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Date for your diary :... 26th - 27th November 2007, Dublin

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Speaker Biographies

Jeffery Amato

Head of European Credit Strategy
Goldman Sachs International
Jeffery Amato is Head of European Credit Strategy at Goldman Sachs in London. Jeff is responsible for covering credit strategy across European credit markets and is part of the global Credit Strategy team. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in March 2006, Jeff worked at the Bank for International Settlements and the Federal Reserve. Jeff has a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto.

Rob Ford

Head of European ABS trading
Barclays Capital and Co-Chair, the European Securitisation Forum (ESF) Traders Working Group
Rob, aged 41, is head of European ABS secondary trading at Barclays Capital in London. He has been trading ABS since 1989 (when Barclays launched their first MBS issue - Gracechurch Mortgage Finance). He was also responsible for building Barclays Capital's successful Libor credit trading team, and he still retains particular responsibility for trading the Sterling FRN book. Previously he has traded corporate bonds, gilts and before that futures & bond options (both on LIFFE and OTC), in a career with Barclays spanning almost 20 years. Prior to joining Barclays he obtained a degree in Music from Colchester Institute School of Music and in his spare time plays keyboards in a successful rock band.

Georg Grodzki

Global Head of Credit Research
Legal & General
Georg Grodzki is Global Head of Credit Research at Legal & General having joined from RBC Capital Markets. His previous professional experience includes assignments in merchant banking, management consulting and regional government. Mr Grodzki obtained a Master of Business Administration at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, and a Master of Economics at the University of Cologne.

Markus Herrmann

Head of Global ABS Strategy
HSBC Bank plc
Markus Herrmann, together with his team based in London and New York, focuses on the UK, European, Asian, US and other international ABS and RMBS markets in the context of HSBC Groups Global Fixed Income Strategy. HSBC ranked among the top ABS research teams in the Euromoney Research surveys published in 2004 through 2006. Markus joined HSBC in 2003 from Deutsche Bank, and has been working in securitisation and covered bond research for more than ten years. He is a regular speaker at international ABS conferences and contributed research articles to a number of published monographs on European capital markets, securitisation and credit derivatives. He is a member of the Market Standards and Practices Subcommittee, and the Senior Researchers Working Group, of the European Securitisation Forum. Dr Herrmann holds a PhD in Finance, summa cum laude, from Universitat Konstanz, where he previously completed a Diplom-Volkswirt (MSc).

Julian Reddyhough

Managing Partner
Maples and Calder
Career - Julian has practiced at Maples and Calder since 1989 and has been a partner since 1994. He is head of the finance department and one of the firm's managing partners. Julian now jointly manages the new Dublin office and is a member of the Management Committee of the Maples and Calder Group. Expertise - Julian has over 17 years' experience of all aspects of commercial practice in the Cayman Islands. Julian specialises in corporate, capital markets, structured and asset finance transactions, mutual funds, partnerships, JVs and general corporate work. Julian is regularly listed in commercial publications as a leading commercial lawyer in the Cayman Islands. Education - Longmore Scholar, Haileybury College and Christ Church, Oxford. BA, Jurisprudence 1984, MA 1986; Hardwicke Scholar, Lincolns Inn 1984. Bar Admissions -1985 - Barrister, England and Wales; 1989 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (Does not practise as an English solicitor); 1989 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands; 2006 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.

Iain Barbour

Managing Director
MBIA UK Insurance Limited
Iain Barbour is a Managing Director at MBIA. Iain has responsibility for MBIAs residential mortgage business together with its Financial Institutions Group business in Europe. Iain also spearheads MBIAs efforts to provide banks with efficient solutions under the impending Basel II environment. Iain Barbour also has responsibility for MBIAs Fixed Income Investor Relations in Europe, working closely with investors in MBIA guaranteed issues and focuses on broadening the investor base across Europe. Iain Barbour works closely with CIOs, senior portfolio managers, senior credit analysts and product development professionals to promote transparency regarding the role played by MBIA in new issues, in addition to exploring new ideas, developing new structures and supporting the MBIA product in order to provide investment solutions or meet investment criteria and strategies. Iain Barbour, who is based in London, was previously head of securitization at Commerzbank. Prior to this, he established Commerzbanks successful structured finance research function. He has worked in various origination, structuring, coverage and research roles at, amongst others, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers and Citigroup. Iain Barbour was Chairman of the European Securitisation Forum during 2004 and 2005, and a Member of the Board of the Bond Markets Association during 2005. He remains a Member of the Board of Directors of the European Securitisation Forum.


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