CSTAConference: Full Schedule

9:30am CDT

Fireside Chat: Volker Rule in Canada

Moderators

Cindy Petlock

Head of Legal, Regulatory and Compliance, Aequitas NEO Exchange

Cindy Petlock is the Head of Legal, Regulatory and Compliance at Aequitas Innovations Inc. She has over 18 years of capital markets experience, including as the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at CNSX Markets (the operator of the CSE) and as Manager of Market Regulation at the... Read More →

Speakers

James Allen

Head of Capital Markets Policy Group, CFA Institute

Mr. Allen is head of the Capital Markets Policy Group in the Americas at CFA Institute where he is responsible for developing and promoting capital markets positions and policies within the region. He also leads the organization’s capital markets outreach with policymakers and... Read More →

David Franasiak

Principal, Williams & Jensen

David Franasiak became a Principal of Williams & Jensen in 1992. As Vice President of Finance and a member of the Executive Committee since 1993, he is responsible for the day-to-day financial management of the firm, pension plans, and outside legal entities. Mr. Franasiak specializes... Read More →

Friday August 15, 2014 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Grand Event B & C White Oaks Resort & Spa

Panel

10:15am CDT

Canadian Market Structure: If I Was Going to Make Changes, What Would They Be

Moderators

Brett Redfearn

Global Head of Equity Market Structure, JP Morgan Securities

Brett W. Redfearn, Global Head of Equity Market Structure, JP Morgan, Global EquitiesMr. Redfearn is JP Morgan Securities’ global head of equity market structure. In this role, Brett examines how technologies, regulations & business trends are changing equities, options & futures... Read More →

Speakers

Doug Clark, Esq

Head of Equity Product Design, TMX Group

Doug Clark recently joined the TMX Group as Head of Equity Product Design. Prior to joining the TMX, Doug has spent nearly 30 years working in the dealer community, running trading and research teams, in both equity and derivative verticals. Doug is a former Chair of the Canadian... Read More →

Peter Haynes

Managing Director, Index Products, TD Securities

Peter Haynes joined TD Securities (TDSI) in June, 1995. Currently, Peter heads up TDSI’s Index Products team, a group responsible for index and market structure research and ranked number 1 by Brendan Woods in every year since 2004. In addition, Peter handles relationship management... Read More →

Andrew Upward

Rosenblatt Securities

Andrew Upward is Vice President in the market structure group at Rosenblatt Securities, an independent institutional brokerage founded in 1979 and headquartered in New York. The firm represents clients on an agency-only basis in equities, ETF and listed derivatives markets. Rosenblatt... Read More →

Friday August 15, 2014 10:15am - 11:00am CDT
Grand Event B & C White Oaks Resort & Spa

Panel

2:30pm CDT

International Market Structure

Moderators

Gregory Treacy

Director, Global Executiion Services, BAML

Gregory Treacy is a director in the Global Execution Services business at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He is responsible for the electronic trading of U.S. based accounts into international markets. Treacy joined BofA Merrill in June 2010 and has over 15 years of sales leadership... Read More →

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Lindsey Burik

Vice President, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading

Lindsey Burik is a vice president for the Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) group. Within GSET, Lindsey manages the international equity product offering for Americas-based clients, focusing on Europe, Asia, Canada and Latin America. She is responsible for product distribution... Read More →

Brendan Doran

Global Head of Sales, Chi-x Global

Brendan F. Doran is Global Head of Sales for Chi-X Global. Mr. Doran is based in NewYork and responsible for sales to US based firms as well as coordinatingrelationships/communication between the various Chi-X market centers and affiliates ofUS firms around the globe.Prior to joining... Read More →

Duncan Higgins

Managing Director & Head of Electronic Sales EMEA, ITG

Duncan Higgins joined ITG in 2010 and is currently a Managing Director and Head of Electronic Sales in EMEA. Duncan has extensive industry knowledge and experience in electronic trading, execution tools, liquidity access products, and market structure. Prior to ITG, he spent two years... Read More →

