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3rd Annual Corporate Actions Processing

Event Sponsors

DTCC Fiserv Wolters Kluwer Information Mosaic XSP TCS -TATA Fidelity ActionsXchange Interactive Data SimCorp Alpha Management Consultancy SmartStream

Media Sponsors

Albourne Village Hedge Connection Wall Street Letter Compliance Reporter

October 14, 2009

Bayards, One Hanover Square, New York, NY 10004

CPE Credits: 7.0

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AIGAllianceBernstein
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T.Rowe Price Associates IncTroob Capital Management LLC
W.R. Huff Asset Mgmt.Western Asset Mgmt.


 

 9:00


 

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Gary Wright,
CEO,
B.I.S.S. Research      View Presentation

9:15













Opening Roundtable: Re-Evaluating the Corporate Actions Lifecycle: Where Should the Focus Lie?

Moderator:
Mario Esposito,
Director - Corporate Actions,
Pershing LLC

Panelists:
Karla McKenna,
Director,
Citi
Paul Fullam, Senior Director of Business Strategy,
XSP

Peter Lokuta,

Tata Consultancy Services

10:00





Using Corporate Actions Data Standards to Reduce Costs, Mitigate Risk and Increase Efficiencies

Moderator:

Amy G. Harkins,
Senior Vice President,
BNY Mellon Global Corporate Events


Panelists:
Linda Bookheim,
Global Market Manager,
SWIFT
Dennis LeBeau, Director of Investment Operations,
Franklin Templeton Investments
Hina Vadera, Head of Business Consultancy,
Fiserv

Gerard Bermingham,
Vice President of Professional Services,
Information Mosaic

10:45

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

11:05













Addressing the 5 W's for Improving Issuer/Investor Communication: Who Needs to Do What- When, Where and Why?

Moderator:
Gary Wright,
CEO,
B.I.S.S. Research


Panelists:

Andrew Chapman, Project Manager,
Vanguard
Steven Sloan, 
JP Morgan
Marc Bolgiano, President & CEO,
XBRL US

11:50













Tools of the Trade: Using Technology to Automate and Streamline the Corporate Actions Process

Moderator:
Phillip Silitschanu,
Senior Analyst,
Aite Group
        View Presentation

Panelists:
Richard Ryndak,
Capital Changes Senior Product Manager,
Wolters Kluwer

Deb Culhane,
Chief Operating Officer,
Fidelity ActionsXchange
Alan Jones, Product Manager,
SmartStreamTechnologies

12:35

Lunch Break with Exhibitors

1:40





 Issuer to Investor Communications- The Brave New World for Corporate Actions

Speaker:
Brett Lancaster,
Vice President,
Product Development & Marketing, Global Corporate Actions,
DTCC
            View Presentation

2:10







Understanding the New Cost Basis Reporting Law and Requirements for Staying in Compliance

Speakers:
Mary Lou Von Kaenel,
Managing Director,
Management Consulting, Jordan & Jordan    
View Presentation
Mike Wade,
Director,
Deloitte & Touche LLP

 2:40 

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

3:00












Harmonizing Corporate Actions Standards: A 360° View

Moderator:
Linda Bookheim, Global Market Manager,
SWIFT


Panelists:
Joe Connor,
Wells Fargo
Michael Duncan, Vice President,
BNY Mellon
Ken Porcaro, Global Transaction Services,
Intermediaries Client Management,
Citi

3:45




Case Study: Implementing a Centralized Corporate Actions System

Christopher Frier,
Assistant Vice President, 
Manager of Corproate Actions and PPM Operations,
MFS Investment Management
              View Presentation

4:15












Addressing the Gaps in Achieving Corporate Actions STP

Moderator:
Chris Kotsifas,
Founder,
STP Consulting Solutions LLC


Panelists:
Jon Ambos,
Director,
Citi

Michael D. Stern,
Operations,
Morgan Stanley
Roger Cowie, Vice President & Client Technology Manager,
JP Morgan

5:00

Conference Adjourns/Networking Reception

**Buy-Side firms include mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, plan sponsors and asset managers.  Buy-side registrations are reviewed for eligibility and FTF reserves the right to refuse non-qualified attendees.