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3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Welcome Registration

STA Committee Meetings
*Please note that all meetings are invitation-only.*

9:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Listed Options Market Structure Working Group (LOMSWG) Meeting

10:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

STA Listed Options Committee (LOC) Meeting

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

STA Retail Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting

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11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

9th Annual STA Women in Finance Symposium
Sponsored by KeyBanc Capital Markets

2024 Woman Mentor of the Year Award Ceremony

• Recipient: Patty Schuler, Senior Vice President of Business Development, BOX Options Market
• Moderator: Lauren Arbid, U.S. Head of Relationship Management, ABN AMRO Clearing

Keynote Speaker

• Ashley Banfield, Co-Head, Global Execution Strategy, Fidelity Investments
• Moderator: Rebecca Lahar, Vice President, Equity Trader, T. Rowe Price

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1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Opening Remarks: Jim Toes, President and CEO, STA

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1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

A Conversation With Jeb Bush and Thomas P. Gallagher

• Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida
• Thomas P. Gallagher, Chairman and CEO, Miami International Holdings, Inc.
• Moderator: Jim Hyde, Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, NYSE

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1:45 p.m. – 2:30

Continued Democratization of Retail Investing
Today, retail investors have more tools and opportunities to actively manage and grow their wealth. This discussion will focus on product innovations available to retail investors and the transformative impact of technology and education on democratizing access to financial markets.

• Arianne Adams, Chief Strategy Officer, Webull Financial
• Joe Mecane, Head of Execution Services, Citadel Securities
• Kimberly Russell, Head of ETF Markets Advocacy, State Street Global Advisors
• Moderator: Jacob Rappaport, Global Head of Equities, StoneX Financial Inc.

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2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

ETF Trading and Seeking Liquidity
ETFs have reshaped investing by expanding investors’ access to diverse and previously unavailable strategies and asset classes. This panel will demystify ETF trading by providing a deeper understanding of their mechanics and how institutions are employing them.

• Chris Clark, ETF Strategist, Jane Street
• Eric Pollackov, Global Head of ETF Capital Markets, Invesco
• Joyce Rosely, Senior Relationship Manager, MarketAxess
• Douglas Yones, Head of Exchange Traded Products, NYSE
• Moderator: Aaron Kehoe, Head of QwickRoute, MCAP’s Execution Services Division

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3:15 p.m.

2024 Dictum Meum Pactum Award Ceremony

• Recipient: Chris Halverson, Director, Institutional Sales, CAPIS

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3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Trading Spaces: Exploring the Impact of Innovation and Regulation on Exchanges, ATS’s and Broker Dealers
This panel will discuss how innovation and regulatory actions in the equity markets impact the roles of ATSs, Broker Dealers and Exchanges, guided by the SEC’s principle of fostering competition between and among market participants to enhance market quality and resiliency.

• Armando Diaz, CEO, PureStream
• Adam Inzirillo, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Data & Access Solutions, Cboe Global Markets
• Ben Klixbull, Head of Distribution & Liquidity Management Americas,XTX Markets 
• Chuck Mack, VP & Head of Strategy for North American Market Services, Nasdaq
• Moderator: Eric Stockland, Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Electronic Trading, BMO Capital Markets

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4:30 p.m.

Opening Cocktail Reception

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6:00 p.m.

Free Evening

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8:00 am

Breakfast

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9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Fireside Discussion

• Dan Gallagher, Chief Legal, Compliance & Corporate Affairs Officer, Robinhood
• Brett Redfearn, Founder and CEO, Panorama Financial Markets Advisory
• Moderator: Mehmet Kinak, Global Head of Equity Trading, T. Rowe Price

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9:30 a.m. – 10:15 am

Are Regulators Missing Their Mark? 
Experts will identify areas in the marketplace that need to be updated or new regulatory policies, despite the ambitious agendas currently in place.

