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SCI ’09 New York, November 4th 2009 This event provides an important networking and educational forum for investors in the structured finance community. This year the conference will dig deeper into strategies for opportunistic investors and offer discussions regarding pricing and valuations of ABS, CDO and CDS instruments.
Investor strategies across asset classes and explanations of how regulatory reform is shaping the future of the market will also be a highlight. With buy-side investors invited to attend free*, now is arguably the most important time for key market participants to attend SCI ‘09 as the future of the market takes shape.
“ We should still close some business from the contacts I met at the last SCI event. We had some very good leads. They were leads with cash. The only kind that count in this market.” - Sponsor of SCI’08 New York
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Agenda SCI'09 New York, November 4th 2009:
8:15 Keynote Speaker: Gregory Peters, Chief US Credit Strategist, Morgan Stanley. Followed by Q&A
8:45 Portfolio restructuring
The do’s and don’ts of portfolio restructuring, optimisation and recovery management. Panel: Karl D'Cunha, Houlihan Smith; Ron D’Vari, NewOak Capital; Paul Hatfield, Alcentra; John Uhlein, Grenadier Capital
9:45 Risk management
Identifying and managing risk in structured credit and ABS portfolios – the key practices and strategies. Panel: Donald van Deventer, Kamakura Corporation; Hansol Kim, Pine Lakes Capital; Ben Miller, Moody’s Analytics; Peter Niculescu, CMRA; Eugene Yeboah, Britannia Capital Risk Advisors
10.45 Coffee & Networking
11:15 Government intervention
Has policymakers’ involvement in the ABS and structured credit markets been a success and what will be the implications of their influence in the months ahead? Panel: Luis Amador, Moody’s Analytics; Dan Castro, Huxley Capital; Bruce Lohman, Houlihan Smith; Adam Margolin, Structured Finance Solutions
12:15 Primary markets
Is the revival in CMBS and ABS issuance sustainable without governmental drivers and what is needed to generate more new deals in other sectors, such as CDOs? Panel: Sara Bonesteel, Prudential Fixed Income Management; Amy Levenson, NewOak Capital; John Pluta, Declaration Management & Research; Alok Sharma, Mizuho Alternative Investments, Glenn Schultz, Wells Fargo Securities
13:15 Lunch & Networking, plus 13:45 Central Counterparty Clearing: Christian Dopp, Eurex
14:15 Secondary markets
Trading and pricing issues for the ABS, CDO and CLO secondary markets. Panel: John Calabrese, Guggenheim Capital Markets; Kevin Farley, Institutional Credit Partners; Akiko Kato, S&P; Jeff Prince, Babson Capital; David Schwartz, Dynamic Credit Partners
15:15 CDS market and infrastructure
The key issues and potential solutions for the changing face of the credit default swap business, from new documentation and centralised clearing to improved collateral management and alternative instruments. Panel: Tim Backshall, Credit Derivatives Research; Mikhail Foux, Citi; Alberto Gallo, Goldman Sachs; Steven Kahn, Invicta Financial Group
16:15 Coffee & Networking
16:30 Distressed investing
A look at current and future opportunities across the loan and real estate securitisation sectors. Panel: Brandon Dunn, Rochdale Securities; Vincent Matsui, EIM USA; Christopher Skardon, Gorelick Brothers Capital; Paul Watterson, Schulte Roth & Zabel
17:30 Close
A sample of delegates registered to attend SCI'09
