Agenda for CASLA 2026
Time Slot: | Agenda: |
|---|---|
| 7:30am to 8:30am | Conference Registration & Breakfast Breakfast Sponsor: Northern Trust Company |
| 8:30am to 8:35am | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:35am to 9:35am | Keynote Speaker – Market Update Keynote and Market Feature by David McWilliams |
| 9:35am to 10:05am | Session 1: Association Update Securities Finance Associations in Conversation Moderator: Mary Jane Schuessler (BMO) Panelists: Tina Baker (ISLA), Fran Garritt (ISLA AM), Daniel Austin (AIMA) |
| 10:05am to 10:25am | BREAK Coffee Break Sponsor: State Street |
| 10:25am to 11:10am | Session 2: Market Infrastructure Canadian Financial Market Infrastructure 2.0 Moderator: Steve Everett (TMX) Panelists: Barney Nelson (Value Exchange), Kelsey Gunderson (TMX), Philippe Muller (Bank of Canada), Elie Khaliel (CDCC), Fabrice Tomenko (Clearstream) |
| 11:10am to 11:55am | Session 3: REPO/Mandatory Clearing The North American Repo Evolution: Navigating Canada’s Framework and the U.S. Clearing Mandate Moderator: Coming Soon Panelists: Coming Soon |
| 11:55am to 1:30pm | Lunch 1: GPFA & WISF Lunch Feature with Global Peer Financing Association and Women in Securities Finance Lunch Sponsor: GLMX |
| 11:55am to 1:30pm | Lunch 2: Wellness Wellness Workshop: Conflict Resolution Training (led by Maks Padalko) |
| 1:30pm to 2:00pm | Session 4: Equity Focused Panel Hot Takes’ Spur Conversation on the Future of Equity Lending Moderator: Coming Soon Panelists: Mitch Bisnett (State Street) |
| 2:15pm to 3:00pm | Session 5: Operations Leaders Leaders in Operations Spotlight: Navigating the Quick Pace of Industry Change Moderator: Coming Soon Panelists: Kerry Phippen, Nelson Dugre-Sasseville |
| 3:00pm to 3:20pm | BREAK Coffee Break Sponsor: State Street |
| 3:20pm to 3:50pm | Session 6: AI Use Cases From Hype to Workflow: Real AI Use Cases in the Securities Finance Market Moderator: Nick Delikaras (Equilend) Panelists: James Bryce, Charles Engle |
| 3:50pm to 4:35pm | Session 7: Tokenization & Digital Assets Chain Reaction: Exploring Tokenization/Digitization’s Role in the Securities Finance Ecosystem Moderator: Coming Soon Panelists: Maks Padalko |
| 4:35pm | Closing Remarks |
| Following Conference | Cocktail Reception Cocktail Reception Sponsor: Pirum Systems |
| Additional Sponsors: Lanyard Sponsor: Equilend | Swag Bag Sponsor: Wealthsimple | |
| *Please note that, while every effort will be made to present the program as advertised, speakers, topics and timing are subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. |
Conference Speaker and Moderator Biographies
Keynote Speaker
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
 David McWilliams | Economist, Broadcaster, Author | – | David McWilliams is ranked among the most influential economists in the world. Consistently accurate in his forecasts, he was the only economist in Ireland who accurately forecast a strong UK Brexit vote, the Trump victory, and the 2008 global crash. With the objective to make economics easily digestible — and even fun — McWilliams draws on his unique sense of humour when he speaks on trends in growth, currencies, financial markets, and geopolitics. |
Session 1: Association Update
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Mary Jane Schuessler | Moderator | BMO | Coming soon. |
Tina Baker | Panelist | ISLA | Coming soon. |
Fran Garritt | Panelist | ISLA AM | Coming soon. |
Daniel Austin | Panelist | AIMA | Coming soon. |
Session 2: Market Infrastructure
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Steve Everett | Moderator | TMX | Coming soon. |
Barney Nelson | Panelist | Value Exchange | Coming soon. |
Kelsey Gunderson | Panelist | TMX | Coming soon. |
Philippe Muller | Panelist | Bank of Canada | Coming soon. |
Elie Khaliel | Panelist | CDCC | Coming soon. |
Fabrice Tomenko | Panelist | Clearstream | Coming soon. |
Session 3: REPO/Mandatory Clearing
Speakers coming soon.
Session 4: Equity Focused Panel
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Mitch Bisnett | Panelist | State Street | Coming soon. |
Session 5: Operations Leaders
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Kerry Phippen | Panelist | – | Coming soon. |
Nelson Dugre-Sasseville | Panelist | – | Coming soon. |
Session 6: AI Use Cases
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Nick Delikaras | Moderator | Equilend | Coming soon. |
James Bryce | Panelist | – | Coming soon. |
Charles Engle | Panelist | – | Coming soon. |
Session 7: Tokenization & Digital Assets
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Maks Padalko | Panelist | – | Coming soon. |
Wellness Workshop
| Speaker Name | Speaker Title | Speaker Company | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Maks Padalko | Workshop Leader | – | Coming soon. |
