Register Today to attend the Fourth Annual FPL Southern Africa Electronic Trading Conference 2008
FPL Program Office / FIX Protocol Ltd. <>
13 Feb 2008 12:24PM ETJoin industry leading speakers at the FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) Southern Africa Electronic Trading Conference 2008, which will be held on February 28th at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
This will be the fourth year that FPL has hosted this very successful event, really leading the way in the region by providing a forum where attendees may network, collaborate, learn and strategise with industry colleagues about the issues pertinent to the Southern African markets and beyond.
This year’s agenda will include sessions focused on the following topic areas:
•Electronic trading and the future role of the execution trader
•Creating the infrastructure to enable electronic trading in the markets of Southern Africa
•Managing your OMS / EMS solution
•Algorithmic trading, where are we moving in 2008 and beyond
•Reducing latency: Meeting the challenge
•The FIX Protocol: Capabilities within the post-trade space
•Dark liquidity: The Holy Grail of trading
•MiFID: The opportunities and challenges it raises for the Southern African trader
Speakers will include:
Anton Berkovitz, Head of Business Strategy, Metropolitan Asset Management
Kevin Brady, Joint Managing Director of Securities, Investec
Philippe Carré, Global Head of Client Connectivity, GL TRADE Group
Warren Chapman, CFA, Director, Peregrine Securities
Paul Charie, Head of Business Development, Latent Zero
Derek Crous, Director, Peresys
Alun Cutler, Senior Product Specialist, Charles River Development
Shaun Davies, Director of Surveillance, JSE Limited
Anthony Gallard, EMEA Execution Sales, Merrill Lynch
Rishi Karir, Vice President Electronic Trading & AES Sales, Credit Suisse
Brett Kotze, Co-Chair FIX Protocol EMEA Southern Africa Committee, General Manager, JSE Limited
Kevin Houstoun, Co-Chair FIX Protocol Global Technical Committee, Consultant to HSBC
Angus MacRobert, CEO, Internet Solutions
Ashley Mendelowitz, Managing Director, Peresys
Fatima Miller, Business Analyst, Sanlam Investment Management
Stephen Mulema, Africa Strategy Analyst, Bond Exchange of South Africa Limited
Leanne Parsons, Chief Operating Officer, JSE Limited
Sam Phajane, Co-Chair FIX Protocol EMEA Southern Africa Committee, General manager – IT & Operations, Bond Exchange of South Africa Limited
Brian du Plessis, STP Manager - Clearing and Settlement, JSE Limited
Chris Pickles, Co-Chair FIX Protocol Global Education and Marketing Committee, Head of Marketing – Investment Banking & Global Accounts, BT Global Financial Services
Raymond Pretorius, Director, Peresys
Arthur Rank, Sales Director, CameronFIX Europe
Geoff Rothschild, Chairman, Committee of the Committee of SADC Stock Exchanges, Executive Director, JSE Limited
Jacob Shayi, General Manager: Market Regulation, Bond Exchange of South Africa Limited
Registration
This event will be free to attend for financial market participants, however all delegates must pre-register to guarantee attendance.
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities
If your firm is interested in learning about the different ways in which it can gain increased exposure at this event through the sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities available, please visit the event website at www.fixprotocol.org/southafricaconference2008/. To discuss these opportunities further, please contact Daniella Baker, FPL Marketing and Communications Manager by email at Daniella.Baker@fixprotocol.org or telephone +44 (0)207 936 9334.
For further event information please visit www.fixprotocol.org/southafricaconference2008/
Regards,
FPL Program Office
c/o Jordan & Jordan
5 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10004
Phone: + 1 212 652 4469
Fax: + 1 212 422 8570
