Panel (London) - Global macro markets discussion

Full title: Interactive Panel - Global macro markets discussion

Abstract: With markets in flux looking towards a Fed hike in the coming months, and the large sell off in emerging markets, our expert panel will discuss how markets are behaving and also will be giving their views for macro markets, in particular for FX and rates.

We will follow the event with drinks in the bar which should provide a great opportunity to network.

Speakers:

Our expert panelists will include:

• Eric Burroughs (Reuters - Editor of FX Buzz @ericbeebo)

• Mark Cudmore (Bloomberg News - First Word EM Strategist)

• Mick Grady (Aviva - Senior Economist/Multi-asset Strategist @fundamentalmac)

• Ashraf Laidi (Intermarket Strategy @alaidi)

• Jeremy Wilkinson-Smith (Independent FX trader @JeremyWS)

• Saeed Amen (co-founder and managing director of the Thalesians @thalesians) will host the panel

Selected Bios

Eric Burroughs (@ericbeebo) is editor and managing analyst of Reuters Buzz, the intraday market intelligence and commentary service. Has covered markets and economics around the world for 15 years with Reuters, including stints in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong where he previously served as Asia Financial Markets Editor.

Mark Cudmore recently joined Bloomberg as an Emerging Market Strategist, focusing predominantly on the CEEMEA region and with FX as a core product focus. He has spent over a decade in financial markets, mainly as an EM FX sell-side trader but also has worked in sales and on the buy-side. Mark graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a first class honours degree in Mathematics and Economics.

Mick Grady (@fundamentalmac) recently joined Aviva Investors as Senior Economist and Multi-asset Strategist, responsible for global macro markets. Previously he was Senior Economist at COMAC Capital, a global macro hedge fund, following over a decade in a variety of roles at the Bank of England. He began his career in Australia as an economist at the Treasury department. He holds an Honours degree in Economics (Macquarie University Australia).

Jeremy Wilkinson-Smith (@JeremyWS) is an independent trader. He has spent the 5 years, trading FX and interest rates from a global macro perspective. He is currently reading finance at the University of Warwick.

Saeed Amen (@thalesians) is a managing director and co-founder of the Thalesians. He has a decade of experience creating and successfully running systematic trading models at Lehman Brothers, Nomura and now at the Thalesians. Independently, he runs a systematic trading model with proprietary capital. He is the author of Trading Thalesians – What the ancient world can teach us about trading today (Palgrave Macmillan). He graduated with a first class honours master’s degree from Imperial College in Mathematics & Computer Science.