Sell Side Ops 2025 | Connecting Operations Leaders from Europe’s Top Sell Side Institutions

Connect with Operations leaders from Europe’s top Investment Banks, Custodians and Brokers

Sell Side firms are transforming operating models to support more efficient and accurate trade processing, navigate a developing regulatory landscape and enable AI driven workflows. But how?

At Sell Side Ops Europe, you’ll gain the actionable advice you need from experienced Sell Side Operations leaders on:

How to develop more client centric and adaptable operational processes
How to navigate Europe’s transition to T+1 settlements
Explore the operational set-up required to service more complex asset classes and fund structures
How to implement AI solutions to enhance operational workflow speed and accuracy
Assessing operational teams' structure and scaling new processes to drive efficiency

“A very informative and well attended conference... Word will get out to the Sell-side community that this new “sell side stream” is worthy of attending"
Paul Preisser
Operations Client Relationship Management
BNP Paribas

“Really enjoyed the event and getting together with the many people in attendance. I thought all topics discussed were great and relevant to our challenges”
Chris O’Connor
Executive Director, Operations
J.P. Morgan

“I appreciated the opportunity with the group for open and honest dialogue, with various perspectives across the room. It is not often you can be in these settings where so much is fresh and valuable”
Brett Utnick
Head of Technology and Operations
BMO Financial

Be inspired. Learn From:

Katie Renouf

SVP, Global Investment Management Distribution
Mesirow

Nikki Woodley

SVP, Global Head of FX and Treasury Operations
Northern Trust

Gordon Black

SVP, Global Head of Brokerage Operations
Northern Trust

Julie Henkel

Managing Director, Global Head of Operational Relationship Management
BNP Paribas

Chris Norman

Global Head of Market Operations Utilities
BNP Paribas

Peter Dickinson

Executive Director
Goldmans Sachs

Omar Abduljalil

Director, Strategy & Digital Transformation
RBC Capital Markets

Brett Utnick

Director Head of North America Technology & Operations Regulatory Solutions Group
BMO Financial Group

Cameron Ross

EMEA Head of Operations Relationship Management
J.P. Morgan

Your Best Opportunity to:

GET CONNECTED

Network with your senior-level operations peers from leading Investment Banks, Custodians and Brokers during our highly interactive sessions and over coffee, lunch and drinks in our extended networking breaks.

INTERACT

Benchmark with all the great Sell Side minds in the room, by participating in our small-group interactive formats, including think tanks, roundtables and workshops.

UNIQUE INSIGHTS

Join 25+ solution-focused sessions led by 30 Sell Side Heads of Operations to gain practical insights on how to optimise Sell Side Operational Structures.

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Interactive Learning & Networking

Network and debate with all the great minds in the audience through a variety of closed door and working group sessions.

Join fellow COOs for intimate discussion and get to the heart of your most pressing operational challenges.

With all the major sell-side institutions uniting - can you afford not to be there?

Network with Industry Leaders

We’ve created a haven for leading minds in the Investment Operations community to reconnect in-person again.

Oxford Style Debate

Walk away with a fresh mindset and feel better prepared to deal with a burning issue. Witness industry leading figures pitting themselves against each other to deliver the knockout argument.

Drill Down Roundtable

An exceptional way to genuinely get to grips with your key challenges. Your chance to probe an industry expert along with your peers to source practical solutions collaboratively.

Creative Boardroom

Draw up a new, 3-step action plan to take back to the office and test. Work together with your peers to tap into their knowledge and challenge each other to find a new way forward!

Synergy Workshop

Turn theory into practice and bring an idea to life. Collaborate with your industry peers on a new forward-looking project to create a step-by-step action plan to launch it.

Dragons Den

Find the next big start up that can help you innovate fast and stay ahead of the curve. Assess each start up’s offering and the likelihood of their future success.