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October 22, 2025 | 167 Events

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Morning Session

8:30 - 9:15 A.M.

Registration and Breakfast

Morning Session

9:15 - 9:20 A.M.

Welcome Remarks

Sunil Cutinho, CME Group

Senior Managing Director, CIO

Morning Session

9:20 - 10:00 A.M.

A Conversation with Google Cloud

Rohit Bhat, CME Group

General Manager & Managing Director, Google Cloud Financial Services

Morning Session

10:00 - 10:40 A.M.

The Mechanics of Around the Clock Trading of Cryptocurrency Futures and Options

Following the recent announcement of 24/7 trading for cryptocurrencies, learn about what to do to prepare your firm for day one and beyond.

Tim McCourt, CME Group

Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Equities FX & Alternative Products

Morning Session

10:40 - 11:00 A.M.

Networking Break

Morning Session

11:00 - 11:30 A.M.

From Risk to Resilience: Optimizing the Future of Clearing services

This panel will explore the latest innovations in clearing and post-trade infrastructure - from hosting optimization and FICCXM to advancements in securities clearing.

Vijay Albuquerque, CME Group

Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer, Clearing House Risk

Steve Ishmael, CME Group

Senior Director, Product Manager, Clearing & Post-Trade Product Management

Ryan Hanley, CME Group

Senior Director, Post-Trade Services & Risk Clearing House Operations

Morning Session

11:30 - 12:15 A.M.

New Ways to Access Clearing Data

Learn new ways to access clearing data. Firms can access clearing data in a secure, cloud native and efficient ways

Dhiraj Bawadhankar, CME Group

Managing Director, Clearing & Post-Trade Product Management

Mansoor Ahmed, CME Group

Executive Director, Clearing & Post Trade Product Management

Afternoon Session

12:15 - 1:15 P.M.

Lunch

Afternoon Session

1:15 - 2:00 P.M.

Bare Metal and Virtual Machines: Why They Are Valuable

Update on the Globex market migration to the cloud. Outline of new co-location solutions including key attributes, description of features, deployment of CME Globex applications, and the larger industries perspective on trading in the Cloud.

Elizabeth Gisch, CME Group

Managing Director, Global Market Solutions & Services

Ben Basler, Google Cloud

Product Manager, Capital Markets

Afternoon Session

2:00 - 2:45 P.M.

Previewing the Cloud Trading Environment

CME Group is making a dedicated preview environment available to clients to facilitate a smooth migration of its Globex platform to a private Google Cloud region. This production-like environment is designed for extensive client testing before the official launch, allowing firms to validate their systems and prepare for the operational changes required for cloud trading.

Elizabeth Gisch, CME Group

Managing Director, Global Market Solutions & Services

Pritesh Soni, CME Group

Executive Director, Software Engineering

Ben Basler, Google Cloud

Product Manager, Capital Markets

Afternoon Session

2:45 - 3:00 P.M.

Networking Break

Afternoon Session

3:00 - 3:30 P.M.

Under the Hood of FX SPOT+

A technical deep dive into platform architecture and trading dynamics

Sebastian Sierotnik, CME Group

Senior Director, FX Products

Afternoon Session

3:30 - 4:00 P.M.

BrokerTec: Driving the Future for Cash and Securities Finance markets

Update on advances for the BrokerTec platform including BrokerTec Chicago US treasury and BrokerTec Quotes offerings.

Stephen Hurst, CME Group

Senior Director, BrokerTec Products

Afternoon Session

4:00 - 4:15 P.M.

Closing Remarks

Sunil Cutinho, CME Group

Senior Managing Director, CIO

Afternoon Session

4:15 - 6:30 P.M.

Reception

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