• Dion Singh
  Senior Quantitative Analyst, Equity Trading Products, TMX Group
• Paul Dex
  Head of European Business Development, Equity Trading, CRM, Equity Trading, TMX Group

As retail trading continues to evolve, the panel will explore the changing needs of retail - focusing on innovation , demand for extended trading hours , impact of gamification and access to global products to keep retail engaged in Canada.

• Camilo Gil
  Head of Execution Services - Managing Director, CIBC Capital Markets
• Tara Kennedy
  VP & Head of Capital Markets, Wealthsimple
• Jeff Varey
  Head, Wealth Management Equity Trading, RBC DS

• Eshank Shah
  Director, Equity Product Design, TMX Group

Highlighting what Canadians can expect next. What do the current trends portend for the near and far future of the economy?

• Jimmy Jean
  Chief Economist & Strategist, Desjardins, will share his view and how expectations for the economy are informing future strategies.

Leaders in Trading from the sell side join us to discuss topics spanning the global trading landscape. Topics will include capturing liquidity across the globe, ideas for handling geopolitical driven volatility spikes, what to expect from the SEC with the administration changes and how that affects markets in Canada, and more.

• Andrew Upward
  Institutional Sales & Trading, Market Structure Strategist, Jane Street
• Jatin Suryawanshi
  Managing Director & Head of Global Quantitative Strategy, Jefferies
• Jennifer Hadiaris
  North America Head of Electronic Execution Services, Citigroup
• Patrick McEntyre
  Managing Director, Global Equity Derivatives, NBF

• Doug Clark
  Managing Director, Equity Product Design, TMX Group

The Buy Side Responds - Leaders in Trading from the buy side will cover the same Global Trading topics, including capturing liquidity across the globe, ideas for handling geopolitical driven volatility spikes, what to expect from the SEC with the administration changes and how that affects markets in Canada, and more. We will get to hear their views, as well as their thoughts on what the sell side panel has just shared.

• Mehmet Kinak
  Head of Global Equity Trading, T. Rowe Price Group
• Ashley Banfield
  Co-Head, Global Execution Strategy, Fidelity Investments
• Frank Loughlin
  Global Head of Execution Services, AllianceBernstein

• Heidi Fischer
  President, TSX Alpha US, TMX Group

• John Christofilos
  CSTA President/Senior Vice President - Chief Trading Officer at AGF Investments Inc.

Join leading voices from the trading and technology landscape as they explore how innovation is reshaping the investment process from end to end. This dynamic panel will examine topics such as the rise of broker wheel automation within EMS platforms, the growing role of AI in execution and operations, the increasing complexity of managing multi-asset strategies, and how firms are navigating global market challenges. Through diverse perspectives, we’ll uncover how these trends are influencing performance, risk, and the future of market access.

• Nitin Gambhir
  CEO & Head of Quantitative Research, Tethys Technology
• Etienne Phaneuf
  CEO and President, ArchES Computing
• Grant McLaughlin
  Managing Director, Electronic Trading, BMO Capital Markets
• Scott Feagans
  Senior Vice President of Trading, Infrastructure & Sales & Engineering, Options

• Gavin Morris
  Vice President, TMX Datalinx Proprietary Data & Infrastructure