OPTIC 2023 | Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) | 16 October 2023 | Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels, Rue du Fossé aux Loups 47, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

This event is returning for its second year! AFME’s annual Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation conference brings together the industry’s leading voices, to discuss the role of technology in developing capital markets in Europe, with particular focus on the world of operations and post trade.

This event will take place in Brussels, with a two-day agenda packed with keynote addresses from regulatory authorities, thought-provoking panels and speeches from Europe's leading financial institutions, and ample networking opportunities for attendees. 

Delegates will hear from practitioners, technologists, and policymakers on the most important innovations happening here and now, and what the future landscape might look like. Our expert speakers will discuss the opportunities and challenges that are unique to Europe, and contemplate whether the capital markets ecosystem, and its underpinning regulatory framework, is well-positioned to support innovation.

As many initiatives move into their ‘delivery’ phase, the need for collaboration has emerged as a key trend. Join us to hear practical, real-world examples of how organisations from the public and private sector are collaborating innovatively, and working together to solve common challenges.

Another key theme across the conference will be the role of data in delivering change, including how data can be leveraged by banks, regulators and infrastructures to drive strategy, and how new technologies are changing the way in which we store and share data.

2023 Speakers

Verena Ross
Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Philippe Laurensy,
Head of Group Strategy, Product Management, and Innovation, Euroclear group

Evangelos Ouzounis
Head of Policy Development and Implementation Unit, European Network Information Security Agency (ENISA)

Giuseppe Siani
Director General for Financial Supervision and Regulation, Banca d'Italia

Karel Lannoo
Chief Executive Officer, Centre for European Policy Studies

Pierre Davoust
Head of Central Securities Depositories, Euronext

Randy Priem
Coordinator of the Markets and Post-trading Unit, Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA)

Amy Lee
Senior Manager, International Engagement Team, Sector Resilience Division, Prudential Regulation Authority

Helene Oger-Zaher
Manager payments policy FCA, FCA

Isabelle Delorme
Head of Strategy and Product Expansion for Issuers, Fund Managers and Sustainable Finance, Euroclear Group

Mohammed Gharbawi
Fintech Hub, Bank of England

Michael Collier
Executive Director, International Head of Asset Services, Product Management, Securities Services, J.P. Morgan

Jennifer Robertson
Head of Unit, European Commission

Jesús Benito
Head Domestic Custody & TR Operations, SIX

Sachin Mohindra
Executive Director, Goldman Sachs

Cecilia Skingsley
Head of the BIS Innovation Hub, Bank for International Settlements

Barbara Frohn
EMEA Head of Regulatory Engagement, Citigroup

Ivan Keller
Securities Markets Unit, DG FISMA

Marina Reason
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Duncan Trenholme
Co-Head of Digital Assets, TP ICAP

James Cunningham
Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Government Affairs, BNY Mellon

Keith Bear
Fellow, Centre for Alternative Finance, University of Cambridge

David Durouchoux
Dep. CEO – Business development & client relationship, Societe Generale - FORGE

Holger Neuhaus
Head of Market Innovation and Integration, European Central Bank

Mathew McDermott
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

MODERATOR:

Kelesi Blundell
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

2023 Partners

LEAD PARTNERS:
• Euroclear
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Protiviti
• Swift

PARTNERS:
• BNP Paribas
• DTCC
• Euronext Securities
• SIX