Event agenda

From reform to resilience: rethinking liquidity in European pensions

This session explores how pension reform is accelerating demand for innovative liquidity pathways – and how post‑trade infrastructure, market plumbing, and platform innovation help pension funds optimise liquidity without compromising long‑term outcomes.

Hosted by

BNY

Geopolitics and post-trade: FMI resilience and systemic risk management

Hosted by

European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA)

Post-trade regulation – the COMPLETE overview (Wednesday edition)

Hosted by

J.P. Morgan

The alpha mandate: harnessing data and capital optimisation to drive real post-trade returns

Hosted by

OSTTRA

The next generation of financial infrastructure: powered by AI and digital assets

Citi and leaders from the industry explore how artificial intelligence, digital assets, and emerging technologies are transforming market infrastructure, redefining trust, and driving the next era of innovation.

Hosted by

Citi

Finansinspektionen: 1,000 firms told us, this is how ready they are for T+1

Pythagore: how DLT is transforming Europe's largest short-term debt market

Smart assets, instant value: rebuilding the collateral landscape

This discussion dives straight into the mechanics of digital collateral – examining how instant settlement and smart contracts are driving unprecedented capital velocity and unlocking hidden value across global markets.

Hosted by

Eurex

T+1 COUNTDOWN: nailing allocations and confirmations – morning edition

Agentic operations for post trade: building the operating model that delivers board-ready ROI

Hosted by

Duco

United Kingdom

Distributing Nordic funds: scaling cross-border, with cost and friction under control

Hosted by

DNB Carnegie

DLT collateral mobility’s five operational hurdles

The harmonisation of legal and regulatory frameworks remains a major obstacle to distributed ledger-based collateral mobilisation, but the scale of the operational challenge should not be underestimated.

Elevating the Nordic post-trade future: one cross-border CSD for the benefit of Euroclear's clients, markets, and businesses

This keynote will outline Euroclear’s consolidation of its Finnish and Swedish CSDs into a single cross-border CSD, and what’s in it for the Nordic markets.

Hosted by

Euroclear

Evolution of securities finance: centralisation of liquidity creation, collateral, and optimisation

Explore how proactive liquidity management, robust risk frameworks, and centralised operating models can help asset owners and managers unlock greater efficiency – supporting both return generation and liquidity objectives in an complex market.

Hosted by

Northern Trust

The regulator’s view of Europe’s current clearing and FMI topics

Connected proxy voting, stronger stewardship

This panel will explore how institutional investors are modernising proxy voting and stewardship through more connected, data-driven, and auditable approaches to voting, engagement, and oversight.

CORPORATE ACTIONS: cutting costs and risk in data sourcing

In corporate actions processing, a large part of the time cost and risk is concentrated in the data sourcing step – and the relation between issuers and processing pros doesn’t always make it easier. Let’s zoom in on it.

DLT: how exchanges are tokenising

Are we up for a complete migration from traditional securities formats to DLT-based ones, or will exchange members agree freely which format should be delivered? Either way, exchange operators are taking action. Here’s how.

Do we still care about post-trade barriers to a single capital market?

Hosted by

European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA)

Handling private market investments efficiently

On a planet far from the volume churns and STP dashboards of listed securities, private market investments grow their impact despite the paperwork.

Next-generation custody: technology transformation or operating-model transformation?

This panel will explore how firms are modernising custody operations while avoiding additional cost, risk, and complexity, and share practical insights into building more scalable, resilient, and future-ready post-trade businesses.

Hosted by

S&P Global Market Intelligence

Spearheading industry collaboration

Few industries benefit as much from standardisation and collaboration as post trade does – and accordingly, associations and shared ventures play central roles. Get inside their heads and predict the tomorrow that they are busy with today.

Asset servicing – issuers, intermediaries, and investors

This ISSA panel explores the outlook for collaboration on corporate actions announcements "at source", as the industry continues to make incremental improvements in asset services processing.

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

Do we really need same-day settlement?

Ahead of the debate, read our interview with Andreas Ljungkvist, head of Liquidity Management Solution Design at OSTTRA.

