Head of FX Pre- and Post-Trade Workflows

Alex currently leads Pre-trade FX Workflow, Data & Analytics at LSEG. He is responsible for Refinitiv Workspace delivering an end-to-end workflow experience within our flagship FXMM offering to FX & Money Markets Traders & Sales people. Prior to this role, Alex led the Trading Sales Strategy & Execution team within Sales & Account Management.

Alex Goraieb joined Reuters in Sept 1998. Prior to joining Reuters Alex worked at Knight-Ridder Financial (1995-1998) as a Treasury Market Specialist (FX, Rates & Technical Analysis), and Banco Popular Español (1990-1993) in Corporate Treasury Sales. He holds an MBA from Imperial College (London), and a Business Management Degree from Manchester. He lives & works in London.

Co-founder & CEO, TradeFeedr

Balraj Bassi has 20 years of experience within capital markets. Prior to Tradefeedr, Balraj co-founded Blacktree Investment Partners LLP in 2009, a macro-systematic currency hedge fund. Before Blacktree, Balraj worked at Lehman Brothers where he was responsible for FX sales within Institutional Client Group in Europe and heavily involved in Lehman Brothers’ rise in the electronic trading space in FX. Balraj also worked at State Street for 7 years and was an integral part of the team building the electronic trading platform franchise for State Street Global Markets being head of FX product. Balraj holds a BEng. in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from University College London (UCL).

Group Director, Head of Open Directory – Community Engagement & Growth

Stephen Grady is Group Director, Head of Open Directory – Community Engagement & Growth at LSEG, where he leads industry engagement and community network building initiatives across capital markets.

He previously served as Head of Global Markets and Executive Vice President at Lombard Odier Group (Geneva), where he oversaw global trading and market structure strategy.  

A seasoned trading leader, Stephen spent five years as Global Head of Trading at Legal & General Investment Management, following senior global dealing roles at Barclays Wealth and Fortis Investments.

Former Non‑Executive Director of Liquidnet Europe, contributing strategic counsel to one of the industry’s leading institutional trading networks. Stephen’s experience in fintech includes his role as Managing Director, Head of Market Structure & Strategy at Ipreo, a platform that later became part of IHS Markit—where he played a significant role in primary‑market technology, community building, and market‑connectivity initiatives.

Stephen has contributed extensively to industry governance, serving on the WM/Reuters FX Benchmark Oversight Committee, co‑chairing the BIS FX Global Code – Electronic Trading Working Group, and sitting on the Bank of England’s FX Joint Steering Committee. He also chaired The Investment Association’s Fixed Income Trading Committee.