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Tom Wieczorek, Head of Product Management, UnaVista

Tom Wieczorek, Head of Product Management, UnaVista

Tom is in charge of product strategy for the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) UnaVista post trade regulatory services, including MiFIR ARM and EMIR TR. Tom’s responsibilities include guiding the direction of UnaVista’s solutions and keeping the LSEG’s post trade offerings at the forefront of regulatory, market and technology developments. Prior to joining the LSEG, Tom headed financial... Read More
Tom is in charge of product strategy for the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) UnaVista post trade regulatory services, including MiFIR ARM and EMIR TR. Tom’s responsibilities include guiding the direction of UnaVista’s solutions and keeping the LSEG’s post trade offerings at the forefront of regulatory, market and technology developments. Prior to joining the LSEG, Tom headed financial services solutions at NexJ, led workforce planning and business intelligence products at Workbrain Inc., and worked in product management and business development at Siebel Systems. Tom holds an engineering degree from University of Waterloo and an MBA from Queen's School of Business. Show Less
Robert Cruz, Senior Director of Information Governance & eDiscovery, Actiance

Robert Cruz, Senior Director of Information Governance & eDiscovery, Actiance

Robert leads the Actiance team in working with organizations to more effectively manage regulatory compliance and eDiscovery risks. He brings over two decades of Silicon Valley expertise and holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Gary Kalbaugh, Deputy General Counsel and Director, ING Financial Holdings Corp

Gary Kalbaugh, Deputy General Counsel and Director, ING Financial Holdings Corp

Gary E. Kalbaugh is Deputy General Counsel and Director at ING Financial Holdings Corp., Special Professor of Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School. His practice areas include derivatives and banking law. Previously, he served as Executive Director, Counsel, and Chief US Data Protection Officer at WestLB, chairing WestLB’s glo... Read More
Gary E. Kalbaugh is Deputy General Counsel and Director at ING Financial Holdings Corp., Special Professor of Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School. His practice areas include derivatives and banking law. Previously, he served as Executive Director, Counsel, and Chief US Data Protection Officer at WestLB, chairing WestLB’s global Dodd-Frank and Underwriting Task Forces. He serves on the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on the Regulation of Futures and Derivatives, chairs the CLE Sub-Committee, and is past chair of the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Sub-Committee. Kalbaugh is also a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Derivatives and Structured Products Law Committee. He is a founding board member of the Forum for Global Financial Regulation, a past board member and officer of the Center for Transactional Legal Studies, the organization responsible for publishing the treatise Regulation of Foreign Banks, and on the Editorial Board of the Futures and Derivatives Law Report. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on derivatives and banking law topics and is the author of the casebook, Derivatives Law and Regulation. A graduate of the National University of Ireland, University College Cork (Bachelor of Civil Laws, cum laude, 1998), he received his Master of Laws at the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. He is admitted to practice in New York. Show Less
Thomas Mavroudis, Managing Director, Enterprise Data Governance, MUFG Union Bank

Thomas Mavroudis, Managing Director, Enterprise Data Governance, MUFG Union Bank

Tom Mavroudis is an accomplished Data Management and IT professional with over 20 years of management experience. He is considered a thought leader in the Data Management space and has built the Global Data Management practices at two of the largest financial institutions. His experience spans managing bank consolidations and conversions, global IT transformation and Innovation initiatives, as wel... Read More
Tom Mavroudis is an accomplished Data Management and IT professional with over 20 years of management experience. He is considered a thought leader in the Data Management space and has built the Global Data Management practices at two of the largest financial institutions. His experience spans managing bank consolidations and conversions, global IT transformation and Innovation initiatives, as well as standing up Centers of Excellence around Data Management, Operations and Technology Services. He spearheaded the Basel II Data Quality reporting to the Board of Directors as well as developed targeted Corporate KPIs which were used to manage the Liquidity and Capital Ratio of the firm. He also built the global Big Data Shared service supporting advanced analytics to effect expense reduction and revenue growth. Show Less
Nanda Kumar, Product Director, Six Financial Information

