Event agenda
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
15:00 - 19:00
Early arrivers’ mingle
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
09:00 - 09:40
Europe’s moment: leadership in a polarized world
- Technology
- Regulation
2 speakers
Going for growth?
- Custody
- Settlement
- Regulation
• Return of the matrix • What’s hot at PostTrade 360° • Trust and efficiency
1 speaker
Post-trade regulation – the COMPLETE overview (Wednesday edition)
- Regulation
1 speaker
09:00 - 17:00
Meeting block Wednesday
- The meeting balcony (floor 5, overlooking Main expo hall)
Meeting duration:30 minute time slots
10:00 - 10:40
New vs old: The art of clever AI adoption
- Technology
- Sourcing
- The human element
- Data
3 speakers
The challenges of financial crime and sanctions compliance in a shifting international order
- Custody
- Technology
- Regulation
- Data
2 speakers
The future of corporate actions and proxy voting: Collaboration and innovation for a more efficient ecosystem
- Custody
- Technology
- Data
3 speakers
Hosted by
The insights from the EU DLT pilot regime
- Digital/digitalised assets
- Regulation
3 speakers
10:00 - 10:50
Official opening: The forces shaping post trade through 2026 and beyond
Time again for the yearly top-up on our industry’s full picture. Our senior panel shares the broad view on the changes rolling in – with a focus on how financial institutions should leverage them to their advantage.
4 speakers
11:00 - 11:40
Driving efficiency and transparency in the voluntary carbon market
- Custody
- Sourcing
- Data
Let us introduce the Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem.
2 speakers
Hosted by
Hear it from the players: the EQUITIES clearing market panel
- Clearing
- Sourcing
4 speakers
Nordic strategy in action: shaping the future of post trade
- Settlement
- Technology
1 speaker
Hosted by
Setting the scene: what’s known and done on T+1
- The T+1 track
- Custody
- Settlement
6 speakers
12:00 - 12:40
After the ECB digital payment trials – towards a financial DLT ecosystem
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Digital/digitalised assets
5 speakers
As ETFs grow, what’s in it for operations
- Custody
- Settlement
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing
4 speakers
Data will fuel tomorrow’s business. This is what you should do
- Data
5 speakers
The promise and practicalities of today’s repo activity
- Custody
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing
4 speakers
12:00 - 12:50
Funnel vision: Would fewer CCPs and way fewer CSDs make for better EU infrastructure?
- Settlement
- Clearing
- Regulation
Should the US scene, with the DTCC group alone at the centre, be taken for a role model to Europe, too? What should be done, how should it be approached, and who should decide over it?
6 speakers
13:00 - 13:40
How custodians and other platform providers play the third-party services game
- Custody
- Technology
- Sourcing
- Data
Click for a link to our background article.
4 speakers
On the industry movers’ minds – a conversation with ISSA Board members
5 speakers
T+1 impacts through the trade journey, pt 1: getting ready to trade
- The T+1 track
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
3 speakers
Trends in CCP risk management and implications for market participants
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
4 speakers
14:00 - 14:40
Asset servicing needs harmonising – but just how?
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
- Regulation
- Data
Differing standards in asset servicing processes – such as corporate actions, shareholder identification and tax treatment – are a headache for European securities-industry professionals. Come and let’s sort it out.
5 speakers
Cyber and operational resilience: Protecting client assets in the face of growing threats
4 speakers
Hosted by
How post-trade tech investments suddenly became cool, and why
- Technology
- Sourcing
5 speakers
My operating model – in bullet points
- Custody
- Technology
- Sourcing
Meet senior operational colleagues for a chat about their current top objectives – and the action they are taking to reach them.
3 speakers
14:00 - 14:50
Zooming in on Europe’s CSD industry – what’s up for 2026
- Settlement
- Technology
- Regulation
6 speakers
15:00 - 15:40
How CSDs seek to diversify and expand their service portfolios
- Settlement
- Sourcing
- Data
3 speakers
T+1 impacts through the trade journey, pt 2: execution and booking
- The T+1 track
- Sourcing
1 speaker
The strengths of the Nordic model – What can Europe learn from our experience?
- Custody
- Settlement
2 speakers
Hosted by
Where Europe’s fund and asset managers want to see post trade going
- Custody
- Clearing
- Regulation
- Sourcing
1 speaker
16:00 - 16:40
Data strategies: achieving the single pane of glass
- Technology
- Data
2 speakers
Hosted by
Managing securities services risk
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
- Sourcing
- The human element
- Data
3 speakers
Trends and efficiencies in listed-derivatives clearing
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
4 speakers
Hosted by
Trends in private-market investment operations
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing
2 speakers
16:00 - 16:50
Sociable and tech savvy – how post-trade organisations attract and build tomorrow’s staff
- Sourcing
- The human element
Click for a link to our background article.
5 speakers
17:00 - 17:40
Future of Credit - Credit Index Futures
- Collateral and liquidity
1 speaker
Hosted by
Lessons learned: How marketing leaders are driving growth in the evolving post-trade landscape
- Sourcing
This session will bring together marketing leaders to share real-world insights, challenges, and best practices on how they’re adapting, innovating, and leading growth in a complex, regulated environment.
