Jessica Hainey
Managing Director, Head of Product Reference Data Technology, Morgan Stanley
Jessica is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Head of the Securities Reference Data Technology Department, which provides consolidated instrument data to systems throughout the firm. Jessica graduated from the University of York with a BEng in Computer Science and joined Morgan Stanley via their graduate scheme. Since then she has served in a variety of roles across front and middle office technology renovation including Department Head for Client Allocation Systems and Business Faceoff for Listed Derivatives Front Office technology before moving to head Securities Reference Data in 2015.
Alice Newton-Rex
Head of Product, WorldRemit
Alice Newton-Rex is Head of Product at WorldRemit, where she is responsible for the development of WorldRemit's products across web and mobile. Alice directs the UX and product teams to invent, design and deliver new products and features that serve the needs of users around the world. Prior to WorldRemit, Alice led a product team for GOV.UK, the single point of access for UK government services and information. She has also worked in mobile health for the GSMA and Sana group at MIT. Alice holds a double first MA from the University of Cambridge and a Henry Fellowship from Harvard University.
Janet Thomas
Founder & CEO, TouchFX
Janet is Founder and CEO of TouchFX, which operates under Infinity Capital Partners. She has created an Foreign Exchange technology business across the US, Europe and Africa, providing solutions and products for corporations trading FX globally and regtech for financial institutions to comply with regulations such as MIFID 2 and the Senior Managers Certification Regime. As Head of EMEA Prime Brokerage FX Sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 2011 - 2013, she expanded the business offering cross asset instruments for clients trading across EMEA. From 2006 -2011, as Head of Product and Marketing at Citigroup FX Prime Brokerage, Janet created award winning products that created the largest global FX Prime business and enabled Citi to attain the number one position of having the largest market share of the $5trillion a day FX market. At ABN AMRO Bank, from 1998 -2005, she held a number of management roles. In 2009, she won Women in the City Achievement Award. She has been on the Powerlist as one of the 100 most influential people of African and Caribbean heritage in the UK since 2014. From 2014 – 2017, she served as President of Women in Banking and Finance.
Adam Hunter
Vice President, GQR
Adam is a managing consultant in GQR’s London office, leading the Finance & Technology team. Adam joined GQR after graduating from Leeds University with a degree in economics, and is now responsible for GQR's global client base across trading, technology and finance. He aspires to drive GQR’s Finance & Technology expansion through his assistance in growing the company’s global presence.
