April 15: Sydney

ATTENDEE LIST
Hosted by Standard & Poor's
Level 27, 259 George Street
Sydney NSW

Schedule:
1:30PM - 2:00PM   Registration
2:00PM - 5:30PM   Program
5:30PM                    Networking Reception

The FISD Asia-Pac events offer the opportunity for professionals in the local market data community to meet and discuss the impact of both local and global industry developments. These meetings are scheduled to provide FISD members from around the globe with an opportunity to coordinate their business travel around activities in which the local Pacific Rim market data community participates.

The agenda for the event will include:

FISD Initiatives and Activities – Tom Davin, Managing Director, FISD/SIIA

Host Briefing from Standard & Poor's
Rory Manchee, Managing Director, Standard & Poor's

Inside Reference Data Panel: Risk and regulation: Data management in a new era
• Assessing how risk units can drive data management projects
• Strategies for ensuring funding for enterprise-wide initiatives
• Regulatory pressure: How to make immediate changes and comply with regulation?
• Identifying the true value of comprehensive, standardized and high quality data

    Moderator:
    Christopher Butler, Project Director, Data Management, Risk Department
    National Australia Bank

    Panelists:
    Nassar Ahmad, Director Client Operations, Asia Pacific, GoldenSource
    Ian Cumberpatch, Director of Sales & Business Development, Asia Pacific, Asset Control
    Rory Manchee, Managing Director, Standard & Poor's

Member Briefing: Activ Financial
Frank Piasecki, President  

Member Briefing: ASX Transition to Genium Trading System
David Raper, General Manager, Electronic Trading Services
Will Wilson, General Manager, Domestic Customer Management

Inside Market Data Panel: Content and capabilities: Getting the most out of your data
• Identifying key market and regulatory trends re-shaping data requirements in Australia
• Balancing the need for accurate data with the need for low-latency, raw direct exchange feed
• Sourcing data and technology services as part of a regional and/or global data management organization
• How are content and technology providers responding to new demands for differentiated and value-add content?

    Moderator:
    Dara Lyne, Associate Director - Manager, Market Services, Macquarie Bank

    Panelists:
    Robert Ingham, Executive - Financial Markets / Risk & Compliance, IBM FSS Growth Markets Unit
    Frank Piasecki, President, Activ Financial