Fixed Income Leaders 2025
14 - 16 October, 2025
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre + ij VENUES Amsterdam
Buy Side Trading Innovation Day
Open to a Maximum of 150 Buy Side Attendees
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Welcome Address & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
The Trading Desk in 2030
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Fireside Chat Future-proofing the trading desk: What’s next for buy-side leaders in a rapidly evolving global fixed income landscape?
Dwayne Middleton -
Global Head of Fixed Income Trading,
T. Rowe Price
Lars Salmon -
Head of Fixed Income Trading, EMEA,
Fidelity
From AI-native workflows to the next wave of digital market structure, global buy-side leaders are reimagining what a future-ready trading desk looks like. With rising expectations for execution agility, predictive analytics, and real-time interoperability, how are trading heads preparing their desks to thrive in tomorrow’s ecosystem? In this forward-looking conversation, hear how firms with a global outlook are proactively shaping the future—investing in scalable tech stacks, fostering adaptive talent, and building smarter, more collaborative relationships with the sell side and vendors.
11:00 am - 11:15 am
FILS Talk: Proving Trader Value: How traders drive business impact through tech adoption, partnerships, and desk performance
Shaun Copeman -
Head of Credit Trading,
Federated Hermes
As scrutiny on trading costs intensifies, buy-side desks are under pressure to clearly demonstrate the value traders bring to the investment process. How do you evolve your trading strategy to not just keep pace with innovation but to actively drive better execution outcomes? In this session, a seasoned buy side industry expert with over 20 years of experience will share how they are building smarter vendor partnerships, adopting AI in meaningful ways, and overcoming integration challenges—all with an eye on proving the measurable impact of the trading desk. Whether you're at a large institution or a smaller asset manager, join us for actionable insights on solidifying your role as a critical value-add in today’s fixed income markets.
Riding the next wave of innovation
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Industry Keynote: Topic TBC
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Spotlight on smart trading: How are the latest AI and automation tools analysing markets, reducing risk and optimising trading life cycles to bolster execution quality?
Eric Heleine -
Head eTrading &Data,
AXA IM
Marcel Schnellmann -
Head of Fixed Income and FX Execution,
Zürcher Kantonalbank
Jordan Erenrich -
Head of Execution Technology,
PIMCO
Automation is transforming trading desks, enhancing efficiency, and optimising execution. This panel explores how firms can leverage RPA, AI, and algorithmic strategies to reduce errors, monitor markets in real time, and ensure regulatory compliance.
Sponsored by: Jane Street
Sponsored by: MTS
Sponsored by: Bloomberg
Buy side only interactive sessions
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Bond Digitalisation: From pilot to practice: How can you prepare your trading desk for the digital bond era?
Chetna Mistry -
Head of London Portfolio Operations & Senior Credit Trader,
Western Asset Management
Fabien Brugger -
Head of Multi-Assets Execution Services,
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
With digital bonds, stablecoins, and CBDCs gaining traction, fixed income market infrastructure is evolving fast. But practical challenges remain — from regulatory divergence across the US and Europe to integration complexity. This panel provides a pragmatic guide for buy-side firms to get ready for tokenised assets: building operational checklists, understanding settlement risks, and assessing impact on liquidity and short-term rates.
Chetna Mistry
Head of London Portfolio Operations & Senior Credit TraderWestern Asset Management
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Buy vs. Build: Technology and innovation in trading: How to create “one cockpit” where traders can manage trade automation as well as high touch orders.
Valerie Miles -
Director of European Credit Trading,
Loomis, Sayles & Co
Soren Bennike -
Head of OMS,
BlueBay Asset Management
This fireside chat will explore the evolving needs of the trader's cockpit, focusing on trade automation, data requirements, and strategies for efficiently managing high-touch orders. We will compare external EMS and OEMS solutions to help firms assess the best fit for their business needs, while also sharing insights on collaborating with external vendors to enhance data and analytics. Our experts will provide practical guidance on overcoming common challenges when adopting new technologies and workflows.
Valerie Miles
Director of European Credit TradingLoomis, Sayles & Co
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Maximising Execution Efficiency: How to navigate real-world execution challenges in Fixed Income Derivatives to optimise performance
Kaustuv Dasgupta -
Head of Trading,
Two Sigma Investments
Pierre Renna -
Head of Buyside Fixed-Income Dealing,
Degroof Petercam
With liquidity dynamics evolving and regulatory scrutiny increasing, Heads of Trading must harness pre-trade analytics and Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) to optimise execution and manage risk. This session explores how cutting-edge data-driven insights can enhance decision-making, improve market impact assessments, and drive best execution in today’s fixed income landscape.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Best execution in Derivatives: How to navigate real-world execution challenges in Fixed Income Derivatives to optimise performance
Dimitri Mongeot -
Derivatives Trader,
AXA IM
This session gets into the trader's seat to unpack what "best execution" really looks like across fixed income derivatives. We’ll explore how practitioners navigate platform fragmentation, choose between OTC bilateral and cleared venues, and assess counterparties in real time. Expect a candid look at the real mechanics of trade execution, TCA implementation, and full lifecycle management — from trade inception to closeout — in a market where standardisation remains elusive.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Data Analytics: How can you leverage advanced data analytics to navigate evolving fixed income market structures?
Wanpin Zhuang -
Trader,
Manulife
Explore how advanced data analytics can help traders adapt to the rapidly changing fixed income market structure, improve liquidity management, and enhance execution quality.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Setting the buy side agenda for 2026: How can we identify key buy-side trading challenges and best collaborate with industry to set the 2026 agenda?
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Networking Break
Delegates will pre-select a track to join on the day, diving into dynamic roundtables led by industry experts. In groups of 8-10 buy-side professionals, participants will engage in focused discussions on optimising trading strategies, workflow automation and data. Designed for open and candid exchanges, these sessions will spark transformative ideas and actionable strategies.
Roundtables: Shaping the Future of Fixed Income Trading
Track A: Optimising Trading Strategies
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Evaluate the most innovative liquidity, e-trading and technology initiatives alongside a small group of your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.Sponsored by: Euroclear
Track B: Workflow Automation
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Evaluate the most innovative workflow technology and automation initiatives alongside a small group of your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.Sponsored by: ipushpull
Sponsored by: Genesis
Sponsored by: Trading Technologies
Sponsored by: Virtu Financial
Sponsored by: interop.io
Track C: Data Analytics, Processing & Aggregation
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Evaluate the most innovative data processing and aggregation tools alongside a small group of your buy side peers to understand who is best placed to meet your desk needs.Sponsored by: BestX
Sponsored by: Virtu Financial
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Networking Drinks Reception Hosted by: OTCX
Sponsored by: OTCX