From permission to production: the operating model behind institutional digital assets

Most institutions now have a mandate for digital assets. Join Zodia and leading Nordic banks as they dive into the operating models, discuss the implications of each, and examine the core considerations shaping the decision.

Hear it from the players: the EQUITIES clearing market panel

Don’t miss this year’s edition of PostTrade 360°’s classic clearinghouse "battle" (split into separate panels for derivatives and equities). With 2027 coming up, what is each provider’s edge in Europe’s market – and how is it transforming?

Making auditors love you

The word burden, as in burden of proof, keeps popping up whenever audits are discussed. But if we try to understand the pain better, could it guide us to better audit readiness and perhaps an even broader range of operational capacities?

What it takes to scale AI in financial services

This session explores how firms can turn AI momentum into meaningful outcomes, balancing innovation with trust, control, and regulatory readiness. Read the teaser interview with Adam Persson.

Hosted by

BNY

Building the future of custody

Explore how technology, data, and digitalisation are reshaping custody services and helping build the foundation for the next generation of asset servicing.

Hosted by

Danske Bank

FX clearing: listed FX and the hybrid execution model

Hosted by

Eurex

Introduction to digital asset custody and cyber risks

Hosted by

Thomas Murray

MISP perceptions part 1: the regulatory changes

December last year saw the European Commission present MISP – the Market Integration and Supervision Package. So, how will it change regulation and supervision?

Moving to T0 operations in exchange traded derivatives

This session will cover new product and operational challenges: what is working, what the industry still needs to do to improve, what is driving operational costs, and how the industry can reduce them.

Hosted by

FIA-Tech

Securities financing operations in 2027

The future of securities services – a discussion with the ISSA board

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

2027’s CSD agenda

CSD account structures – what should be next?

Our 2025 session on this topic turned out to be that year’s blockbuster, with the room completely packed! Let’s continue forward.

Hosted by

European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA)

GenAI: custody’s new clothes?

Global trends and local decision – a discussion about our industry in a changing world

Kill the exception queue: how autonomous AI is taking over post-trade operations

Hosted by

Smartstream

Looking East: what's hot in Asia Pacific and Japan

As capital markets across the region evolve, Asia Pacific and Japan are navigating a distinct set of post-trade priorities. This session captures the shared and diverging themes shaping the region.

T+1 COUNTDOWN: nailing allocations and confirmations – afternoon edition

Cyber – the risks and how to mitigate them

Join our panellists as they discuss the most significant changes in the environment of cyber risk management. Find out how ISSA will look to update its 2018 and 2021 recommendations to the securities services industry.

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

Fintech Daydreaming podcast live: payments on new rails

There’s a lot of new stuff in payments – so what parts of it all will actually matter? Join for a live production session of the Fintech Daydreaming podcast. As an introduction, check out Olaf Ransome’s column on designing tomorrow’s FMIs.

Fund Tokenization - Latest Market Outlook

How African markets are turning frictions into flows in 2026

Ahead of the session, read our interview with Shehu Shantali on Nigeria’s T+1 transition.

Regulatory decision-making: from reactive remediation to preventative controls

This panel will challenge the status quo of siloed processes and fragmented controls, encouraging attendees to consider how firms can move beyond improving reconciliation and remediation to preventing errors entirely.

Hosted by

FIS

Settling in: understanding the evolution of post trade in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

The competition around settlement in FR, BE, and NL is not only unusually tough – it also raises completely new questions about what can be done or not in Europe’s infrastructures market. So, how will this affect you?

AI in post-trade operations: readiness, governance and control ahead of T+1

This session will examine where AI is already embedded in production workflows, where firms are right to move carefully, and what control frameworks are needed to scale responsibly.

Hosted by

Xceptor

Cloud operators-to-FMI strategic partnerships

Last year, we looked in-depth at the collaboration between Clearstream and Google, including the DLT-based issuance platform D7. Let’s keep digging into the growing involvement of the major cloud computing capacity providers in post-trade processing.

Nordic transformation progress: driving value together with clients

This session will explore key 2026–2030 milestones, continued platform enhancements, and how close collaboration with clients and market participants can deliver greater efficiency, reduce risk and cost, and support growth across the Nordic markets.

