iFX EXPO International 2016

17:00 - Till Late

Badge Pickup and Welcome Party Sponsored by OSYSPRO

09:30

Registration & Opening of Expo Doors

09:45 - 10:30 Jason Ballor, Aaron Gladman, Michael Charalambides, Ugne Melzbakaite,

Panel - The Future of Payments

We will dive into the world of Payments and discuss multiple topics related to payments within the sector. This topic is a major concern within the sector and we will discuss the new coming trends and foreseen challenges that this sector is facing.

10:45 - 11:30 Andrew Ralich, Maor Lahav, Kobi Gur, Avi Mizrahi, Timur Latypoff , Stanislav Efremov, Harpal Sandhu, Fred Scala,

Panel - Trading Technology What’s Next?

The leading trading technology providers talk about the future of trading technology within this highly anticipated panel.

10:45 - 11:30 Anthony Papaevagorou, Tony Spyrou,

Workshop: Tips for Brokers to increase business efficiency through MetaTrader.

During this workshop we will suggest ways to improve acquisition and client conversion using various features of MetaTrader 4/5 platforms.

11:30 - 12:00 Howard Bick,

Workshop: Engaging Traders in the Era of Marketing Overload.

Most traders have become intolerant to the bombardment of mass marketing coming from every website or app with which they have interacted. Instead of encouraging engagement and improving brand perception, generic marketing to large swatches of one’s target audience will lead to brand fatigue at best, and outright negativity at worst. In this session, Howard Bick of Optimove, will discuss the solutions to this challenge, which lie in areas such as data-driven personalization, multi-channel trader marketing and systematic campaign optimization.

11:45 - 12:15 Erez Shifron,

Keynote - Acquisition & Retention Based on Education & Market Research

These days' acquisition costs are getting higher and brokers must optimize their acquisition funnels. Moreover, it's well known that the business profitability lies in the retention results. Content offering turns out to be a very efficient approach to improve these goals. In this keynote Erez Shifron will share his experience in using educational materials and market research for boosting Acquisition and Retention of Forex, CFD and Binary Options Brokers.

12:00 - 13:00 Natallia Hunik, Hayley Brown,

Workshop: What exactly is Prime of Prime (PoP) and how can you become one?

The FX industry has seen many new names enter the Prime of Prime sector. However, they may or may not perform the actual PoP services. During the workshop, we will be sharing the ways to verify if you are working with a real PoP and the available solutions on the market that can enable as a bank or brokerage to become a Prime of Prime.

12:15 - 13:00

To Be Announced

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Will Be Served

Don’t worry about looking for lunch – it will be served to you in the Expo Hall! Another first for iFX EXPO – we will be treating all of our attendees, exhibitors and sponsors with free lunch on both days. We have carefully selected a unique lunch menu to cater to all tastes provided by our high-end F&B team.

14:00 - 14:45 Oded Shefer,

Workshop: CPattern Retention Automation – From Theory to Practice

In a world where Retention is built on traditional methods (human capital), and client acquisition price is growing, CPattern offers education on how brokers can easily automate their retention and increase their trading volume. We invite forex and binary option brokers to be exposed to the world of automation, for improving agents-traders engagement, significantly increase trader life cycle and help reduce customer churn rates. In this workshop we will present: 1. How brokers can increase trading volume of existing clients 2. Measure the effect 3. Easily adapt existing work processes and automation The workshop will present case studies on the best match between man and machine.

14:15 - 15:00 Anthony Papaevagorou, Tony Spyrou,

Product Tour - MetaQuotes Products Tour - News and developments

A must-see presentation covering latest MetaQuotes developments - news on MetaTrader platforms, WebTerminal and other system components, Algo tools and more.

14:45 - 15:30 Tal Itzhak Ron,

Workshop: Brokerage A-Z: Legal, Banking and Operational aspects by Tal Ron, Drihem & Co

In this exclusive iFXExpo workshop, award-winning attorney Tal Itzhak Ron along with special guests shall discuss the new trends for offshore formation - why Dominica and Marshall have replaced Anguilla; what EU jurisdictions are currently preferred by PSPs; recent trends in regulation of binary options and securities; IB agreements and regulatory developments around the globe. Also to be discussed, key points for negotiating with platform providers and PSPs as well recent litigation issues which have been storming the industry in recent months.

15:15 - 16:30 Panos Lamprakos ,

Keynote - Forex trends by Google

Dive into the data with Google as they share the trends and insights over the last year of retail finance sector and how things are changing in the landscape of advertising with the search and display giant.

15:30 - 16:15 Alex Kachur,

Workshop: Multi-Asset Brokerage Concept. Main Opportunities and Challenges For Brokers

Presentation will touch fundamental aspects of a multi-asset concept, answering questions like: What makes a multi-asset solution and what are key benefits of having one? How to obtain a multi-asset technology? What are key assumptions in multi-asset model? What does multi-asset solution require and what are the main challenges?

