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The document outlines the agenda for the 12th annual FX Week USA conference to be held on July 14, 2015 in New York. The agenda includes morning and afternoon keynote addresses, panel discussions, and presentations on topics related to foreign exchange trading such as liquidity provision, electronic trading platforms, algorithmic trading, emerging market currencies, cyber security, and the changing roles of primary market makers. Panelists will represent banks, trading firms, asset managers, and research organizations. The day-long conference aims to discuss trends, challenges, and implications for the future of the FX markets.

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July 14, 2015¡ªNew York www.fxweekusa.com Draft Agenda 12th annual FX Week USA 8:00 Registration and breakfast 8:50 Welcome address: Eva Szalay, Editor, FX WEEK 9:00 Morning keynote address: Trends in Foreign Exchange markets and the challenges ahead Simon Potter, Executive Vice President and Head of the Markets Group, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK 9:30 Panel discussion: Liquidity provision in the new market environment ? Who will be the most-reliable liquidity providers? ? What are the implications of banks moving towards an agency model? ? Which emerging trading technologies will have the biggest impact and how they will affect your margins? ? What role will pre- and post-trade analysis play? ? Can data be better analysed for trading? Moderator: Eva Szalay, Editor, FX WEEK Yaacov Heidingsfeld, Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, TRADERTOOLS Dmitri Galinov, Chief Executive Officer, FASTMATCH 10:15 Morning break and opportunity to network STREAM ONE¡ªFX trading STREAM TWO¡ªFX for investors 10:45 Chairman¡¯s opening remarks: Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure & Technology Research, GREENWICH ASSOCIATES Chairman¡¯s opening remarks: Rick Harper, Head of Fixed Income & Currency, WISDOMTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT 10:55 Panel discussion: Achieving quality execution on e-FX trading platforms ? Single dealer vs multi dealer platforms - where to concentrate your resources in the sea of platform providers? ? Changing electronic trade sizes and the best venues to execute trades without leaving a footprint in the market ? Dealing with stop-loss orders in extreme volatile conditions ? Using TCA to achieve informed decision making Panel discussion: How is the strong dollar impacting emerging market currencies ? A look at commodity currencies ? The development of CNY and CNH ? Which currencies to invest in, and which to avoid ? The state and future of the BRICS ? Options of EM central banks in a Fed tightening environment Moderator: Rick Harper, Head of Fixed Income & Currency, WISDOMTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT John Espinosa, Managing Director and Head of Sovereign, Municipal, & Emerging
Moderator: Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure & Technology Research, GREENWICH ASSOCIATES Jim Cochrane, Director, ITG John Miesner, Head of Global Sales, GTX Markets Research, TIAA-CREF Naveen Kunam, Senior Portfolio Manager - Global Emerging Markets Debt, ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS Eddy Sternberg, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, LOOMIS, SAYLES & COMPANY Adnan Akant, Head of Foreign Exchange, FISCHER FRANCIS TREES & WATTS 11:40 Presentation: Algos ¨C optimize execution, control process and market risk ? Why is algo usage still relatively low in the FX market? ? Are independent algos a viable alternative to fixing? ? Are algos able to take on increasing risk? ? Peer-to-peer lending Hitesh Mittal, Global Head of Trading, AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Presentation: US dollar cycles, capital flows and global risk preferences ? What is the composition of capital flows behind this cycle of US dollar strength? ? Is it really all about US Treasuries? ? Is the US dollar really a ¡°safe haven¡± currency? ? Understanding global investors¡¯ risk preferences and their impact on dollar cycles. Alessio de Longis, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, OPPENHEIMERFUNDS 12:10 Presentation: Risk and cyber security measures for FX trading ? Risk management for emerging technologies and what are their likely flaws? ? Tablet and mobile trading security concerns ? Cyber regulation and counterparty risk affecting FX market ? How are firms preparing and managing cyber breaches? ? Vendor and third party relationship risk and regulations ? Operational controls for trading FX securely Panel discussion: "The role of currency in an institutional portfolio" - the authors' panel discussion ? How to address the currency hedging conundrum ? The safe haven myth and the US Dollar ? How to gauge currency managers ? What currency investing can add to institutional portfolio performance Chairmen: Richard Levich, Professor of Finance, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Momtchil Pojarliev, Senior FX Portfolio Manager, FISCHER FRANCIS TREES & WATTS Speakers: Daniel Brehon, Director, DEUTSCHE BANK Alessio de Longis, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, OPPENHEIMERFUNDS Michael Rosenberg, Senior Consultant, Bloomberg Economics, BLOOMBERG LP 12:55- 1:55 Lunch and opportunity to network 1:55 Afternoon plenary address: Trading China under the PBoC's watchful eye ? What does Beijing want?
