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    Last Updated: 06-11-04
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    PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOPS

    MONDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2004

    12:30-6:15 Registration

    1:00-6:15 Pre-Summit Workshops

    CONCURRENT TRACKS: CHOOSE "A", "B", OR "C"

    A - INVESTOR WORKSHOP

    B - ISSUER WORKSHOP

    C - TAX, ACCOUNTING & REGULATORY WORKSHOP

    A - INVESTOR WORKSHOP

    1:00 QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF BOND VALUATION

    • Dynamics of Callable and Non Callable Bonds
    • Effective Duration and Convexity
    • Prepayment Analysis
    • Option Adjusted Spreads
    • Z-spreads

    Anand K. Bhattacharya, Managing Director, COUNTRYWIDE CAPITAL MARKETS

    2:00 POST-ISSUANCE INVESTOR REPORTING AND DEAL SURVEILLANCE: EXAMINING THE LATEST INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE SECURITISATION MARKET STANDARDS & PRACTICES

    Session Facilitator:
    Holly Hammarstrom, Head-ABS Research, EUROPEAN CREDIT MANAGEMENT LTD.

    Panelists:
    Rob Collins, Manager, ABBEY
    Tom Adams, Managing Director, FGIC
    Martin Damaske, Head-Insitutional Clients, HYPOPORT AG
    Usman Ismail, Executive Vice President-International Sales, LEWTAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    3:00 Refreshments

    3:15 ADVANCED ANALYTICS FOR THE STRUCTURED PRODUCTS MARKET

    Session Facilitator:
    Rob Baston, Managing Director, UBS

    Panelists:
    Martin R. Brauch, Senior Sales Executive, DERIVATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Matt DeSutter, Product Manager, INTEX
    Dan Gottlieb, Senior Vice President, Product Management, TREPP

    4:15 BENCHMARKING AND INDEXING IN THE ABS MARKET

    • How does an index contribute to market development
    • Is there an investor base for ABS only funds
    • Is there sufficient liquidity for prices to be reliable
    • Scope for return swaps and other products

    Session Facilitator:
    Krishna Prasad, Executive Director, LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL

    Panelists:
    Brian McCarthy, Research Manager, DEKA INVESTMENTS
    Erik-Jan van Bergen, Senior Investment Manager, ING ASSET MANAGEMENT
    Patrizia Bussoli, Fund Manager, NEXTRA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

    5:15 WHEN SECURITISATIONS GO SIDEWAYS

    • Defining Sideways
    • Seller/Servicer Financial Health
    • Servicing, Substitute Servicing and Costs, Performance Degradation during Servicing Transfer
    • Restructuring
    • War Stories

    Rajat Basu, Managing Director, FGIC

    B - ISSUER WORKSHOP

    1:00 THE ROLE OF SECURITISATION IN AN ISSUER'S OVERALL FUNDING STRATEGY

    • What is Your Company's Funding Strategy
    • Has the Impact of Securitisation on the Funding Strategy changed Recently
    • Securitization Needs and Considerations Cost

    Session Facilitator:
    Wolfgang Richter, Partner of EY Law Luther Menold, Head of the EY Law Banking & Finance Service Line, ERNST & YOUNG LLP

    Panelist:
    Edward DeSear, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP
    Anna di Paolo, Capital Markets, MPS FINANCE BANCA MOBILIARE SPA

    2:00 BRINGING YOUR DEAL TO MARKET: ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY FIRST TIME ISSUERS

    • Feasibility study and implementation strategy: Do first time issuers allocate adequate time and resources during the early phases of a securitisation programme?
    • What are the key objectives of securitisations? Are those objectives achievable and clearly understood?
    • The impact of securitisation in the way the issuer manages and monitor its business.
    • The alignment of the originator's overall business strategy and its securitisation programmes.
    • How can the potential "hidden" or indirect costs of securitisation transactions be effectively measured?
    • How "success" is measured in a securitisation programme?

    Session Facilitator:
    Eduardo Viegas, Senior Securitisation Advisor, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

    Panelists:
    Hari Kambo, Finance Director, INTERCONNECTOR (UK) LTD.
    Paul Arvidson, Vice President-Sales, LEWTAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Kevin Mcgovern, Senior Dealer, NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY

    3:00 Refreshments

    3:15 COMMERCIAL PAPER CONDUITS: AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING TO THE TERM MARKET

    • Typical ABCP conduit underwriting standards
    • The kinds of disclosure required of a seller in an ABCP conduit financing
    • When an issuer would choose ABCP conduit financing over a term securitization
    • The differences between ABCP conduit financing documentation and term securitization documentation
    • Accounting benefits of ABCP conduit financing

    Session Facilitator:
    Matthew Froggatt, Director, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

    Panelists:
    Thomas J. Educate, Senior Vice President, ABN AMRO BANK
    Brooks P. Crankshaw, Managing Director-European Asset Backed Finance, BANK ONE, NA
    David Lautier, Assistant Vice President -Analyst, MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Kevin Hawken, Partner, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW

    4:15 PROTECTING YOUR TRANSACTION FROM BANKRUPTCY RISK

    Steven Hunt, Partner, CAREY OLSEN
    Michael Cox, Associate Director, FITCH RATINGS
    James Bresslaw, Partner, SIMMONS AND SIMMONS
    Jonathan E. Keighley, Managing Director, STRUCTURED FINANCE MANAGEMENT LTD.

    5:15 TAX ISSUES AND ACCOUNTING PITFALLS FOR ISSUERS AND SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES

    • Location of SPVs: current direct tax issues with 'offshore' and 'onshore' jurisdictions. Examples of Cayman, UK, Germany and Netherlands.
    • Update on indirect tax issues (VAT and insurance tax). European and national court decisions and issues.
    • Major accounting and regulatory developments. IAS and US GAAP convergence?

    Session Facilitator:
    John P. Cullinane, Partner, DELOITTE

    Panelists:
    Mark S. Matthews, Associate, MAPLES & CALDER
    Gesina van de Weterig, Partner, NORTON ROSE
    Johann W. Knollman, Senior Manager, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

    C - TAX, ACCOUNTING & REGULATORY WORKSHOP

    1:00 THE NEW BASEL ACCORD: REGULATORY TREATMENT FOR SECURITISATION FROM 2007

    • Introduction/ Overview of the new Basel Accord - Basel 1 and Basel 2 compared - the 3 pillar doctrine
    • Standardised and Advanced Approaches - the IRB Approach and Supervisory formula reviewed
    • Operational requirements for synthetic and traditional securitisations
    • Treatment of ABCP Programmes, credit enhancement and liquidity facilities
    • Supervisory Review and sanctions
    • Disclosure requirements
    • Market reaction - National regulators and the European Commission

    Jonathan F. Walsh, Partner - Head of International Securities, NORTON ROSE

    2:00 IAS 39: KEY PROVISIONS, IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND MARKET IMPACT

    • The overall impact of IAS39 - "It's all on balance sheet"
    • Getting off the starting blocks for derecognition
    • Risk and reward - how do you measure and allocate?
    • "At best its double counting!"
    • Problems in SPE accounting
    • What future accounting approach would be better?

