29th Annual Securities Operations Summit

The theme of the 29th Annual Securities Operations Summit is “The Great Balancing Act.” The Great Balancing Act will focus on the transition many companies are facing as they prepare for the future and balance priorities to meet industry standards.

Agenda at a Glance                 Program Book

Focus Sessions

ESG: Regulatory Landscape & Data Standard Challenges
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LIBOR: You Don’t Have to Go Home, but You Can’t Keep Using LIBOR Here
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T+1: The Road To T+1 and Beyond
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General Sessions

Innovating Across the Spectrum
Mona Vernon, Head of Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments
In her keynote presentation, Head of Fidelity Labs Mona Vernon will share learnings from building new ventures in the software incubator for Fidelity Investments. She will explain the role of Fidelity Labs within the broader corporate innovation spectrum and the importance of intently listening to both your internal and external customers. The discussion will also include profiles on new Wealth Tech businesses built in Labs currently in market.    

In Conversation with DTCC: Accelerating to T+1
John Abel, Executive Director, Clearance & Settlement Product Management, DTCC
Barney Nelson, CEO, TheValueExchange
Join DTCC and The ValueExchange in a discussion on industry readiness for T+1 and what the recent industry-wide survey reveals in terms of perspectives from the different market segments on the implementation activities, timelines, dependencies, and risk impacts that the industry should consider as we prepare for the transition to T+1 in 2024.
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T+1: An Industry Checkpoint – 2023 The Year of Development
Moderator: Lou Rosato, Director, BlackRock Global Investment Operations
Tom Damico, Managing Director, Global Head Equities Operations, JP Morgan
Katelyn O’Grady, Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman
Michele Pitts, Managing Director, Citi
Brian Steele, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Interested in hearing how the largest Asset Managers, Broker/Dealers and Custodians are preparing for the SEC’s Shortened Settlement proposal? Please join us for this engaging panel moderated by Blackrock’s Lou Rosato, as he speaks with industry peers from JP Morgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Brown Brothers Harriman. Gather insight as they share how they are preparing for this year of Development and move towards the year of testing.

How ESG is Shaping Corporate Citizenship & Driving Diversity
Moderator: Wendy Mailot, Senior Director, Global Technology Development, MFS Investment Management
Cathy Saunders, Head of Corporate Sustainability & Public Policy, Putnam Investments
Melissa Sternberg, Global Head of ESG, SWIFT
Michelle Thompson-Dolberry, Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, MFS Investment Management
As companies move forward in the post-pandemic world, they must learn to balance competing priorities to keep their employees, their clients, and regulators happy. In this session, hear how companies are handling those conflicts and using the Social and Governance pillars of ESG to build strong, resilient, and diverse organizations capable of leading them into the future. We will touch on attracting and retaining talent – the role of diversity, equity and inclusion; balancing the collaboration and community that come with in person interactions with employees increasing demands for remote and hybrid work; and examining how ESG demands are forcing companies to look internally at their own diversity, carbon footprint, and role in society.

Navigating the Future of Work in the Capital Markets
Stefanie Coleman, Principal, People Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Reetu Khosla, Title, Ernst & Young LLP
Join EY in a discussion around the critical skills for the future of banking, with a focus on technological innovation. Discuss key strategies for obtaining in-demand talent in a heavily disrupted financial services market.

Empowering Operations Through Technology Innovation
Moderator: Chris Daur, Managing Director Americas Head Client Coverage Group, Goldman Sachs
Kate Chatzopoulos, Head of Operations Strategy, Symphony
Conor O’Boyle, Head of Customer Success, AccessFintech
Kevin Urlik, Product Manager, Middle Office Operations, American Century Investments
Adam Watson, Director, Global Custody Product Manager, BNY Mellon
This panel will focus on how effecting change through technology in the post trade space allows for and solves significant business challenges. We will take a dive into why technology disruption is not a luxury but rather a necessity.

Path to Transitioning Markets to Blockchain Based Infrastructure 
Laureen Ouellette, Vice President, Research, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
Tim Rice, Co-Founder & CEO, Coin Metrics
Jason Ward, Head of Blockchain Incubator, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
We believe blockchain can provide benefits and efficiencies to traditional security markets but markets run on an existing infrastructure, built up over decades, that can’t be easily replaced overnight. Having interviewed over 50 companies working in this space, we’ve created a framework that factors in market dynamics, regulatory environment, and blockchain technology to evaluate which asset classes will likely transition to this new technology first.

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Presentation

Inclusion & Allyship: Keys to Building a Culture of Belonging
Enna Jimenez, Business Transformation and Quality Leader, IDEMIA
Daniel Danso, Director of DEI for the Americas, LSEG
Diversity and Inclusion have evolved over the last few years into one of the business world’s biggest drivers. The fight for talent is reshaping how today’s companies think about their brands, their connection to talent communities, and about the allyship needed to truly create a culture of equity and inclusiveness. Join us for a breakfast seminar and Q&A with Enna Jimenez, Business Transformation and Quality Leader at IDEMIA, who will dive deep into the opportunities to invest in the fastest growing talent market, followed by Daniel Danso, Director of DE&I for the Americas at LSEG, who will highlight how DEI, ESG and allyship can be transformative and a differentiator for today’s modern businesses.

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