Hosted by

Euroclear

Partnerships, collaboration, or disintermediation – what next for securities services?

New third-parties pop up, while others get disintermediated; new value-creating services and providers appear, while others become obsolete. What types of actor will your company be leaning on next year, or a decade from now? Why?

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

Post-trade regulation – the COMPLETE overview (Thursday edition)

Hosted by

Citi

Stablecoins in capital markets: hype, threat, or infrastructure revolution?

As banks increasingly embrace stablecoins, will they compete with existing market infrastructure or complement it? Find out what operational and risk management challenges remain.

Hosted by

Murex

The battle for the financial system

This panel asks whether custody, collateral, settlement, and payment systems are still neutral plumbing – or whether they are becoming the control layer of the next financial system.

For current and future trends in European ETF distribution

MISP perceptions part 2: the implications for market participants and FMIs

December last year saw the European Commission present MISP – the Market Integration and Supervision Package. So, what will be its impact on the post-trade industry and its clients?

On the minds of Nordic CSD leaders

With a focus on collaboration, harmonisation, and client needs, the panel will explore how the Nordic markets can continue to develop efficient, resilient, and competitive post-trade infrastructure.

Resilience by design: safeguarding the OTC derivatives lifecycle against market stress

This panel will look at what ISDA is doing to enhance operational resiliency and avoid unintended dislocation between cleared and non-cleared markets in the face of recent challenges.

Hosted by

International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)

Sanctions and countermeasures – guidance for dealing with blocked securities

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

The importance of building brand trust in the age of AI, regulation, and digital transformation

Join us as we explore building trust with both human and machine audiences as AI increasingly shapes discovery, research, and purchasing decisions.

Transaction reporting: data quality at the core

We examine how leading institutions are enhancing data quality, strengthening control environments, and mitigating regulatory risk through the effective use of automation and AI. Take a look at our interview with speaker Alexis Wiazmitinoff.

Hosted by

S&P Global Market Intelligence

From back office to powerhouse: scaling investment operations data for growth

Learn how investment operations teams are strengthening their data using modern technology and smarter processes to support growth.  Hear client testimonials on what’s working and what they’ve changed along the way.

Hosted by

Financial Recovery Technologies

Hear it from the players: the DERIVATIVES clearing market panel

Don’t miss this year’s edition of PostTrade 360°’s classic clearinghouse "battle" (split into separate panels for derivatives and equities). With 2027 coming up, what is each provider’s edge in Europe’s market – and how is it transforming?

How are the rise of artificial intelligence and the growth in digital assets reframing securities services and what do investors need to be prepared for?

We will examine where the industry is heading, what these developments – e.g. digital assets, digital custody, and AI mean in practice, and what investment firms must do to avoid become industry laggards.

Hosted by

Swedbank

Synergies and frictions at the dawn of new market infrastructures

The future of settlement

In this session, we will explore how market developments – such as the shift towards 24-hour trading and changes like T+1 – are propelling us into a new era of faster, more integrated traditional and digital markets.

Hosted by

Northern Trust

The role of the custodian in a post-T2S Nordic market

Hosted by

DNB Carnegie

Unlocking scale in digital assets: the case for common standards

This panel will explore how standardisation can act as the connective tissue of the digital asset landscape – bridging traditional financial infrastructures with on-chain environments. We will examine where progress is being made and challenges persist.

Hosted by

Swift

ALWAYS ON: implications in funding

Always On sessions prepare you for the future’s securities operations world that never sleeps. Different sessions will cover, for example, clearing, settlement, and funding. Ahead of the session, take a look at our interview with speaker Bernard Ferran.

CORPORATE ACTIONS: mapping the road to golden operational records

Hosted by

European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA)

Shedding light on off-venue trading

In this session, we explore the background to the changes implemented by the EU and UK to the post-trade reporting regime at the end of last year and discuss the steps that could be taken to provide the market with meaningful post-trade transparency.

T+0 models – the benefits, drawbacks, and implementation challenges

This panel will explore what benefits, drawbacks, and implementation challenges need to be evaluated in a future global business case.

