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On October 25, 2021, the key event for the development of electronic trading on the FX market ACI Russia eFX Summit 2021 will take place.

The annual ACI eFX Summit brings together all participants of the financial industry to discuss current factors and trends affecting the foreign exchange market, such as: the pandemic, market liquidity, code of conduct, best execution requirements, innovations of trading platforms, development of research and analytical technologies.

At the summit, vendors, representatives of electronic trading platforms, data centers, equipment suppliers, professionals from sell side and buy side share their views and perspectives. 

The Summit bring together on one platform cashflow managers of corporations and system traders, hedge funds, international and regional banks (global heads of trading, heads of FX departments,  execution managers, portfolio managers, CIOs and CEOs) from Russia and European countries for open discussion, building relationships and entering into partnerships.

To maximize the benefits for Summit participants and not to put you in danger, the Summit will be held in a hybrid format: online and offline.

To comply with the norms of social distance offline event will be held in the Lotte Hotel (8, Novinsky Blvd., Moscow, bldg. 2, Lotte Hotel) from 8.30 to 21.00 and will gather no more than 300 participants. Participants who register for the offline event will be the first to have priority.

SPONSORS:

Platinum: Moscow Exchange, LMAX Group

Gold: SberCIB, Metallinvestbank, Raiffeisenbank, Refinitiv, Alfa-Bank, Bloomberg, CME Group, Finary Markets

Silver: VTB Bank (PJSC), Sinara Investment Bank, Avelacom, NTProgress, WEYTEC, Smart FX, DMALINK

Bronze: UBS, Edgewater Markets, Ak Bars Bank

Information partner: PRIME, EMCR, SRO NFA, Russian Association of Corporate Treasurers 

The program and speakers of eFX Summit 2020

ONLINE participation in eFX Summit 2021

ACI Russia eFX Summit 2021, 25th October (Monday)

9:00-21:00, Lotte Hotel, Moscow

Agenda

08:30-09:00 Check-in and welcome coffee

09:00-09:10 Welcome address Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

09:10-09:30 Keynote interview: David Mercer, CEO, LMAX Group

Moderator: Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

09:30-10:15 Panel 1. Trends in FX trading: Global and Russian markets

• Clients’ behavior
• Internalization and market fragmentation
• Data analytics and algo trading
• FX Global Code Review: LP disclosures, last look, pre-hedge
• Products for e-trading platforms

Moderator: Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

Speakers:

Andrey Strunilin, Head of FX Trading, MD, Global Markets, Sberbank

Anton Kenyaykin, Head of Capital Markets Sales, Raiffeisenbank

Evgeny Egorov, Head of Algorithmic Trading, Alfa-Bank

Manu Choudhary, CEO, DMALINK

10:15-11:00 Panel 2. Algorithmic trading: further development of the industry

• Banks vs non-bank liquidity providers
• Clouds vs Collocation
• Buy or hire?!
• Big data and AI in algo trading
• Connectivity: dedicated line vs internet

Moderator: Evgeny Egorov, Head of Algorithmic Trading, Alfa-Bank

Speakers:

Grigory Baytsur, Director for Communications Technologies, Moscow Exchange

Stanislav Dimitriev, Head of eFX, Raiffeisenbank

Jeremy Smart, Global Head of Distribution, XTX Markets

Vadim Mescheryakov, Head of eFX Trading, VTB

Gabriel Bassas, VP of Sales, EMEA & APAC at Avelacom

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-11:45 Special guest interview: «The Role of the Moscow Exchange in the Development of Russian Financial Market»

Yury Denisov, CEO, Moscow Exchange

Moderator: Elena Tofanyuk, First Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Forbes

11:45-12:30 Panel 3. FX Global Code 3 Year Review results: is Last Look solved?

• Disclosures and Transparency in the FX Market
• Pre-hedging in today’s FX landscape
• Algo trading regulation
• Buy side engagement

Moderator: Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

Speakers:

Marcel Zimmermann, Director of Money Market and Foreign Exchange division, Swiss National Bank

Stephane Malrait, Chairman of ACI-FMA, Global Head of Market Infrastructure & Innovation, ING

Jeremy Smart, Global Head of Distribution, XTX Markets

Vincenzo Dimase, Global Sales Strategy & Execution Director, Trading, Refinitiv

12:30-13:15 Panel 4. Russian regulatory framework and market development

• Russian financial market development roadmap
• Countering misconduct: ethic codes
• New regulation initiatives: market-makers, algos

Moderator: Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

Speakers:

Valery Lyakh, Director of the Anti-Unfair Practices Department, Bank of Russia

Vasily Zablotsky, President, National Finance Association

Dmitry Kheylo, Managing Director, Compliance Department, Sberbank

Igor Marich, Managing Director for Sales and Business Development, Board Member, Moscow Exchange

13:15-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:45 Panel 5. Electronic platforms race: who will win?

