FX Growth Markets Conference - Mexico

Profit & Loss Growth FX Markets Series - Mexico
Location: Hotel Camino Real
City: Mexico City
Date: February 25-26

In association with MexDer and AMIB, and in partnership with our Platinum sponsors GFI and Thomson Reuters; Gold sponsor HSBC, and event sponsors CME Group, Fifth Third Bank, 360T, FXall Bloomberg, Barclays Capital, and ICAP Profit & Loss will host the third annual FX Growth Markets Series – Mexico conference in Mexico City. The two-day conference will take place February 25-26

Day 1

8:00 Registration and Coffee

8:45 Chairman’s Introduction

David Clark, Chairman, The Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association

9:00 Keynote Address

Javier Duclaud - Director of Operations - Banco de Mexico

9:30 Panel 1: Regulation and the OTC Markets

• Self-regulation vs. regulation in the FX market
• Assessing and managing risk
• How will OTC clearing impact FX?
• How do smaller institutions manage risk effectively?
• Is a transaction tax a real possibility?
• Are there any technical or regulatory restrictions that could see a relaxation?

Luis Ahumada - Senior Economist and Head of Financial Markets at the Financial Policy Division -Central Bank of Chile

Scott Brusso – Director, FX Products - CME Group

Fco. Xavier Hoyos Hernández – Tax Partner – KPMG

10:45 Coffee break

11:15 Panel 2: Trading Venues
Sponsored by 360T

• Opportunities for online trading and pricing of NDFs and NDSs
• Which currencies/products are best-suited for online trading?
• Onshore vs Offshore
• Benefits of CLS to emerging markets currencies
• Achievable efficiencies
• Single-bank vs the multi-contributor platform – what are the differentiators?
• How can niche platforms survive?

Philip Harris - CEO, Americas - 360 Trading Networks, Inc.

Debra Lodge - Managing Director, Head FX eCommerce Americas - HSBC Bank USA

Paul Millward - FXO E-commerce - GFI

Craig Schultz – Director, Head of FX Bank Marketing Americas – Citi

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Panel 3: FX Prime Brokerage

• Benefits of a fee-based business
• Challenges for new entrants
• Finding new sources of business
• The multi-prime model
• The one-stop shop vs the niche player

Fred Allatt –Vice President, FX Prime Brokerage - Morgan Stanley

Jack Linker - Director, The Americas, Treasury Transaction Services - Thomson Reuters

Juan Carlos Lopez Piña - Chief Operations Officer - Intercam Casa de Bolsa

Dave Reid - Director FX Prime Brokerage – Citi Group

2:30 Coffee break

3:00 Panel 4: Next Generation Services
Sponsored by ICAP

• What are the latest trends in e-FX?
• What will the technology model look like?
• How can businesses grow in Latin America?
• Is market share important?
• Adapting a global service provision for regional nuances
• Does the “hub and spoke” model work in Latam?
• What are the infrastructure challenges in Latam?
• What can (and can’t) be achieved with technology in developing markets?
• Buy versus Build

Anna Didier - Head of Emerging Markets , Americas – ICAP

Alberto Gutierrez - Senior Company Officer - Thomson Reuters

Francisco J. Heredia - Director e-Commerce - UBS Investment Bank

Lorena Orive – Director of Treasury Sales - Banamex | Citigroup

Gerardo Sacco - Vice President BARX Sales – Barclays Capital

4:00 Coffee Break

4:30 Panel 5: OTC vs Exchange

• Benefits of exchange traded products vs OTC
• Online execution
• Central Counterparty Clearing
• Currency options – online execution/offline service
• Technology challenges
• Regulatory risks
• Development of direct market access and algorithmic trading

Jorge Alegría -Chief Executive Officer - MexDer

Ramses Villela Gaona - Head of FX & Futures Desk - Bulltick Capital Markets

Jim Kwiatkowski - Head of Sales, Americas - FXall

David Schulz – Director, CME FX Products - CME Group

5:30 - 7:30 Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by CME Group

Day 2

9:00 Coffee

9:30 Panel 6: Where Now for the Global Economy?

• The global economic outlook
• Latin America’s place on the global stage
• What will drive future growth?
• Dollar/peso outlook
• What are the benefits of inter-regional trade with Asia, Africa?
• Free trade agreements – pros/cons
• Encouraging foreign investment
• Increasing global investor appetite for local currencies

Luis Ahumada - Senior Economist and Head of Financial Markets at the Financial Policy Division -Central Bank of Chile

Jes Black - Managing Director - Black Flag Capital Partners, LLC

Gabriel Casillas – Vice President, Chief Economist Mexico – JP Morgan

Jim Cochrane - Market Commentator, The Dealing Room - Thomson Reuters

David Gilmore - Partner - Foreign Exchange Analytics

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Panel 7: Algorithmic and High Frequency Trading
Sponsored by MexDer

• The importance of co-location in/for Mexico
• Is Mexico ready for algorithmic trading?
• International connectivity – a chance or a burden?
• How has the Mexican trading landscape evolved / will develop in the next 5 years
• Which client sector is poised for growth?
• Can exchanges level the playing field?
• Finding new liquidity pools

Luis Acevedo – COO – MexDer, Mexican Derivatives Exchange

Alfredo Guillen – Trading Director – Mexican Stock Exchange

Eduardo Navarro – Managing Director Markets and Securities – Accival Banamex Casa de Bolsa

David Negri – Equity Options Trading- Timber Hill

12:00 Lunch

1:30 Conference Close and exhibition breakdown

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Cancellation Policy (for paid delegates)
A refund (less 10% administration fee) will be made if notice of cancellation is received in writing two weeks before the event. We regret that no refunds can be given after this time. Delegates may nominate a substitute to attend in their place at any time at no extra charge.[/h]