Michael Schmidt

Chairman
Algomi

Before founding and becoming Chairman of Algomi, Michael's career included 14 years at Deutsche Bank and 10 years at UBS, always heading Fixed Income Trading and Sales teams regionally and globally. His last positions at UBS were Co-Head of European Credit Trading, Global Head of UBS FI Retail Trading and member of the IB board of UBS Switzerland.

Under his leadership, his teams pioneered a number of market leading electronic trading platforms including DB Autobahn, UBS Wealth Management/Investment Bank Connectivity Hub in addition to introducing the first algorithmic pricing tools in Corporate Bonds.

Michael holds a degree in Economics from University of Dusseldorf.

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Day 2- Thursday 10th November 2016

Saturday, December 10th, 2016

08:45 All Star Panel: Embracing a new mind-set- How must both the buy and sell side modify their behaviour to succeed in increasingly electronic markets?

As fixed income markets transform and the way you trade on a daily basis changes, many industry experts not only suggest that changes in technology and market structure is required, but also a change in mindset. With your roles and the way you plan and execute trades changing, new innovative ways of thinking and working also need to be adopted to help both the buy and sell side progress and harness change. Attend this industry leading panel where they will discuss:

Is a behavioural change needed to help unlock new liquidity and push innovation further across the market?
Old vs young – How is the style of trading differing for a new generation of traders with increased eTrading in fixed income?
Juniorisation of the sell side- What is the impact on the quality of advice, quality of research and quality of service as experienced staff are let go from the sell side and how can these concerns be addressed?
Raising the bar of trading- What skillsets are key in modern markets for your trading and investment teams to prosper?
Debate- Will fixed income trading behaviour become more equity like in future?