14th Annual European Post Trade Virtual Conference 2021 | Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) | 18 October 2021 | Virtual Event

Now in its fourteenth year, the conference is the leading event for the European clearing and settlement industry, and attracts over 250 senior market professionals representing European buy and sell side organisations, regulators, policymakers, central banks and industry service providers.

The theme for this year’s conference is ‘The Journey from Analogue to Digital’. Technological advancement in post trade has been a case of evolution not revolution, and has competed with regulatory compliance projects for budget and attention. Now, the emergence of new types of assets, the development of distributed ledgers and other new technologies, and the catalyst of increased remote working, have combined to push the digital agenda to a top priority for market participants and regulators.

Our expert speakers will discuss some of the key questions that will shape the future of the industry, including what the post trade environment looks like for new digital assets, and how new technologies can transform existing processes to generate efficiency gains. The conference will also feature a panel discussion on the positives and negatives of a shortened T+1 settlement cycle which is being considered in the US. Finally, you will hear from leading industry experts on one of the key upcoming regulatory milestones – CSDR Settlement Discipline.

2021 Speakers

Nathalie Aufauvre
Director General, Financial Stability and Operations, Banque de France

Stephan Leithner
Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Börse Group and Chairman of Clearstream

Alan Cameron
Head of Advisory FIC Client Line, BNP Paribas

Alex Dockx
Executive Director, Head of Securities Services Industry Development, J.P. Morgan

Charifa El Otmani
Head of Capital Markets Strategy (Interim), Swift

Corentine Poilvet-Clediere
Head of RepoClear, Collateral and Liquidity Management, LCH SA

Daniel Carpenter
Head of Regulation, Meritsoft (a Cognizant company)

Daniela Peterhoff
Partner, Oliver Wyman

Dave Watson
Chief Strategy Officer, Swift

Dr Jon Finn
Founder & MD , Tougher Minds

Elisabeth Noble
Senior Policy Advisor, European Banking Authority

Emma Johnson
Head of Market Advocacy, EMEA, Deutsche Bank AG

Fiona van Echelpoel
Deputy Director General, European Central Bank

Goncalo Lima
Capital Markets Ecosystem Lead, R3

Jennifer Robertson
Acting Head of Unit, European Commission

Jesús Benito
Head Iberclear-BME, SIX

Jim Brunsden
Senior Vice President – Financial Services Practice, FleishmanHillard

John Abel
Executive Director, Settlement and Asset Servicing Strategy, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Julien Jardelot
Head of Europe, Government Relations & Regulatory Strategy, LSEG

Klaus Löber
Chair of the CCP Supervisory Committee (CCP SC), European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Koen Holdtgrefe
Co-Head Government and Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Bank

Marcello Topa
Director, Head of Market Policy and Strategy, Citi

Martyn Nott
Managing Director, Global Head of Network Management, Bank of America and

Chair, Post Trade Board, AFME

Matt Johnson
Director, Digital Platform Management & Industry Relations, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Maurice Evlyn-Bufton
CEO, Armstrong Wolfe

Nadine Teychenne
Director, Head of Digital Assets, Securities Services, Citi

Philip Simons
Global Head of Sales, Fixed Income Derivatives Funding & Financing, Eurex

Philipp Sandner
Head of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC), Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Pierre Davoust
Head of Central Securities Depositories, Euronext CSDs

Robert Scott
Head of Market Infrastructure, Participants & Services, Commerzbank

Sachin Mohindra
Executive Director, Goldman Sachs

Samuel Riley
Member of the CHAG Executive Board, Clearstream Holding AG and

Sonia Paston-Bedingfeld
Executive Director – Post Trade & Custody Strategy, Network Management, UBS

Stephan Hänseler
Head SIX SIS, SIX

Terri Van Praagh
Chief Operating Officer, Global Fund Services UK, Northern Trust

Valeria Zafar
Director for EMEA Business Development, Digital Asset