{"id":698797,"date":"2025-09-22T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?post_type=event&#038;p=698797"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:43:05","slug":"afme-optic-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/news\/events\/afme-optic-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"AFME OPTIC 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFME_Optic-Conference-CapCom-Banner-2880x1800px.jpg\" class=\"header-img header-img-d\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:53% 70%\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"heroPictureCardHeaderShape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"boxTagWrapper\"><div class=\"tagInfo\"><div><span class=\"box-tag\">Event<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"box-title\"><h1 data-maxlength=\"34\">Capgemini at AFME OPTIC 2025<\/h1><\/div><h2 class=\"reasearchInsightTitle\">When: October 7-8 | Where: Leonardo Royal Hotel Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/news\/events\/afme-optic-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/h2><div class=\"inner-row-insight download-btn\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=event&amp;p=1050319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=event&amp;p=1050319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-capital-markets-landscape-is-in-the-midst-of-a-dynamic-transformation-with-the-industry-facing-a-whirlwind-of-challenges-consolidations-partnerships-a-tightening-regulatory-landscape-and-the-relentless-march-of-new-technologies\">The Capital Markets landscape is in the midst of a dynamic transformation, with the industry facing a whirlwind of challenges consolidations, partnerships, a tightening regulatory landscape, and the relentless march of new technologies.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet us at OPTIC 2025, AFME\u2019s annual Operations, Post-Trade, Technology &amp; Innovation conference, and explore this rapidly evolving landscape and the role of market infrastructures going forward. To book a meeting, write to us at <a href=\"mailto:banking@capgemini.com\">banking@capgemini.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-join-our-panel-the-future-of-financial-market-infrastructure-creating-competition-and-innovation-across-the-post-trade-lifecycle\">Join our panel: The Future of Financial Market Infrastructure: Creating Competition and Innovation across the Post Trade Lifecycle<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 8, 9:40 CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our own Michael Hughes, Head of Capital Markets Business Consulting, who will moderate a panel of leading experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the current fragmented landscape for Financial Market Infrastructures across Europe in the spotlight, the group will explore the existing challenges and a vision for how it should evolve. Practical ideas of how the industry can come together to deliver this target state will be considered, as will the potential technology innovations that FMIs could embrace to facilitate this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Michael Hughes, Head of Capital Markets Business Consulting, Capgemini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alex Dockx, Executive Director of Industry Development, JP Morgan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jerome Blais, Head of European Expansion, Euronext Securities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samuel Riley, Chief Executive Officer, Clearstream Securities Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sebastijan Hrovatin, Deputy Head of Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afme.eu\/events\/detail?eventId=bf6947ee-51d7-ef11-a730-6045bdd17676#overview-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the event<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--expert-slider wrapper-people-slider wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-people-slider undefined\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"content-title\"><h2 data-maxlength=\"34\" class=\"people-heading-title\">Our expert at OPTIC 2025<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slider slider-boxed\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"slider-window\"><div class=\"slider-list\">\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 box-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/Michael-Hughes.jpg\" alt=\"Michael-Hughes\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-8 box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row title-social-media-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 mbl-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"subnav-button--form\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" aria-label=\"contact us\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#WPB361a3654_1b2b_473b_a40f_3652d95a6813\" data-bs-expert-title=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ico-form\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 box-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"people-profile-title\">Michael Hughes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Head of Capital Markets for UK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 social-box-container dkt-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"subnav-button--form\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" aria-label=\"contact us\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#WPB361a3654_1b2b_473b_a40f_3652d95a6813\" data-bs-expert-title=\"Michael Hughes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ico-form\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-info\">Michael has over 20 years operational experience defining &#038; 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href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/the-regulatory-reporting-landscape-in-2025\/\" aria-label=\"The regulatory reporting landscape in 2025\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"box-img\" alt=\"regulatory reporting system\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/The-Regulatory-Reporting-Landscape-2025-Capcom-Banner-2880x1800-1.jpg?w=600&#038;quality=70\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"box-inner\"><div class=\"box-tag\">Business operations<\/div><a class=\"content-box-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/the-regulatory-reporting-landscape-in-2025\/\" aria-label=\"The regulatory reporting landscape in 2025\"><h3 class=\"expert-subtitle\">The regulatory reporting landscape in 2025<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"box-bottom\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"box-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Harris-Robb.jpg?w=960\" \/><\/div><div class=\"date-name-info\"><div class=\"author-text\">Harris Stevenson-Robb<\/div><div class=\"date-text\">Jan 30, 2025<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 row-space\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"box-img-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/how-fmi-providers-can-lead-a-new-wave-of-collaboration-within-post-trade-capital-markets\/\" aria-label=\"How FMI providers can lead a new wave of collaboration within Post-Trade Capital Markets\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"box-img\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/AFME-Optic-Conference_CapCom2880x1800px.jpg?w=600&#038;quality=70\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"box-inner\"><div class=\"box-tag\">Technology<\/div><a class=\"content-box-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/how-fmi-providers-can-lead-a-new-wave-of-collaboration-within-post-trade-capital-markets\/\" aria-label=\"How FMI providers can lead a new wave of collaboration within Post-Trade Capital Markets\"><h3 class=\"expert-subtitle\">How FMI providers can lead a new wave of collaboration within Post-Trade Capital Markets<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"box-bottom\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"box-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Michael-Hughes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/Michael-Hughes.jpg?w=960\" \/><\/div><div class=\"date-name-info\"><div class=\"author-text\">Michael Hughes<\/div><div class=\"date-text\">Sep 20, 2024<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 row-space\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"box-img-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/how-distributed-ledger-technology-can-impact-the-role-of-centralised-clearing-parties\/\" aria-label=\"How distributed ledger technology can impact the role of centralised clearing parties\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"box-img\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1984602154.jpeg?w=600&#038;quality=70\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"box-inner\"><div class=\"box-tag\">Technology<\/div><a class=\"content-box-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/how-distributed-ledger-technology-can-impact-the-role-of-centralised-clearing-parties\/\" aria-label=\"How distributed ledger technology can impact the role of centralised clearing parties\"><h3 class=\"expert-subtitle\">How distributed ledger technology can impact the role of centralised clearing parties<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"box-bottom\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"box-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/George-Holt.jpg?w=512\" \/><\/div><div class=\"date-name-info\"><div class=\"author-text\">George Holt<\/div><div class=\"date-text\">Jul 29, 2024<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-learn-more learnMoreBlock updated-new-sample-amal\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"content-title\"><h2 class=\"learnmore-heading\">Learn More<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-md-4\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"box-wrapper\"><a class=\"box-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/industries\/banking-and-capital-markets\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Learn more 1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"box-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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