    Session Facilitator:
    Peter C. Jeffrey, Partner, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

    Panelist:
    Andrea Fabbri, Co-Head of European Credit Sales, TD SECURITIES

    3:00 Refreshments

    3:15 CMBS: BASEL II'S IMPACT ON TRANSPARENCY OF INFORMATION, CMSA'S REPORTING STANDARDS, PRICING, CAPITAL ADEQUACY AND MARKET HARMONISATION

    Session Facilitator:
    James Croke, Partner, CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT

    Panelists:
    Iain Barbour, Global Head-Securitisation, COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    Clive Bull, Vice President Real Estate Structured Finance and Chairman, European Chapter-CMSA, JPMORGAN

    4:15 CDO'S: ACCOUNTING & TAXATION CHALLENGES GIVEN NEW FASB RULES

    Phoebe J. Moreo, Partner, DELOITTE
    Andrew Norwood, Partner, WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

    5:15 ABCP CONDUIT RESTRUCTURINGS -- COMPLYING WITH NEW FIN 46 AND ANTICIPATING IFRS

    • What's new in FIN 46(R) and how does that change the picture for ABCP conduits?
    • How does a bank decide whether to restructure or consolidate?
    • What are the main commercial problems and how are they being resolved?
    • How will FIN 46 methods affect non-US conduits under international financial reporting standards (IFRS)?

    Session Facilitator:
    Mark Nicolaides, Partner, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW

    Panelists:
    Maureen Coen, Managing Director & Head-ABCP Origination, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
    James R. Mountain, Partner, DELOITTE
    Tom Meier, Director, DEUTSCHE BANK
    Craig Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer, RECONNAISSANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

    6:15 Workshop Ends

    6:15 Cava Cavalcade Cocktail Reception Sponsored By:

    TUESDAY JUNE 15, 2004

    8:00 Registration & Welcoming Breakfast

    8:40 HOST'S OPENING REMARKS

    Scott Brody, Managing Director, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK

    8:45 GLOBAL ABS: CREATION, CONVERGENCE AND COMMODITISATION

    • Too much money chasing too few deals? A look at supply/demand fundamentals
    • Spread tiering between and within asset classes and countries and the impact on pricing and market liquidity
    • When will investor demand be satiated?
    • The trend toward reverse enquiry trades and market impact
    • Impact of high investor demand on lower rated tranches
    • Basel II, covered bonds and market impact

    Session Facilitator:
    Kurt D. Sampson, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

    Panelists:
    Christopher Fielding, Head-Securitisation & Treasury Advisory Group, ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
    Mike Nawas, Managing Director & Global Head-ABS, ABN AMRO BANK NV
    Marcus Giancaterino, Managing Director, CITIGROUP
    Michael Raynes, Managing Director & Head-European Securitisation Group, DEUTSCHE BANK
    Andrew Burgess, Head-ABS, GULF INTERNATIONAL BANK (UK) LTD.
    Jack B. Caouette, Vice Chairman, MBIA
    Vernon Wright, Executive Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer, MBNA CORP.
    Greg Medcraft, Global Head-Securitisation, SOCIETE GENERALE
    Marcus Klug, Managing Director, UNIQA ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS GMBH

    10:00 Morning Break in Exhibit Hall

    TRACK A: Consumer ABS: RMBS, Covered Bonds, Credit Cards, Retail Auto Loans

    TRACK B: Investor Relative Value Panels and Research, Trading and Syndication Roundtables and US Market Update

    TRACK C: Basel II, IAS, Monitoring/Surveillance, Role and Responsibilities of Trustees and SPV Directors

    TRACK D: CDO Panels

    TRACK E: Corporate & Whole Business Securitisation

    TRACK A 10:30 OUTLOOK FOR THE CONFORMING/PRIME RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE MARKET IN LIGHT OF NEW REGULATORY TREATMENT, INCREASED COMPETITION AND MARGIN COMPRESSION

    • Market Background: performance of the UK property market
    • Market pressures: competition and margin compression
    • Impact of Basel II and covered bonds
    • Impact of the overheated housing market on RMBS
    • European primary market liquidity
    • Secondary trading and liquidity: Where are we now?
    • Adequate reporting: divergence or convergence

    Session Facilitator:
    Robert H. Liao, Director, CITIGROUP

    Panelists:
    Rob Collins, Managing Director -Securitisation & Treasury Advisory Group, ABBEY
    Nick Proud, Vice President, ACE FINANCIAL SERVICES
    Jon Katovsky, Managing Director, BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY
    Ian G. Stewart, Head- Securitisation & Balance Sheet Management, HBOS
    David Harrison, Vice President, MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
    John Cummins, Group Treasurer, STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS
    Nicholas Keen, Finance Director, THE PARAGON GROUP OF COMPANIES PLC

    TRACK B 10:30 FINDING RELATIVE VALUE IN EUROPEAN STRUCTURED CREDIT GIVEN TIGHT MARKET SPREADS...MOVING DOWN THE CREDIT CURVE FROM AAA TO SUBORDINATES

    • Can the spectacular growth of the subordinate market continue?
    • Where is all this new demand for subordinate issues coming from?
    • Is the value worth the added time and cost to do the credit analysis on these deals?
    • How do subordinate investors discriminate between deals?
    • Which subordinate asset classes/sectors are the most attractive?

    Session Facilitator:
    Alexander Batchvarov, Managing Director, MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

    Panelists:
    Emmanuelle Nasse-Bridier, Head-ABS Group, AXA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
    Simon Jones, Portfolio Manager, DEUTSCH BANK/WINCHESTER PRINCIPAL FINANCE
    Rafael Martinez, Senior Portfolio Manager-ABS/MBS, FORTIS BANK
    Tony P. Clark, Senior Investment Manager, HBOS TREASURY SERVICES PLC
    Mark Bowles, Head-Fixed Income Portfolio Group, HVB CORPORATES & MARKETS
    Erik Jan Van Bergen, Senior Investment Manager, ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
    Nico Petris, Manager, NASPA DUBLIN
    Mark Hannan, Director, RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL

    TRACK C 10:30 THE BASEL II ACCORD, IAS, CONSOLIDATION & CAPITAL ADEQUACY DIRECTIVES: EXAMINING BROAD IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STRUCTURED FINANCE MARKET

    • Timing for Basel II
    • Timing for the IAS
    • The Last Issues Under Debate
    • Internal Assessment Approach
    • Recalibration of the RBA
    • The SFA Formula
    • Synthetic Transactions
    • IAS Rules
    • Comparison of IAS with FASB Rules
    • What Does It All Mean?

    Session Facilitator:
    Jason HP Kravitt, Senior Partner, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW

    Panelists:
    William Perraudin, Special Advisor to the BANK OF ENGLAND & Professor of Finance, Birkbeck College, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
    Georges Duponcheele, Head-Analytics, BNP PARIBAS
    Kevin Ingram, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
    David J. Barnes, Partner, DELOITTE

    TRACK D 10:30 NEW DEVELOPMENTS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EUROPEAN CDO/CLO/CBO MARKET: A MARKET OVERVIEW

    Session Facilitator:
    Selwyn Rayzor, Managing Director, ABN AMRO BANK NV

    Panelists:
    Simon Perry, Managing Director- Structured Credit Products Group, CDC IXIS CAPITAL MARKETS
    Claude Brown, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
    Fritz Thomas, Managing Director, DEUTSCHE BANK
    Richard Gambel, Managing Director, FITCH RATINGS
    Joan Musselbrook, Director, MBIA
    Frederick H. Horton, Managing Director, TRUST COMPANY OF THE WEST

    TRACK E 10:30 THE FUTURE FOR CORPORATE/WHOLE BUSINESS SECURITISATION ON THE CONTINENT AND IN THE UK

    • The blurring distinction between the whole business, CMBS and Corporate bond markets
    • Which countries and sectors will provide the growth?
    • Overcoming insolvency regimes and legislative changes afoot
    • Future activity in the key UK sectors of Water and Pubs
    • Transport infrastructure and other utilities as a significant new asset Class?
    • The investor experience of whole business deals

    Session Facilitator:
    Damian Thompson, Director, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

