Ted O'Connor works in Business Development at Arcesium, where he helps sell-side and buy-side financial institutions modernize their post-trade and data infrastructure through the firm's Opterra and Aquata platforms. His work spans prime brokerage, OTC derivatives, ABF, treasury, and securities services, giving him a front-row view into how major banks are rethinking data management and operational technology. Ted has spoken on industry panels covering AI's role in trading infrastructure and regularly engages with leaders across global financial institutions on the practical challenges of adopting new technology at scale.
Main Day 1 | 16th September
12:10 PM Panel: Building Client-Driven Architectures: How can you best build partnerships with key clients to adapt operational processes that meet Buy Side priorities whilst maintaining Op model standardisation? *Chatham House Rule*
- How do you strike the balance between customising for key client demands and maintaining a scalable, standardised operating model across all clients?
- What governance frameworks or decision-making structures help you prioritise client-driven change requests without fragmenting your architecture?
- To what extent are you moving toward "data-as-a-product" models (e.g. APIs, self-service access), and how is that reshaping the traditional service relationship with buy-side clients?
- Can you share an example where client collaboration directly influenced your operating model or technology roadmap—and what trade-offs were required internally?
Main Day 2 | 17th September
10:00 AM Head of Operations Working Group: How do you redesign post-trade operating models for a world that is faster, more fragmented, and geopolitically unstable—without increasing risk? *Chatham House Rule*
- Moving from asset-class silos towards cross-asset ownership
- Defining embedded risk and liquidity roles inside operations
- Building for a globally implemented play book for fragmented market regulations
- Breaking down siloes between operations, data and technology
An off-the-record, invitation-only session where operations leaders share strategies, debate market outlooks, and collaborate on solutions to the most pressing challenges facing their function today.
*Open to 15 Sell Side Heads of Operations*
Session Hosted under The Chatham House Rule
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