What’s hacking your IT wallet?

Join Vela’s Dan Rooney and Ben Ryan for a discussion on how the competing challenges across the financial technology ecosystem are starving the industry of innovation. We will discuss consolidation among high frequency groups, increasing demand for derivatives analytics, and how evolving technology is impacting the way clients access and interact with market data. The discussion will focus on the emerging needs of both the buy and sell side, and how they might shape the future of FinTech.

The future of crypto post ICO boom – security tokens and what happens next….

Brave New Coin, a leading provider of market data, indices, news and analytics for cryptocurrency is at the forefront of this new asset class. As with any asset, markets need data for price discovery, risk management and portfolio construction. But what is “fundamental data” in this context? How do investors evaluate these new opportunities? What analytics are available? Drawing on direct market and issuance experience over the past 4 years, this round table discussion looks at what we might expect to see beyond the recent ICO boom, the likely regulatory response, and the expected future of security tokens, especially from the perspective of institutional asset managers.

The Rise of corporate Accelerators, Incubators and Scale-Up programs; How can Corporates and Startups work together to create the future of financial services?

Talk about what success looks like in FinTech Innovation! Rapid change in emerging technology comes from entrepreneurs and early stage companies that don’t have the time to wait for traditional governance and controls a multinational bank such as Barclays requires. As a result banks need to reinvent the way they open up to connect, create and scale new products and services. What needs to be considered? How do you measure success? Join Ben Shaw and Kester Keating to explore answers to these questions.

Using mental training techniques used in professional sports to improve focus and sleep, and to decrease stress.

Join Russ Rausch from Vision Pursue (VP) Chicago as he leads a discussion about how to use practical mental training methods to improve automatic thought and emotional patterns. Russ was a COO at a hedge fund before founding VP and he understands the stress resulting from trading results, regulation, increased risk and liability, and changing market conditions. After developing expertise in mental training he developed a program used in pro and college sports in organizations like the Atlanta Falcons, SF 49ers, Seattle Mariners, and the University of Alabama.