Speakers include

Francis Gross,
Head of External Statistics Division,
European Central Bank

Gary Pringle,
Vice President, Asset Pricing Product Manager,
JP Morgan

Shannon Walker,
Business Architect – Finance Change,
Deutsche Bank

Steven Carter,
Head of Data Management,
Baring Asset Management
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Conference Agenda
7th March 2012, Lancaster London Hotel, London
08.00 Registration and refreshments
08.45 OsneyMedia’s welcome address
08.50 Chairman’s opening address
Francis Gross, Head of Division, External Statistics Division, European Central Bank
09.00 Regulatory drivers vs. business drivers – have the best of both worlds
- What are the regulatory drivers within the data management industry?
- How can we make sure that we can cover these successfully?
- Ensuring you keep the business satisfied so that you are addressing all sides of the organisation
Chris Johnson, Head of Product Management, HSBC Securities Services
09.30 Legal Entity Identifier – what do we need to know?
- The latest updates in regulations for LEI
- What does your organisation need to do to be ready?
- How will this affect your organisation’s daily activities?
Francis Gross, Head of Division, External Statistics Division, European Central Bank
10.00 Governance of data management – how do you cope?
- Data governance for “non-tech-ies” – how to deal with data governance when you’re not from an IT background
- What technology is out there and solutions on which ones will work best for your organisation
- How you can make sure your data governance is not restricted to one business line and is effectively employed across the whole of your organisation
Jonathan Hammond, Consultant and Business Technology Practice Lead, Knadel
10.30 Morning coffee and networking
11.00 Standardisation : why, what, how, when and who cares?
- What standards are, why they matter, to whom and under what circumstances
- How technology and business changes have changed the FS standards landscape
- The G20 regulatory reform programme’s impact
- How and where does standardisation fit into your data plan?
- Standards decisions you need to make by 2014
PJ Di Giammarino, CEO, JWG Group
11.30 Panel discussion: Overcoming the challenge of communication issues within data management
- Data buzz words quiz – do we all understand the standard data management terms to mean the same thing?
- Risk mitigation – consequences of miscommunication
- How to avoid the reputational damage that can be caused through miscommunication issues
- Making sure IT and the business side are talking the same language so that communication lines are fluid between these two departments
Moderator: Gary Pringle, Vice President, JP Morgan
Shannon Walker, Business Architect – Finance Change, Deutsche Bank
Arun Sarwal, CEO, Investment Management Solutions, DST Global Solutions
Ronan Brennan, CTO, MoneyMate
David Renn, Head of Data Management Practice, Citisoft
12.15 Panel Discussion: Which price sources to use for bonds, as assets of regulated funds, in turbulent markets?
- How do you independently verify bond prices?
- How do we cope with the fluctuations within the European bond market
- Impact of current regulation and merit of evaluated pricing
Steven Carter, Head of Data Management,Baring Asset Management
David Berry, IPUG Executive, IPUG
Phil Tattersall, Director of Consulting, Europe, Cutter Associates
Tim Dudley, Managing Director, Portfolio Analytics/Product Control, BlackRock
13.00 Networking lunch
14.00 Paying the price for high quality data
- How the cost of market data is affecting organisations and realistic steps you can take to minimise those outgoings
- How to ensure data quality, what tools are available, enforcing SLAs and managing vendor costs
- Meeting the increasing demands of the front office and clients; balancing cost against the demand for numerous feeds from multiple vendors
Judy Blackwell, Director, Cutter Associates
14.25 Getting it Right: How to make your next data management project practical (and successful)
- Misperceptions and urban legends about data management projects
- Common approaches – toolkits, point solutions, enterprise platforms
- Key criteria to ensure success, accelerate and maximise ROI
Stephen Engdahl, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy,GoldenSource
14.50 Roundtable discussion: Cost of data and indices
- How can we fulfil our data requirements as cost efficiently as possible?
- Contract prices are increasing – hear solutions to try and reduce your spending
- Realistic and affordable solutions
15.15 Afternoon tea and networking
15:45 Solving the investment data aggregation and delivery challenge
- What do stakeholders want?
- Are they satisfied?
- So, what’s the problem?
- Is there an answer?
Julian Webb, Global Head of Data Management and Analytics, DST Global Solutions
16.15 Offshoring – can it meet your business requirements?
- How to overcome the security issues concerning offshoring of data?
- Can your business benefit from offshoring
- Can offshoring affect your competitive edge positively or negatively?
Geoff Kemmish, Chief Data Officer, Acadian Asset Management
16:45 Panel discussion: Keeping your data store in order
- How to feed your system with local and global data
- What technologies are available and how they can work for you?
- Obtaining tangible benefits
Hans Lux, Enterprise Data Architect, UBS Group
Danielle Newland, Data Management Product Manager, Eagle Investment Systems
Mihai Moldovan,Sales Account Manager, Sterci
Steve Clarke, Principle Advisor in Investment Management Consulting, KPMG
17:15 Closing remarks and key takeaways from the chair
17:25 Networking drinks reception
Join us for an evening of informal networking and drinks
Who attends?
Directors, Vice Presidents, Heads of Data Management; Market Data; Data Architecture; Data Governance; Change Management; Business Management; Data Strategy; Data Analysis; Technology; Head of change management; Managing Director; Heads of Divisions; Fund Managers.











