Charles Abraham, Credit Suisse Alternative Investments, Vice President, Leveraged Investments Nalin Aeron, Broadpoint Descap, Associate Andrew Akers, NewOak Capital, Managing Director Monel Amin, Citi, Risk Manager Victor Bhagat, AllianceBernstein, AVP Suraj Bhatia, The Sumitomo Trust & Banking co. Senior Managing Director Greg Bilse, Deutsche Bank, FoF Analyst Giorgio Boero, Silvermine Capital Management, CFO Brian Broesder, Whitecap Advisors, Managing Director Keith Chen, AIG, VP Philip Chiaramonte, MJX Asset Management, Managing Director Tamara Close, PSP Investments, Senior Analyst, Middle Office Tudor Comsa, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Risk Rita Csejtey, Federal Reserve Bank of NY, Supervising Examiner-Credit Risk Advisor Tom Cullum, Banquo Credit Managment, Investment Manager Surya Devaguptapu, Gulf, Portfolio Manager Paul Diouri, Primus, CRO Michael Ewing, Montrose Group, Managing Director Kent Fleming, Smith Breeden Associates, Principal Andy Frank, FSI, VP Ryuhei Fujii, Mizuho Corporate Bank, SVP Brian Herr, Credit Suisse, PM Robert Hicks, Allied Capital, Managing Director PK Jain, Broadpoint Capital, Managing Director Sigurgeir Jonsson, ARAM, Global Partner David Kim, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Structured Credit Chuck Larson, NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., Advisor George Lee, Green Harvest Advisors, Principal Jennifer Louie, Whitecap Advisors LLC, Investment Analyst George Lyons, Rabobank, AVP Zahid Mannan, Unicredit, Director of Investments Tom Munster, Metacapital, Director Will Nunez, Credit Suisse Alternative Investment, VP- Investment Risk Taichi Onuki, Mizuho Corporate Bank, VP of Portfolio Management Div. Cecilia Park, Amur Capital Group, Founder & Managing Partner Jackie Polak, LBBW, VP Paul Potvin, La Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Portfolio Manager Zoltan Pozsar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Senior Trader/Analyst Charles Quintal, Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, Associate Vice President ABCP Restructuring Jon Relleen, Bank of England, Senior Manager Greg Richter, Credit Suisse, PM Boris Rjavinski, Promark Global Advisors, Portfolio Manager John Schiavetta, AllianceBernstein, Dir of Risk Mgmt, Fixed Income Eli Shaashua, Red Granite Capital Partners, Principal Mostafiz ShahMohammed, Amur Capital Management, Founder & Managing Partner Jay Thacker, MBIA Asset Management, AVP Mona Thong, RBC Financial Group, VP Paul Diouri, Primus, CRO Harumi Urata-Thompson, Thomson Reuters, Fixed Income Product Manager Amir Vardi, Credit Suisse, Associate Carlos Vigon, Wilshire Holdings, President Fan Wang, MEAG Research, Analyst Rick Weber, P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, Chief Risk Officer Rich Whalen, Deloitte, Principal Peter Whalen, Olympus Mons Capital, Principal Takayoshi Wiesner, Mizuho Corporate Bank, AVP Dong Yan, Fore Research & Management, Director Hong Zhang, Paulson & Co., VP Kevin Zhang, Mizuho Alternative Investment, AVP Peter Whalen, Olympus Mons Capital, LLC Principal Eli Shaashua Red Granite Capital Partners Principal Allison Salas, Deutsche Asset Management, Director Martin Davey, MJX Asset Mgmt, Sr Portfolio Manager Benjamin Tyszka, Indicus Advisors, Associate Director Daniel Kim, Wellington Management Company, Vice President Michael Niosi, Prudential Fixed Income Management, Structured Credit Analyst and Product Manager John Joshi, Capitalfusion Partners, Managing Principal Jeremy Wilcox, Rabobank, VP Jose Rivera, Thomson Reuters Director, Product Management Barry Wilson, Wilson Advisors, Founder James Hua, IKB Capital Corp., VP - Trader Edmond Papantonio, Paptokyo Associates, Managing Partner Sam Spackman, Katonah Debt Advisors, Director Irfan Ramzan, Mizuho Corporate Bank, VP Michael Cerminaro, Sound Harbor Partners, Managing Director Paul Malecki, Princeton Advisory Group, Senior Potfolio Manager Evelyn Cho, Christofferson, Robb & Company, Associate Bhagirath Vora, Wellington Management, Vice President Frederick Pfeiffer, Societe Generale, Portdolio Manager Suraj Bhatia, The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Senior Managing Director Anja Sharma, DZ Bank, VP Janet Kim, Ellington Management Group, Analyst Todd Bruning, Union Bank, VP - Manager
Delegate list from SCI '08 For information on sponsoring, speaking or attending call: 1800 347 0161/+44 20 7061 6335 or email SCI.
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