Fixed Income Leaders USA 2025

June 09 - 11, 2025

Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC

Dan Barnes

CEO, Europe Markets Media

Buy Side Innovation Day | June 9th

11:45 AM Buy Side Wishlist Panel: How can the buy side best collaborate with market disruptors to drive innovation across fixed income products and boost trading performance?

  • What are the opportunities for innovation in fixed income and how can you invest in fintech to be at the forefront of change?  
  • What solutions are available for smaller asset managers to adopt innovations, such as paid add-ons or all-in-bundle OMS offerings that can encourage growth? 
  • How can you best navigate integration challenges by promoting vendor collaboration to ensure smooth adoption of new tools?  
  • How can you prioritize testing and trial phases to ensure the success of innovative solutions before full integration? 

Main Day 1 | June 10th

12:30 PM Workflow Panel: Building connected trading workflows: How can you integrate diverse data sources into your tech systems to create a unified workflow and boost performance?

  • How are new O/EMS capabilities enabling seamless collaboration and information exchange between traders and portfolio managers?  
  • What strategies can you implement to incorporate chat platforms and market color sharing into trader-PM workflows to improve decision-making and responsiveness? 
  • How can you unify disparate data sources into a cohesive workflow to streamline operations and enhance efficiency? 
  • How can you leverage cutting-edge tech solutions to automate complex processes and overcome challenges in integrating OMS/EMS systems from different vendors? 

4:00 PM 360 Perspective: Pre-trade analytics: How can you achieve better transparency, automation, and efficiency in fixed income trading?

  • How can you master market transparency and data quality to enhance your trade execution?
  • Understand how automation in fixed income markets can boost efficiency and open new opportunities.
  • How is the proliferation of algo-axes and varying automation models creating opportunities and challenges for sell side to provide quality data and how are new players disrupting the space?
  • How can execution protocols reduce trading risks and improve decision-making?
  • How can post-trade analytics and AI give your firm a competitive edge in today’s market and improve efficiency on your desk?

Main Day 2 | June 11th

9:35 AM CIO Overview: The CIO’s perspective: What are the top investment trends that will dominate fixed income markets in 2025 and how can you capitalize on these now to maximize alpha generation?

  • What are the structural and economic forces impacting fixed income markets and how can you make informed investment decisions?
  • How can you identify and capitalize on large directional investment opportunities and pinpoint potential steepening trades and emerging market asset revivals to deliver alpha for your clients?
  • How can you optimize the use of cash and derivatives for strategic investment goals to enhance portfolio performance and manage risks?
  • How can you select fixed income instruments to identify high-potential opportunities while mitigating potential risks?

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

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