| Time Slot |
Event | Speakers |
| 08:30 |
Registration and coffee | |
| 09:00 |
Introduction from the Chair | Bob Wigley, Former Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Merrill Lynch |
| 09:05 |
Keynote Address: Pragmatic Regulation in the Global Capital Markets | Paul S. Atkins, Member TARP Oversight Panel, US Congress, & Former Commissioner SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission |
| 09:35 |
Keynote Address: The future of the Transatlantic Capital Market - Regulation, Risk, Governance | Charlie McCreevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market, European Commission |
| 10:05 |
The future of the trans Atlantic capital markets: the business perspective | Bob Wigley, Former Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Merrill Lynch |
| 10:15 |
Panel Debate: A vision of a transatlantic marketplace in financial services | Moderator: Bob Wigley, Former Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Merrill Lynch
Paul S. Atkins, Member TARP Oversight Panel, US Congress, & Former Commissioner SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission
Charlie McCreevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market, European Commission
Andrew Crockett, President, JPMorgan Chase International |
| 11:00 |
Coffee Sponsored by MANPOWER | |
| 11:30 |
Taxation convergence in the EU and its impact on US investment | Enda Faughnan, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 12:00 |
How IFRS is helping in the development of transatlantic capital markets | Bridget Gandy, Head of Accounting and Corporate Governance Research, Credit Policy Group, Fitch Ratings Ltd |
| 12:30 |
Lunch Sponsored by Ernst & Young | |
| 14:00 |
Introduction from the Chair | Patrick L Young, Chairman, Derivatives Vision |
| 14:10 |
The effects of transatlantic stock-exchange mergers on European markets and efficient securities-infrastructure arrangements
* Attaining the benefits, and delivering value, from mergers and other forms of alliance for Europe's capital markets
* Understanding the post-trade market effect
* Operating within a borderless market | Pierre Francotte, Chairman of the Euroclear Management Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Euroclear SA/NV |
| 14:40 |
Financial conglomerates: supervisory dynamics | Arnold Schilder, Executive Director, De Nederlandsche Bank NV |
| 15:10 |
The transatlantic dialogue – is it a win-win initiative for capital markets?
* The big firm/small firm dilemma
* Best practice or 'fit for purpose'?
* Is mutual recognition possible without harmonisation? | Richard Britton, Consultant, International Capital Market Association (ICMA) |
| 15:40 |
Coffee | |
| 16:00 |
Banking Regulation & Capital Panel Debate
* Securitisation and its affect on banks and Basel II
* Overcoming challenges created by differences in European and US plans for implementing the Basel II
* Practical perspectives on issues facing the European Banking Market and the Single Market of Financial Services | Moderator: Paul O'Connor, Chair of CRD Implementation Forum and Head of Wholesale Banking & Risk, Irish Banking Federation
Andreas Gottschling, Global Head, Risk Analytics & Instruments, Deutsche Bank AG
Cormac Murphy, Partner, Financial Services Risk Management, Ernst & Young
Krishnan Ramadurai, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings Ltd |
| 16:40 |
Reinsurance and Solvency II Panel Debate
* Convergence of reinsurance and capital markets
* Impact of Solvency II on the industry from a strategic viewpoint
* Opportunities that exist for companies in re to develop in light of solvency II issues in context of EU/US convergence in your sector
* The hidden threats in reducing operational risks | Moderator Sarah Goddard, CEO, Dublin International Insurance and Management Association (DIMA)
Liam Flynn, Partner, Financial Services and Head of Corporate and Regulatory Insurance, Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Garvan 0'Neill, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Anup Seth, Managing Director, ACE European Markets Reinsurance
Scott McIntosh, CEO, Swiss Re Ireland Limited |
| 17:20 |
Taxation Panel Debate
* Impact of EU-US financial services convergence on taxation
* Risks and emerging trends for financial services organizations | Moderator: Enda Faughnan, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
PJ Henehan, Tax Partner, Financial Services Group, Ernst & Young
Paul McGowan, Taxation Partner - Financial Services, KPMG
Paul Reck, Tax Partner, Deloitte
Mary O'Sullivan, Head of Taxation and Accounting, Irish Banking Federation |
| 18:00 |
COCKTAILS: Sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland
End of Day One | |