• Matt Billings, Vice President, Brokerage & President, Robinhood Financial & Robinhood Securities
• Bryan Harkins, President, IEX Group
• Sapna Patel, Head of Americas Market Structure & Liquidity Strategy, Morgan Stanley
• Joe Pleffner, Head of Wholesale Market Making, GTS Securities
• Moderator: Elisabeth Kirby, Managing Director & Head of Market Structure, Tradeweb

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10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Keynote Regulatory Speaker and Moderator

• Mark Uyeda, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Moderator: Jessica D’Alton, Executive Director, Head of Americas Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy, UBS

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10:45 a.m. – 11:00 A.m.

2024 STA Charity of Choice: Brave Gowns

• Summer Germann, Founder, Brave Gowns
• Ryan Kwiatkowski, StoneX Financial

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10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Listed Options: They’re Everywhere
Options offer the dual benefits of risk management and income generation, while their fungibility enhances liquidity in their underlying assets. These attributes make listed options a versatile and valuable tool for both retail and institutional investors.

• Shawn Cruz, Business Development Lead, IMC Trading
• John DiBacco, Global Head of Derivatives, Clear Street
• Ovi Montemayor, Managing Director, Market & Execution Services, Charles Schwab
• Jennifer Setzenfand, Vice President, Senior Trader, Equities and Derivatives, Federated Hermes
• Moderator: Geralyn Endo, Head of Options Business Development, MEMX Exchange

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11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch
Oasis Lawn, JW Marriott

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1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Cabana Event
Oasis Cabanas, JW Marriott Pool

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1:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Golf Tournament
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club

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6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Cocktail Reception

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7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

2024 Chairman’s Dinner Featuring Comedian Nathan Macintosh

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8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

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9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Interview: Shielding the Digital World: FINRA’s Approach to Cybercrime

• Bryan Smith, Senior Vice President, Complex Investigations and Intelligence, FINRA
• Moderator: Jim Toes, President and CEO, STA

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9:30 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.

ATSs in Action: Transforming Equity Trading with New Solutions and Competitive Edge
Through innovation and competition, Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) continue to disrupt the equity trading markets by providing solutions and benefits to investors. According to FINRA data, more than 70 billion shares of NMS securities, traded on a quarterly basis in 2023 on the more than 30 ATSs that operate today.

• Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO, OTC Markets Group
• Brian Hyndman, President and CEO, Blue Ocean Technologies
• Jimmy McGrail, Managing Director, Business Development & Liquidity Strategy, IntelligentCross
• Alan Polo, Head of Equities Sales and Trading Americas, Liquidnet
• Moderator: Jim Toes, President and CEO, STA

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10:05 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Election Impact: A Tale of Two Outcomes for Capital Markets
Amidst an unprecedented election year, DC experts will weigh in on how
November’s elections and the current state of legislative affairs will impact
capital markets, both short- and long-term.

• Joel Oswald, Principal, Williams & Jensen
• Krista Lynch, Vice President, ETF Capital Markets, Grayscale Investments
• Moderator: Daniel Schramm, Government Relations Specialist, OCC

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10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

An Investigative Journey Into Insider Trading, Cronyism, and China

• Peter Schweizer, Co-Founder and President, Government Accountability Institute
• Moderator: Jim Toes, President and CEO, STA

Peter Schweizer is the Co-Founder and President of the Government Accountability Institute. He is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including Blood Money, Red Handed, Profiles in Corruption, and Secret Empires.

Between 1999 and 2015, Mr. Schweizer was a research fellow and then the William J. Casey Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He was a consultant to the Office of Presidential Speechwriting in the White House from 2008-2009.

Mr. Schweizer’s books have directly impacted the national discourse and have been featured twice on CBS’s “60 Minutes” as well as on the front pages of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Throw Them All Out exposed insider trading on the stock market by members of Congress and was credited with leading to the passage of the STOCK Act, which restricted such practices.