    Panelists:
    Rebecca Pynt, Managing Director, AMBAC ASSURANCE UK LTD.
    Ilya Goncharov, Principal, BANK OF AMERICA
    Laurent Haik, Securitisation, Conduits & Transitional Debt Finance, CALYON
    Steve Curtis, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
    Raja Kawar, Director-Securitisation, CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL (CIC)
    Tim Short, Vice President, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
    Maurice Jongmans, Associate Director, NIB CAPITAL BANK N.V.
    Elena Folkerts-Landau, STANDARD & POOR'S

    TRACK A 11:30 DYNAMICS OF THE NON-CONFORMING AND SUB-PRIME RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE MARKET: RECENT EVENTS, ORIGINATION, SERVICING AND SECURITISATION

    • Origination strategies and levels of issuance
    • Collateral performance
    • Funding strategies
    • Reporting and information
    • Market tiering
    • Threats and opportunities
    • Impact of rating volatility given the blurring definition between prime and sub-prime
    • Future for "wrapped" deals?
    • Prospects for growth

    Session Facilitator:
    Mike Slevin, Director, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

    Panelists:
    Richard Downer, Managing Director, BEAR STEARNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Michael J. Gill, Strategy Manager-BTS, BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY
    Philip Feront, Senior Portfolio Manager, DEXIA BANK BELGIUM
    Robert D. Carney, Director- Structured Finance Europe, FSA
    Mark Gray, Head-Securitisation, GMAC-RFC
    Simon Kingdon, Group Finance Director, KENSINGTON MORTGAGES
    Annabel Schaafsma, Vice President-Senior Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Trevor Pothecary, Group Chief Executive, MORTGAGES PLC
    Paul Rowbotham, Head-Investor Relations, SOUTHERN PACIFIC MORTGAGE LTD.

    TRACK B 11:30 FINDING RELATIVE VALUE IN THE US DOLLAR ABS/MBS MARKET

    Session Facilitator:
    James Crispin, Vice President, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

    Panelists:
    Giovanni Pini, ABS Analyst, EUROPEAN CREDIT MANAGEMENT
    Stefaan De Doncker, Head-ABS/MBS, FORTIS BANK
    Milan Patel, Investment Manager, HBOS TREASURY SERVICES PLC
    Dominic Swan, Managing Director-SIVs, HSBC BANK PLC

    TRACK C 11:30 HOW WILL THE DIRECTIVES AFFECT SECURITISATIONS?

    • What are the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Obligations Directive and what stage are they at?
    • Benefits of the new Prospectus Directive for securitisation.
    • Will securitisation documentation and procedures have to change substantially?
    • Will all securitisation issuers have to have audited financial statements under the Prospectus Directive?
    • What effects will TOD have on existing and new securitisation issues?
    • What aspects may be problematic for securitisations?

    Session Facilitator:
    John Russell, Partner, SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD

    Panelists:
    Alan Stevens, Partner, CAREY OLSEN GROUP
    Michael Duignan, Primary Markets Policy Manager, THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
    Deirdre Somers, Director of Listing, IRISH STOCK EXCHANGE
    Paul Kerlogue, Vice President-Senior Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVIC
    E

    TRACK D 11:30 MANAGED VS. STATIC CDO'S: STRUCTURES, PERFORMANCE, RATINGS, INVESTOR CONCERNS AND MANAGER EVALUATION

    • What value can a manager bring?
    • How does that value differ between cash and synthetic deals?
    • Who is the manager managing for?
    • Can managers make enough money to justify their fees?
    • The case for static vs. managed deals.
    • Rating agency methodology for both types of deals.
    • Will the demand for managed deals increase?

    Session Facilitator:
    Angus Duncan, Partner, ALLEN & OVERY

    Panelists:
    Bill Tomljanovic, Executive Vice President, AMERICAN CAPITAL ACCESS
    Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard, Head-Securitisation & Structured Credit, AXA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
    W. William Fischer, Managing Director- Structured Finance, FSA
    Jeffrey Tolk, Senior Vice President, HSBC BANK USA
    Oldrich Masek, Managing Director & Head-Global Structuring, JPMORGAN
    Katrien van Acoleyen, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Ron D'Vari, Managing Director & Director-Research, STATE STREET RESEARCH & MGMT. CO.

    TRACK E 11:30 INFRASTRUCTURE STRUCTURED BOND TRANSACTIONS: A MARKET IN THE FAST LANE

    • New developments in the market
    • The approach to rail
    • The approach to roads/tunnels/bridges
    • Other assets
    • Attraction of the asset class

    Session Facilitator:
    Simon Dudley, Managing Director, CITIGROUP

    Panelists:
    Marcus Mackenzie, Partner, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
    Mark P. Bronder, Head-Dutch Securitisation, ING
    David H. Dubin, Managing Director, MBIA
    Stefan Augustin, Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Mike Jaffe, Executive Director, UBS

    12:30-2:00 Delegate Luncheon at the Baja Club

    TRACK A 2:00 STRUCTURAL INNOVATIONS & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE MARKET

    • Funding cost comparisons
    • Regulatory capital relief and Basel II proposals
    • Use of credit default swaps to achieve capital relief

    Session Facilitator:
    Alberto Basu, Director & Head-European RMBS & Co Head-Structured Covered Bonds, ABN AMRO BANK NV

    Panelists:
    Debashis Dey, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
    Suzanne Albers, FITCH RATINGS
    Stephen Hynes, Managing Director-Capital Markets, GMAC-RFC
    Ian Stewart, HBOS PLC
    Edward A. DeVito, Director, MBIA
    Simon Wood, Director, WESTLB AG

    TRACK B 2:00 VALUE & RISK IN EUROPEAN ABS/MBS, CDO'S AND CMBS: THE RESEARCH ANALYSTS' ROUNDTABLE

    Session Facilitator:
    Jim Irvine, Managing Director-SIV Group, BANK ONE, NA

    Panelists:
    William Ross, Global Head-ABS Research, ABN AMRO BANK NV
    Katie Hostalier, Head-Structured Finance Research, COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    James Crispin, Vice President, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
    Ganesh Rajendra, Managing Director & Head- European Securitisation Research, DEUTSCHE BANK
    Markus Herrmann, Director & Head-ABS Credit Research, HSBC BANK PLC
    Edward J. Reardon, Vice President & Research Analyst-ABS, JPMORGAN
    Reto Bachmann, Director, LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL
    Ronald E. Thompson, Head-ABS Research, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

    TRACK C 2:00 MITIGATING SECURITISATION RISKS: TRANSACTION OVERSIGHT, MONITORING & SURVEILLANCE

    • What are the key risk factors with sellers/servicers and the portfolio?
    • Are there leading indicators that you can monitor?
    • Servicer/seller motivation: Opportunity and environment to impact transaction performance
    • How to mitigate situations when you identify potential problems

    Session Facilitator:
    Thomas H. Glanfield, Partner, ERNST & YOUNG LLP

    Panelists:
    Robina Barker Bennett, Executive Director & Head-European Credit Structuring, CIBC WORLD MARKETS
    Thomas J. Adams, Managing Director, FGIC
    Shaun Baddeley, Senior Director, FITCH RATINGS
    Margaret Boswell, Partner, GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
    Arturo Cifuentes, Managing Director, WACHOVIA SECURITIES
    Dan Patton, Vice President, WELLS FARGO STRUCTURED PRODUCTS GROUP

    TRACK D 2:00 ARBITRAGE CDO'S & CLASS WARFARE: STRUCTURES, PERFORMANCE, RATINGS, INVESTOR CONCERNS AND MANAGER EVALUATION

    • What is the best way to motivate the manager throughout the life of the deal?
    • Is an equity stake the right way to go?

