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The International Financial Services Summit
The International Financial Services Summit
The Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin
Thursday, 5th November 2009
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Programme*

The summit will be formatted as a Davos style panel debate with maximum delegate interaction. There will be 2-3 speakers on a particular topic followed by a panel of experts debating the issues/topics in question. The audience will then be invited for questions. Moderator for the day will be Margaret Doyle, Reuters.

Time Registration & opening address
8.00am - 8.30 Registration and welcome tea/coffee & breakfast pastries

Part One:  Financial Regulation
Session One Financial Regulation
8.30 - 8.50am Introductory address, Brian Lenihan, TD, Minister for Finance download speech
9.00 - 10.00am Presentations: Is it possible to come up with a regulatory framework that will prevent future financial crises from happening in the future?
Speakers:
• Martin Wolf, Financial Times download speech
• Nicholas Véron, Bruegel Institute download speech
• Willem Buiter, Professor at the London School of Economics download speech
10.00 - 10.30am Panel Discussion: download
• Alan Dukes, former Minister for Finance
• Alan Aherne, Special Advisor to Minister for Finance
10.30 - 11.00am Questions and answers session
11.00 - 11.30am Networking Tea /Coffee Break

Time Global FS Report
11.30 - 11.45am Speaker: Cormac Petit, Banking Lead EMEA/AP, IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) download

Part Two:  The Future of Hedge Funds / Shadow Boxing
Session Two Hedge Funds & Shadow Banking System
11.45 - 12.30pm Presentations: Is there a future for the hedge fund industry?
Speakers:
• Patrick Hayes, Senior Vice President, International Fund Services Ireland Ltd download speech
• John Mennis, Head of Sales, Evolution Securities download speech
12.30 - 1.00pm Panel Discussion download
• Cormac Lucey, former vice-president Rabobank
• Martin Wolf
1.00 - 1.15pm Questions and answers session
1.15 - 2.30pm Networking Lunch

Part Three:  The Future of the Financial Services Industry
Session Three The Future of Financial Services
2.30 - 3.40pm Presentations: How will the financial services industry evolve in the future? What is the future of the Insurance sector? What is the future for investment banking? What is the future for financial centres like the IFSC?
Speakers:
• Nouriel Roubini, US Economist download speech
• Timothy P. Flynn, Chairman KPMG International download speech
• Ned Cazalet, Financial expert and senior advisor to the UK Government download speech
3.40 - 4.20pm Panel Discussion download
• Philip Lane, Professor of International Macroeconomics at Trinity College Dublin
• Joan Kehoe, CEO, Quintillion
4.20 - 4.30 Questions and answers session
4.30 - 4.45 Closing address - Margaret Doyle & Brian Daly download
* Subject to change
Associate Partners

 

KPMG

IDA Ireland

Enterprise Ireland

 

Corporate Sponsors

 

CMC Markets

FINUAS Network

Ontario

FD Ireland

 

Official Media Partner

Financial Times