General Meeting & Networking Reception

Date: June 16
Location: CME Group, One North End Avenue, NYC
ATTENDEES

SCHEDULE

11:00AM - 1:00PM Constituency Groups
The FISD constituency group sessions provide a unique opportunity to candidly address market data business issues and practices with your colleagues from firms in your same industry segment. Members are encouraged to submit agenda items. Meeting agendas for the Consumer, Data Vendor and Exchange groups will be emailed to registrants prior to the meeting.

1:30PM - 2:00PM Registration

2:00PM - 5:30PM Program
The Business of Exchanges in the Era of Consolidation
This session looks at exchange mergers from the perspective of financial market analysts.  The panel will elicit critical commentary on key exchanges and trading venues with an emphasis on recently announced mergers.  The analysts will provide insight on the synergies that would make these combinations more effective and efficient.  We will examine the challenges faced by exchanges from upstart electronic trading venues and look for insight on which trading venues possess the greatest potential for success in the future.

Moderator:
Nick Merritt, FISD, Director

Participants:
Roger A. Freeman, Barclays Capital, Managing Director
Edward Ditmire, Macquarie Group, Managing Director
Justin Schack, Rosenblatt Securities, Managing Director

Exchange Consolidation - Consequences for Vendors and Consumers
Recently announced exchange merger and acquisition activity will  change the market data landscape.  Our panel of vendors and consumers will discuss the impact of exchange consolidations including concerns about the changes to the competitive environment.  Panelists will provide their perspective regarding what has worked and what hasn't worked with recent exchange mergers and also offer suggested recommendations to exchange reps regarding these pending mergers.

Moderator:
Tim St. George, CME Group, Director - Information Products

Panelists:
Don Finucane, Interactive Data Corporation
Vice President of Product Management & OTC Data Services
Steve Dickey, MF Global Inc., Head, Market Data Services
Alex Tait, RBC, Director, Market Data Solutions and Control
Anthony Fiori, SIX Telekurs Ltd., Manager, Data Acquisition

Working Group Report: Consumer Index Group
Mike Neff, Deutsche Bank, Market Data Services

FISD Real Time Technology Debate - The Single Most Important Thing... 
An ecosystem of interconnecting and complementary elements makes up the rich tapestry of market data technology. But which should you focus on most? Which is most important? Three highly accomplished practitioners will put forward cases in the spirit of a competitive debate - each arguing the absolute importance of one of these elements.

• The need for speed - low latency is the be all and end all
  Jeff Wells, Exegy, VP Product Management
• Location, location - where you connect to the data is what matters
  Stewart Orrell, Equinix, Senior Manager, Financial Services
• The glue of integration -connecting everything is crucial
  Michael Parlapiano, Thomson Reuters, Head of Strategy Enterprise

Member Briefing: Enterprise Data Management: The Primary Key Shift from Security to Entity
Ken Zockoll, FactSet, SVP and Director of Contentonsumer Reference

Working Group Report: Consumer Reference Data Group
Ludwig D'Angelo, JPMorgan Chase, Executive Director, Worldwide Securities

Financial Information Associate: Presentation of Certificates
Tom Davin, FISD, Managing Director
Ludwig D'Angelo, JPMorgan Chase, FISD Executive Committee Chair

5:30PM - 7:30PM Networking Reception

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