    Session Facilitator:
    Brian Ratner, Principal, BANK OF AMERICA

    Panelists:
    Michael JC Smith, Partner, ASHURST
    Vikto Schneider, Head-Portfolio Finance, BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN
    Priya Arora, Director-European Credit Structuring, CIBC WORLD MARKETS
    Marlow Gereluk, Assistant Vice President-Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Martin Avidan, Senior Vice President, NATEXIS BANQUES POPULARES
    Carl D. Bell, Senior Vice President, PUTNAM INVESTMENTS
    Ron D'vari, Managing Director & Director Research, STATE STREET RESEARCH & MGMT. CO.
    Douglas Lucas, Director-CDO Strategy, UBS
    Sohail A. Rasul, Managing Director & Chief Underwriting Officer, XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE

    TRACK E 2:00 UTILITY SECTOR SECURITISATION: TAKING A METER READING

    Session Facilitator:
    Ilya Goncharov, Principal, BANK OF AMERICA

    Panelists:
    Deborah Zurkow, Managing Director, MBIA
    Gregory Taylor, Vice President-Senior Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Marc Nocart, Deputy Head-Securitisation Europe, SOCIETE GENERALE
    James Dickson, Partner, LINKLATERS

    TRACK A 3:00 THE COVERED BOND MARKET: THE DEATH NELL FOR RMBS OR SIMPLY A COMPLIMENTARY FUNDING TOOL?

    • What are the benefits to lenders in terms of funding costs, regulatory capital relief and investor diversification?
    • New Structures
    • Satisfying the rating agencies and regulators
    • Comparing/contrasting continental Europe and the UK market
    • What is the attraction to investors?
    • What will happen to the RMBS market as we know it?
    • Outlook for covered bond issuance

    Session Facilitator:
    David Basra, Managing Director, CITIGROUP

    Panelists:
    Chris Fielding, Head-Securitisation & Treasury Advisory Group, ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC
    Mauricio Noe, CoHead-Covered Bonds & Head-ABS Capital, ABN AMRO BANK NV
    Angela Clist, Partner- Securitisation, ALLEN & OVERY
    Peter J. Green, Director-Treasury & Balance Sheet Mgmt., BRADFORD & BINGLEY
    David Balai, Head-Capital Markets & Securitisation, HBOS TREASURY SERVICES
    Liam Coleman, Head- Treasury Markets, NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY
    Carl Flinn, Deputy Treasury Director, NORTHERN ROCK PLC
    Jenifer Williams, Partner, SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD
    Alain Carron, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

    TRACK B 3:00 EXPLOITING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ABS, MBS AND CDO MARKET: THE TRADERS' ROUNDTABLE

    • Is there still value after the spread tightening?
    • Reduced tiering, are spreads compensating the risks?
    • How low can spreads go? New comparables?
    • The increasing impact of Basle II
    • The impact of the US bid on European spreads
    • CDO secondary market activity: improving?!
    • ... But what about squared CDO's?

    Session Facilitator:
    Ralf Bauer, Managing Director & Global Head-Credit, FORTIS BANK

    Panelists:
    Dean Atkins, Director & Head-ABS Trading (Europe), ABN AMRO BANK NV
    Rob Ford, Director & Head-European ABS Secondary Trading, BARCLAYS CAPITAL
    Sheil Aggarwal, Associate Director, BEAR STEARNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Olivier Morand Duval, Head of European ABS trading, CALYON
    Adrian Carr, Managing Director, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
    Jon George, Associate, DEUTSCHE BANK
    Ron Miao, Executive Director, LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL
    Anna Khazen, Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY

    TRACK C 3:00 THE GROWING ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE TRUSTEE IN SECURITISED DEALS

    • The emergence of specialized active Trustees in Asset Securitizations
    • The role of the Trustee in the dissemination of transaction information
    • The Trustee as the guardian and monitor of Servicer performance
    • The management of increasingly complex cash flow structures and account triggers
    • Matching the duties and risks assigned to the Trustee with the appropriate fee structure

    Session Facilitator:
    Emmett Harmon, Vice President, WILMINGTON TRUST

    Panelists:
    Todd Scanlon, Director-Business Development, ABN AMRO TRUSTEES LTD.
    Jonathan Potter, Vice President and Senior Analyst, THE BANK OF NEW YORK
    Matt Tuck, Director, DEUTSCHE BANK, TRUST & SECURITIES SERVICES

    TRACK D 3:00 CDO EQUITY AND MEZZANINE/SUBORDINATE TRANCHES: IS THE ADDITIONAL RISK COMPARED TO THE PREMIUM A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT?

    Session Facilitator:
    Isabelle Mayock, Associate Director, BEAR STEARNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

    Panelists:
    Pierre-Emanuelle Juillard, Head-Securitisation & Structured Credit, AXA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
    Tina Rydberg, Regional Head of Structuring, BNP PARIBAS
    David Powar, Managing Director, CDC IXIS CAPITAL MARKETS, NA
    Vladimir Maly, Partner, LINKLATERS
    Armand R. Pastine, Managing Director, MAXIM GROUP
    Billy Radicopoulos, STANDARD & POOR’S
    Marcus Klug, Managing Director, UNIQA ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS GMBH

    4:00 Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall Hosted by:

    TRACK A 4:30 CREDIT CARD SECURITISATION: A LOOK AT MARKET FUNDAMENTALS AND ISSUANCE IN THE UK VS. CONTINENTAL EUROPE

    • Performance of credit card collateral in the US, UK and continental European markets.
    • Do rising interest rates or market regulation pose a threat to the Performance of credit card ABS?
    • Benefits provided to issuers and investors by de-linked issuance. Platforms in contrast to traditional "vertical" issuance
    • Cross currency ABS issuance: Increasing opportunities for European Investors?

    Session Facilitator:
    Michael Strange, Associate Director, BARCLAYS CAPITAL

    Panelists:
    Bonnie Seideman, Director, CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP.
    Paul Wilde, Manager-Structured Finance, EGG BANKING PLC
    Yoshio Shimizu, Portfolio Manager, FISCHER FRANCIS TREES & WATTS
    Duncan Akin, Treasurer, MBNA EUROPE BANK LTD.
    Carine Nguyen, Associate, ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
    Colin Weightman, Director, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
    James Cuby, Associate, STANDARD & POOR'S

    TRACK B 4:30 SYNDICATION OF ABS/CDO'S: THE ROYAL TRINITY OF ISSUERS, INVESTORS AND INVESTMENT BANKERS

    Session Facilitator:
    Adrian Carr, Managing Director, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

    Panelists:
    James St. Johnston, Executive Director, ABN AMRO BANK NV
    Richard Mann, Managing Director-ABS, BARCLAYS CAPITAL
    Alex Maddox, Executive Director, LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL
    Ashley Kibblewhite, Director, MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

    TRACK C 4:30 EVOLVING RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ROLE, STATUS AND AUTHORITY OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS OF SPV'S IN MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL STRUCTURES

    Session Facilitator:
    James Fairrie, Managing Director, SPV MANAGEMENT LTD

    Panelists:
    William Webbe, Director & Head-Marketing & Business Development, DEUTSCHE BANK, TRUST & SECURITIES SERVICES
    Joe Duffy, Managing Director, Head of JPMorgan Global Debt Services, Ireland, JPMORGAN
    Shaun Denton, Partner, MAPLES & CALDER

    TRACK D 4:30 LEVERAGED LOAN CDO'S & MEZZANINE DEBT: UNDERSTANDING MARKET DYNAMICS, INVESTOR POPULARITY AND DIFFERENCES FROM THE US MODEL

    • What drives the popularity of this asset class with investors?
    • How much difference does the collateral manager make?
    • Diversity of underlying within and between deals?
    • How important is the ability to source assets?
    • Mezzanine versus Senior Debt as underlying collateral - what are the relative risks / rewards?
    • What are the most recent market developments/trends?
    • Any new structural features?
    • What are the differences / similarities between US and European Markets?
    • What is the future? - size/growth of the underlying European Leveraged loan market, Is there space for new managers to join the market?

