InvestOps Europe 2025

20 - 22 October 2025

CNIT Forest, Paris

Virginie O'Shea

Virginie O'Shea

CEO & Founder Firebrand Research

Buy Side Data Innovation Day | 20th October

11:20 AM Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

1:00 PM Innovation Panel: Driving End-to-End Digital Transformation: How can you digitalise front-to-back operational processes to streamline risk and compliance systems, navigate market volatility and capitalise on emerging trends?

  • What are the biggest barriers to achieving full digital transformation in investment operations?  
  • How can firms strike a balance between automation and human oversight in operational processes?  
  • What lessons can be learned from industries that have successfully digitized complex workflows? 

Main Day 1 | 21st October

8:40 AM Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

10:25 AM Panel: Boosting Resilience Frameworks: How can you develop robust scenario testing and incident reporting to adapt to regulatory deadlines, continuous improvement requirements and increasingly volatile markets?

  • How can firms build redundancy into operational workflows without increasing inefficiencies? 
  • What lessons have been learned from recent market disruptions that can enhance resilience? 
  • How can firms balance automation with manual oversight to maintain operational stability? 

12:10 PM Panel Discussion: Driving Cross-Industry Transformation: How can Buy Side and Sell Side firms collaborate more effectively with Market Infrastructure providers to boost cross-industry standards and affect real change across financial markets?

  • How can Buy Side and Sell Side firms align their priorities to create truly collaborative partnerships?  
  • What are the biggest obstacles preventing seamless integration with Market Infrastructure Providers, and how can they be addressed?  
  • Can an industry-wide transformation be achieved without regulatory intervention, or is mandatory standardization necessary? 

Main Day 2 | 22nd October

9:25 AM Innovation Panel: Balancing personalisation and standardisation: How can you launch tailored services for your clients whilst standardising and consolidating key operating processes to optimise performance?

  • How can firms leverage technology to provide tailored services while maintaining operational efficiency? 
  • What are the risks of over-customization in investment operations, and how can they be mitigated? 
  • How can firms create modular operational frameworks that balance flexibility and efficiency?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Virginie.

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