The 2011 2nd Annual SEFCON II, Oct 3, Mon,
Grand Hyatt Hotel at Grand Central Station, New York.



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SEFCON II

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Final Conference Agenda


8:30 – 8:45 amWelcoming Remarks,
Chris Giancarlo, Conference Chair

8:45 – 9:40 amPanel Discussion:
What is a “SEF”and What is it Good for?


Moderated by:
Michael Mackenzie – US Markets Editor, Financial Times
Panel:
Emil Assentato - Chairman & CEO, Tradition (North America)
Chris Ferreri - Managing Director, ICAP
Michael Gooch - Chairman & CEO, GFI Group
George Harrington - Global Head, Fixed Income Trading, Bloomberg
Shawn Bernardo - Senior Managing Director, Tullett Prebon
Richard M. McVey - Chairman & CEO, MarketAxess Holdings
Stephen Merkel, - Executive Vice President, BGC Partners
Lee Olesky - CEO and Co-founder, Tradeweb


9:40 – 10:00 amRefreshment Break


10:00 – 10:40 amKeynote Address:
Hon. Gary Gensler - Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Introduced by Shawn Bernardo - Chairman WMBAA and Senior Managing Director, Tullett Prebon


10:40 – 11:20 amPresentation:
Clarifying Dodd-Frank: An Interview of Congressman Scott Garrett (R-NJ5) and Congressman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY14) on HR 2586, the SEF Clarification Act.
Interviewer: Pimm Fox, Bloomberg Radio & TV host of “Taking Stock with Pimm Fox”


11:20 – 12:10 pmPanel Discussion:
Regulatory Harmonization

Moderated by: Walter Lukken - CEO, New York Portfolio Clearing; former Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Panel:
Jeremy Barnum - Head of Market Structure, JP Morgan
Jeff Hogan - Managing Director, BGC Partners
Daniel Marcus - Strategy Director, Tradition
Duncan Wales - Group General Counsel, ICAP
Matthew Kulkin - Associate, Patton Boggs


12:10 – 1:00 pmPanel Discussion:
Maintaining Swaps Liquidity


Moderated by: Kevin McPartland - Tabb Group
Panel:
Grant Biggar - President, Creditex / Intercontinental Exchange
Julian Harding - Executive Director, Tradition
James Hill – Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Jess Sharp – Executive Director, US Chamber of Commerce
William Thum – Principal, The Vanguard Group
Mark Vonderheide – Managing Partner, Geneva Energy Markets


1:00 – 2:00 pmLunch
Hon. K. Michael Conaway (R-Tex 11) - Chairman, House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, introduced by Christian D. Martin - Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, TeraDirect/TeraExchange


2:00 – 2:50 pmPanel Discussion:
SEF Technology: Swaps Trading & Reporting

Moderator:Hon. Scott O'Malia – Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Panelists:
Ron Levi – Chief Operating Officer, GFI Group
Dr. John Bates – Senior Vice President, Progress Software
Jeff Gooch – Chief Executive Officer, MarkitSERV
Gil Mandelzis – Chief Executive Officer, Traiana
Sonali Das Theisen – Director, Barclays Capital
Tomas Zikas - Managing Director, New Business Development, Currenex


2:50 – 3:40 pmPanel Discussion:
SEF Nuts and Bolts: Registration, Ownership, Governance and Operations


Moderated by: Alex McDonald - Chief Executive, WMBA Europe
Panelists:
Jamie Cawley – Chief Executive Officer, Javelin Capital Markets
Athanassios Diplas - Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
Chris Iacovella – Counsel, House Financial Services Committee and Subcommittee on Capital Markets and GSEs
William McCoy - Managing Director and Counsel, Morgan Stanley
Ross Pazzol - Partner, KattenMuchinRosenman
Bob Pickel – Executive Director and CEO, International Swaps and Derivatives Association


3:40 – 4:00 pmRefreshment Break

4:00 – 4:30 pmPanel Discussion: “The View from Capitol Hill: How we got here and where we’re going.”
Moderated by:
Micah Green, Partner, Patton Boggs
Panelists:
Jeff Siegel - Senior Counsel, Senate Banking Committee
Scott Eckel –Senior Policy Advisor, Chairman Scott Garrett, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and GSEs.


4:30 – 5:00 pmPresentation:
The Brave New World of SEFs: A View from the Whiteboard

Featuring: Paddy Hirsch - Senior Editor, Marketplace and Chris Ferreri - ICAP, Vice Chairman WMBAA
5:00 – 5:15 pmConcluding Remarks
Shawn Bernardo - Chairman WMBAA and Senior Managing Director, Tullett Prebon
5:30 – 7:00 pmClosing Reception

 

 

 

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