The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) is holding its 29th Annual General Meeting in Munich on April 8-10, 2014.
| WHO: | This year’s event will feature Stephen O’Connor, ISDA Chairman and Robert Pickel, Chief Executive Officer of ISDA as well as ISDA Board members, leading industry executives and academics, including: | |
| • Keynote Address: Jean Pierre Mustier, Deputy General Manager, UniCredit, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking | ||
| • Thomas C Deas, Jr, Vice President & Treasurer, FMC Corporation; Chairman, International Group of Treasury Associations | ||
| • Ralf Lierow, Senior Financial Manager, Siemens Treasury GmbH | ||
| • Prof Dr Ingo Pies, Chair in Economic Ethics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | ||
| • Richard Raeburn, Chairman, European Association of Corporate Treasurers | ||
| • Dr Betty J Simkins, Professor of Finance and Williams Companies Chair of Business, Oklahoma State University | ||
| WHAT: | AGM sessions and panels include: | |
| • The Social and Economic Value of Derivatives and Finance; | ||
| • End-user Perspectives on Derivatives Growth; | ||
| • The Many Facets of Capital and its Effect on Derivatives Usage; | ||
| • Legal & Documentation; | ||
| • Business Roundtable: Where is the Derivatives Business Headed; and | ||
| • Cornerstones of the New Market Structure: Clearing, Margin, Execution. | ||
| The ISDA AGM 2014 will also feature specialist sessions with updates on collateral and product steering committees, global regulatory developments, data and reporting and legal issues. | ||
| Press are invited to attend all social events, including the Pre-Conference Welcome Reception on Tuesday, April 8 at Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum and the Chairman’s Cocktail Reception on Wednesday, April 9. | ||
| Please note that attendance at the social events is granted on a strictly off-the-record basis and is for social and not for reporting purposes. | ||
| WHEN: | April 8-10, 2014 | |
| WHERE: | The Westin Grand Munich | |
| Arabellastrasse 6, 91925 Munich, Germany | ||
| Telephone: +49 89 9264 0 | ||
Additional information regarding the Annual General Meeting, including a conference agenda, is available on the Association’s website.
Members of the media planning to attend this invitation-only event must register. RSVP to: Nick Sawyer, ISDA London, nsawyer@isda.org, +44 203 088 3586; Lauren Dobbs, ISDA New York, ldobbs@isda.org, +1 212 901 6019; or Donna Chan, ISDA Hong Kong, dchan@isda.org, +852 2200 5906.
