As Group Head of Trading & Banking Solutions at LSEG, Dean leads a diverse, global business encompassing pre-trade desktop, analytics, trade execution, trading solutions (OMS/EMS) and post trade services as well as M&A and capital raising advisory solutions.

Dean joined LSEG from BGC Partners, where he was the Global Head of the Electronic and Hybrid Markets division. His extensive experience covers multiple asset classes, low touch electronic and high touch trading strategies and includes deep knowledge of global markets with significant experience in Asian markets, with roles in both Singapore and Japan.

His career spans senior roles at ICAP, Société General, Nord

Adrian has over 25 years of experience building transformational businesses and supporting enterprise technology platforms at the intersection of finance, data, analytics, and visualization. At Microsoft he currently serves as General Manager for Microsoft Cloud for Industry - Capital Markets and was previously Partner & Head of Product Strategy, Microsoft Cloud for Industry - Financial Services.

Prior to Microsoft, he was the Chief Product & Strategy Officer at OpenFin, where he was responsible for product management, design, and strategy. Previously, he co-founded Pellucid Analytics where he served as Chief Executive Officer from founding through exit.

His earlier experience includes senior leadership positions at a series of global investment banks including Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, and Deutsche Bank where he was as Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking Strats. His responsibilities included a combination of advisory work, which resulted in over $650 billion of executed transactions, as well as leading digital transformation efforts.

Adrian has over a decade of experience teaching graduate students in corporate finance, quantitative corporate finance, and product management. He earned his master's degree in Technology Management from Columbia University and completed his undergraduate and postgraduate research degrees at the University of Technology Sydney. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Accountant designations, and is currently working towards his Ph.D. with a focus on hybrid intelligence.

Emily is the CEO of Yield Book, and Group Head of Analytics. In these roles Emily is responsible for driving the strategic direction, delivery and alignment of analytics products and solutions at LSEG. This includes asset classes ranging from Fixed Income to Equity Derivatives, Traditional and Data Science led analytics disciplines and a breadth of applied analytics solutions ranging from Structuring to Portfolio Management.

Emily joined LSEG in 2016 from BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory business. Prior to this, Emily spent a number of years at Barclays Capital within the Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions (BRAIS) business, as UK head of POINT. In this position, Emily oversaw a rapid expansion of the adoption of Barclays' fixed income index and analytics solutions. Prior to Barclays, Emily held a number of roles at Lehman Brothers, RBS and UniCredit.

Brunner founded ModuleQ in 2011 to pursue his vision for People-Facing AI that empowers professionals by understanding their business priorities and helping them work smarter.

He received his PhD in Information, Technology & Management at Harvard University, where he studied digital transformation of business. Brunner holds a BS in Computer Science from Stanford, where he studied the design of data fusion systems with AI pioneer Professor Edward Feigenbaum.

Brunner has peer-reviewed publications in artificial intelligence and operations management and received a U.S. patent for ModuleQ’s Personal Data Fusion AI technology.

 

Eric Anderson is the Managing Director CIO Markets Technology at Barclays Investment Bank.

Eric is a senior technology manager with a track record of building teams with a culture of business focused deliveries and innovation. Eric has experience building trading and pricing platforms across equities and fixed income products and partners with business to utilize technology as a competitive advantage.

Alexander Crisp is the CIB Chief Data & Analytics Office Head of North America Strategic Partnerships at JP Morgan Chase.

Alexander is a former Intelligence Officer transitioned to investment banking and has experience in Private Equity coverage, M&A and equity transactions.

Alexander enjoys generating digital strategy, leading high caliber teams amidst fast-evolving changes and managing multiple stakeholders through complex challenges and projects.

Nikol Barikos is the Group Head of Global Customer Success at LSEG.

Nikol has been working at the intersection of financial services and technology for over 17 years. Nikol has the pleasure of leading our Global Customer Success Function, a team of 700+ CSMs, Consultants and Educators located in 100 countries that are dedicated to helping our clients realize value of the solutions they purchased. Curiosity, Collaboration, and Commitment are at the forefront in how we create an exceptional Client Experience.

Outside of work, Nikol enjoys learning and has obtained an MBA at NYU Stern, is an avid reader and runner.