International Futures Industry Conference

Wednesday, 15 March

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Axoni Boot Camp

Join your fellow attendees bright and early for a morning workout featuring bursts of intense activity alternating with intervals of lighter activity. This workout includes functional fitness, such as using whole body, multijointed exercises that simulate movements people do in life. This boot camp will challenge you no matter what your fitness level. 

7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Registration Open

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
ICE Energy Breakfast

Join former U.S. Senator and businesswoman, Kelly Loeffler as she hosts a fireside chat with Democratic strategist and ABC News contributor, Donna Brazile and Wall Street Journal columnist and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush, Karl Rove to discuss the current environment in Washington and the 2024 Presidential Election.

Moderator: 

• Kelly Loeffler, Fmr. U.S. Senator, Fmr. CEO, Bakkt, And SVP, Intercontinental Exchange

Speakers: 

• Donna Brazile, Democratic Strategist, ABC News contributor and former Chair of the Democratic National Committee
• Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal Columnist and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush

9:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Exhibits Open

9:05 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
CFTC Keynote Address & Fireside Chat

In this annual keynote address, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam sets out his current priorities for the US regulator and shares his thoughts on topical issues.

Moderator: 

• Walt Lukken, President and CEO, FIA 

Speaker: 

• Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

9:35 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
The Big Picture

The Industry has experienced a number of key events in the past year which have led to a reappraisal of the core principles supporting robust, safe and transparent markets. This panel of industry leaders will consider some of the lessons learned from these developments and assess the impact on cleared derivatives.

Moderator:

• Richard Berliand, Chairman of TP ICAP Group and FIA Tech

Panelists:

• Trabue Bland, Senior Vice President, Futures Exchanges, ICE
• Alicia Crighton, Co-Head of Global Futures, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
• Don Wilson, CEO and Co-Founder, DRW Holdings
• Michael Winnike, Director - Head of US Market Structure, BlackRock

10:20 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Networking Break
Boca Café sponsored by Eurex
The Marquee presented by Trading Technologies in partnership with Ateo, AxeTrading, KRM22 and RCM-X

Enjoy networking and refreshments with conference colleagues.

10:55 a.m.  - 11:40 a.m.
Enhancing Regulatory Oversight 

Regulators consider the current key targets for enhanced regulatory oversight and how best to achieve it – including crypto, commodities, climate risk, and non-financial intermediaries.

Moderator:

• Jacqueline Mesa, Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President of Global Policy, FIA

Panelists:

• Ugo Bassi, Director Financial Markets, DG FISMA, European Commission
• Sasha Mills, Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure, Bank of England
• Abigail Ng, Executive Director, Markets Policy & Infrastructure Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore
• Caroline Pham, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Michael Voisin, Partner, Linklaters LLP

11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Back to Business Casual: How Crypto is Rebuilding by Focusing on Real-World Problems

In the wake of the crypto hype cycle fading, there's a belief that blockchain has underdelivered. The builders and entrepreneurs that remain must now demonstrate their solutions address actual problems. This panel will explore some of the most ambitious endeavors currently underway in distributed finance.

Moderator:

• Dave Olsen, Jump Trading Group

Panelists:

• John D'Agostino, Senior Institutional Strategist, Coinbase
• Kristin Johnson, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• John Palmer, President, Cboe Digital
• Dawn Song, Founder, Oasis Labs

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
DTCC Keynote Lunch

Introduction by:

• Frank La Salla,  President & CEO, DTCC

Speaker:

• Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

2:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Expert Insights - The Outlook for Digital Assets Policy:  Greater Clarity or More Confusion?   

It’s been one year since the Biden Administration published its Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets, a year which has seen several significant crypto firm failures and declines in crypto prices.  What about overall policy and regulation?   Have the objectives of the executive order been advanced?  Has there been too much “regulation by enforcement” as the crypto industry says, or too little, as some in Congress assert?  What is the outlook for legislation on crypto generally or stablecoins?  What is the outlook for CBDC development?

Moderator:

• Allison Lurton, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, FIA 

Speaker:

• Timothy Massad, Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and Director, M-RCBG Digital Assets Policy Project

2:40 p.m. - 3:24 p.m.
The Market of the Future

What is the right market structure for the future? What are the challenges of achieving key goals such as real-time risk management and true 24/7 operations? This panel will consider the principles that govern the sound functioning of markets and how to encourage innovation without compromising on market safety.

