Workstations in the Data Center
A Modern Approach
Hosted by Amulet Hotkey, this executive panel and networking event will bring together thought leaders from the world of FSI to explore how industry trends around end user computing have evolved over the last 5 years.
While traditional VDI solutions remain essential, latency, unbalanced performance and an inconsistent user experience can be common for power users such traders and quantitative analysts.
Featuring expert speakers from Amulet Hotkey, Intel and NVIDIA, the panel will delve further into the challenges posed by large scale VDI deployments and explore how bare metal desktop compute in the data center integrates with VDI to address these challenges, whilst enhancing the end user experience.
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Date: September 25, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue: Glass Ceiling Rooftop, New York City
Format: Executive panel + networking & happy hour
Moderator: Lloyd Goulbourne, Workspace Lead at a Leading Global Hedge Fund
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Moderator
Lloyd Goulbourne
Lloyd Goulbourne is a seasoned IT leader with over 15 years of experience supporting and engineering technology solutions for some of the world’s most demanding trading environments.
Currently serving as Workspace Engineering Lead at a leading multi-strategy hedge fund, Lloyd has held senior roles at Citadel, Glencore, and Highbridge Capital Management, where he specialized in end-user computing, Microsoft platforms, and trade floor support.
His deep understanding of enterprise infrastructure and trader workflows makes him an ideal moderator for conversations at the intersection of finance and technology.
Panelist
Adrian Lovell
Adrian Lovell is Field CTO at Amulet Hotkey, where he drives technical strategy for secure, high-performance remote workstation solutions tailored to the financial services sector.
With over 20 years of experience in financial technology leadership, including roles as CTO for Financial Services at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Global Head of FX Platforms at Citi, Adrian has helped shape infrastructure strategies for some of the world’s largest financial institutions.
His deep expertise in digital transformation, AI, and hybrid compute architectures positions him as a leading voice on the future of trading floor technology.
Panelist
Eric Chong
Eric Chong is an Enterprise Client Technical Sales Specialist at Intel Corporation, where he leads strategic engagements with financial services organizations across North America.
With over two decades of experience, including senior roles at Lenovo and IBM, Eric specializes in architecting secure, high-performance client compute environments tailored to the demanding needs of trading floors and enterprise IT.
His deep understanding of infrastructure, integration, and end-user performance makes him a trusted advisor to firms navigating digital transformation in capital markets.
Panelist
Pietro Fabiani
Pietro Fabiani leads workstation business development at NVIDIA for the Financial Services vertical, focusing on accelerating AI development, visualization, and Simulation with the NVIDIA RTX GPU Stack.
Over his nine years with the company, Pietro has worked closely with ISVs and customers to push the boundaries of what can be done on a workstation, helping businesses adopt innovative solutions tailored to their needs. Before joining NVIDIA, Pietro worked at Microsoft as an Account Executive in the high-tech manufacturing vertical.
Pietro holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University
