25-26 February 2026

Derivatives Forum Frankfurt is the leading European event focused on trading and clearing for derivatives across asset classes.

With thought leadership insights, industry debates, keynote speeches and on-site networking opportunities the Derivatives Forum Frankfurt becomes your key destination to meet and network with peers and customers.

This year you will be able to join either in Frankfurt -and take full advantage of exclusive networking opportunities- or view selected slots on our virtual platform.

25-26 February 2026
Congress Center Messe Frankfurt

Top Speakers

Gordon Alexander

Global Head of Workflow Solutions & Listed Derivatives and Clearing, Deutsche Bank

Philip Alexander

Risk Management Editor, Risk.net

Helen Bartholomew

Bureau Chief London, Risk.net

Lee Bartholomew

Global Co-Head of Derivatives Products & Markets, Eurex

Frederike Bauer

Product Specialist, DWS

Elias Benzina

Head of EMEA Custom Baskets, Goldman Sachs

Bodha Bhattacharya

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Andreas Biewald

MD, Senior Advisor Cash and Collateral, Treasury Department, Commerzbank

Eric Böss

Global Head of Trading, Allianz Global Investors

Robbert Booij

CEO, Eurex

Thomas Book

Executive Board Member, Deutsche Börse Group

Jan Boomaars

Global CEO, Optiver

Nicholas Bruce

Head of Business Development, Regis-TR

Mirco Bulega

Partner and Lead Portfolio Manager, ExodusPoint Capital Management

Christoph Busch

Senior Index Derivatives Trader, Deka Bank

Gavin Byrne

Head of LD Sales Trading Paris, BNPP

Antoine Canard

Head of Overlay & Multi-Expertise Portfolio Management, Amundi

Alexandre Capez

EMEA Head of Equity Derivatives Trading, HSBC

Dorte Carlsen

Regional Sales Manager, Eurex

David Carretero

Regional Sales Manager, Eurex

Danny Chart

Global Product Lead, OTC IRD, Eurex

Samuel Choudhury

Head of Transaction Services, Helaba Invest

Shawn Creighton

Director, Index Derivatives Solutions, FTSE Russell

Timothy Cuddihy

Group Chief Risk Officer, DTCC

Denisa Čumova

Head of Portfolio Management and Quant Research, La Française

Maximilian Dannheimer

Head of Sales Central & Eastern Europe, Eurex

Doeko Doets

EU Head of Prime Client Relationships, ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

Michael Donders

Options Trader, Jane Street

Janet Du Chenne

Editor, PostTrade 360

Marcus Durell

Head of Index and Equity Derivatives, Schroders

Benjamin Eckert

Head of Brokerage & Clearing, UniCredit

Frank Engels

Member of the Executive Board, Union Investment

Mark Erler

Senior Trader Fixed Income, MEAG

Michel Everaert

Global Head E-Commerce & Digitalisation, Tradition

Markus-Alexander Flesch

Member of EGAG Executive Board, Eurex

Teo Floor

CEO, CCP Global

Johann Fürstenberger

Head of Quantitative Strategies, MEAG

Jerome Gandino

Director ETD, Société Générale

Sophie Granchi

Regional Sales Manager, Eurex

John Graham

Senior Director of Regulation, FIA

Matthias Graulich

Executive Board Member, Eurex

Alexandra Hachmeister

Director General Digital Euro, Deutsche Bundesbank

George Harrington

Global Head of Derivatives Licensing, MSCI

Tim Hartley

EMIR Reporting Director, Kaizen

Christian Hering

Head of FICC, LBBW

Jan Heyder

Senior Sales Manager, CapTrader

Christoph Hock

Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets, Union Investment

Marcel Hörauf

Partner, Mayer Brown

Ralf Huesmann

Derivatives Products & Markets, Eurex

Anshul Kamra

Head of Derivatives Research, MSCI

Efthimia Kefalea

Head of Derivatives Clearing Development, Eurex Clearing

Radi Khasawneh

Derivatives Editor, FOW

Matthias Knab

CEO, Opalesque

Fritzi Köhler-Geib

Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank

Vasileios Koutsoulis

Index Derivatives Product, MSCI

Michael Krautzberger

CIO Public Markets, Allianz Global Investors

Angus McDiarmid

Head of European Interest Rate Derivatives, Tradeweb

Mikhail Krayzler

Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors

Philipp J. Kremer

Senior Portfolio Manager and Quant Research, La Francaise Systematic Asset Management

