2012 International Money Market Funds Summit
October 4, 2012
Brussels, Belgium

Program

8:00–9:00                    

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00–9:15                    

Welcoming Remarks

Peter De Proft
Director General 
European Fund and Asset Management Association

Remarks

Saïd El Khadraoui
Member of the European Parliament
Rapporteur on Shadow Banking

9:15–10:30                 

The Value of Money Market Funds to Investors, Issuers, and the Economy

• Understanding the investors’ point of view and the role of money market funds in global corporate cash management
• Importance of money market funds to the global economy

Jonathan Curry, Moderator 
HSBC Asset Management
Chairman
IMMFA

Peter Eisenhardt
Former Chairman
ICMA ECP Committee   

Jean Eyraud
French Association of Institutional Investors

Alice Joe
Executive Director
Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Jörg Weber
Head of Dealing Room
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company

10:30–10:45                

Refreshment Break

10:45–Noon                            

The Experience of Money Market Funds in the Financial Crisis                   

• Narrative about the crisis and the regulatory changes it created

Eddy Wymeersch, Moderator
Former Head of CESR

Christopher Conetta
Managing Director
Global Head of Money Markets Trading and Origination
Barclays

Joanna Cound
Head of EMEA Government Affairs
BlackRock

Bernard Delbecque
Director of Economics and Research
EFAMA

Mikaël Pacot
Head of Money Market Team
AXA Investment Managers

Brian Reid
Chief Economist
Investment Company Institute

Noon–13:15   

Luncheon and Speaker

Paul S. Atkins
Chief Executive
Patomak Global Partners LLC
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2002–2008

13:15–14:45                

Changes in Money Market Fund Regulations and Practices Since 2008

• Description of efforts undertaken by global regulators to strengthen money market fund regulation in response to the financial crisis
• Description of how managing money market funds has changed under new requirements
• Examination of how new requirements have positioned money market funds to weather recent market challenges
• Impact of low interest rates on short-term investing

Peter De Proft, Moderator
Director General
European Fund and Asset Management Association

Harm Carstens
Head of Short-Term Money Market Funds
DWS Investments

Kathleen Hughes (invited)
Director
IMMFA
Global Head of Liquidity Sales
Goldman Sachs

Walter Posiewko
Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
Global Fixed Income and Currencies
RBC Global Asset Management

Philippe Renaudin
Fixed Income Deputy CIO and Money Market CIO
BNP Paribas Asset Management

Dan Waters
Managing Director
ICI Global

14:45–15:00                

Refreshment Break

15:00–16:30                

Assessing National and International Regulatory Recommendations

• Overview of current global money market fund reform ideas
• Implications of adhering to further regulations for the industry, investors, and the global economy
• Summary of conference highlights and takeaways

Paul Schott Stevens, Moderator
President and CEO
Investment Company Institute

Patrice Bergé-Vincent
Asset Management Regulatory
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers France

Nicolas Calcoen
Amundi Asset Management

Mark Hannam
Independent Director
IMMFA

Lloyd A. Wennlund
Executive Vice President and Managing Director
Northern Trust Global Investments