Agenda

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8:30 am

Registration Opens — Welcome Coffee 

The registration desk is located in the Al Maryah Ballroom foyer and will remain open throughout the entire conference.

9:00 am

EQDerivatives Opening Remarks

Faizah Choudhury, head of investor content strategy, EQDerivatives

9:05 am

Welcome Address

Michail Steliaros, global head of portfolio implementation and trading, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

9:10 am

Trading China Through The Middle East Corridor

Brian Roberts, managing director, head of equity product development, HKEX

9:30 am

Insights In Equity Factors — From Tariffs To Intraday

Guido Baltussen, head of quantitative strategies- international, Northern Trust Asset Management

9:50 am

Navigating Market Volatility With Robust Commodity QIS Portfolios

Faheem Osman, managing director – global head of QIS structuring, Macquarie

10:10 am

Deciphering The Macro Picture — The Lack Of Panic And The Melt Lower

Moderator: Pol de Win, senior managing director, head of global sales and origination, SGX

 

Panelists: 

  • Hashim Kudsi, managing partner, Liwa Capital Advisors
  • Dave Silber, head of institutional equity derivatives, Citadel Securities
  • Romy Shioda, managing director, public markets, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
  • Vasilios Siokis, chief risk officer, Emirates Investment Authority
10:50 am

Networking Coffee Break And Private Meetings

11:20 am

Gamma, Hedging And Signals — Monetizing The U.S. Rollercoaster Wave 

Moderator: Giulio Occhionero, SVP, head of quant research and development, Al Ramz

Panelists:

  • Richard Dudley, senior portfolio manager, Railpen 
  • Paul Woolman, managing director, global head of equity index products, CME Group

 

 

11:50 am

Barometers, Benchmarks, And Building Blocks — The Evolution Of Indices In Global Markets

Tim Edwards, managing director, global head of index investment strategy, S&P Global 

12:10 pm

Balancing Complex Risk With Return Trade-Offs — The Evolving Systematic Landscape

Moderator: Stephan Kessler, global head of quantitative investment strategy research, Morgan Stanley

Panelists:

  • James Barty, managing director of investment strategy, Church Commissioners for England
  • Lars Middleton, portfolio manager, Newton Investment Management
  • Jason Galazidis, partner and chief investments strategist, QSP
  • Simon Weinberger, managing director, scientific active equity, Blackrock
12:55 pm

Networking Lunch

2:00 pm

Case Study: Building Systematic Strategies At A UK Pension Fund

Richard Dudley, senior portfolio manager, Railpen

2:25 pm

Unlocking Alpha — Insights On Combining QIS With Liquid Alternatives

Vincent Weber, chief executive officer and head of research, Resonanz Capital

2:45 pm

Enhanced Indexing —The Quest To Advance Core Allocations

Lukas Ahnert, senior specialist, Xtrackers Index Strategy and Analytics, DWS Group

3:05 pm

Frequent Batch Auctions Solving For Best Execution

Jesse Greif, chief operating officer, OneChronos

3:25 pm

Networking Coffee Break

3:50 pm

Volatility, A Poison Chalice Or Magic Elixir?

Jerry Haworth, chief investment officer, 36 South Capital Advisors

4:10 pm

Opportunities Beyond U.S. Markets

Moderator: Georgia Reynolds, editor, EQDerivatives

 

Panelists:

  • Mudit Mehta, senior portfolio manager, Millennium
  • Lars Middleton, portfolio manager, Newton Investment Management
  • Mezhgan Qabool, head of sales, EMEA, Eurex
4:40 pm

Navigating The Storm — Strategies For Thriving In Global Volatility Markets

Moderator: Steven Jorgensen, vice president, head of derivatives sales, Cboe

Panelists:

  • Jean-François Bacmann, principal, LGT Capital Partners 
  • Will Bartlett, chief executive officer, Parallax Volatility Advisers
  • Thomas Fielden, options trader, Optiver
  • Michele Cancelli, managing director, head of QIS Trading and structuring, global head of structuring- multi asset group, Citi
5:20 pm

Closing Remarks

Michail Steliaros, global head of portfolio implementation and trading, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

5:30 pm

Networking Reception

7:00 pm

Investor EQD - Abu Dhabi 2025 Concludes

Investor EQD - Abu Dhabi 2025

Investor EQD - Abu Dhabi 2025, The Global Quantitative Research Forum, will take place in May following the inaugural event in 2024.

The agenda is crafted with support from the event’s expert advisory board made up of the region’s leading asset allocators. This is a unique gathering of institutional investors active in multi-asset, quantitative and absolute return strategies. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear the latest academic and practitioner approaches in quantitative research as well as case studies on innovations in portfolio construction. Attendees will network with leading asset allocators from regional and international pensions, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, family offices and private banks.

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