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 spent nearly 15 years sales trading at Credit Suisse, with a focus on algorithmic trading.

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 at Nordnet and remains a member of the board at Nordnet Fonder AB.

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 since 2020. Before joining Virtu, she was a Partner at Mariana Capital, specializing in equities and derivatives. Pegah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Stockholm University and a Master’s in Finance from Linköping University and EDHEC Business School in France.

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 UKs regulator. Amongst his roles he was COO at disruptor exchange Virt-x (latterly SWX Europe), ran the Post Trade business for Euronext, and was Head of Business Development for EuroCCP. Most recently and prior to founding his business, Andrew was head of M&A and strategy for Bolsas y Mercados Españoles. He has always been a leading voice on competition issues for the UK and Europe, such as CCP interoperability and trading venue competition.

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.

Ove Heiberg , Senior Equity Sales at Euronext

Ove Heiberg is a Senior Equity Sales at Euronext in the Nordics, based in Oslo. He works closely with market participants on both the buy- and sell-side to understand their needs and strengthen Euronext’s equity offering for Nordic clients. Ove joined Euronext on July 1, 2020, and has since held various roles within the Equities and Index division.

Oscar Björklund, CEO at Lysa Fonder AB,

Oscar Björklund has extensive experience in the finance industry, particularly in fund management. Oscar holds a master’s degree in Industrial Economics with a focus on financial optimization and programming from Linköping University of Technology, 2011, as well as a bachelor’s degree in economics from Linköping University, 2010. Oscar worked at iZettle (2016–2018) as the Director of Risk Credit, where he was responsible for credit risk in iZettle’s corporate lending program and the strategy for the credit portfolio. Oscar has also worked as a quantitative analyst in the risk and valuation functions at Brummer&Partner Fund Services (2011–2016). In August 2018, Oscar took on the role of deputy portfolio manager at Lysa and in December 2018, became the responsible portfolio manager for the funds Lysa Aktier and Lysa Räntor. This role involved ongoing responsibility for management, analysis, and evaluation of holdings, as well as model portfolio and improvement of processes and routines related to fund management. In June 2022, Oscar transitioned to being solely active in the company as the CEO.

Christian Bock, Sales Director for EMEA Region, at Talos,

Christian Bock is a Sales Director in the EMEA region at Talos, the premier provider of institutional trading and portfolio management technology for digital assets. Based in Zurich, Christian is responsible for identifying and onboarding institutional clients, supporting Talos in establishing itself as the primary infrastructure provider for the institutional trading and management of digital assets among hedge funds, banks, asset managers, and other institutional buy-side and sell-side clients.

Prior to joining Talos, Christian was Head of Sales for Germany at 360T, part of Deutsche Börse Group, and held senior sales roles at UBS Investment Bank in Switzerland, where he developed sales strategies for European banks. Earlier in his career, he held roles across the FX and digital asset sectors, building a comprehensive background in institutional financial services sales.

Originally from Denmark, Christian has lived and worked on four continents over the past 20+ years, bringing a globally informed perspective to his work.

Wictor Comstedt, Xtrackers Sales, Nordic&Baltic at DWS Coverage

Wictor is a seasoned professional in the financial sector, currently serving as senior ETF Sales for Xtrackers (part om DWS group which in one of the largest asset managers in Europe) covering institution and wholesale clients in the Nordic and Baltic region. He transitioned to this role after an impressive 11-year tenure at Nasdaq, where he held various positions, including Head of Sales for ETF and ETP in the Nordic markets. Wictor’s professional journey reflects strong commitment to enhancing financial markets and investor experiences in the Nordic and Baltic region.

Johan Hörmark, Investment Banking / Equities Business Development at SEB

Johan Hörmark, Equities Technology and Business Development, SEB. A part from the role in Equities has among other things been driving Digital Assets initiatives, one of the more recent being the digital bond SEB arranged for the European Investment Bank.