2026 Engineering Stream
Are you focused on market data engineering? Roll your sleeves up and join the market data engineering workshop.
The Engineering Stream is open to all member categories, all are welcome but please note that these sessions will be deeply technical. Join to hear insights from fellow engineering specialists and share your thoughts and experiences on Monday and Tuesday afternoon. For further information please contact Jon Neitzell.
| Time | Monday, October 12 | ||
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| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. |
Infrastructure Pressure Points & APIs, MCPs & Controlled Platforms A discussion of the infrastructure, platform, and control challenges facing large financial institutions as APIs, MCPs, and AI-enabled workflows become part of the market-data technology landscape. Speakers: Ibrahim Kyorov, Head of Market Data Technology and Infrastructure Management, FIC Technology, Deutsche Bank Ian Williams, Head of Market Data Platforms, Deutsche Bank Mike Wright, Director and Principal IT Architect, Deutsche Bank's Market Data Technology |
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| 2:20 - 2:50 p.m. |
Machine-Readable Usage Rights for Market Data An exploration of how market-data licensing terms can be converted into structured, machine-readable rights that support scalable, auditable, and more automated data-use decisions. Speakers: Kye Li Tan, Associate Product Manager in Market Data Services, JPMorganChase Jairy Meneses, Senior Lead Software Engineer, JPMorganChase |
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| 2:55 - 3:25 p.m. |
Governed Data Access, Entitlements, and Rights-Aware AI Workflows A practical look at how entitlements, usage rights, metadata, and governance can work together to support controlled data access and rights-aware AI workflows. Speakers: Sam Jazrawi, Head of Global Customer Technology Directors, LSEG Ben Whittam Smith, Founder, Deontic Data |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Throw Away Your SDK: RESP as a Market Data API Protocol A technical case for using RESP, the Redis Serialization Protocol, as a simpler and more flexible foundation for modern market-data APIs and delivery. Speaker: Chris Lee, Principal Software Architect, FactSet Research Systems |
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| 4:05 - 4:35 p.m. |
Building the Future: Engineering Leadership Panel Industry leaders will discuss the engineering, data, governance, and leadership decisions required to build durable platforms and turn emerging technology into practical business outcomes. Moderator: Rayne Gaisford Tony Berkman, Quantitative Research Leader Rich Brown, Global Head, Vendor Management, Jain Global Peter Licursi, Chief Strategy Officer for Kensho Data at S&P Global Evan Schnidman, Head of Fidelity Labs |
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| Time | Tuesday, October 13 | ||
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| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Cloud Migration: The Deep Dive A focused discussion of the product, engineering, vendor, and operating considerations involved in modernizing critical market-data platforms for the cloud. Speakers: Maria Giertta, Market Data Product Lead, Goldman Sachs Emily Menzies, Vendor Data Strategy Lead, Goldman Sachs |
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| 2:05 - 2:35 p.m. |
From Sandbox to Scale: Operationalizing AI Infrastructure Across the Global Enterprise A practical examination of the infrastructure, architecture, operating controls, and process redesign needed to move enterprise AI from experimentation into production at scale. |
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| 2:40 - 3:10 p.m. |
Decode & Observe Now: Making Massive Market Data Volumes Searchable in Real Time A look at how large, varied market-data streams can be decoded and made searchable in near real time to improve diagnosis, onboarding, and data quality. |
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| 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. |
MCPs and Market Data An introduction to the role MCPs may play in helping AI systems discover and work with market data while maintaining appropriate identity, permissions, grounding, and governance. |
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| 3:50 - 4:20 p.m. |
Panel: Foundation Matters: How Structure Empowers the Future Leaders from financial institutions and technology providers will examine the architecture, governance, entitlements, interoperability, and operating structures needed to support innovation at enterprise scale. |
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Ibrahim Kyorov
Head of Market Data Technology and Infrastructure Management, FIC Technology, Deutsche Bank
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