
2023 Agenda
Updated 8/25/23
Thursday, Sept. 7th
12:00 – 5:00p: Registration
10:00a – 11:00a: STA Retail Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting (invitation only) Tentative
12:30 – 1:30p: SIFMA Listed Options Trading Committee Meeting (invitation only)
1:45 – 2:30p: Buy Side Panel – State of the Industry
Moderator: Tyler Platte, Senior Manager, Institutional Block Desk, Charles Schwab
Panel Members:
- Andy Hicks, SVP, Director of ETF Portfolio Management and Trading, SS&C ALPS Advisors
- Mehmet Kinak, Global Head of Systematic Trading and Market Structure, T. Rowe Price
- Jason Vedder, Director, Global Trading and Operations, Driehaus Capital Management, LLC

Tyler Platte
Senior Manager, Institutional Block Desk, Charles Schwab

Andy Hicks
SVP, Director of ETF Portfolio Management and Trading, SS&C ALPS Advisors

Mehmet Kinak
Global Head of Systematic Trading and Market Structure, T. Rowe Price

Jason Vedder
Director, Global Trading and Operations
Driehaus Capital Management, LLC
2:45 – 3:30p: Evolution or Revolution in Today’s Markets
Themes: AI-Artificial Intelligence / Crypto In SEC Compliance / Innovation
Moderator: Ellen Greene, Managing Director, Equity and Options Market Structure, SIFMA
Panel Members:
- Travis Briggs, CEO, Robó Global US
- Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, EDX Markets
- Patrick McEvoy, Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity

Ellen Greene
Managing Director, Equity and Options Market Structure, SIFMA

Travis Briggs
CEO, Robó Global US

Jeanine Hightower
Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, EDX Markets

Patrick McEvoy
Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity
3:45 – 4:00p: Regulatory Update
Speaker: Jim Toes, President and CEO, STA
Moderator: Mark Davies, CEO, S3

Jim Toes
President and CEO, STA

Mark Davies
CEO, S3
4:15 – 5:00p: The State of Equity Market Structure and Emerging Risks
Themes: Investor Experience / Liquidity / SEC Proposals
Moderator: Larry Tabb, Head of Market Structure Research, Bloomberg Intelligence
Panel Members:
- Joe Mecane, Head of Citadel Execution Services, Citadel
- Steve Cavoli, Global Head of Execution Services, Virtu Financial

Joe Mecane
Head of Citadel Execution Services, Citadel

Larry Tabb
Head of Market Structure Research, Bloomberg Intelligence

Steve Cavoli
Global Head of Execution Services, Virtu Financial
5:00 – 8:00pTexas Traders “Roundup” Networking Event / Cocktails & Dinner Buffet
7:00 – 10:00p
Casino Night with Raffle Prize
8:00p – 12:00aTexas Hold’Em Poker Tournament / NFL Opening Night – Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs
Friday, Sept. 8th
7:00aGrab and Go Breakfast 7:30aBus leaves for Skeet Shooting Event – Elm Fork Ranch 7:30aGolf Tournament (Scramble Format / Shotgun Start) – TPC Las Colinas 12:00 – 2:00p Lunch in Pavilion
12:00 – 5:00p
Pool Party
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