Nanda Kumar, Product Director, Six Financial Information

As a product director, Nanda's primary responsibility is to help North American financial institutions successfully implement SIX Financial Information’s global corporate actions, reference data and tax and regulatory solutions. He also works with the SIX data acquisition and management teams to ensure the highest quality content and coverage. Nanda has worked with back office securities data so... Read More
As a product director, Nanda's primary responsibility is to help North American financial institutions successfully implement SIX Financial Information’s global corporate actions, reference data and tax and regulatory solutions. He also works with the SIX data acquisition and management teams to ensure the highest quality content and coverage. Nanda has worked with back office securities data solutions for more than 20 years, and over the course of his career he has also managed a global security cross-reference product, and was instrumental in managing development and implementation of the ANNA Service Bureau, which is a central hub for consolidation and distribution of ISINs from over 60 global markets. Born and raised in India, Nanda holds a degree in Applied Sciences from the Madras College of Engineering.  He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife and children. Show Less
Marianna Shafir, Corporate Counsel and Regulatory Advisor, Smarsh

Marianna Shafir, Corporate Counsel and Regulatory Advisor, Smarsh

Marianna Shafir is Corporate Counsel and Regulatory Advisor at Smarsh, where she’s responsible for legal and regulatory affairs worldwide. In this role, she helps companies navigate compliance obligations, technology trends, and industry regulations through her vast knowledge of best practices related to electronic communications supervision. Prior to joining Smarsh, Marianna worked for BNY Mell... Read More
Marianna Shafir is Corporate Counsel and Regulatory Advisor at Smarsh, where she’s responsible for legal and regulatory affairs worldwide. In this role, she helps companies navigate compliance obligations, technology trends, and industry regulations through her vast knowledge of best practices related to electronic communications supervision. Prior to joining Smarsh, Marianna worked for BNY Mellon and Invesco in varying legal and compliance roles. Marianna was an adjunct professor and lecturer of Law at New York Career Institute, where she taught Law Office Management and Real Estate Law. She earned her J.D. at Nova Southeastern University, and a B.B.A. degree in marketing from Baruch College. Show Less
Manny Alicandro, General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Technology, MANA Partners, LLC

Manny Alicandro, General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Technology, MANA Partners, LLC

Manny is presently General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Technology at MANA Partners LLC where he is responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives and developing the firm’s regulatory technology initiatives. He provides senior management with effective advice on firm strategies and their implementation, manages the legal function, and obtains and oversees the work o... Read More
Manny is presently General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Technology at MANA Partners LLC where he is responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives and developing the firm’s regulatory technology initiatives. He provides senior management with effective advice on firm strategies and their implementation, manages the legal function, and obtains and oversees the work of outside counsel. Previously, he was Director of the Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC where he advised clients on the overall management and performance of their business with a focus in compliance management, regulation, risk, controls, and governance. Formerly, Manny was Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase covering cash equities and electronic trading. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Manny had varied positions in compliance and consulting in his career for various firms including NASDAQ OMX, Merrill Lynch and Arthur Andersen. Manny has a BA from New York University, an MA from Pace University, a JD from New York Law School and is pursuing an Executive MBA from MIT. Manny is a member of the Bar, State of New York and is admitted in the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, the US Tax Court and the US Supreme Court. Show Less
Andrew Foster, CFA, Data CIO - Americas, Deutsche Bank

Andrew Foster, CFA, Data CIO - Americas, Deutsche Bank

Experienced change professional, successfully leading programs and projects across diverse cultural, geographic and functional areas within an investment banking environment. Strong stakeholder management skills and accustomed to dealing at senior management level. Bridges the gap between ‘big picture’ planning and successful implementation. Excellent analytic abilities and utilises concept... Read More
Experienced change professional, successfully leading programs and projects across diverse cultural, geographic and functional areas within an investment banking environment. Strong stakeholder management skills and accustomed to dealing at senior management level. Bridges the gap between ‘big picture’ planning and successful implementation. Excellent analytic abilities and utilises conceptual thinking combined with motivational staff management to ensure effective program implementation and project delivery. Passionate about building strong communities within organisations. In recent years has built up a junior leadership community with chapters in 4 regions as well as leading the grass roots program management community of practise within Deutsche Bank Americas. Show Less
Bo Hong, Compliance - Regulatory Change Management, BNP Paribas

