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The Irish Funds Industry Association and
The National Investment Company Service Association present:
The 10th Anniversary IFIA/NICSA Annual
Global Funds Conference
Conference
Agenda
Tuesday, May 27th 2008
7:00 pm
OPENING CEREMONY & DINNER
Venue: Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
| Speaker: |
Brian Cowen T.D., Tánaiste
and Minister for Finance
Ireland |
Wednesday, May 28th 2008
8:00 - 8.30am
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:45 - 9:00 am
OPENING REMARKS
| Speaker: |
Seán Páircéir,
Chairperson
Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) |
9:00 – 10:30am
SENIOR INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES ROUND TABLE
Key Theme: Challenges and opportunities in the global
investment funds industry.
| Moderator: |
Jean Baptiste De Franssu,
Chief Executive Officer
INVESCO Continental
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Speakers: |
Patrick P. Coyne, President
& Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Investments
Nicola Horlick, Chief Executive
Officer
Bramdean Asset Management
Timothy F. Keaney, Co-Chief Executive
Officer
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Jacques-Philipe Marson, Chief
Executive Officer
BNP Paribas Securities Services |
10:30 – 11:00 am
COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 11:30am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
| Speaker: |
Tiarnan O’ Mahoney, Chief
Executive Officer
International Securities Trading Corporation (ISTC)
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11:30 – 12:00 pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Key theme: The Inner-Game of Golf and Life!
| Speaker: |
Neil O'Brien, Chief Executive
Officer
Time to Fly |
12:.30 – 5:00 pm
GOLF TEAM COMPETITION – O’ MEARA COURSE
(Shotgun start)
12:30 – 2:30pm
LUNCH
For non-golfers; to be followed by non-golfer activities
7:00 pm
CONFERENCE BBQ
Venue: Carton Suite and Terrace, Carton Hotel.
A drinks reception from 7:00 pm will be followed by the conference
BBQ. The golf competition prize giving will take place during
the BBQ and prizes will be presented by Christy O’Connor
Jnr.
Thursday, May 29th 2008
8:30 - 9:00 am
BREAKFAST
9.00 – 9.30am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: GLOBAL FUND INDUSTRY TRENDS
| Moderator: |
Barry Raskin, Chief Executive
Officer
Telekurs Financial |
9:30 – 10:45am
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
- Lessons to be learnt from recent global credit crunch
– the new risk environment
- Opportunity creation arising from recent market turmoil
- The shifting regulatory environment – the case
for self regulation of HFMs
- Valuation challenges
| Moderator: |
Charles Farquharson, Head of
Distribution
Insight Investment Managers
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Speakers:
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Roberto Giuffrida, Head of European
Distribution
Permal Asset Management
David Walsh, Managing Director
and Chief Investment
Officer, Appleton Capital Management
David Woodhouse, Chief Due Diligence
Officer & Partner
Fauchier Partners |
10:45 - 11:15am
COFFEE BREAK
11.15 – 11.45am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
EU Investment Fund Developments
| Speaker: |
Niall Bohan, Head, Asset Management
Unit,
DG Internal Market and Services
European Commission |
11:45 – 13:00 pm
GETTING YOUR STRATEGY RIGHT!!
| Moderator: |
Kristen Giarrusso,
Partner and Head of Strategy
Brown Brothers Harriman
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Speakers: |
Laura Ahto, Senior Vice President,
Head of European Operations
PIMCO
Benjamin T. Fulton, Executive
Vice President, Global Product Development
PowerShares Capital Management
Furio Pietribiasi, General Manager
Mediolanum Asset Management, Ireland |
13:00 – 2:15pm
LUNCH
2:.15 – 3:30pm
GLOBAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION
Key Theme: Product Distribution Life Cycle - From Research
to Revenue
- Building a Product for distribution
- How do you market your product?
- Dealing successfully with global distribution relationships
| Moderator: |
Pars Purewal, Partner
PWC
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Speakers:
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Mark Cerimele, Head of Product
Management, International Business
Vanguard
Joe LaRocque, Managing Director
International Distribution
Legg Mason Investments
Ian Pascal, Marketing Director
Baring Asset Management Limited
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3:30pm
CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
3:40pm
CONFERENCE CLOSES
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