    Session Facilitator:
    Tosh Burns, Executive Director-CDO Origination, CIBC WORLD MARKETS

    Panelists:
    Tim Houghton, Vice President, ABN AMRO/LASALLE BANK
    Laura Schwartz, Managing Director, AMERICAN CAPITAL ACCESS
    Erica L. Handling, Partner, ASHURST
    Charles H. Gundy, Managing Director & Head-European Structured Finance, CIFG
    Ian Hazelton, Chief Executive Officer, DUKE STREET CAPITAL DEBT MANAGEMENT LTD.
    Marjan van der Weijden, Senior Director, FITCH RATINGS
    Francois Barbier, NATEXIS BANQUES POPULARES
    Dagmar K. Kershaw, Head-CDO's, PRUDENTIAL M&G
    Mike Nicholson, Director, STANDARD AND POOR'S

    TRACK A 5:30 THE STALLED AUTO LOAN SECURITISATION MARKET: A LOOK AT THE ROAD AHEAD

    • Strategies of the Issuers
    • Retail versus Wholesale
    • Ways to a standardisation

    Session Facilitator:
    Hans Juergen Fritz, Executive Director & Head-European Auto ABS, ABN AMRO BANK, NV

    Panelists:
    Jay Merves, Senior Vice President, ACE FINANCIAL SERVICES
    Peter Davies, Securitisation Manager, FCE BANK PLC
    Oliver Kessler, Partner, LOVELLS
    Chris Such, Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Alexander Hugenberg, Assistant Vice President, STATE STREET BANK GMBH
    David R. Schulz, ABS Leader, VOLKSWAGEN BANK GMBH
    Matthias Baltes, Transactor, WESTLB AG

    TRACK B 5:30 UNITED STATES: TRENDS AND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN US DOLLAR STRUCTURES

    • What's new in FIN 46(R) and how does that change the picture for ABCP conduits?
    • How does a bank decide whether to restructure or consolidate?
    • What are the main commercial problems and how are they being resolved?
    • How will FIN 46 methods affect non-US conduits under international financial reporting standards (IFRS)?

    Session Facilitator:
    Douglas Murray, Group Managing Director, FITCH RATINGS

    Panelists:
    Richard d'Albert, Managing Director & Head-Banking & Origination, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
    Diane Wold, Senior Vice President-Securitisation Mgmt., GMAC-RFC
    Steven Smith, Director-ABS, HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL
    Sandy F. Szakach, Senior Managing Director, PPM AMERICA, INC.
    Guido E. Van der Ven, Managing Director, SALLIE MAE
    Richard J. Reilly, Partner, WHITE & CASE

    TRACK C 5:30 THE ROLE OF MONOLINE WRAPS AND INVESTOR APPROACH TO ANALYZING MONOLINE WRAPS

    • What are the high growth/high return areas that the monolines are Pursuing?
    • How will the market be affected as new players enter?
    • How do investors view wraps and how do they set concentration limits?
    • How do investors assess joint exposure to monolines and underlying assets/transactions?

    Session Facilitator:
    David Owens, Director, ING

    Panelists:
    John W. Uhlein III, Chairman, AMBAC ASSURANCE UK LTD.
    Jeremy E. Reifsnyder, Managing Director-Structured Finance, CIFG
    Tim Travers, Managing Director, FGIC
    Philippe Tromp, Managing Director, FSA
    Florence Bancel, Credit Manager, HBOS
    Chris Weeks, Managing Director, MBIA
    Wynne Morriss, Senior Managing Director, XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE

    TRACK D 5:30 CDO'S OF CDO'S, ABS & MBS: A SIZZLING MARKET BOILING OVER WITH SPREADS EVAPORATING

    • A look at supply/demand fundamentals
    • The quest for yield: How can CDO managers achieve their desired yield expectations?
    • Eating what you cook: Should CDO managers be required to invest in the CDO's they manage?
    • What impact will disappearing spreads have on new CDO creation?
    • Which asset classes provide the greatest arbitrage opportunities?
    • Selling deals lower down the credit structure: Analyzing the mezzanine and subordinate market
    • Funding your deal through the CP market to achieve desired yield levels
    • Surviving through the ramp-up period: Can start up CDO managers compete in the race for collateral?
    • Allocation of assets: How can smaller managers fill their quotas?
    • When will spreads widen and arbitrage opportunities return to the market?

    Session Facilitator:
    Loic Fery, Managing Director-Capital Markets, & Global Head- Structured Credit, Derivatives & CDO, CALYON

    Panelists:
    Neil J. Weidner, Partner, CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT
    Robina Barker Bennett, Executive Director & Head-European Credit Structures, CIBC WORLD MARKETS
    Anne Le Henaff, Vice President-Senior Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Andrew Gates, Executive Director, RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL
    James G. Stehli, Executive Director, UBS
    Manfred Exenberger, Managing Director, UNIQA ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
    Sergei Zagin, Vice President, WACHOVIA SECURITIES

    6:30 Sangria Soiree at the Hotel Arts

    WEDNESDAY JUNE 16, 2004

    8:30 Continental Breakfast

    9:00 NEW FRONTIERS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPEAN SECURITISATION

    Session Facilitator:
    Neal Shah, Vice President-Senior Credit Officer, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE

    Panelists:
    Jane Pilcher, Treasurer, ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LTD.
    Emmanuel Campagne-Simon, Head of Securitisation Europe, CALYON
    Iain Barbour, Global Head-Securitisation, COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    Kobe Van der Straeten, Head of ABS/MBS Investments, DEXIA BANK BELGIUM
    Philippe Z. Tromp, Managing Director- Europe, FSA
    Robert M. Plehn, Head of Securitisation, HBOS TREASURY SERVICES
    Graham Page, Deputy Head of Fixed Income Investment Portfolios Group, HVB CORPORATE MARKETS
    Rob Marshall, Director- Fixed Interest Credit Research, M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.

    10:15 Mid-Morning Break in Exhibit Hall

    TRACK A: Pan-European CMBS

    TRACK B: ABCP

    TRACK C: EASTERN EUROPE, ITALY, SPAIN

    TRACK D: CBO Repackaging, Credit Derivatives and Synthetic Securitisation

    TRACK E: Corporate & Whole Business Securitisation/ Australian Securitisation

    TRACK A 10:45 CMBS MARKET DEVELOPMENTS: CONDUIT ORIGINATION, MARKET REGULATION AND TRANSPARENCY

    • How large is the conduit market?
    • Are conduits a flash in the pan or here to stay?
    • Who are the new entrants?
    • Differentiating one conduit's strategy from the next

    Session Facilitator:
    Leonard D. Van Drunen, Managing Director & Head-Real Estate DCM, JPMORGAN

    Panelists:
    Michael Mintz, Senior Manager, DELOITTE
    Philip Rutovitz, Co Managing Director, EASETEG AG
    Caroline Philips, Managing Director, EUROHYPO AG
    Shirish Godbole, Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY
    Colin J. Seccombe, Finance Director, NEWCASTLE BUILDING SOCIETY
    Liz Jones, Partner-International Securitisation Group, NORTON ROSE
    Jonathan Braidley, Associate Director, STANDARD & POOR’S

    TRACK B 10:45 EURO ABCP MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN LIGHT OF REGULATORY REFORM AND ACCOUNTING CHANGES

    Session Facilitator:
    Luise Mason, Vice President, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