Moderator:

• Rob Creamer, President and CEO, Geneva Trading

Panelists:

• Jonathan Kellner, CEO, MEMX
• Jerome Kemp, President, Baton Systems
• JB Mackenzie, Vice President & General Manager - Futures & International, Robinhood
• Liam Smith, Head of Corporate Strategy, Optiver
• Julie Winkler, Chief Commercial Officer and Senior Managing Director, CME Group

3:25 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
Building Industry Resilience

The cyberattack on a key technology supplier has raised questions around resilience and exposure to the risk of failure – for whatever reason – of a systemically important part of the industry’s infrastructure. Speakers consider the lessons learned from the recent incident, approaches to mitigate against such risk in the future, and examine whether regulators will be taking a closer look at oversight of key technologies going forward.

Moderator: 

• Don Byron, SVP – Head of Global Industry Operations and Execution, FIA

Panelists:

• Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Randolf Roth, Member of the Executive Board, Eurex
• Keith Todd, Chief Executive Officer, Trading Technologies
• Tom Wagner, Managing Director, SIFMA

4:10 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Networking Break
Boca Café sponsored by Eurex
The Marquee presented by Trading Technologies in partnership with Ateo, AxeTrading, KRM22 and RCM-X

Enjoy networking and refreshments with conference colleagues.

4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
FIA Hall of Fame Ceremony

Join us to celebrate the latest inductees to the FIA Hall of Fame. Since 2005, FIA has celebrated and recognized significant contributions individuals have made to the listed and cleared derivatives community through the Hall of Fame. 

5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
FIA Hall of Fame Reception
Co-Sponsored by R.J. O'Brien, TSImagine

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Boca Nite Out
Co-Sponsored by Cboe Digital, Citadel Securities, CME Group, Exegy, MEMX, Nasdaq, NinjaTrader, OCC, Tradeweb Markets, Wells Fargo

Unwind your second day at Boca with the continuation of a great conference tradition. Enjoy  giveaways, refreshments, and networking with conference attendees.

Schedule subject to change. Please check back frequently as sessions and exact times are added.

Thursday, 16 March

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
FIA Tech Fun Run

7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration Open

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Microsoft Networking Breakfast

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Expert Insights - Sponsorship to Help Drive DEI 

Sponsorship is an important tool for driving diversity, equity and inclusion in organizations. Learn about steps to take to drive a culture of sponsorship in your organization and create a more equitable and inclusive workplace. 

Speaker: 

• Keisha Bell, Managing Director - Head of Talent Management and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, DTCC

10:05 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Managing Price Hikes and Volatility

The volatility experienced on the back of the war in Ukraine, especially in commodities markets, created stresses in the system. This panel of exchanges and market participants considers the tools available to the industry to manage these stresses and how best to avoid a repeat of the experiences of 2022.

Moderator: 

• Jan Bart de Boer, Global Chief Commercial Officer and Board Member, ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

Panelists:

• Roland Chai, Executive Vice President, Marketplace Technology, Nasdaq
• Chris Edmonds, Chief Development Officer, ICE
• Troy Kane, Global Head of Derivatives and FICC Development, Citadel Securities
• Summer Mersinger, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Peter Reitz, CEO, European Energy Exchange AG

10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
Networking Break
Boca Café sponsored by Eurex
The Marquee presented by Trading Technologies in partnership with Ateo, AxeTrading, KRM22 and RCM-X

Enjoy networking and refreshments with conference colleagues.

11:15 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
The Outlook for Commodities - The Impact of Climate Risk

The response to global climate change has led to a growth in trading of new commodity products - such as metals used in electric vehicles, carbon offsets, new energy/power products – while also impacting more traditional sectors. This panel will look at how these products will fare as climate becomes an increasing focus for financial markets.

Moderator:

• Nelson Neale, President, CHS Hedging

Panelists:

• Amanda Cain, Head of Agency Commodities, Societe Generale
• Robin Martin, Head of Market Development, London Metal Exchange
• Dan Scarbrough, Co-Founder, President & COO, IncubEx
• Guy Wolf, Global Head of Market Analytics, Marex

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch
Co-Sponsored by ION Group, Taiwan Futures Exchange, TMX | Montréal Exchange

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Golf Clinic
Sponsored by BSO

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Charity Golf Event benefiting Futures for Kids
Title Sponsor HKEX
Co-Sponsored by ABN AMRO Clearing, Barclays, CQG, Eventus and Genesis Global

A Boca tradition returns with the Charity Golf Tournament. Join your colleagues for fun round robin style play on The Boca Raton Golf Course benefitting Futures for Kids.

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Closing Reception
Co-Sponsored by Architect Financial Technologies Inc & FIA

Schedule subject to change. Please check back frequently as sessions and exact times are added.