FIA is the leading global trade organization for the futures, options and centrally cleared derivatives markets, with offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Singapore and Washington, DC Our mission: To support open, transparent and competitive markets, protect and enhance the integrity of the financial system and promote high standards of professional conduct. Derivatives markets play a critical role...
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Dr. Iro Tasitsiomi
Dr. Iro Tasitsiomi is a globally recognized leader at the intersection of quantitative finance, data science & artificial intelligence in capital markets. As the Head of AI & Data Science at T. Rowe Price, she is responsible for the firm’s AI strategy and is instrumental in creating and integrating innovative investment signals with the firm’s fundamental...
InfoWare Limited
InfoWare Limited InfoWARE Limited is revolutionizing Africa’s capital markets with intelligent, future-ready technology that tackles real industry pain points, from fragmented data access to outdated infrastructure. Our flagship platform, the InfoWARE Market Data Terminal (IMDT), provides real-time data, analytics, and curated research, enabling smarter decisions for investors and analysts. IDIA Trader is a next-generation, self-service...
Heidi Dittmar
Heidi Dittmar is General Manager and Country Head of Broadridge Financial Solutions in Germany and leads a team that services a broad range of leading international corporate brands and financial services firms ranging from asset and wealth managers to investment banks and broker dealers. Heidi has held various roles across Broadridge over the last 20...
Forefront
Spending most of our careers as CMOs for some of the biggest names in fintech and finance, we had the opportunity to work with many marketing and PR agencies. Too often, the service we received fell short of what was required to move the needle, so in 2016 we started Forefront Communications to fill that...
Nathalie Ruiz
Nathalie Ruiz is Head of Equity Sales, Continent & Global Buyside, at Euronext. Nathalie Ruiz is Head of Equity Sales for Continental Europe and Buy Side clients at Euronext. She leads strategic engagement with institutional and retail investors across the region, promoting access to Euronext’s seven equity markets in Europe. Prior to joining Euronext, she...
Gabrielle Hagman
Gabrielle Hagman, Swedish Country Manager at Nordnet Gabrielle is the Swedish Country Manager at Nordnet Bank since 2024. Previous experience from multiple leadership positions within Danske Bank, including Head of Institutional Banking Sweden and Vice President at BlackRock. Gabrielle began her career at Swedbank and most recently she comes from the role of Director of Mutual Funds...
Pegah Esmaeili
Pegah Esmaeili, the Head of Nordic Region, at Virtu Financial Pegah is the Head of Virtu’s Nordic region and has led the firm’s client-focused execution services since 2015, during which time Virtu has become a key player in the region. She has also been an active member of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee...
Andy Simpson
Andy Simpson, CEO at Sigma Financial, Founder and CEO of real time research & analytics firm, Sigma AI, which provides advanced ML and Gen AI based insights, Andrew has been leading market structure change in financial services for more than 25 years. He has delivered strategic change and business growth for banks, markets infrastructure and the...
Daniel Shepherd
Daniel Shepherd, CEO of BTON Dan Shepherd: CEO of BTON, transforming the algo wheel with AI, trade execution and fintech specialist, serial entrepreneur. Evangelist of using technology and data to optimise trading outcomes for investors.









