Agenda

March 9, 2021

12:00pm-12:45pm Regulatory Developments in the US and Canadian Fixed Income Markets

• Update on SEC’s FIMSAC and recent fixed income concept release • Examination of key regulatory proposals and developments at the OSC and FINRA affecting best execution and trading • How institutional investors are adapting to keep pace with changes and ensure compliance with regulations

Ari Burstein, Moderator President Capital Markets Strategies

David Dimitrious Senior Special Counsel, Division of Trading and Markets U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Stephanie Dumont Senior Vice President and Director of Capital Markets Policy FINRA

Richard Grant Global Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs AQR

Chris Killian Managing Director SIFMA

Tracey Stern Manager, Market Regulation Ontario Securities Commission

12:45pm-1:30pm A New Way of Looking at Trading and Best Execution in the Fixed Income Markets - Advancements in Technology and Execution Tools

• Examination of new execution tools to assist institutional investors • Use of trading algorithms in the fixed income markets • Advancements in the use of AI and machine learning in fixed income trading • Changes to the trading of corporate bonds • How increased electronification of trading can impact pricing and liquidity

Ari Burstein, Moderator President Capital Markets Strategies

Chris Bruner Head of U.S. Institutional Fixed Income Tradeweb

Paul Hamill Global Head of Fixed Income Distribution: Currencies and Commodities Citadel Securities

Michael O’Brien Director of Global Trading Eaton Vance

Steve Toland Co-Founder TransFICC

Ray Uy Global Head of Fixed Income and Currency Trading Invesco

1:30pm-1:45pm Fixed Income Trading Spotlight – Addressing Data Needs in the Fixed Income Markets

John Keller ETF Product Manager MarketAxess

Kat Tatochenko Global Head of Data MarketAxess

1:45pm-2:15pm Keynote Address – Fireside Chat on the State of Play in the Fixed Income Markets

Michael Arone Chief Investment Strategist State Street Global Advisors

2:15pm-3:00pm LIBOR Transition Update – Impact on Institutional Investors

• Examination of impact of LIBOR transition on institutional investors • Discussion of remaining open items in preparation for LIBOR transition • Examination of legal and compliance related issues

George Bollenbacher, Moderator President G. M. Bollenbacher & Co

Umesh Gajria Global Head of Index Linked Products Bloomberg

Alexandre Hardouin Head of Rates Refinitiv

Matthew Hays Partner Dechert

Elisabeth Kirby Managing Director, Head of Market Structure Tradeweb

Glenn Taitz Global Head of Market Structure Invesco

3:00pm-3:45pm Developments in Fixed Income Portfolio Trading and ETF Trading - Issues to Consider for Institutional Investors

• Utilization of portfolio trading vs. ETFs • Innovations in trading platforms and trading tools • How to trade fixed income ETFs more efficiently • Evaluating the ETF and portfolio trade and metrics for gauging liquidity

Ari Burstein, Moderator President Capital Markets Strategies

Steve Laipply US Head of Fixed Income ETFs Blackrock

Phil Cichlar Institutional Sales & Trading, Fixed Income Specialist Jane Street

John Keller ETF Product Manager MarketAxess

Brandon Matsui Director, Portfolio Manager DWS Group

3:45pm-4:30pm Utilization of ETFs and Indices by Institutional Investors in Fixed Income Securities

• Factors to consider when investing in fixed income ETFs • How institutional investors are utilizing ETFs and indices to address liquidity solutions • How to construct and implement portfolios utilizing fixed income ETFs • Examination of fixed income indices and their impact on investing

Ari Burstein, Moderator President Capital Markets Strategies

Bill Ahmuty Head of SPDR ETF Fixed Income Group State Street Global Advisors

Steve Sachs Global Head of ETF Capital Markets Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Jarred Sherman Managing Director, Portfolio Manager J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Brett Sussman Institutional Trading Flow Traders

4:30pm Day One Conference Adjournment

March 10, 2021

12:00pm-12:30pm Keynote Address - Fireside Chat on the SEC and Fixed Income Markets Reform

Elad L. Roisman Commissioner U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Michael Piwowar Executive Director, Center for Financial Markets Milken Institute

12:30pm-1:15pm Regulatory and Market Developments in the European Fixed Income Markets

• Examination of key fixed income issues under MiFID and prospects for further review • Update on key regulatory proposals and developments • Prospect for increased fixed income transparency and a consolidated tape

Rebecca Healey, Moderator Managing Partner Redlap Consulting

Matthew Coupe Director, Cross Asset Market Structure Barclays

Philippe Guillot Managing Director, Data and Markets Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF France)

Stephen Hanks Manager, Markets Policy Division Financial Conduct Authority

Christoph Hock Head Multi-Asset Trading Union Investment

Rudolf Siebel Managing Director BVI

1:15pm-1:30pm Fixed Income Trading Spotlight – A Look at ETFs, Technology and Data and the Impact on Institutional Investors

Adam Gould Head of Equities Tradeweb

1:30pm-2:15pm How Institutional Investors are Managing Data Around Order Routing and Execution in the Fixed Income Markets

• Challenges to measuring and analyzing execution quality and trading performance • Examination of the need for change to in the corporate market • Tools and services available for the buyside to more easily analyze and consume trading data • Impact of recent transparency initiatives

Clive Williams, Moderator Former Global Head of Equity Trading T. Rowe Price

Vuk Magdelinic CEO Overbond

Nicolas Masso Global Co-Head of Credit Execution UBS Bond Port

Tim Monahan Product Management ICE Data Services

2:15pm-2:30pm Fixed Income Trading Spotlight

2:30pm-3:15pm A Closer Look at the Municipal – Implications for Institutional Investors

• Examination of transparency and secondary market municipal securities disclosure practices • perspectives of the state of the municipal securities markets • Discussion of emerging issues and trends in the municipal securities markets

Lynnette Kelly, Moderator Former CEO Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

John Bagley Chief Market Structure Officer Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

Robert Daly Director of Fixed Income Glenmede Investments

Stephen Winterstein Head of Municipal Fixed Income MarketAxess

3:15pm-4:00pm A Closer Look at the Treasury Securities Market – What Investors Need to Know

• Recent initiatives to improve the oversight of key Treasury market participants • Innovation and electronification in the trading of Treasury securities • Examination of access to central clearing in the Treasury market

Ari Burstein, Moderator President Capital Markets Strategies

Nitin Gupta Global Head of FID Automated Trading and Futures Distribution Morgan Stanley

Jennifer Han Chief Counsel & Head of Regulatory Affairs Managed Funds Association

Peter Phelan Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Capital Markets - U.S. Department of the Treasury Phelan Advisory

Jerry Pucci Head of Global Low Touch Fixed Income Trading and Global Head of Repo Blackrock

4:00pm Day Two Conference Adjournment