Join us for AFME’s 19th Annual European Government Bond Conference on 13 November 2024 at BNP Fortis Auditorium, Brussels.For nearly two decades AFME’s European Government Bonds Conference has served as a key event for industry leaders to connect and engage in insightful debates. Bringing together over 120 professionals this event offers unparalleled opportunities for networking and dialogue. Designed with assistance from our members, the conference delves into the most pressing issues and trends impacting European Debt Management Offices (DMOs) and EGB markets.Featuring specialist keynote presentations, expert panel discussions and interactive roundtables, the programme unites senior industry stakeholders from across Europe.Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights, hear from industry experts, earn CPD hours and forge connections with your peers. Regular fees: AFME member: €699 + VATNon-member: €969 + VATMulti-booking discount:• 10% off when booking 3 or more delegates at the same time• 20% off when booking 5 or more delegates at the same timeMulti booking discounts can be applied at check out for group bookings.Complimentary subject to verification:• DMO: promo code DMO• Regulator: promo code REGULATOR• Investor: promo code INVESTOR• Issuer: promo code SSA ISSUER• Press: promo code PRESS for in person attendance or VIRTUALPRESS to receive a live stream link (this link is only available to press)Note: Promo codes are case sensitiveTo discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact Safiya Merrique at [email protected] or on +44 (0)20 3828 2674.
Citadel Securities is an award-winning global market maker across a broad array of fixed income and equity products. Our unique set of capabilities and tools are designed to drive down the cost of transactions, helping to meet the liquidity needs of asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, government agencies, and public pension programs. We strive to provide the most efficient execution and the highest caliber of services, making markets more fair and accessible for all. Website: https://www.citadelsecurities.com
Citi provide world-class financing solutions that are as diverse as the needs of the consumer, corporates, institutions, governments, and individual investors we serve in 160 countries and territories. The breadth, depth, and strength of our underwriting, sales and trading, and distribution capabilities span asset classes and currencies, sectors and industries, covering a vast array of products. Our research and analysis offer the highest-quality corporate, sector, economic, and geographical insights — from equity and fixed income research to market and product analysis — helping individual and institutional clients navigate a complex global marketplace. https://www.citigroup.com/global
Clifford Chance is one of the world's largest law firms, with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegial and team-based way of working. We always strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, which include governments, the financial investor community, regulators, corporates, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. We provide the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the Firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise. Noted for the depth and breadth of our practice, our sovereign advisory and debt capital markets teams bring the necessary expertise to meet the needs of European Debt Management Offices (DMOs) and EGB markets. Last, but not least, we aim to be easy to work with, down to earth and approachable.
Euroclear is one of the world’s largest providers of domestic and cross-border settlement and related services for bond, equity, ETF and mutual fund transactions. Euroclear is a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise. The Euroclear group includes Euroclear Bank – which is rated AA by Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s – as well as Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear Finland, Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Sweden, Euroclear UK & International and the fund platform MFEX. The Euroclear group settled the equivalent of EUR 1,066 trillion in securities transactions in 2022, representing 304 million domestic and cross-border transactions, and held EUR 35.6 trillion in assets for clients by end of 2022. https://www.euroclear.com
MTS is a leading operator of regulated electronic fixed income platforms for European rates, credit and money markets supporting daily transaction volumes of more than €180 billion. For over 35 years, MTS has supported the European fixed income market through regulated electronic markets in Europe and beyond, bringing traders together to unlock liquidity, maximise trading opportunities, and optimise post-trade processes. As a one-stop shop, MTS’ cutting-edge trading solutions and market data meet the ever-changing requirements of market participants across the buy- and sell-side, and support a wide range of instruments, order types, and access methods. MTS is part of the Euronext Group, the leading pan-European market infrastructure provider, and our clients benefit from synergies with Euronext’s diverse product offering and geographical coverage.
Tradeweb Markets builds and operates many of the world's leading financial marketplaces, providing market participants with greater transparency and efficiency in fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading. Focused on applying technology to streamline the trade lifecycle, Tradeweb pioneered straight-through-processing in fixed income and now supports an integrated workflow for more than 20 marketplaces with electronic execution, processing, post-trade analysis and market data. Tradeweb Markets serves the dealer-to-customer markets through the Tradeweb institutional platform, inter-dealer trading through Dealerweb, and the US-based retail fixed income community on Tradeweb Direct. Customers rely on Tradeweb to drive the evolution of fixed income and derivatives through flexible trading architecture and more efficient, transparent markets.
Launched in 2016, TransFICC provides technology that enhances access and automation in Fixed Income. TransFICC builds high performance and robust technology to address the issues of fragmentation, complex workflows, data throughput and regulation. Services include ‘One API for eTrading’, Data Centres, Consolidated Tape and ‘eTrading’, which deliver workflow efficiency, low latency, scalable and secure connectivity for banks and the buy-side. For further information please visit https://www.transficc.com
With 44,000+ securities from 1,800 issuers, LuxSE is the world’s leading exchange for the listing of international debt securities and offers a unique and integrated service offering covering listing, trading and information services. LuxSE is home to the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), the reference platform dedicated entirely to sustainable securities now encompassing 2,100+ sustainable bonds raising EUR 1 trillion for sustainable development around the world.
Global Trading is an industry-leading news service for the global equities capital markets: providing information, education, insights and analysis for senior professionals working within trading and execution across Europe, the UK, North America, APAC and other emerging markets. With a focus on the intersection between the buy and sell-sides, and covering all industry elements from technology and trading strategies to regulation, best execution, market structure and liquidity, Global Trading is the first port of call for convergence and comparison across markets: tracing both evolution and innovation throughout the equities markets.
Talking about bonds starts at the DESK The DESK provides buy-side traders and their counterparts with precise detail on the macro-drivers, events and plans that are shaping liquidity and price discovery in fixed income markets. The DESK’s quarterly magazine, daily news, weekly newsletters and social media feeds give us a constant flow of information to the market, blending a mix of exclusive stories, in-depth trader profiles and technical analysis of trading across the cash and derivatives’ fixed income markets. The DESK is trusted by bond traders to be the best information on market structure, data and trade execution. Using a unique model of feedback via monthly off-the-record briefings and quarterly quantitative research, we help buy-side traders to navigate the evolving fixed income markets and sell-side traders to better support their clients. Our readers predominantly come from the developed financial market centres of Europe and North America, but our combination of print and digital gives The DESK a global reach. https://www.fi-desk.com
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Senior fellow, Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics
Counsel, Clifford Chance
Artificial Intelligence Lead, AFME
CEO, MTS
Head of Business Development - Issuer Services & Primary Markets, Euroclear
CEO, London Reporting House
Director General, Public Debt, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy
Head of Markets, Element Capital
Executive Director, Securities Services, Global Custody Industry Development, J.P. Morgan
Senior Advisor on EU Repo and Collateral Issues
CEO, UK DMO
Head of Funding, Swedish National Debt Office
Senior Financial Economist, IMF
Director of Public Debt Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland
Managing Director Markets, Austrian Treasury
Primary Dealership Manager, Co-Chair AFME PD Board, BNP Paribas
Senior Advisor, CFO, ESM
Head of European Governments & Supranational products, Tradeweb
Managing Director, Global Head of Emerging Technology Risk, BNP Paribas
Head of EUR Rates Trading, Citadel Securities
Head of Business Development, TransFICC
Managing Director, Fixed Income, AFME
Head of Euro Linear Rates Trading, Citi