• What is happening with trading volumes on multi-dealer FX platforms? Do they decline or rise? Why?
• Clients of multi-dealer FX platforms – what are recent trends, prospects of participation of non-financial organizations
• What products of FX venues are most demanded? Recent news about the aggregation?
• Post-trade analysis, TCA – what data is required the most?

Moderator: Dmitry Piskulov, ACI Russia Vice President, Director, International Projects, Moscow Exchange

Speakers:

Andrey Skabelin, Head of FX Market, Moscow Exchange

Vyacheslav Kashigin, CEO, NTPro

Oleg Shevelenko, FXGO Product Manager, Bloomberg L.P.

Olga Frediani, Head of Emerging Markets, CME Group

Bart Joris, Head of FX Sell-Side Trading, Refinitiv

14:45-15:30 Panel 6. Client’s experience: buyside panel

• Who are your customers? What are their needs?
• Why do you think you are covering their needs?
• How do you retain customers?
• Do you think that fintech will take away your customers in the near future?
• Is the client becoming more technologically advanced and demanding of algorithms and innovations?
• What does the client really want?
• Are your customers satisfied with your service? Do you consider the customer satisfaction index?

Moderator: Marianna Minsker, journalist, presenter, RTVI International TV Company

Speakers:

Alexander Apanasevich, Director of liquidity development, FX Market, Moscow Exchange

Sergey Kropachev, Director, Electronic sales, Global Markets, Sberbank

Dmitry Gavrilets, Head of FX Trading, Renaissance Capital

Ivan Ryzhikov, Head of the Brokerage Services, Financial Department, Tinkoff Banknk

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-16:45 Panel 7. FX and interest rate (IR) derivatives on the exchanges and electronic platforms on the global and domestic markets

• FX & IR Swaps
• Options: listed vs OTC market
• Central clearing vs bilateral settlements
• Pricing models and profit opportunities

Moderator: Roman Loktionov, OTC Derivatives Director, Moscow Exchange

Speakers:

Andrey Strunilin, Head of FX Trading, MD, Global Markets, Sberbank

Roman Zavalyuev, Executive Vice President, Raiffeisenbank

Anna Senina, Business Development Manager, Central Banks and Financial Communities, Refinitiv

Paul Houston, Global Head of Listed FX, CME Group

16:45-17:30 Panel 8. Digital assets and cryptocurrencies trading

• Economics of cryptocurrencies
• Institutional recognition
• Crypto market access
• CBDC
• Financial stability risks

Moderator: Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

Speakers:

Sven Schubert, Senior investment strategist, Vontobel Asset Management AG

Alina Karpichenko, Low Latency Connectivity & IT Infrastructure Solutions – Capital Markets, Avelacom

Konstantin Shulga, CEO, Finery Markets

Andrey Mikhaylishin, Co-founder and head of the Joys payment service, Partner in the creation of the BRICS Pay international payment system

Giovanni Vicioso, Senior Director of Equity Products, CME Group

17:30-18:15 Panel 9. Monetary policy, FX & Rates in Russia  

• Budget rule and FX purchases
• Managed vs free float FX regime
• FX reserves and financial stability
• Government bonds market and Central bank

Moderator: Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

Speakers:

Alexander Morozov, Director of the Research and Forecasting Department, Bank of Russia

Pavel Pikulev, Chief Strategist for macro, FX & rates, Treasury, Sberbank

Alexander Isakov, Chief Economist for Russia and the CIS, VTB Capital

Sergey Konygin, Chief Economist, Sinara Investment Bank

18:15-19:00 Panel 10. Anti-panel: BUY SIDE vs SELL SIDE

• FX Global Code: who takes benefit?
• Market fragmentation – is it for good or for bad?
• Ecosystems vs marketplaces, who will win?
• What is missing on the market?

Moderator: Sergey Romanchuk, ACI Russia President, Head of Trading, Metallinvestbank

19:00-21:00 Cocktail party, networking, contests