16:15 - 16:45 Raad Aswani,

Workshop: ‘ The Art of Analysis ’ – Your key to success

Raad Aswani is an Expert Energy and Financial Market Analyst with over 10 years of experience servicing the Financial, Oil and Gas industries. He has had extensive experience working at Government and Corporate levels, where he provided his expertise in market analysis reports and market strategy analysis. He has written and prepared numerous research papers for private corporate clients across Africa and UK, and managed several business development operations from a start-up level. Raad holds a BSc in Oil & Gas management from the University of Plymouth. Raad recently joined the Claws&Horns analytical department, and currently combines this with heading the international sales team.

16:45 - 17:30 Jason Ballor, Nicc Lewis, Jan De Schepper, Amir Yarkoni, Stephen Pearson, Alex Gal,

Panel - Brand Awareness vs. Direct Response

Learn from the leading marketing agencies as well as marketers that have focused both on brand awareness and direct response. They will share their insights and views as well as take questions from the audience.

16:45 - 17:30 Cosmin Enache, Christoforos Theodosiou,

Workshop: TOOMIT, technology behind trade.Berry

A new platform is in town. Come and see how we implemented it for our first client.

17:30

Closing Doors Day 1

21:00 - Late

Official iFX EXPO Night Party - Sponsored by: AFXCapital

10:00

Registration & Opening of Expo Doors

10:00 - 11:00 John Karantzis, Maria Coul,

Workshop: Forex and the 4th Directive

Transitioning to the 4th AML Directive : Opportunity through Compliance. The transition to the 4th AML Directive raises a new set of challenges and opportunities for CIF’s and AML Obligated entities, as we move towards the implementation date of spring 2017. The workshop explores the various customer due diligence means accepted by the European Supervisor Authority in their draft Guidance, together with the recent s62 changes by Cysec. The requirements and convergence of the PSD2, 4th AML Directive and the European Banking Authority’s Security of Internet Payments with regards to strong customer authentication, chargeback reversals and transaction monitoring will also be discussed.

11:00 - 11:45 Oded Shefer, Avi Mizrahi, Andrew Lane,

Panel - The World of Automation

The World of Automation, Automation is not just for placing trades – It now plays a huge role in the successful running of marketing and sales funnels. This panel will give you the chance to learn from some of the best names in the field.

11:00 - 12:00 Donna Stephenson, Hayley Brown,

Workshop: The attraction, retention and professional training of talent in Cyprus for employees and employers in the financial services sector.

Cyprus Talent (attraction, retention). Reward & Remuneration: Salaries & benefits in Cyprus, detailed employer costs. Challenges: Professional Qualifications available in Cyprus through the CISI to increase the knowledge and competence that employees and employers of the sector need to obtain in order to perform their duties, especially with regards to Compliance and Regulation.

12:00 - 12:45 Mark Kelly, Ron Finberg, Avi Mizrahi, James Watson,

Panel - Regulation - What Does the Future Hold?

In this panel we will have members from some of the key regulatory boards in the world discussing developments in the FX and Binary space as well as a Q&A session with the audience.

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Will Be Served

14:00 - 14:45 Yiannis Kranitis,

Keynote - Mobile Ecosystem by Google

Enter the world of the mobile ecosystem as viewed by Google a major player and mobile innovation from publishing to application and more.

14:00 - 15:00 Alastair Hine,

Workshop: The tangible benefits of using a .forex, .cfd or .spreadbetting domain

Could a domain reduce your marketing costs, increase your effectiveness and generate more clients for your business? .Forex discusses the advantages of using .Forex, .cfd and .spreadbetting domains, sharing their data as well as some of the challenges organisations might face.

15:00 - 15:30 Vasily Alexeev,

Workshop: Leveraging Web Solutions for Acquisition and Retention

Nowadays much of the brokerage business is conducted online, which makes properly managed and developed web presence a must for any broker. In this workshop, UpTrader CEO Vasily Alexeev will discuss some of the key problems of the field and the solutions that UpTrader came up with through its 10 years of experience.

15:00 - 15:45 Nicc Lewis, Jason Ballor, Rohan Hall, Anton Krasun,

Panel - Social Marketing / Social Trading

16:00 - 16:30 Demetra Kalogirou,

Keynote - Latest Developments in CySEC Regulatory and Supervisory Framework

The CySEC Chair will provide an overview of the latest developments in the Cypriot securities market, including on the latest as well as upcoming changes in the regulatory framework, stemming from amendments to the Cyprus legislation and the new European Union Directives. She will also present the CySEC supervisory priorities and next steps.

16:30

Closing Doors Day 2