Carlo Kölzer

Group CEO, 360T Group, Global Head of FX & Digital Assets, Deutsche Börse Group

Sören Kretschmar

Head Bond Derivatives, Deutsche Bank

Sushil Krishan

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Ross Lancaster

Head of Research, Acuiti

Tom Leake

Head of Solutions, Capstone Investment Advisors

Andreas Ljungkvist

Director, Product Design – Collateral, Margin & Liquidity, OSTTRA

Klaus Löber

Chair of the CCP Supervisory Committee, ESMA

Lorenzo Longo

Portfolio Manager, Kedalion Capital

Hamlin Lovell

Editor, The Hedge Fund Journal

Grant Lowden

Global Head of Front Office Sales, SimCorp

Martin Lück

Founder, Macro Monkey

Jean-Marie Mamodesen

Regional Sales Director, Droit

Davide Masi

Global Product Lead, Credit Derivatives, Eurex

Will Mitting

Founder, Acuiti

Didier Michoud

Chief Risk Officer, ADAPT Investment Managers

Vincent Mortier

Group Chief Investment Officer, Amundi

Christian Müller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research, GIR, Goldman Sachs

Nils Henrik Naumann

Franchise Sales EU- ETD & OTC, UBS

Joseph Nehorai

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Nicklas Nilsson

Senior Regulatory Specialist, Swedbank

Antonia Oddin

Head of Trading, Banque Eric Sturdza

Scott O'Malia

CEO, ISDA

Tobias Paulun

CEO, ECC

Varia Pechurina

Lead Institutional Strategist in Investment and Portfolio Solutions Group, BlackRock

Florian Peter

Head of OTC Clearing, Deutsche Bank

Ann-Katrin Petersen

Chief Investment Strategist, Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Eastern Europe, BlackRock Investment Institute

Roxane Philibert

Head of Platform Strategy, Amundi ETF and Indexing, Amundi

Gerald Podobnik

CFO Investment Bank and Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank

Pier Procacci

Head of Institutional Product, Kraken

Mezhgan Qabool

Head of Sales EMEA, Eurex

Jens Quiram

Global Head of Sales & Marketing, Eurex

Zubin Ramdarshan

Global Co-Head of Derivatives Products & Markets, Eurex

Katja Renner

Regional Sales Manager, Eurex

Georgia Reynolds

Editor, EQDerivatives

Matthew Riley

Regional Sales Manager, Eurex

Alexander Ross

FX Trader, IMC Trading

Erik Rotander

Head of Index Sales and Relationship Management, EMEA, Bloomberg

Alexandre Roubaud

EMEA Head ETF Secondary Markets & Liquidity Solutions, BlackRock

Diego Sapaico

Senior Portfolio Manager, Berenberg

Douwe Schering

Senior Collateral & Securities Lending Manager, MN

Yven Scholz

Head of Electronic Trading, Allianz Global Investors

Christoph Schon

Lead Principal, Investment Decision Research, SimCorp

Philipp Schultze

Head of Sales Western & Southern Europe, Eurex

Hamish Seegopaul

Global Head of Index Product Innovation, STOXX

Dmitrij Senko

Chief Risk Officer, Eurex Clearing

Lara Shevchenko

Market Structure Policy Advisor, EPTA

Rudolf Siebel

Managing Director, BVI

Markus Strauch

Global Head of Trading & Digital Assets, Bitpanda

Robert Switzer

European Head of Derivatives Sales, Susquehanna

Sahand Taghizadeh

Head of Investable STOXX Benchmarks, STOXX

Stefan Thomsen

Senior Business Expert Trading, Union Investment Privatfonds

Manuel Tremml

Portfolio Manager, XAIA Investment

Imanol Urquizu

Head of Derivatives, Santander Asset Management

Matthew Vincent

Managing Director, Kaizen

Henry Wallis

Head of Strategy Financial Markets, WBR

Alexander Westphal

Senior Director, ICMA

Ladi Williams

Head of Thematics and Alternative Strategies, STOXX

Rebekah Tunstead

Staff writer, Risk.net

Bernhard Walter

Head of Market Design & Regulatory Affairs, EnBW

Adam Watson

Director - Product Lead, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Melanie Weber

Head of Derivatives Clearing Design, Eurex Clearing

Annette Weisbach

Correspondent Germany, CNBC

Elke Wenzler

Head of Trading, MEAG

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