Bo Hong, Compliance - Regulatory Change Management, BNP Paribas

Bo Hong leads the Regulatory Change Management team in the Compliance department of BNP Paribas, New York.  She focuses on implementation of new rules and regulations that may have an impact on the firm’s operations and monitors all regulatory developments closely.  Prior to joining BNPP, Bo was the Assistant General Counsel of ING Americas for eleven years.  She specialized in supporting cap... Read More
Bo Hong leads the Regulatory Change Management team in the Compliance department of BNP Paribas, New York.  She focuses on implementation of new rules and regulations that may have an impact on the firm’s operations and monitors all regulatory developments closely.  Prior to joining BNPP, Bo was the Assistant General Counsel of ING Americas for eleven years.  She specialized in supporting capital markets and financial markets activities.  Bo has been a member of the Derivatives and Structured Products Committee of the New York State Bar Association since 2007. Show Less
Jeff Brown, SVP, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Charles Schwab

Jeff Brown, SVP, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Charles Schwab

Jeffrey Brown, with over three decades of industry experience, heads Charles Schwab’s Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs in Washington, D.C., where he is responsible for managing the company’s response to public policy initiatives and advocating for the development of government policies that help individual investors better achieve their financial goals. Mr. Brown joined Schwab in 2... Read More
Jeffrey Brown, with over three decades of industry experience, heads Charles Schwab’s Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs in Washington, D.C., where he is responsible for managing the company’s response to public policy initiatives and advocating for the development of government policies that help individual investors better achieve their financial goals. Mr. Brown joined Schwab in 2003 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Schwab Capital Markets, L.P., where he provided oversight of legal and compliance matters impacting Schwab’s affiliated broker-dealers. In 1981, Mr. Brown began his career in the securities markets as an option trader on the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. After establishing his own proprietary option trading firm in 1988 and serving as a member of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Mr. Brown moved to the regulatory side of the industry by joining the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1992, where he served as Senior Counsel in the Division of Market Regulation. Upon leaving the Commission in 1995, Mr. Brown became Project Manager and Senior Legal Advisor to a U.S. project to assist the Government of Romania in creating their emerging securities market, which entailed adopting rules and regulations over brokers-dealers, collective investment vehicles, clearing agencies and depositories, and self-regulatory organizations. Returning to the United States in late 1996, Mr. Brown joined the law firm of Smith, Lodge, and Schneider, which merged into the law firm of Hopkins & Sutter in 1998. Mr. Brown’s private practice included representation of broker-dealers, day-trading firms, investment advisers, futures commission merchants, transfer agents, self-regulatory organizations, and governmental agencies on regulatory, market structure, and commercial transaction matters. In early 1999, Jeffrey Brown assumed the duties of Vice President for Regulation and General Counsel at the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, which is now the National Stock Exchange. The role of exchange legal and regulatory officer placed Mr. Brown in a position to work on a daily basis with broker-dealers and securities regulators on matters confronting the markets, particularly those matters regarding market structure, competition among markets and self-regulation. In addition, Mr. Brown served as Chairman of Operating Committee of the national market system plan governing NASDAQ securities. Attended the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, 1973-1977. Attended Ohio Northern School of Law 1979-1981. Show Less
Kevin T. Stein, JD, Legal and Compliance, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Kevin T. Stein, JD, Legal and Compliance, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Kevin Stein is in the Legal and Compliance Department of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc., the US arm of the global asset management business of BNP Paribas.  Kevin focuses on investment advisory and regulatory matters, including the implementation of global derivatives reform under Dodd-Frank, EMIR and other EU and US derivatives regulations. Prior to BNPP, Kevin worked in the Legal and C... Read More
Kevin Stein is in the Legal and Compliance Department of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc., the US arm of the global asset management business of BNP Paribas.  Kevin focuses on investment advisory and regulatory matters, including the implementation of global derivatives reform under Dodd-Frank, EMIR and other EU and US derivatives regulations. Prior to BNPP, Kevin worked in the Legal and Compliance Department of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc., advising their alternatives and traditional asset management businesses. Kevin began his career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where he practiced in the Corporate Finance and Investment Management Groups.  Kevin has spent most of his career advising asset managers, fund sponsors, hedge funds and alternative investment advisers in a wide range of financing transactions and related legal and compliance matters. Kevin has particular expertise in structured products, derivatives and specialty finance transactions. Kevin has advised several publicly-traded alternative investment advisers on leveraged credit and structured finance vehicles, including warehouse facilities and collateralized loan obligations, REITs, credit and fund-linked derivatives.  Kevin received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and his B.A. from Duke University. Show Less
Anand Narayanan, Vice President Global Technology, Deutsche Bank

