| Time Slot |
Event | Speakers |
| 08:30 |
Registration and coffee | |
| 09:00 |
Introduction from the Chair | Patrick L Young, Chairman, Derivatives Vision |
| 09:10 |
The Capital Markets Revolution, US/EU Convergence in financial services markets, and how the both front office and back office financial products providers can capitalise on future opportunities
* Transatlantic Stock Exchanges, clearance and settlement developments
* Reporting standards and implications for fund managers
* Banking, and structured finance
* Opportunities for financial centres such as Luxembourg, Ireland, and centres outsde of the EU
| Patrick L Young, Chairman, Derivatives Vision |
| 09:40 |
Issues relating to the establishment of transatlantic stock exchanges
* The need for a transatlantic stock exchange.
* National interests vs. operational efficiency: impact on national regulators and issue of greater regulatory convergence.
* Competition from new trading platforms (e.g., Project Turquoise).
* The risks and returns from a single market in US and Europe for securities trading | James H. Leigh-Pemberton, Chairman, European Investment Banking, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited |
| 10:10 |
Shareholder Actions in the US - Opportunities for European Institutional Investors
| Deborah Sturman, International Litigator, Sturman LLC |
| 10:40 |
Coffee sponsored by National College of Ireland | |
| 11:00 |
Ireland - a Financial Platform in Europe - The Way Ahead
* Review of Ireland's success
* The evolving eco-system in Ireland
* Ireland in partnership with Europe
* Building on Success | Sean Dorgan, Chief Executive Officer, IDA Ireland |
| 11:30 |
MiFID: A route to transatlantic regulatory convergence
Reducing Regulatory Cost
Enhancing Investor Protection
Facilitating Regulatory Efficiency
But where do we start and what are the ‘quick deliverables’? | Anthony Belchambers, Chief Executive, Futures and Options Association (FOA)
Tim Plews, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP |
| 12:00 |
The evolution of regulation in Ireland to reflect the future convergence of markets | Patrick Neary, Chief Executive, Financial Regulator |
| 12:30 |
Lunch sponsored by Carlow County Council | |
| 14:00 |
Introduction from the Chair | Mary Fulton, Partner, Deloitte |
| 14:10 |
Financial governance and risk management - An investor imperative
* How regulation is "raising the bar" on capital and risk management
* Why modern financial governance is essential for capital optimization
* The link between value creating strategies and financial governance
* What are financial institutions doing regarding financial governance and what constitutes "good practice"
* How financial governance supports risk adjusted financial performance measurement and vice versa
* How does financial governance become a "business as usual" reality | Leon J. Bloom, Deputy Managing Partner, Global Financial Services Industry Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| 14:40 |
How Ireland can be developed further as a platform for the delivery of US financial services in Europe | William Slattery, Managing Director, State Street International |
| 15:10 |
Panel Debate: How Ireland can benefit from further integration of EU-US capital markets
The Regulator's Strategic Plan 2007-2009
Industry Panel perspective
* the work programme
* assessing the global implications
James L. Deeny, Chairman of the Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel
| Moderator: Mary Fulton, Partner, Deloitte
James L Deeny, Former head of HSBC Ireland & Senior Advisor, Invest Northern Ireland
Terry McCaughey, Member of the Board of Directors, Securities & Investment Institute
Andrew O'Callaghan, Partner, Investment Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Aileen O'Donoghue, Director, Financial Services Ireland
William Slattery, Managing Director, State Street International
Pat Farrell, CEO, Irish Banking Federation |
| 15:50 |
Coffee | |
| 16:10 |
Irish perspective on hedge funds
* Impact [and important role] of hedge funds on the Irish economy
* The MiFID dilemma
* Consolidation among administrators
* Ireland as a domicile of choice | Gary Palmer, Chief Executive, Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) |
| 16:30 |
Panel of US and European companies in Ireland: Benefits from the further integration of EU-US capital markets | Moderator: Mary Fulton, Partner, Deloitte
Michael Deeny, Chairman, Federation of International Banks in Ireland and Managing Director, DEPFA ACF BANK
Mark Fitzgerald, Chief Operating Officer, Citibank Europe plc.
Charles Gregory, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Ireland
Harley Murphy, Head of Offshore Administration, Mellon
William Slattery, Managing Director, State Street International |
| 17:10 |
End of Conference | |