New vs old: What will change in how we execute payments, settle trades and custody assets
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Digital/digitalised assets
- Regulation
Want background before you meet up? Check out these teaser interviews with Philipp Dettwiler and Nick Philpott, and a recent column article by Olaf.
3 speakers
Thursday, 4 September 2025
09:00 - 09:40
DLT in the real world
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- Regulation
2 speakers
Europe’s trading venues, their battle for volumes … and what post-traders should know about them
- Sourcing
2 speakers
Post-trade regulation – the COMPLETE overview (Thursday edition)
- Regulation
1 speaker
T+1 impacts through the trade journey, pt 3: enrichment and matching
- The T+1 track
- Data
2 speakers
09:00 - 17:00
Meeting block Thursday
- The meeting balcony (floor 5, overlooking Main expo hall)
Meeting duration:30 minute time slots
10:00 - 10:40
Distribution of investment funds
- Custody
- Regulation
- Sourcing
Omnibus vs beneficial-owner accounts at the Nordic CSDs – who wants what and why
- Custody
- Settlement
4 speakers
T+1 impacts through the trade journey, pt 4: funding and inventory
- The T+1 track
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing
Within the framework of our T+1 track – and the overall impact of shortened settlement cycles – this session zooms in on the steps of handling the funding and inventory, from the viewpoints of different types of actors involved.
2 speakers
The future of collateral management
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
2 speakers
Hosted by
10:00 - 10:50
Europe rising?
- Regulation
US go-it-alone policies prompts Europe to bolster its independence – and the financial market needed to support it. Let this senior panel help make sense of the big picture on Europe, its markets and its global context. What action points should be next?
1 speaker
11:00 - 11:40
T+1 impacts through the trade journey, pt 5: clearing
- The T+1 track
- Clearing
4 speakers
T+1 impacts through the trade journey, pt 6: settlement and fail management
- The T+1 track
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
- Data
5 speakers
The future custody offering for Nordic institutions
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing
1 speaker
Hosted by
Unlocking market intelligence: How Euroclear's data empowers the ecosystem?
- Data
1 speaker
Hosted by
12:00 - 12:40
The flavours of T+0
- The T+1 track
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
Let’s look at the alternative principles by which our future settlement solutions might be designed … by the time we find T+1 too slow.
3 speakers
The practitioner’s journey to standardised processes and full benefits from one’s data
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- Sourcing
- Data
As the race for capacity and capabilities squeeze our ops teams, let’s join for a closer look at our actual tech todos to get tomorrow’s production environment in place.
The promise and practicalities of today’s securities lending
- Custody
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing
4 speakers
13:00 - 13:40
Geopolitical Risks and the Implications for Securities Services
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
2 speakers
Hear it from the players: the DERIVATIVES clearing market panel
- Clearing
- Sourcing
6 speakers
Leveraging business services to improve your competitive edge
- Technology
- Data
2 speakers
Hosted by
New vs old: The promise of new payments infrastructure in optimising liquidity
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
4 speakers
13:00 - 13:50
What’s next on T+1 – looking forward to the upcoming market and regulatory changes
- The T+1 track
- Settlement
- Regulation
6 speakers
14:00 - 14:40
Issuers, investors, intermediaries – Meet ISSA’s asset servicing working group
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- Sourcing
- Data
4 speakers
Navigating the expanding requirements for repo clearing – from the US to Europe
- Clearing
- Regulation
5 speakers
Scaling AI in financial services: opportunities and challenges
- Custody
- Technology
2 speakers
Hosted by
The Nordic ETP market – a story of innovation and growth
- Technology
- Data
4 speakers
Hosted by
15:00 - 15:40
Crypto compliance: navigating today’s rules and tomorrow’s changes
- Digital/digitalised assets
- Regulation
1 speaker
Location, location, location. Where should post-trade work be carried out, and by whom?
- Sourcing
- The human element
2 speakers
Navigating the U.S. Treasury Central Clearing Mandate: Opportunities and Challenges for European Market Participants
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
2 speakers
Hosted by
The tools out there to nail the settlements
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Sourcing
3 speakers
15:00 - 15:50
The cloud operators-to-FMI strategic partnerships
- Custody
- Technology
- Sourcing
- Data
16:00 - 16:40
Derivatives reporting: the evolution of MiFIR and a digital reporting future
- Technology
- Regulation
- Sourcing
- Data
1 speaker
Getting the grip on out-of-network assets
- Custody
- Digital/digitalised assets
- Data
2 speakers
The new SSI standard – and what you have to do
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
- Data
1 speaker
18:30 - 23:59
Dinner placeholder – Ticket from your sponsor required
You probably heard about it, now experience it – the spectacular post-conference dinner party, and its dancing into the small hours! All the many hundreds of dinner tickets are in the hands of our official sponsors so don’t hesitate to reach out to them.