Anand Narayanan, Vice President Global Technology, Deutsche Bank

Anand Narayanan, is an operations & technology change management leader with extensive experience in managing large scale programs and projects in banking & financial services space. He focuses primarily on successful technology enablement, managing teams across multiple geographies for global and local regulations. In his current capacity at Deutsche Bank, he works with the business and o... Read More
Anand Narayanan, is an operations & technology change management leader with extensive experience in managing large scale programs and projects in banking & financial services space. He focuses primarily on successful technology enablement, managing teams across multiple geographies for global and local regulations. In his current capacity at Deutsche Bank, he works with the business and operations stakeholders to define and implement the client reference data guidelines for MiFID, which includes changes to onboarding processes and dissemination of client information to enable regulatory compliance and reporting. Anand has significant experience in facilitating executive leadership alignment for adoption and usage of the changes within organizations. Strategic transformation planning and promoting an organizational culture of continuous process improvements which yields significant returns in the long run are things Anand is passionate about. Show Less
Brian Greenberg, Director, Client Onboarding & Party Reference Data Technology, Deutsche Bank

Brian Greenberg, Director, Client Onboarding & Party Reference Data Technology, Deutsche Bank

Brian Greenberg has twenty-five years of experience managing and implementing enterprise-wide solutions for the world’s largest financial services companies, including ten years implementing global Client Onboarding and Party Reference Data solutions which are aimed at driving regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and improved client service across business lines. He is currently a Direc... Read More
Brian Greenberg has twenty-five years of experience managing and implementing enterprise-wide solutions for the world’s largest financial services companies, including ten years implementing global Client Onboarding and Party Reference Data solutions which are aimed at driving regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and improved client service across business lines. He is currently a Director in Deutsche Bank’s Operations Technology group, where he serves as the US lead for Deutsche Bank’s Client Onboarding & Party Reference Data program, as well as the global lead for the program’s regulatory workstream. In this capacity, he works closely with more than a dozen of Deutsche Bank’s global regulatory programs (including MiFID II) to ensure they have the party reference data they require to meet their regulatory and financial reporting requirements. Show Less
R. Conrad Johnson, CFA, Managing Director, Financial Institutions Coverage, BNP Paribas

R. Conrad Johnson, CFA, Managing Director, Financial Institutions Coverage, BNP Paribas

Conrad Johnson is a Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager in Financial Institutions Coverage, covering some of the firms most strategic Investor clients. Conrad connects clients to various products and services across the firm. Previously Conrad held the position of COO of Investor Relationship Management for the Americas, responsible for overseeing the cross-functional relationships f... Read More
Conrad Johnson is a Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager in Financial Institutions Coverage, covering some of the firms most strategic Investor clients. Conrad connects clients to various products and services across the firm. Previously Conrad held the position of COO of Investor Relationship Management for the Americas, responsible for overseeing the cross-functional relationships for hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds. He joined BNP Paribas from J.P. Morgan where he was Prime Brokerage Client Relationship Manager for hedge fund clients across fixed income, foreign exchange credit derivatives and interest rate derivatives products. Conrad received an MBA from Yale University’s School of Management and a BA from the University of Southern California. He is a proud veteran of the United States Army, is active in Veteran’s initiatives and fundraisers, the Military BNP Paribas Business Networking Group and is the Liaison to West Point for BNP Paribas. Show Less
Scott Mauro, Chief Compliance Officer, Markets U.S. - ANZ Securities, Inc., Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Scott Mauro, Chief Compliance Officer, Markets U.S. - ANZ Securities, Inc., Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Andrew Siegel, Partner, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Perella Weinberg Partners