    Panelists:
    Rob Koning, Global Head-Conduits, ABN AMRO BANK NV
    John H. Bryan III, Managing Director, AMBAC ASSURANCE CORP.
    Fabrice Susini, Co-head of Securitisation- Europe, BNP PARIBAS
    Edward Manchester, Vice President-Senior Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Kevin J. Ryan, Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY
    Jean-Francois Despoux, Head-Securitisation (Europe), SOCIETE GENERALE
    Darrell R. Baber, Managing Director, WACHOVIA SECURITIES
    Bryan Wickware, Director, WESTLB AG

    TRACK C 10:45 SECURITISATION IN THE EMERGING MARKETS OF TURKEY & EASTERN EUROPE (RUSSIA, POLAND, HUNGARY, CZECH REPUBLIC)

    • Outlook for the consumer finance business in Eastern Europe generally
    • The emergence of credit card-backed deals
    • Issuance of covered bonds
    • Overcoming the obstacle of achieving a true sale under local law
    • Achieving an investment grade rating when the country isn't rated as such: use of wraps and overcollateralisation
    • Meshing the concept of the master trust structure with the existing legal framework
    • Dealing with investor concerns regarding information availability and disclosure on collateral performance

    Session Facilitator:
    David Mccaig, Managing Director, WESTLB AG

    Panelists:
    Douglas A. Doetsch, Partner, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW
    Christopher Lewis, Partner, SIMMONS & SIMMONS
    Stafford K. Butt, Executive Director, TOKYO-MITSUBISHI INTERNATIONAL PLC
    Julian Turner, Manager, WESTLB AG

    TRACK D 10:45 CBO REPACKAGING: STRUCTURES, RATINGS, DEFAULT SCENARIOS AND COLLATERAL CONSIDERATIONS

    Session Facilitator:
    Emmanuel Lefort, CDO Structuring, CDC IXIS CAPITAL MARKETS

    Panelists:
    James A. Rothman, Managing Director, AMERICAN CAPITAL ACCESS
    Alan Davies, Partner, LINKLATERS
    Neelam Desai, Vice President-Senior Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Alessandro Giudice, Head-Credit Products, MPS FINANCE BANCA MOBILIARE SPA
    Christian Behring, Senior Portfolio Manager, ZAIS GROUP, LLC

    TRACK E 10:45 FINANCING REGULATED UTILITIES - WATER AND RAIL CHALK AND CHEESE

    • Regulation of Water - and relevant credit considerations
    • Regulation of Rail - and relevant credit considerations
    • Funding railway Investment
    • Funding water Investment
    • The Future

    Session Facilitator:
    Richard Bartlett, Head-Corporate Securitisation, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

    Panelists:
    Jane Pilcher, Treasurer, ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LTD.
    John-George Duthie-Jackson, Director, CITIGROUP
    Peter Taylor, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
    Robert Velins, FGIC
    John Hatton, FITCH RATINGS
    Fred Maroudas, Head of Funding, NETWORK RAIL

    11:45 Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

    TRACK A 12:15 SINGLE ASSET/SINGLE BORROWER DEALS VS MULTI-ASSET/MULTI-BORROWER TRANSACTIONS: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES IN STRUCTURES, RATING AND RISK/REWARD PROFILE

    Session Facilitator:
    Gordon Pearce, Director-Debt Markets, MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

    Panelists:
    Remi Charrier, Director-European Structured Finance, CIFG
    Peter Voisey, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
    Nicolaus Trautwein, Co-Head-Securitisation (Germany), COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    Martin Damaske, Head-Insitutional Clients, HYPOPORT AG
    Detlef Scholz, Managing Director, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE

    TRACK B 12:15 CONDUIT TRENDS: A LOOK AT NEW ASSET CLASSES, ALTERNATE STRUCTURES AND ALTERNATIVE LIQUIDITY STRATEGIES

    • To extend or not to extend? That is the question
    • Understanding how extendable programs work
    • Which assets are best suited to extendable treatment and why?
    • Understanding the complicated rating process
    • Investor benefits and concerns

    Session Facilitator:
    Drew Riethmuller, Director, CITIGROUP

    Panelists:
    John H. Bryan III, Managing Director, AMBAC ASSURANCE CORP.
    Jo Macdonald, Director, BANK ONE, NA
    Bill Wood, Head-ABCP Conduits, COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    Pieter van Welzen, Partner, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
    Michael Pfaue, Head of Conduit & Portfolio Management, HVB CORPORATES & MARKETS
    Christopher Such, Director-Structured Finance Group, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Tom Saunders, Associate Director, TOKYO-MITSUBISHI INTERNATIONAL PLC

    TRACK C 12:15 INNOVATIONS IN THE ITALIAN SECURITISATION MARKET

    • The Italian securitisation market: a maturing region?
    • Italian infrastructure projects: bright prospects for this asset class?
    • An outlook of the RMBS and leasing market
    • CMBS: what are the next opportunities?
    • Securitising public assets: the role of the Central and local governments

    Session Facilitator:
    Massimo Ruggieri, Director, UBS

    Panelists:
    Camilla Tinari, Director, BANCA INTESA
    Ivane Thiebaut, Originator-ABF, BANK ONE EUROPE LTD.
    Charles H. Gundy, Managing Director & Head-European Structured Finance, CIFG
    Giacomo Corsini, Head-International Finance Solutions, MPS FINANCE BANCA MOBILIARE SPA
    Patrizio Messina, Partner, ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
    Fabio Tamburrano, Associate, STANDARD & POOR’S
    Corrado Rosano, Partner, STUDIO LEGALE WHITE & CASE VARRENTI E ASSOCIATI

    TRACK D 12:15 SYNTHETIC SECURITISATION AND CREDIT DERIVATIVES: THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN MOVING CREDIT RISK OFF BALANCE SHEET

    Session Facilitator:
    Bertrand Fitoussi, Head-Structured Credit Group Europe, SOCIETE GENERALE

    Panelists:
    Antoine Chausson, Regional Head of Structuring, BNP PARIBAS
    Ally Chow, Strutured Credit Product Manager, CALYON
    Eric Veyrent, Chief Financial Officer, CREDIT LOGEMENT
    Anne Wrobel, Director- Structured Finance Europe, FSA
    Martina Spaeth, Senior Structurer Securitisation-Europe, HVB CORPORATES & MARKETS
    Marc Freydefont, Vice President-Senior Credit Officer, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Jéróme Jacques, Managing Director-Securitisation Europe, SOCIETE GENERALE
    Anthony Sciacca, Director, WACHOVIA SECURITIES
    Gavin McLean, Partner, WHITE & CASE

    TRACK E 12:15 PUB SECURITISATION: A VICTIM OF ITS OWN SUCCESS

    • The impact of continuing sector consolidation
    • Managing the interests of the pub business and its bond investors in a climate of change
    • Understanding the differences between managed and tenanted pub deals
    • Use of monoline wraps and impact on investor buying behavior
    • Understanding the workings of the largest deal ever; the Mitchells and Butlers transaction
    • The impact and implications of the Punch restructure

    Session Facilitator:
    Andrew Burton, Head-Structured Finance Research, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

    Panelists:
    Christian Lambie, Partner-Securitisation, ALLEN & OVERY
    Miguel A. Sanchez, Director, AMBAC ASSURANCE CORP.
    Paul Salama-Caro, Vice President, CITIGROUP
    John Butterfield, Stategy Director, MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PLC
    Sunil Gidoomal, Assistant Vice President-Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Graham Turner, Managing Director, UNIQUE PUB COMPANY LTD.

    TRACK A 1:15 INVESTING IN EURO CMBS: A RELATIVE VALUE ANALYSIS

    Session Facilitator:
    Howard Esaki, Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY

    Panelists:
    Ali Ettahadieh, Associate Director, BEAR STEARNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Jas Jalaf, Director-European Credit Structuring, CIBC WORLD MARKETS
    Elke Hadenfeldt, Portfolio Manager, DG HYPOTHEKENBANK

    TRACK B 1:15 ABCP INVESTOR PANEL: WHAT ARE THE ISSUES FOR THE DEMAND SIDE?