Friday August 15, 2014 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Grand Event B & C White Oaks Resort & Spa

Panel

9:00am CDT

Trading All Asset Classes - The Single Platform Future

Moderators

Robert Young

Head of Liquidnet Canada

Robert joined Liquidnet in 2005 to direct the launch of its Canadian business. From 2006 through 2009, Robert led the company’s continued expansion globally as Chief Operating Officer. In that role, Robert was also responsible for the development of the processes and capabilities... Read More →

Speakers

William Kellett

Managing Director and Global Head of Foreign Exchange Trading, TD Securities

Bill Kellett is a Managing Director and Global Head of Foreign Exchange Trading at TD Securities. With nearly 12 years of experience in Foreign Exchange spot and options trading, Bill has driven TD Securities growth in Canadian Dollar spot trading, propelling the franchise into one... Read More →

John Krog

Vice President, Product Management, SunGard Brokerage

John Krog is a vice president of product management for SunGard Brokerage, responsible for Valdi equity and listed derivatives trading applications used by broker dealers throughout North America. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in trading technology and operations, and has... Read More →

Tristan Michela

EVP, CanDeal

Tristan Michela has been an Executive Vice President at CanDeal since 2008, and is responsible for managing our client sales and contributing to the overall growth strategy. Mr. Michela has been actively involved in the fixed income marketplace since 1996 and as such his experience... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2014 9:00am - 9:45am CDT
Grand Event B & C White Oaks Resort & Spa

Panel

11:00am CDT

Trading: Social Media – Tool or Time Waster?

Moderators

Laura Sebesta

Head Equity Trader, Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc.

Laura Sebesta is Head Equity Trader at Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc. (FGP), a value-oriented investment management firm founded in 1980. At FGP, she focuses on Canadian Equity block trading and oversees the trading of US, EAFE and Emerging Market Equities, as well as Foreign Exchange... Read More →

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Jeff Cameron

Software Engineer, Google

Jeff Cameron is a software engineer at Google, based in California. He focuses on improving the search ranking algorithm, and is currently the Technical Lead for mobile app ranking.Jeff began his career at Scotia Capital after graduating from the University of Waterloo. At Scotia... Read More →

Rita Devlin

Bloomberg

Rita Devlin Marier is a reporter on the social media monitoring team of Bloomberg News' First Word service. She spends her day watching for market-moving and breaking business news on social media. Rita and her team are on the cutting edge of a new way to break and gather news, constantly... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2014 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Grand Event B & C White Oaks Resort & Spa

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11:30am CDT

Senior Traders Speak Out: New Era of Trading

Moderators

Mike Thom

Head of Trading, Obelysk Funds Ltd.

Michael is head of trading for a Toronto-based family office. He was previously head of trading for a Vancouver-based institutional equities investment manager, and started his career with Powerex Corp, the energy trading/marketing subsidiary of BC Hydro. Michael holds a Bachelor’s... Read More →

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John Christofilos

Vice President, Head Trader, AGF Investments

John Christofilos is Vice-President, Head Trader at AGF Investments. In this role, John has trading responsibility for all AGF retail and institutional portfolios spanning multiple geographies and asset classes. John has extensive experience over more than a 25-year career on both... Read More →

Glen Grossmith

Managing Director, Canadian Head of Sales Trading, CanaccordGenuity

Glen has been on Bay St. for a “few decades” where he started on the old trading floor (234 Bay) as a phone clerk raking in a single digit salary fresh off an Economics degree from McMaster University. He has witnessed and survived more than one market crash/meltdown/crisis... Read More →

Brett Mock

Managing Director, Jones Trading

Brett Mock is a Managing Director with Jones Trading and manages their San Francisco office. Mr. Mock is a past national chairman of the Security Traders Association, and a past president and board member of SFSTA. He has helped author and co-author many white papers, comment letters... Read More →

Saturday August 16, 2014 11:30am - 12:15pm CDT
Grand Event B & C White Oaks Resort & Spa

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