Andrew Siegel, Partner, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Perella Weinberg Partners

Mr. Siegel is Partner, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Regulatory Counsel of Perella Weinberg Partners, a privately-owned financial services firm that provides corporate advisory and asset management services to clients around the world. Prior to May 2014, Mr. Siegel headed the company’s Law & Compliance Division with responsibility for a wide range of legal and regulatory matters, includ... Read More
Mr. Siegel is Partner, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Regulatory Counsel of Perella Weinberg Partners, a privately-owned financial services firm that provides corporate advisory and asset management services to clients around the world. Prior to May 2014, Mr. Siegel headed the company’s Law & Compliance Division with responsibility for a wide range of legal and regulatory matters, including those relating to the firm’s mergers, acquisitions and financial restructuring advisory services as well as the formation and operation of its private investment funds. Show Less
Craig J. Peretz, COO, CFO, CCO, Sierra Global Management

Craig J. Peretz, COO, CFO, CCO, Sierra Global Management

Craig Peretz is the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Sierra Global Management, LLC (“Sierra”).   Sierra is a long/short manager of equity investments, specializing in Europe.   Mr. Peretz is responsible for the non-portfolio management side of the business, including operations and risk monitoring.  Mr. Peretz joined Sierra in 1998 from Inte... Read More
Craig Peretz is the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Sierra Global Management, LLC (“Sierra”).   Sierra is a long/short manager of equity investments, specializing in Europe.   Mr. Peretz is responsible for the non-portfolio management side of the business, including operations and risk monitoring.  Mr. Peretz joined Sierra in 1998 from International Fund Administration (1995-1998), where he was in charge of client administrative operations, financial review/preparation and investor/manager relations for three years.  Previously, Mr. Peretz worked in the corporate finance and investment recovery divisions of Equitable and Alliance Capital Management for seven years (1988-1995), also serving as a member of Equitable’s demutualization team.  Mr. Peretz completed his undergraduate studies at Alfred University in 1988 and received his MBA from The Stern School of Business at New York University in 1993.  Mr. Peretz also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Alfred University. Show Less
 Jeffrey O. Himstreet, Corporate Counsel, PGIM Fixed Income Law, PGIM FIXED INCOME

 Jeffrey O. Himstreet, Corporate Counsel, PGIM Fixed Income Law, PGIM FIXED INCOME

Jeff Himstreet is on the PGIM (Prudential) Fixed Income law team, where he advises on investment advisory and regulatory matters.  He is also the principal derivatives lawyer, implementing EMIR and Dodd-Frank requirements in the US, and Australia, the EU, and Japan, for PGIM Fixed Income.  Prior to joining PGIM he was a partner with Bingham McCutchen, where he advised investment... Read More
Jeff Himstreet is on the PGIM (Prudential) Fixed Income law team, where he advises on investment advisory and regulatory matters.  He is also the principal derivatives lawyer, implementing EMIR and Dodd-Frank requirements in the US, and Australia, the EU, and Japan, for PGIM Fixed Income.  Prior to joining PGIM he was a partner with Bingham McCutchen, where he advised investment advisers, private funds, investment companies, and broker-dealers on regulatory issues.  He also worked in-house, serving as the chief investment advisory support for a large, dually-registered firm and as the chief legal officer for the wealth management division of a regional bank.  Prior to joining Bingham, he was an attorney with the SEC’s Division of Investment Management.  He received his JD from the Willamette University College of Law and his LLM (with honors) from the Georgetown University Law Center. Show Less
Ethan D. Corey, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel in the Legal Department, MFS Investment Management

