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....
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Ayesha Ghafoor
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
Mike Carrodus, CEO & Founder, Substantive Research Mike launched Substantive Research in 2015, having run the global sales team for one of the largest independent research providers, Ned Davis Research. His idea was that financial institutions would find enormous value from gaining a better understanding of pricing trends and supply in the research and data...
Gordon Wood
Gordon Wood, European Equity Trader, Invesco Gordon Wood is a Senior Equity Trader covering EMEA equities in the Henley office. Invesco Henley turned over approx. $80bn in 2022 on behalf of Portfolio Managers around the world.
Piebe Teeboom
Piebe Teeboom, Secretary General, FIA EPTA. As Secretary General for the European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA), Piebe Teeboom leads Europe’s primary industry body for independent market making firms. Working closely with FIA EPTA’s members and other market participants, he represents FIA EPTA towards public stakeholders in the EU and UK. As an expert on...
Brandon Rym Decoster
Brandon Rym Decoster, Product Management Team Leader, Bloomberg. Brandon “Rym” DeCoster heads product management of Bloomberg’s FIX, SWIFT, and Exchange Connectivity Platform Infrastructure. With 16 years of FIX Protocol experience and a prolific history of speaking on the topic, he is responsible for the ongoing modernization and standardization of FIX across all of Bloomberg’s FIX-enabled...
Sumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar, Head of FIX Connectivity, LiquidityBook Sumit is a financial services industry veteran with vast experience in the front office trading technology space. He has a proven track record of setting up and running global tech and ops teams in tier 1 banks and product companies. He is currently heading the FIX connectivity team...
S&P Global Market Intelligence
At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. We integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, perform valuations and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities around the world use this essential intelligence...
APA Association
The APA Association, APAA, represents common APA interests on regulations and laws impacting APA businesses in the EU and UK and the associated supervisory framework to ensure efficient dialogue with regulatory policymakers. The APAA focuses on developing and supporting the adoption of best practices with the common aim of improving industry data quality. The APAA...
Andrew Bowley
Andrew Bowley, Sustainability Governance Officer, Nomura Andrew is responsible for the international sustainability strategy of the Nomura group, reporting to Nomura’s Group Sustainability Officer. In this role Andrew provides leadership to group sustainability related growth opportunities, connecting regions and divisions to support the launch of new businesses. Andrew also provides governance of sustainability matters, addressing...