? Is carry right for the future ? CNY on a tighter rein than CNH ? Is there a dramatic shift coming? - from change in policy? - from loss of control? John Taylor, President, TAYLOR GLOBAL VISION 2:25 Panel discussion: Credit provision and market access in a post-SNB world ¨C prime brokerage or prime of prime? ? The model going forward? ? Will this lead to an increase in pre-trade risk management? ? What are the key differences between pre-trade and post-trade analysis? ? Impact on margin trading ? Basel III and the rising cost of credit provision for banks Andres Choussy, Managing Director, Head of Derivatives Clearing for the Americas, JPMORGAN CHASE Marcus Butt, Global Head FX Prime Services, RBS Peter Plester, Head of FX Prime Brokerage, SAXO BANK Sofiane Nait Saidi, Senior Vice President, LCH.CLEARNET 3:10 Afternoon break and opportunity to network 3:40 Executive address: Battle of the currencies in developing markets - who will come out on top? ? Has the dollar already won? ? Implications of the US tightening monetary conditions ? Is there a danger of central banks losing control of their currencies? ? Are central banks too afraid of deflation? ? What the BoJ can do to reign in the yen ? How China can respond and fit in with G7 banks Collin Crownover, Ph.D., Senior Managing Director, Head of Currency Management and FICC Research, STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS 4:25 Panel discussion: Changing composition of primary markets makers and the future of FX ? What role will alternative market makers play? ? Who will be the key players in primary market making? ? How do traditional buy-side firms differ from banks and HFTs? ? Can banks, HFTs and buy-side firms complement each other? ? How are attitudes shifting with regards to last look and stop losses? ? Relevance of transparency and fair play Jamil Nazarali, Senior Managing Director, Head of Citadel Execution Services, CITADEL SECURITIES Michael O¡¯Brien, Vice President, Director of Global Trading, EATON VANCE 5:10 Closing remarks: Eva Szalay, Editor, FX WEEK 5:15 e-FX awards and cocktail reception

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  • 1. July 14, 2015¡ªNew York www.fxweekusa.com Draft Agenda 12th annual FX Week USA 8:00 Registration and breakfast 8:50 Welcome address: Eva Szalay, Editor, FX WEEK 9:00 Morning keynote address: Trends in Foreign Exchange markets and the challenges ahead Simon Potter, Executive Vice President and Head of the Markets Group, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK 9:30 Panel discussion: Liquidity provision in the new market environment ? Who will be the most-reliable liquidity providers? ? What are the implications of banks moving towards an agency model? ? Which emerging trading technologies will have the biggest impact and how they will affect your margins? ? What role will pre- and post-trade analysis play? ? Can data be better analysed for trading? Moderator: Eva Szalay, Editor, FX WEEK Yaacov Heidingsfeld, Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, TRADERTOOLS Dmitri Galinov, Chief Executive Officer, FASTMATCH 10:15 Morning break and opportunity to network STREAM ONE¡ªFX trading STREAM TWO¡ªFX for investors 10:45 Chairman¡¯s opening remarks: Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure & Technology Research, GREENWICH ASSOCIATES Chairman¡¯s opening remarks: Rick Harper, Head of Fixed Income & Currency, WISDOMTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT 10:55 Panel discussion: Achieving quality execution on e-FX trading platforms ? Single dealer vs multi dealer platforms - where to concentrate your resources in the sea of platform providers? ? Changing electronic trade sizes and the best venues to execute trades without leaving a footprint in the market ? Dealing with stop-loss orders in extreme volatile conditions ? Using TCA to achieve informed decision making Panel discussion: How is the strong dollar impacting emerging market currencies ? A look at commodity currencies ? The development of CNY and CNH ? Which currencies to invest in, and which to avoid ? The state and future of the BRICS ? Options of EM central banks in a Fed tightening environment Moderator: Rick Harper, Head of Fixed Income & Currency, WISDOMTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT John Espinosa, Managing Director and Head of Sovereign, Municipal, & Emerging