Ethan D. Corey, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel in the Legal Department, MFS Investment Management

Ethan D. Corey is a Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel in the Legal Department of MFS Investment Management. Mr. Corey joined MFS in December 2004.  Prior to joining MFS, Mr. Corey was a counsel at Dechert LLP, where he specialized in investment company, variable insurance product and broker-dealer/FINRA issues.  In 2003-2004, Mr. Corey also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law... Read More
Ethan D. Corey is a Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel in the Legal Department of MFS Investment Management. Mr. Corey joined MFS in December 2004.  Prior to joining MFS, Mr. Corey was a counsel at Dechert LLP, where he specialized in investment company, variable insurance product and broker-dealer/FINRA issues.  In 2003-2004, Mr. Corey also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America.  Mr. Corey also previously practiced at the Securities and Exchange Commission as a senior counsel in the Division of Investment Management and a special counsel in the Division of Market Regulation.  Mr. Corey has authored and co-authored several articles on various securities regulation issues.  Mr. Corey is a graduate of McGill University (B.A.) and Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude). Show Less

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Jay Wolstenholme, Senior Analyst, Celent

Jay Wolstenholme, Senior Analyst, Celent

Jay's research focuses on Investment Services including portfolio management, portfolio accounting, collateral management and all front, middle and back office processes. His professional experience includes equities, fixed income, commodities and derivatives trading and processing. Jay has over 25 years of experience within Investment Services handling technology and business processes for equit... Read More
Jay's research focuses on Investment Services including portfolio management, portfolio accounting, collateral management and all front, middle and back office processes. His professional experience includes equities, fixed income, commodities and derivatives trading and processing. Jay has over 25 years of experience within Investment Services handling technology and business processes for equity, fixed income and treasury trading desks. He has managed, developed and overseen implementations of trading, pricing, analytics and risk systems including middle and back office work flow processes. Additionally, he developed some of the first S&P 500 program trading applications while at Kidder Peabody and Salomon Brothers. Jay is a recognized industry speaker and has been quoted in Institutional Investor, Securities Industry News, Wall Street & Technology, Water’s Technology and various other industry periodicals. Prior to joining Celent, Jay was a research director in Gartner’s Banking and Investment Services Group and a research director of Capital Markets at Hewlett Packard, concentrating on investment management solutions, risk analytics, and trading systems. Previously, he was a group director at UBS Investment Bank and Lehman Brothers. Jay received his MBA in Finance from New York University and undergraduate degrees from Cooper Union and Saint Lawrence University. Show Less
Gaurav Chandra, Product Manager, AxiomSL

Gaurav Chandra, Product Manager, AxiomSL

Gregory Pickard, Senior Vice President - Office of the General Counsel, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Gregory Pickard, Senior Vice President - Office of the General Counsel, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Gregory L. Pickard is a Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel in the Office of General Counsel in the Boston office of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  He has been with BBH since November 2008 and has global coverage responsibilities for fund administration, offshore, alternative and currency administration products, as well BBH's FinTech offerings.  Mr. Pickard previously worked at JPMorga... Read More
Gregory L. Pickard is a Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel in the Office of General Counsel in the Boston office of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  He has been with BBH since November 2008 and has global coverage responsibilities for fund administration, offshore, alternative and currency administration products, as well BBH's FinTech offerings.  Mr. Pickard previously worked at JPMorgan, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart and Fidelity, all in Boston. Show Less

Chairperson

John McManus, Executive Director, Head of Sales, The Americas, U.K. & Ireland, SIX Financial Information

John McManus, Executive Director, Head of Sales, The Americas, U.K. & Ireland, SIX Financial Information

