Agenda

8.20 Registration and breakfast

8.50 Welcome remarks

9.00 End-user panel discussion: Lowering costs and raising standards in France's changing financial and regulatory environment

Reducing costs while maintaining service levels for your business users
Getting the data you really need, and avoid paying for what you don't
Outsourcing options: what should be kept in-house and what can be outsourced?
Changing options: Comparing MTFs, Exchanges and niche data providers
Leveraging negotiation position and managing vendor relationships to maintain competitive advantage

Moderator: David Berry, FISD Executive, IPUG-COSSIOM
Olivier Rose, Head of Projects and International Data Management, SOCIETE GENERALE
Tristan Dehaan, FIA - Vendor Manager, ROBECO
Henri Mocka, Data Specialist, BNP PARIBAS
Claudia Marcusson, Global Category Manager, ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

9.50 Case study: Going all in - winning at the negotiation table through constant evaluation

Devising methods to compare the offerings of different vendors
Evaluating the performance of existing contracts
Using that information in your next round of negotiations

Hans Henrik Hovmand, Market Data Manager, DANSKE BANK

10.20 Morning Break

10.50 Panel discussion: Cost containment, from the desktop to the datacentre

Optimizing desktop spend through contract management, usage analysis and substitution.
Right-sizing services for specific users: Identifying and meeting requirements, and implementing alternative services.
Buyer Beware: Ensuring compliance with vendor and exchange feeds, managing licensing, reporting and audits. Where can delayed or on-demand data be substituted?
Shrinking your server footprint: As data volumes and co-location requirements rise, how can firms reduce their usage of prime datacentre space?

Moderator: Jacques Bouyssarie, Consultant, COSSIOM
Matthew Cox, Managing Director, BNY MELLON
Mike Addison, Purchasing Manager, Financial Data, DEXIA
Diarmuid O'Donovan, Global Head of Data, UBS
Tristan Dehaan, FIA-Vendor Manager, ROBECO

11.40 Panel discussion: Building a sound data management strategy

Improving risk management through intelligent data management
Defining data management priorities in a time of regulatory flux
Spending money to make money: how company-wide systems can deliver in the short, medium and long-term
What is the best way to build an effective centralised strategy across silos and business units?

Moderator: Jean-Pierre Gottdiener, Manager, LUCIDINE COUNSEIL
Nick Murphy, Product Owner, ASSET CONTROL
Sue Baldwin, Executive Director & Global Head of Vendor Management, J.P. MORGAN
Alain Robert-Dautun, Head of Risk Management, SYCOMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT

12.30 Lunch Break

13.30 Panel discussion: Using technology to trim costs, take advantage of opportunities and tune performance

Optimising architecture and lowering latency to realise results
Learning from outside: What lessons can French financial firms can take from other industries?
Using cloud services to lower costs and create a globally accessible user interface
Co-location: a crucial edge?
Optimising network routes and proximity hosting services

Moderator: Marius-Cristian Frunza, Associate professor, PARIS 1 SORBONNE UNIVERSITY
David Berry, FISD Executive, IPUG-COSSIOM
Tom Dalglish, Chief Information Architect, INDEPENDENT
Victor Lebreton, Director, QUANT-HEDGE

14.20 Panel discussion:Managing Counterparty Risk Management -What to do now and how to plan for LEI

Learn about the latest developments in LEI to advance your business management
Data requirements for undertaking effective counterparty risk management
Will the LEI really improve counterparty risk or just make the calculations faster?
Industry update and expectations: What is on the agenda for next year?
Getting ready: What should firms do to prepare for change?

Moderator: Justyn Trenner, CEO and Principal, CLIENTKNOWLEDGE
Chris Johnson, Head of Product Management, Market Data Services, HSBC SECURITIES SERVICES
Marc Notte, Project Director, SOCIETE GENERALE
Darren Purcell, Director, CUSIP GLOBAL SERVICES
Tim Lind, Global Head of Legal Entity and Corporate Actions, THOMSON REUTERS

15.10 Afternoon break

15.40 Industry presentation: Who owns what: exploring the world of intellectual property

What is considered high value data and what is not?
Where does French law stand and when is it on your side?
Avoiding repeat payments for the same piece of information
Communicating with clients about costs

Frédéric Forster, Avocat, DIRECTEUR DU PÔLE CONSTRUCTEURS INFORMATIQUES ET TÉLÉCOMS

16.10 Vendor panel discussion: Forecasting market conditions for 2012 and beyond

What datasets will see an increase in demand?
Are there any game-changers around the corner?
What technological trends do you see as being the most important?
With new products, markets and competitors coming on the scene, what new datasets can we anticipate?
What does the next year hold for different asset classes in France?

Moderator: Patrick Legland, Head of Global Research, SOCIETE GENERALE
Christian Dearie, Head of Global Accounts and Product Development, TULLETT PREBON INFORMATION
Pierre Feligioni, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder, QUANTHOUSE

17.00 Drinks reception