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

The new with the old: beat the odds and make AI work for you

Out of every 100 artificial intelligence initiatives, 95 fail at the proof-of-concept stage. Four of the last five will die as projects. So what will make you the lucky one-in-a-hundred that sees success? Or should you even bother?

Today’s state of trading and issuance with digital assets

Where do we stand with the adoption of digital assets in the trading and issuance areas? Let’s look at what asset classes are being tokenised – and how our post-trade processes are impacted. Read our teaser interview with speaker Lida Kurt.

Fees, fees, fees. User-side voices on costs and competition in securities services and systems

Users of post-trade services and systems weigh many factors as they seek to shave the next basis point from their operational costs. Hear how they are thinking and acting.

PLATFORMS: flavours of platforms

A lot of activity is going on to centre investors’ and other market participants’ securities operations on platforms – but what are these? A metaphor might be the app store on our phones, yet a more nuanced look will reveal a range of strategies.

Tackling our proxy processing nightmares

The challenges and opportunities for digital identity and onboarding

Join this session to hear how ISSA is spearheading and collaborating with other associations and IOSCO to help drive progress in technological advancement and AI innovation.

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

The CSDs’ and CSD participants’ readiness for T+1

Ahead of the session, take a look at our interview with speaker Paolo Carabelli on how to make the best of the collaborative relationship between CSDs and CSD participants.

Hosted by

European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA)

The provocative emergence of prediction markets

This session explores whether prediction markets represent a genuinely new asset class, the next evolution of market infrastructure, or both.

The US treasury clearing mandate – and how European market participants should deal with it

DLT in the Real World 2026: why, where, and how

Join our panellists as they discuss the key findings from the latest DLT in the Real World survey and highlight the increased use and the implementation of digital asset solutions.

Hosted by

International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

T+1 COUNTDOWN: what’s still to do – and what are the risks?

ALWAYS ON: implications at the clearinghouse and its clients

Always On sessions prepare you for the future’s securities operations world that never sleeps. Different sessions will cover, for example, clearing, settlement, and funding.

Closing the recovery gap

Why has modernising securities class action processing become a strategic imperative?

PLATFORMS: setting up our mix of platformed services – the asset manager's viewpoint

Ahead of the session, check out our interview with speaker Arne Martin Moen.

Private markets, public exposure – cyber risk managed or overlooked

Private market investments are growing in scale and impact, but the operational reality behind them looks nothing like the automated, monitored world of listed securities. What should the post-trade community do to reduce the risk in this space?

Hosted by

Thomas Murray

Tokenised securities: reality check and the road ahead?

Ahead of the session, read our interview with speaker Lidia Kurt on tokenisation as an opportunity.

Don’t worry about CSD migration

We’ve already done it in Finland – with a solution used by 90% of Euroclear participants.

Hosted by

Digia

Making AI real in post-trade operations – from pilot projects to production

Hosted by

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS BaNCS)

The evolution of shareholder rights legislation

As Europe considers potential amendments to its Shareholder Rights Directive, this session will examine how improvements could further enhance investor engagement and the investor identification process. Take a look at our interview with Adam Bowen.

Hosted by

European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA)

The future of money in a tokenised world

What do we need for a scalable payment solution?

The human element

Paradoxically, with everything getting more technical and automated, the impact of humans appears to be growing. Let’s look closer at who we are and what makes us excel. Read speaker’s Julia Streets’ thoughts on AI acceleration in our interview.

What will it take for tokenisation to become a reality in the Nordics? – Challenges and opportunities

Hosted by

Danske Bank

ALWAYS ON: implications at the CSD and its clients

Let the Always On sessions prepare you for the future’s securities operations world that never sleeps. Different sessions will cover, for example, clearing, settlement, and funding.

Consultation time: just how should FMIs manage their clouds and other third-party risks?

The saying, “a burden shared is a burden halved” does not always ring true in finance, where the growing presence of third-party service providers is amplifying risk. Ahead of the session, read our teaser interview with speaker Randy Priem.

SSIs – what else is left to do, and what are the next steps?