Robert Leitner, President, The Roberts Group
David Brukman, Vice President - Technology, Interactive Data Corporation

Regulatory Pact to Launch CDS Clearinghouse & New Policy Objectives: Elizabeth King, Associate Director in the Office of Market Supervision, SEC

Member Roundtable: Jobs!: What Now? What Next?
As the industry undergoes rapid structural change, the career path is uncertain. Some press estimates put financial services job losses for the industry at greater than 100,000 by Q1 2009. Those who understand how to operate the large scale global networks responsible for securities data should still be in high demand, but the specifics of that demand are changing. Join us to discuss where the job market is and where it’s going.

Moderator: David Anderson, Atradia

Panelists:
John Bottega, Chief Data Officer, Citi
Ludwig D’Angelo, Vice President, NA Regional Manager Trading Technology, JPMorgan Chase
Gina Schiller, SVP Technology Recruitment, JB Homer Associates
Mark Usiak, Senior VP & Global Head of Content Acquisition, Thomson Reuters

FISD Update: Securities Processing Automation, Bill Nichols, Program Director, FISD/SIIA
        *International Business Entity Identifiers
        *International Securities Identification Numbers

Sub-Millisecond Trading Access - Colocation with the London Stock Exchange: Nigel Harold, Manager, Real-Time Data Development, London Stock Exchange

End-to-end Latency Reduction in Algorithmic Trading: Ralph Frankel, CTO, Solace Systems

Hardware Acceleration for Dummies: Jeff Wells, Vice President of Product Management, Exegy Inc.

6:00-8:00PM    Holiday Party The party will include a full bar, a robust menu and a festive atmosphere.
                     One Madison Avenue, New York


REGISTER HERE: FISD members $50; non-FISD members $500 USD, non-FISD members Holiday Party only $175 USD. Pre-registration for all is required.

We are grateful to our Global Sponsors for supporting this event:

Dow Jones Indexes is a leading provider of market indexes, which it licenses for use as the basis of investment products. Best-known for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Indexes offers more than 130,000 equity indexes and provides a number of innovative measures for alternative asset classes, including hedge funds, commodities and energy. Dow Jones Indexes is a unit of Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com), a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com).

SIX Telekurs: Since 1930, SIX Telekurs has been the world’s best source of global securities information. Today, we deliver uniquely structured and encoded reference data, corporate actions/events, real-time market data and flexible portfolio-based pricing. Our database is distinguished for coverage, with nearly 4 million global securities as well as for depth, with approximately 850 sources. Our analysts and programmers in 23 countries provide local market expertise, control direct data inputs, ensure uniform global quality and deliver world-class service.