C++ in Finance : an experts round-table

This might be the first time we've had two events in one month!
We have a special second March event with a panel of experts from Citadel Securities who will discuss what it's really like using C++ in financial systems. The event is timed to be just before the WG21 (C++ standards committee) meeting the following week, so we have some big visiting names.

Citadel Securities will be hosting this one and providing a larger venue (the same place they hosted us last summer) with drinks and snacks. Thanks Citadel!

For this venue we need to collect full names and email addresses so they can send you a QR code to get in. You will also be sent terms & conditions via Docusign.
The data will only be used for this purpose and not published anywhere or used for other purposes.
Please note that the QR code will be sent from [notify@22bishopsgate.com](mailto:notify@22bishopsgate.com) (a send-only address).

If you'd like to speak at a future event please get in touch at cppldn.uk/speak.

Here's the approximate schedule:

18:30 Doors open

19:00 "Intro and news" - Phil Nash

19:10 Lightning talks

• Timur Doumler – C++26 contract assertions
• Gasper Azman – std::execution
• Juan Alday – Why C++ Is Critical to Finance
• Carl Cook – C++26 and Low Latency Systems
• Herb Sutter – Reflection + Totality of C++26 and Why it is an important release

20:00 Panel Discussion

Herb, Timur, Gasper, Juan and Carl stay with us for a panel, moderated by Allie Tamburro, on the topic of, "What it’s really like using C++ in financial systems/industry"

21:00 Conclusion, and moving on somewhere else

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About the speakers

Herb is a technical fellow at Citadel Securities, designer of several Standard C++ features, and chair of the ISO C++ committee and the Standard C++ Foundation. His current interest is simplifying C++.

Juan is a seasoned professional with a rich background in finance and technology. He has a specific focus on C++, and serves as a member of the ISO C++ Standards Committee (WG21) and Vice-Chair for INCITS Programming Languages, US.
His expertise extends to developing high-frequency electronic trading systems, with a focus on derivatives and financial markets. His academic foundation is in computer science and electrical engineering.

Timur is a software engineer specialising in low-latency and real-time C++. He works at Citadel Securities and is an active member of the ISO C++ standard committee, where he has (co-)authored many successful proposals including [[assume]], std::inplace_vector, and contract assertions.

Gašper is a C++ committee member (WG21), ecosystem engineer (CitadelSecurities), and occasional monad whisperer. Currently developing `std::execution` as the basis for general async in C++ and advancing contracts for a safer, more expressive language. Believes the best abstractions are zero-cost — the rest are just category theory you haven't applied yet. C++ London regular.

Carl is a quantitative developer on the low latency options team at Citadel Securities, where he builds and optimizes resilient, high-performance trading systems. Carl holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.