    • Appetite for and pricing of Extendibles
    • Liquidity for notes in the market
    • Same day settlement - will it ever take off in the ECP market
    • What do investors most fear in the ABCP market
    • What do investors expect the implications of Basel II to be
    • Why do you buy ABCP - What products is ABCP competing with - What role does ABCP play in your overall portfolio
    • Approval Process - Disapproval process - how is it evolving or What can you absolutely not entertain in an ABCP programme
    • What assistance is available to you from external sources when buying and assessing ABCP
    • Investor Disclosure - is it getting any better

    Session Facilitator:
    Susan Hindle Barone, Executive Director & Vice President, GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

    Panelists:
    Nicole Tranmer, Cash Trader, BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS
    Nick Hogan, Director, COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    Deborah Cunningham, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager, FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.
    Dierk Brandenburg, Senior Analyst, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
    Jean Dornhofer, Senior Vice President, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Peter V. Atkinson, Senior Credit Analyst, STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS LTD.

    TRACK C 1:15 DEVELOPMENTS IN SPAIN: ASSESSING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW SYNTHETIC SECURITISATION REGULATION AND THE GROWING COVERED BOND MARKET AND GROWING MORTGAGE MARKET

    Session Facilitator:
    Steven L. Gandy, Managing Director, BANK OF AMERICA

    Panelists:
    Mark Odenbach, Partner, BAKER & MCKENZIE
    Rafael Garces, Head-Credit Markets, CAJA MADRID
    Rafael Minguez, Partner, CUATRECASAS
    Arturo Miranda-Martin, Vice President, JPMORGAN
    Juan Pablo Soriano, Managing Director, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    Eduardo Viegas, Senior Securitisation Advisor, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
    Philippe Laporte, Chief Financial Officer, UNION DE CREDITOS INMOBILIARIOS

    TRACK D 1:15 USE OF SYNTHETIC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS IN ABS TRANSACTIONS

    Session Facilitator:
    Adam Clayton, Managing Director, MERRILL LYNCH

    Panelists:
    Cynthia Parker, Managing Director, AMBAC ASSURANCE UK LTD.
    Darron Weinstein, Product Manager-Credit Derivatives & Securitisations, DRESDNER KLEINWORT WASSERSTEIN
    Glenn S. Arden, Partner, JONES DAY
    Armand R. Pastine, Managing Director, MAXIM GROUP
    Ian Sideris, Partner, SIMMONS & SIMMONS
    Michael Chacos, Managing Director, TD SECURITIES

    TRACK E 1:15 AUSTRALIAN SECURITISATION

    Session Facilitator:
    David H. Wells, Director, BARCLAYS CAPITAL

    Panelists:
    Kevin Stephenson, Managing Director & Head Structured Finance - Australia, FITCH RATINGS
    Andrew Bevan, Director- Australia, FSA
    Vernon Spencer, Executive Chairman, INTERSTAR SECURITIES GROUP
    Tony P. Gill, Managing Director, MACQUARIE SECURITISATION LTD.
    Diane Citron, Partner, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW

    2:15 Day Three Concludes

    THURSDAY JUNE 17, 2004
    8:45 Continental Breakfast

    Track A: Risk Transfer, Insurance Securitisation And Trade Receivable Securitisation

    Track B: ABCP & SIV'S And Healthcare Securitisation

    Track C: German, Japanese Securitisation

    Track D: Portugal, France, Benelux

    Track E: Operating Assets, Student Loans, Private Finance Initiative

    TRACK A 9:15 RISK TRANSFER BETWEEN INSURANCE AND CAPITAL MARKETS: STRUCTURES, PRICING & RATINGS

    • Overview of the insurance securitisation market
    • Issuer motivations
    • Monoline activity
    • Use of credit derivative-type technology
    • Understanding the rating process
    • Investor appetite
    • Future of the market

    Session Facilitator:
    Piyanjali Abayaratna, Vice President, BANK OF AMERICA

    Panelists:
    TBA, BANK ONE
    Jean-Eloi Dussartre, Head of European Securitisation, CDC IXIS CAPITAL MARKETS
    Charles GR Collis, CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN
    Rajat Basu, Managing Director, FGIC
    John Woodhall, Partner, SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD

    TRACK B 9:15 ABCP ACCOUNTING, STRUCTURING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES

    Session Facilitator:
    Marilyn J. Hill, Managing Director, LEHMAN BROTHERS

    Panelists:
    Paul-Michael Rebus, Partner, BAKER & MCKENZIE
    Steven L. Gandy, Managing Director, BANK OF AMERICA
    Neville Gray, Senior Manager, ERNST & YOUNG LLP
    Bryan R. Wickware, Director, WESTLB AG

    TRACK C 9:15 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GERMAN ABS/MBS/CMBS MARKETS, NON-PERFORMING LOANS AND THE FUTURE ROLE OF SYNTHETIC SECURITISATION

    • Market and Performance update
    • Synthetics - why are they still popular despite the better framework for True sale?
    • RMBS+CMBS: will bank funding aspects play a more important role going forward?
    • True sale initiative - what are the next steps
    • Regulatory framework and economic capital trades
    • Non-performing loans - direct portfolio sale versus securitisation

    Session Facilitator:
    Markus Schaber, Director-German Securitisation, DEUTSCHE BANK

    Panelists:
    Cynthia Parker, Managing Director, AMBAC ASSURANCE UK LTD.
    Michael Gerlach, Senior Structurer, COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    Georges Ruchti, Co Managing Director, EASETEG AG
    Jun Huan, Head- Special Asset Securitisation & Conduits, HSH NORDBANK AG
    Klaus Distler, Vice President-Germany & Austria, JPMORGAN
    Jens Rinze, Partner, LOVELLS
    Joerg Wulfken, Partner, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW-GAEDERTZ
    Jens Lindner, Vice President-Senior Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    George Koeteles, Director, UBS

    TRACK D 9:15 DEVELOPMENTS IN PORTUGAL: EXAMINING RMBS AND CONSUMER FINANCE SECURITISATION

    Session Facilitator:
    Udo Van der Linden, ABN AMRO

    Panelists:
    Bernardo Pignatelli, Director & Senior Manager, BANCO EFISA
    Pedro Benites, Managing Director, BANCO FINANTIA
    Anthony Dixon, Managing Director, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
    Tamara Box, Partner, LOVELLS
    Jose Ramon Tora, Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Eric H. Klesta, Chief Operating Officer, UNION DE CREDITOS INMOBILIARES
    Pedro Cassiano Santos, Lawyer, VIEIRA DE ALMEIDA & ASSOCIADOS

    TRACK E 9:15 OPERATING ASSETS SECURITISATION

    • Planes, Trains and Containers
    • Legal issues
    • Rating agency approach
    • Perspectives from the issuer and buy side...
    • Relative Value

    Session Facilitator:
    Todd Kendall, Managing Director-ABS, SOCIETE GENERALE

    Panelists:
    Joseph Hughes, Assistant Manager, BANK OF IRELAND
    David Doorley, Treasurer, CARLISLE LEASING
    Anthony Nocera, Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Michael McGrath, Partner, THACHER, PROFFITT & WOOD

    10:15 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

    TRACK A 10:30 LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SECURITISATION: RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD

    • Securitisations impact on providing capital relief and overcoming liquidity constraints
    • Understanding the calculus in determining embedded value surpluses
    • What's driving insurance companies and pension funds to consider embedded value securitisations?
    • A look at structures, collateral, cash flows, ratings and overall fundamentals
    • To what extent might the ghosts of the unsuccessful and ill-conceived NPI issue reappear or was the Gracechurch Life Finance deal the ghostbuster?
    • Will more insurers examine this as a funding route? A look at the market's potential for growth
    • Credit concerns of investors

    Session Facilitator:
    Jim Rice, Partner, LINKLATERS

    Panelists:
    Dan Bevill, First Vice President, AMBAC ASSURANCE CORP.
    Murray Wood, Director, BARCLAYS CAPITAL
    Simeon Rudin, Partner, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
    George Skelton, Associate Analyst, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
    David Viney, Director, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

    TRACK B 10:30 STRUCTURED INVESTMENT VEHICLES: ACHIEVING SPREADS NEEDED IN TIGHTENING MARKETS AND GROWTH SUSTAINABILITY

    • How many more fully funded SIV's can the market absorb?
    • Setting up an SIV: Is the pain wor th the expense if you are a newbie?
    • Where are new capital note investors coming from given the slowed down appetite among Middle Eastern investors?
    • A look at risk management models and leverage levels among SIV's
    • Overcoming the capital availability hurdle
    • Defease with ease? Soft, slow winddown vs. Hard landing mechanisms
    • Are there enough good assets to go around?
    • Seeking diversity through non-dollar assets and longer term issues
    • Use of credit derivatives by SIV's: Where's the upside?
    • Investor concern over overlapping SIV portfolios and contagion risk should assets under perform
    • Addressing growth obstacles: Willingness of rating agencies to provide a rating on the capital note tranch and existence of a pool of investors to buy those rated notes

    Session Facilitator:
    Henry Tabe, Vice President-Senior Credit Officer, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE

    Panelists:
    Edward Charles, BANK OF AMERICA
    Jim Irvine, Managing Director-SIV Group, BANK ONE, NA
    Brendan P. Galloway, Principal & Senior ABS Analyst, BARCLAY'S GLOBAL INVESTORS
    Dominic Swan, Managing Director-SIV, HSBC BANK PLC
    Marke Raines, Partner, SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

    TRACK C 10:30 UPDATE ON THE GERMAN TRUE SALE INITIATIVE AND ACCOUNTING/REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

    Session Facilitator:
    Matthias Renner, Managing Director, WESTLB AG

    Panelists:
    Michael Weller, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
    Juergen Mahler, Co-Head Securitisation (Germany), COMMERZBANK SECURITIES
    Ulrich Lotz, Director-German Securitisation Group, DELOITTE
    Petra Schwab, Managing Director-Securitisation Europe, HVB CORPORATES & MARKETS
    Torsten Althaus, Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Herbert Fugel, Executive Director, WESTLB AG
    Ulf J. Kreppel, Partner, WHITE & CASE, FEDDERSEN

    TRACK D 10:30 LEGAL AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FRENCH MARKETS

    Panelists:
    Gilles Saint-Marc, Partner, GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
    Natalia Bourin, Associate Director, FITCH RATINGS
    Sharon Lewis, Partner, LOVELLS

    TRACK E 10:30 A LOOK AT THE STUDENT LOAN MARKET

    • Growth in the Student Loan Market
    • ... Fuelling Innovation
    • Challenges and issues of the Student Loan market
    • Has a new asset class has developed for European investors?
    • Is there potential for a new European asset class?

    Session Facilitator:
    Hubert Tissier de Mallerais, Vice President-ABS, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

    Panelists:
    Helmut Van Ginderen, Credit Analyst- ABS/MBS, FORTIS BANK
    Cheryl E. Watson, Executive Vice President, NELNET
    Guido E. van der Ven, Managing Director, SALLIE MAE, INC.
    Christopher Conroy, Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Paul W. Wozniak, Managing Director, UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES

    TRACK A 11:30 TRADE RECEIVABLE SECURITISATION: A BOYANT MARKET?

    • Where are the opportunities today for a receivables securitisation?
    • Issuer objectives: Why the benefits outweigh the costs.
    • Challenges and issues of a receivables securitisation
    • Increasing issuance from non-investment grade and fallen angel corporates, additional considerations?
    • Execution strategies: term vs. conduit?

    Session Facilitator:
    Alex Gress, Vice President- Corporates Structured Finance, JPMORGAN

    Panelists:
    Neil Cuff, Senior Transaction Manager, ATRADIUS
    James Simeons, Director, BANK ONE EUROPE LTD.
    Philip Walsh, Senior Director, FITCH RATINGS
    Ian Falconer, Partner, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
    Brian Feighan, Executive Vice President, DEMICA
    Volker Meissmer, Senior Vice President, LANDESBANK BADEN WURTTEMBERG
    Peter F. Rek, Head-Credit Portfolio Management & Asset Securitisation Placement, SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES GMBH
    Patrick Cogan, Director, XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE

    TRACK B 11:30 THE FUTURE FOR HEALTHCARE SECURITISATIONS IN THE UK

    • Sectors - Hospitals and Residential Care Homes
    • Types - Sale & Leasebacks, Whole Business and CMBS
    • Trends - Market Place Consolidation

    Session Facilitator:
    Steven Behr, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

    Panelists:
    James Drayton, Executive Director, CALYON
    Jim Flaherty, CANNON CAPITAL
    John Keane, Director, FITCH RATINGS
    Adele Archer, Director-Public Finance Ratings, STANDARD & POOR'S
    Nick Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer, WESTMINSTER HEALTH CARE LTD.

    TRACK C 11:30 JAPANESE/ASIAN SECURITISATION DEVELOPMENTS

    Session Facilitator:
    Masaya Higashi, Director, TOKYO MITSUBISHI INTERNATIONAL PLC

    Panelists:
    Makoto Hosoya, Associate Director-Financial Markets, BANK OF JAPAN
    Yukio Egawa, Director, DEUTSCHE SECURITIES LTD.
    Jeffrey H. Chen, Partner, JONES DAY
    Yoichiro Nakai, General Manager, MIZUHO SECURITIES CO., LTD.
    Akihiro Konishi, Senior Analyst, RATINGS & INVESTMENT INFORMATION, INC.

    TRACK D 11:30 DEVELOPMENTS IN BENELUX ABS/MBS

    • What trends have characterised the Benelux markets in 2004 so far?
    • What's the current state in the primary markets (volumes, Performance,...)?
    • How important is the role of the servicer in maintaining low loss levels?
    • Is there still value in the Benelux RMBS market at the current spread levels?
    • Are synthetic RMBS deals a temporarily phenomena or are they here to stay?
    • Are issuers already anticipating the new Basel II regulation?
    • What other challenges are Benelux issuers facing in today's markets?
    • What other asset types could be good securitisation candidates or why not?

    Session Facilitator:
    Helmut Van Ginderen, Credit Analyst, ABS/MBS, FORTIS BANK

    Panelists:
    Oliver de Duve, Director-European Structured Finance, CIFG
    Patrick Van den Eynde, Head-Securitisation, DEXIA BANK
    Mark P. Bronder, Head-Dutch Securitisation, ING
    Alan Cameron, RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL
    Philippe Tapernoux, Executive Director, UBS

    TRACK E 11:30 PFI/PPP INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS: A LOOK AT A MATURING MARKET

    • Growth potential of the market
    • Rating agency issues
    • Investor demand: fixed and index linked bonds

    Session Facilitator:
    Charles Abel Smith, Securitisation Officer, BNP PARIBAS

    Panelists:
    John Skuter, Securitisation Associate, ALLEN & OVERY
    Hector Bros, Lawyer, CUATRECASAS
    Adam Macdonald, Assistant Director, UBS
    Mark Wells, Head-UK PFI, XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE

    12:30 Global ABS Summit Concludes


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