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Financial Markets Group Fall Conference

Wednesday, 11/19/25
8:30 AM
Breakfast and Registration
9:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:45 AM
Keynote Speech
10:20 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Panel 1: Treasury Clearing Mandate: Implementation Hurdles and Outlook
Moderator
Brett Solimine, Financial Markets Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Panelists
Dane Fannin, Global Head of Foreign Exchange and Securities Finance, Northern Trust
Casey Spezzano, Head of US Customer Sales & Trading, NatWest Markets
Corey Friedberg, Head of Fixed Income Financing, Millenium Management
Gerald Pucci, Global Head of Fixed Income Trading and Global Head of Repo, BlackRock
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Panel 2: Stablecoins and Other Tokenized Collateral at CCPs
Moderator
David DeCarlo, Counselor on Financial Markets, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Panelists
Christine Parker, Deputy General Counsel, Circle
Chris Zuehlke, Global Head of Cumberland, DRW
2:30 PM
Keynote Speech
Speaker
Fabio Natalucci, Chief Executive Officer, Anderson Institute for Finance and Economics
3:10 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Panel 3: Technology Innovation and Financial Stability: The CCP Perspective
Moderator
Emma Weiss, Senior Financial Markets Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Panelists
Dhiraj Bawadhankar, Managing Director of Clearing & Post-Trade Product Management, CME Group
Massimo Cutuli, Chief Financial Risk Officer, The OCC
Elizabeth King, Global Head of Clearing, ICE Inc.
Demetri Karousos, President and COO, Nodal Clear
4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
5:00 PM
Reception

Financial Markets Group Fall Conference

The 2025 Fall Conference of the Financial Markets Group hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will take place on Wednesday, November 19 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm CT.

The theme of this year’s conference is Crosscurrents in Centrally Cleared Markets: The Evolving Technology, Digital Asset, and Regulatory Landscape. This year’s conference will feature panel discussions on the following topics:

  • Treasury Clearing Mandate: Implementation Hurdles and Outlook
  • Stablecoins and Other Tokenized Collateral at Central Counterparties (CCPs)
  • Technology Innovation and Financial Stability: The CCP Perspective

This conference provides a unique opportunity to hear from expert practitioners and academics on key issues impacting the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the financial system. Senior policymakers, central bankers, market regulators, academics, and industry leaders are invited to participate in the conference.

The conference is invitation-only, and invitations are not transferable. To encourage candid discussion among invited participants, the conference is conducted under the Chatham House Rule, with no access granted to media.

 
 
 
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