EDUCATION SESSION #887
Fireside Chat with Blythe Masters - 100 Women in Finance’s Inaugural Education Event in Sydney
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You are cordially invited to attend the inaugural education event of 100 Women in Finance (100WF) in Sydney, hosted by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The evening celebrates 100WF’s launch in Sydney and features a fireside chat with Blythe Masters, in conversation with moderator Alicia Vidler, member of 100WF’s Sydney organising committee.
Learn what inspired Masters to leave Wall Street and join a FinTech start-up that builds the financial infrastructure of tomorrow using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Masters will share her perspective on DLT’s rapid evolution and its potential to dramatically transform global finance, government and other industries by establishing networks grounded in trust and transparency. The ASX experience with DLT serves as an example of partners using technology to advance global finance for traders, investors and all market participants.
Masters will also speak about her work to advance gender equality and career advancement through organisations like 100WF and Global Fund for Women.
Amanda Pullinger, CEO of 100WF, will describe the organisation's vision and global network, along with members of the Sydney organising committee (names listed below). Consider how you and your colleagues may join and participate in this professional women’s membership organisation with a rich 15-year history and more than 15,000 members.
Q&A and networking reception to follow.
You are welcome to invite other senior professionals from Sydney’s alternative investment and broader financial community (including men) to attend, and to become members of 100WF. Like the vast majority of 100WF events, this gathering is offered at no charge to members and guests. 100WF events are possible thanks to modest members’ annual access fees and the generosity of our event hosts and speakers.
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MEMBERS OF 100WF'S SYDNEY ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Nikki Bentley - Norton Rose Fulbright
Simone Bouch
Bev Durston - Edgehaven
Celine Kabashima - AMP Capital
Keri Pratt - NSW Treasury Corporation
Guneet Rana - Colonial First State
Alicia Vidler
Louise Walker - Brookvine
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5:45 PM Registration
6:15 PM Event Begins
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The program will begin
promptly
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6:15 PM
; allow time to get through building security and to register before the event begins.
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Networking reception will follow.
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Australia Securities Exchange Auditorium
Exchange Centre
20 Bridge Street
Sydney
, NSW 2000, Australia
Photo ID is required for admission.
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Blythe Masters
Digital Asset Holdings
Amanda Pullinger
100 Women in Finance
Alicia Vidler
Moderator
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Australian Securities Exchange
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Blythe Masters
CEO, Digital Asset Holdings
Blythe Masters is CEO of Digital Asset, the NY-based distributed ledger solutions provider for financial services and other institutions. The company’s distributed ledger platform and smart contract modeling language, called DAML, help global organisations build applications that facilitate the simple, efficient and secure transfer of value within and between organisations.
She is also Chair of the Governing Board of the Linux Foundation’s open source Hyperledger Project, member of the International Advisory Board of Santander Group, Advisory Board Member of the U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce, Board Member of ID2020 and co-Chair of the Board of the Global Fund for Women.
Ms. Masters was previously a senior executive at J.P. Morgan which she left in 2014 after a career spanning 27 years, following the successful sale of the bank’s physical commodities business which she built. She was a member of the J.P. Morgan Corporate & Investment Bank Operating Committee and previously the firm's Executive Committee. From 2012, in addition to Global Commodities, she was responsible for the Corporate & Investment Bank's Regulatory Affairs. From 2004 to 2007, she was CFO of the Investment Bank. Prior to that role, she was head of Global Credit Portfolio and Credit Policy and Strategy. Earlier positions included head of North American Structured Credit Products, co-head of Asset Backed Securitisation and head of Global Credit Derivatives Marketing. Ms. Masters joined J.P. Morgan full-time in 1991, after completing a number of internships at the bank dating back to 1987.
From 2011 to 2013, she was chair of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), and from 2008 to 2010, she was chair of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). She was the Chair of the Board of Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc (NYSE: SC), a consumer finance company from 2015 to 2016.
Ms. Masters received a B.A. in economics from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Amanda Pullinger
CEO, 100 Women in Finance
Ms. Pullinger is the Chief Executive Officer of 100 Women in Finance. She is a former principal of Aquamarine Capital Management, where she was responsible, over a period of seven years, for managing marketing, investor relations and back office administration for two private investment funds.
Ms. Pullinger is Co-Vice Chair of the Women’s Network Forum, she serves on the Boards of the HALO Trust (USA), the American Friends of The National Portrait Gallery (London) Foundation and as a Director on the Oxford University Alumni Board. She previously served as Chairman of the Board of The HALO Trust (www.halotrust.org) and on the Boards of SkillForce, NYU Cancer Institute and Girls’ Prep, and was on the founding Board of 100 Women in Finance, serving as its President for two years. She is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Ms. Pullinger graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University and earned an MBA from La Salle University, Philadelphia.
Alicia Vidler
Alicia Vidler has more than 17 years of trading and finance experience in the UK, Europe and Asia. She co-founded a London based Artificial Intelligence hedge fund working as its CIO for over 5 years. Previously a Director in Proprietary Trading at Bank of America, she also held senior roles at Merrill Lynch and RiskMetrics Group. She began her career at Deutsche Bank in Sydney and has a BSc in Mathematics and Finance, having studied for a PhD in Mathematics at Imperial College London. Ms. Vidler has a keen interest in applied AI to trading and FinTech more broadly. She is a founding member of 100 Women in Finance's Sydney location.
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Australian Securities Exchange
ASX is one of the world’s leading financial market exchanges, offering a full suite of services, including listings, trading, clearing and settlement, across a comprehensive range of asset classes. As the first major financial market open every day, ASX is a world leader in raising capital, consistently ranking among the top five exchanges globally.
With a total market capitalisation of around $1.5 trillion, ASX is home to some of the world’s leading resource, finance and technology companies. Our $47 trillion interest rate derivatives market is the largest in Asia and among the biggest in the world. ASX’s network and data centre are connected to leading financial hubs. Speed, reliability, state-of-the-art technology and the diversity of the user community, are fundamental to the success of the Sydney-based ASX Australian Liquidity Centre.
We operate in a world class regulatory environment, meeting the highest global standards. Our clearing houses are among the most secure and well capitalised in the world, and help underpin the stability of Australia’s financial markets. ASX has over 150 years of exchange experience and a highly skilled team of 530 people. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do – 6.7 million share owners, 180 participants, and almost 2,200 listed companies and issuers.
Digital Asset Holdings
Founded in 2014, Digital Asset has more than 170 employees working and serving global clients from New York, London, Zurich, Budapest, Sydney and Hong Kong. Digital Asset has emerged as the leading provider of distributed ledger solutions due to its exceptional talent and innovative technology including a distributed ledger platform and fit for purpose smart contract modeling language, called DAML.
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100 Women in Finance
100 Women in Finance
is a global network of professionals in the finance and alternative investment industries working together to empower women at every stage of their careers. Through peer engagement, philanthropic, and educational initiatives, our more than 15,000 members are making connections and creating opportunities that help to advance careers and strengthen our field.
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