6pm to 6:20pm: Networking (Food, wine, cheese)

6:20pm to 7:20pm: Presentation and Q&A (2 prizes for attendees!)

7:20pm to 7:45pm: After talk networking and general conversation.

Speaker: Olivier Baetz, COO at NovaSparks

Olivier started his career in telecoms designing and selling managed network solutions for large multinational firms. In 2000, Olivier was part of the original Radianz team, the first global Extranet for the financial industry.

At Radianz, Olivier successfully designed the solution for the original proof of concept customer which established the value of the Radianz community model. He also ran the North American Sales Engineering team for five years and was instrumental in the creation of the Radianz ULTRA service which provides ultra-low latency exchange connectivity to high-frequency trading firms. In 2009 and 2010, Olivier built and led the global technical convergence project team of 60 people to integrate the Radianz platform into the global BT Network.

In 2011, Olivier joined the start-up NovaSparks as VP Sales and Operation for the North American region in New York and was promoted to COO in 2013.

Olivier holds an MS in Telecom Engineering from Telecom ParisTech and an MBA from Wharton with a major in Finance. When he is not working, Olivier enjoys surfing, kitesurfing, skiing and every good wine from around the world.

NovaSparks:

NovaSparks is the leader in FPGA-based high performance and ultra-low latency market data solutions for the financial industry. NovaSparks unique FPGA centric approach delivers sub microsecond processing latency including book building, even during market peak periods. Available for over 50 feeds among the major Equity, Futures and Options venues across North America, Europe and Asia, the feed handlers are packaged in easy-to-deploy appliances offering an extensive fan-out capability for market data distribution. Founded in 2008 and backed by well-established investors, NovaSparks offices are located in Paris, France and New York, USA.

Please note that this is a paid event. However, it is free for qplum users. Just email at [masked] for your free spot.