  • 2. Moderator: Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure & Technology Research, GREENWICH ASSOCIATES Jim Cochrane, Director, ITG John Miesner, Head of Global Sales, GTX Markets Research, TIAA-CREF Naveen Kunam, Senior Portfolio Manager - Global Emerging Markets Debt, ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS Eddy Sternberg, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, LOOMIS, SAYLES & COMPANY Adnan Akant, Head of Foreign Exchange, FISCHER FRANCIS TREES & WATTS 11:40 Presentation: Algos ¨C optimize execution, control process and market risk ? Why is algo usage still relatively low in the FX market? ? Are independent algos a viable alternative to fixing? ? Are algos able to take on increasing risk? ? Peer-to-peer lending Hitesh Mittal, Global Head of Trading, AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Presentation: US dollar cycles, capital flows and global risk preferences ? What is the composition of capital flows behind this cycle of US dollar strength? ? Is it really all about US Treasuries? ? Is the US dollar really a ¡°safe haven¡± currency? ? Understanding global investors¡¯ risk preferences and their impact on dollar cycles. Alessio de Longis, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, OPPENHEIMERFUNDS 12:10 Presentation: Risk and cyber security measures for FX trading ? Risk management for emerging technologies and what are their likely flaws? ? Tablet and mobile trading security concerns ? Cyber regulation and counterparty risk affecting FX market ? How are firms preparing and managing cyber breaches? ? Vendor and third party relationship risk and regulations ? Operational controls for trading FX securely Panel discussion: "The role of currency in an institutional portfolio" - the authors' panel discussion ? How to address the currency hedging conundrum ? The safe haven myth and the US Dollar ? How to gauge currency managers ? What currency investing can add to institutional portfolio performance Chairmen: Richard Levich, Professor of Finance, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Momtchil Pojarliev, Senior FX Portfolio Manager, FISCHER FRANCIS TREES & WATTS Speakers: Daniel Brehon, Director, DEUTSCHE BANK Alessio de Longis, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, OPPENHEIMERFUNDS Michael Rosenberg, Senior Consultant, Bloomberg Economics, BLOOMBERG LP 12:55- 1:55 Lunch and opportunity to network 1:55 Afternoon plenary address: Trading China under the PBoC's watchful eye ? What does Beijing want?
  • 3. ? Is carry right for the future ? CNY on a tighter rein than CNH ? Is there a dramatic shift coming? - from change in policy? - from loss of control? John Taylor, President, TAYLOR GLOBAL VISION 2:25 Panel discussion: Credit provision and market access in a post-SNB world ¨C prime brokerage or prime of prime? ? The model going forward? ? Will this lead to an increase in pre-trade risk management? ? What are the key differences between pre-trade and post-trade analysis? ? Impact on margin trading ? Basel III and the rising cost of credit provision for banks Andres Choussy, Managing Director, Head of Derivatives Clearing for the Americas, JPMORGAN CHASE Marcus Butt, Global Head FX Prime Services, RBS Peter Plester, Head of FX Prime Brokerage, SAXO BANK Sofiane Nait Saidi, Senior Vice President, LCH.CLEARNET 3:10 Afternoon break and opportunity to network 3:40 Executive address: Battle of the currencies in developing markets - who will come out on top? ? Has the dollar already won? ? Implications of the US tightening monetary conditions ? Is there a danger of central banks losing control of their currencies? ? Are central banks too afraid of deflation? ? What the BoJ can do to reign in the yen ? How China can respond and fit in with G7 banks Collin Crownover, Ph.D., Senior Managing Director, Head of Currency Management and FICC Research, STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS 4:25 Panel discussion: Changing composition of primary markets makers and the future of FX ? What role will alternative market makers play? ? Who will be the key players in primary market making? ? How do traditional buy-side firms differ from banks and HFTs? ? Can banks, HFTs and buy-side firms complement each other? ? How are attitudes shifting with regards to last look and stop losses? ? Relevance of transparency and fair play Jamil Nazarali, Senior Managing Director, Head of Citadel Execution Services, CITADEL SECURITIES Michael O¡¯Brien, Vice President, Director of Global Trading, EATON VANCE 5:10 Closing remarks: Eva Szalay, Editor, FX WEEK 5:15 e-FX awards and cocktail reception