress incorporating ESG concepts into Man Group’s responsible investment strategies, developing new ESG frameworks across asset classes, and ensuring the implementation of ESG regulations across the relevant strategies....
Steve Grob, Founder, Vision 57 Steve is a dynamic chief strategist and marketeer with a proven track record in creating and unlocking value in both small and large FinTech firms. Key to his success is the ability to combine a deep understanding of how capital markets work, their evolution and the relationship between technology, regulation...
Jamie Whitehorn, Head of Trading Venues, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Jamie leads the Trading Venues & Corporate Finance Firms Department within the FCA’s Infrastructure & Exchanges Directorate. Jamie is responsible for supervising UK trading venues and developing the policy framework within which they operate. He joined the regulator in 2010, having served in a variety...
Alice Lucas, Head of Institutional Electronic Execution, Peel Hunt Alice joined Peel Hunt in 2022 as Head of Institutional Electronic Execution to lead the growth and rollout of a newly developed electronic product suite, leveraging the firm’s unique position in the retail trading space. Prior to joining Peel Hunt, Alice spent almost 10 years at...
Goncalo Lima, Co-Chair Digital Assets & Technology Committee, FIX Trading Community, Capital Markets Strategy Lead, R3 Goncalo is the Capital Markets Strategy Lead at R3. Previously, Goncalo was a Macro COO at Standard Chartered Bank for the last 13 years. He represented SCB at the Global FX Division and was the chair of the Steering...
Dan Squires, VP of Sales for Financial Markets, Imandra Dan Squires is VP of Sales for Imandra. Imandra is an AI startup engaged in Formal Verification. In financial markets Imandra is working with exchanges, venues, brokers and others to bring rigour and precision to the design of complex systems, as well as protocols like FIX....
Ayesha Ghafoor, Principal, Capital Markets and Wholesale Policy, UK Finance Ayesha Ghafoor is a Principal in the Capital Markets and Wholesale team at UK Finance. She represents UK Finance member views on secondary markets and post-trade policy with politicians and regulators at the international and national level, with a focus on the UK’s regulatory reform...
Mike Carrodus, CEO & Founder, Substantive Research Mike founded Substantive Research in early 2015 with two goals in mind. To provide asset managers with transparency into the pricing of investment research and market data, and to also help them source quality providers in both those markets. Mike’s time as Global Head of Institutional Sales at...