John McManus leads sales, business development and client relationship management at SIX Financial Information across US, UK and Ireland. He joined SIX in 2004. Over the last 13 years John has helped firms across capital markets to efficiently understand and resolve the many data complexities arising from new regulatory regimes and reporting requirements. Most recently John has chaired client focu... Read More
John McManus leads sales, business development and client relationship management at SIX Financial Information across US, UK and Ireland. He joined SIX in 2004. Over the last 13 years John has helped firms across capital markets to efficiently understand and resolve the many data complexities arising from new regulatory regimes and reporting requirements. Most recently John has chaired client focus groups aimed at seeking a common understanding of the information requirements for regulations impacting cross border trading, including; Investor Protection, MiFID II, Fatca and IRS 871m. Prior to joining SIX Financial information, John led a successful career in business consultancy with KPMG and Zarion. John graduated with a Master of Business Studies in Organisational Change and Development  from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Banking and Finance from University College Dublin. He began his career as an institutional trader for Fidelity Investments. Show Less

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Great forum. Knowledgeable and well-versed speakers. Would love to attend future events.  

- Ken Helmrich, AVP, BSA Supervisor, Hudson City Savings Bank (Financial Crime & AML Forum Attendee)

Very impressive conference.  The format provides unique access to industry thought leaders. The knowledge and ideas I gained will help me better adapt to changing trends.  

- Matthew Lyberg, Vice President, Acadian Asset Management (Performance Measurement Attendee)

Great Job. The FTF staff were great!  

- Bert Melchner, Program Manager, Enterprise Solutions, General Electric Asset Management (ReCon Attendee)

Excellent overall event. Thank you!

- Robert Perdock, COO, Macquarie Group

Excellent event with the right level of participants to add the most value to firms trading products requiring collateralization.  

- Joseph Streeter, VP, Collateral Product Manager, State Street (Collateral Management Forum Attendee)

The Forum format provides a great networking opportunity since there is a very focused topic and group of delegates.  

- Deborah Bonfield, VP, Senior Sales, Lombard Risk (Collateral Management Forum Attendee)

A good opportunity for networking with peers in the industry.  

- Joyce Lim, Vice President, Credit Agricole CIB (Collateral Management Forum Attendee)

One of the most informative conferences I've attended. Great progression from basic content to practical significance. Quite enjoyable.  

- Bill Elwell, AVP/Senior Tax Counsel, Hartford Financial Services (FATCA Breakfast Attendee)

FTF continually proves its commitment to organizing and delivering content rich, educational events. The events cover specific topics relevant to mission critical workflow and operations within the financial industry. I strongly recommend attending FTF's events.  

- Marc Caccavale, Client Relations, SS&C Technologies (Performance Measurement Attendee)

FTF always provides content rich conferences, with leading industry experts, with great networking.  The conference administration and amenities are always flawless.    

- Andrew Clipper, Principal, Knickerbocker Advisory Services (Performance Measurement Attendee)

FTF has provided a very thoughtful and relevant discussion of the changes currently impacting the industry.  

- Matt Kuznacic, Sr. Project Manager, William Blair (DerivOps Attendee)

I would highly recommend FTF’s Derivatives Operations conference. I come to the annual Chicago Conference and they also have a New York conference that’s great. It’s a great time to hear from both buy side peers in my case, vendors that offer solutions to some derivatives challenges that you may be facing and also meet with clearing house representatives and FCMs and it’s just a great place to network with peers and to hear what’s going on in derivatives operations.  

- Kevin Walker, Vice President, Manager of Derivatives Administration, Nuveen Investments (DerivOps Attendee)

Very helpful and insightful conference. Thank you.  

- Lenny Bambina, Vice President, Derivatives, AQR Capital Management (DerivOps Attendee)

Well organized and put-together. Impressive speakers and panelists.  

- Tatyana Yegorova, Audit Director, MetLife (HedgeOps Attendee)

I liked the varied areas that were represented on each panel.  

- Karla McKenna, Director, Citi (CAPCon Attendee)

Am always glad to participate in an FTF event.  

- Sue Mayham, Corporate Actions Expert (CAPCon Attendee)

Excellent forum. Very much enjoyed the more informal talks as it engaged the audience more.  

- Katie O’Connor, Senior Product Specialist, Information Mosaic (CAPCon Attendee)

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