This is not a definitive or final list of topics, it is intended to start the planning for topics for May 2023. These topics have global interest – we are very interested in exploring the more specific APAC aspects of each of these.

1. Cloud – building on the keen interest at the WFIC Engineering Stream there are many dimensions to the market data in the cloud topic.
2. ESG – another multi-dimensional market data topic, a complex and still confusing topic that merits better clarification through robust discussions.
3. DRM (Digital Rights Management) and Data Catalogues – two topics in their own rights but with significant overlaps.
4. Regulations – (including RegTec) – but as this relates to ‘market data’. A diverse topic ranging from consolidated tapes in the US and Europe to a growing rumble of noise regarding protecting the technical stability of the ‘financial markets.
5. Crypto, Digital Assets (and DeFi) – not a quiet section of our industry, very new, very different, very turbulent, and very controversial. We should all seek a better understanding.
6. Alternative Data – a maturing section of the market data world but still not well understood in the mainstream.
7. People – Skills and Recruitment and Retention. Our market data industry sector is nothing without the people who work within it. Are we doing enough to nurture that talent?
8. Firms/Organizations – there is a changing landscape of providers eg exchanges and data vendors merging. What does this mean and where is it leading.