Connectivity in the Collaboration Economy

Symphony Innovate 2020 brought together hundreds of attendees digitally to hear financial services executives and technology experts discuss new global markets workflows, how to connect the virtual workforce, and the role of security in remote collaboration.

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Keynote: Connectivity in the Collaboration Economy
  • David Gurlé, Founder and CEO, Symphony
  • Dietmar Fauser, EVP of Product & Engineering, Symphony
Symphony 2.0: The Future Platform for Financial Services
  •  Jonathan Christensen, CXO, Symphony
  •  Manish Sharma, VP Product & Engineering, Symphony
  •  Savvithri Sivaraamakrishnan, Senior Director, Product Management, Symphony
“Where are they now?” – Updates from Crowd Favorite Innovations from Past Showcases

Moderated by Sashi Dias Valtz, Global Head of Client Strategy, Symphony and Queenie Chan, Head of APAC, General Manager, Symphony

  • From internal to external: Andrew Mosson, Executive Director, CIB Digital Strategy, J.P. Morgan
  • The original cross-firm automation, Selina and Debbie: Jordan Barnett, Head of Program Trading & Execution Services, BNY Mellon and Andrew Donnelly, Director, Head of Transformation, Security Services Technology, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore
  • Asset class expansion of BETSI: Ashwin Venkatraman, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Damien Lodge, Executive Director, Global Head of Currency Trading, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  • Izzy 2.0: Brittany Garland, Executive Director, IHS Markit
  • The latest from our 2020 hackathon: Alexandre Gabriel, Innovation Leader – SG Global Securities Operations, Société Générale and Thierry Weidenmann, CEO, Accenture Post Trade Processing
Fireside Chat with CEO/CIO of BFAM: Transformation of the Global Financial Industry

A conversation between Benjamin Fuchs, CEO/CIO of BFAM and David Gurlé

Future of Markets: SPARC & CONNECT Demos and Discussion
  •  Brad Levy, President and CCO, Symphony
  •  Goutam Nadella, EVP, Client Solutions, Symphony
  •  Bhavin Rawal, SVP, Product Management, Symphony
Community Viewpoints: Future of Markets Panel

Moderated by Brad Levy, panelists include:

  • Yannig Loyer, Global Head of Trading, Securities Financing and Derivatives, AXA IM
  • Fidelis Oruche, Head of Investment Advisory and Sales, Bank of Singapore
  • Sarah Schaffer, Head of Aladdin Product Management, BlackRock
  • Brian Steele, Managing Director, Global Head of Market Solutions, Goldman Sachs
  • Adam Wall, Head of Autobahn Group, Deutsche Bank
Closing Session with David Gurlé
  • David Gurlé, Founder and CEO, Symphony
Jefferies: JEFQuants

Presented as part of the Front Office Use Cases breakout track:

  • Ralph Pfitzer, Regional Head of Client Strategy, Symphony
  • Jatin Suryawanshi, Head of Global Quantitative Strategy, Jefferies
Build a Bot in Seconds: Introducing the Bot Developer Kit 2.0

Presented as part of the Technology and Developer Forum breakout track:

  • Ivana Polim, Global Head of Client Engagement, Symphony
  • Olivier Poupeney, Manager, Developer Relations, Symphony
  • Mario Orphanou, Director Product Management – Enterprise Integrations, Symphony
Morgan Stanley: Ask Research

Presented as part of the Front Office Use Cases breakout track:

  • Ralph Pfitzer, Regional Head of Client Strategy, Symphony
  • Jennifer Casas, Research Technology Management, Morgan Stanley 
  • Eden Kidner, CTO of Research, Morgan Stanley
Asset Class Spotlight: FX Panel

Presented as part of the Front Office Use Cases breakout track:

  • Olivia Knocker, Regional Head of Client Strategy
  • Mauricio Sada-Paz, Global Head of eFICC Product and Distribution, Barclays
  • Gordon Noonan, Head of FX and Rates Trading, London, Schroders
  • Brendan McMurtray, Vice President, FX Market Structure & Electronic Trading Analyst, T. Rowe Price
Schroders and Barclays: FX Swaps Axes Bot

Presented as part of the Front Office Use Cases breakout track:

  • Olivia Knocker, Regional Head of Client Strategy
  • Natasha Lauder, Trading Engagement Analyst, Trading Support, Schroders
  • Robin Wiseman, Head of Client Analytics, Barclays
Tech Deep-Dive: The Risks to Mitigate when Balancing Security & Compliance with Productivity

Presented as part of the Technology and Developer Forum breakout track:

  • Ivana Polim, Global Head of Client Engagement, Symphony
  • Pravir Ramtekkar, Director, Product Management, Symphony
  • Ravi Varanasi, VP of Engineering, Platform, Symphony
  • Special guest: Philip Fry, VP of Product Strategy, Verint
HSBC and Schroders: River Bot

Presented as part of the Operations Workflows breakout track:

  • Kate Chatzopoulos, Head of Operations Workflow, Symphony
  • Janice Ku, Director, Digital & Data, Markets & Securities Services, HSBC
  • Chwee Chua, Global Head of Operations Innovations, Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd
Panel Discussion: Operations

Presented as part of the Operations Workflows breakout track:

  • Brad Levy, President and CCO, Symphony
  • Lou Rosato, Director – Investment Operations, Global Business Strategy and Relationship Management, BlackRock
  • Raj Iyer, Director, Core Digitization and Reimagination, BNY Mellon
  • Karen Newton, Managing Director, Credit Suisse
Accenture: AskCaly – Virtual Assistant Integration

Presented as part of the Operations Workflows breakout track:

  • Kate Chatzopoulos, Head of Operations Workflows, Symphony
  • Alexandre Abehsira, Managing Director, Capital Markets, Accenture
Partner Spotlight: GreenKey & NLP

Presented as part of the Technology & Developer Forum breakout track:

  • Ivana Polim, Global Head of Client Engagement, Symphony
  • Tejas Shastry, Co-Founder, Chief Data Scientist, GreenKey Technologies

Speakers

Brendan McMurtrayVice President, FX Market Structure & Electronic Trading Analyst, T. Rowe Price
Brendan McMurtrayVice President, FX Market Structure & Electronic Trading Analyst, T. Rowe Price
Queenie ChanHead of APAC, General Manager, Symphony
Ralph PfitzerRegional Head of Client Strategy, Symphony
Ravi PatelVP of Engineering, Platform, Symphony
Sashi Dias ValtzGlobal Head of Client Strategy, Symphony

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