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Please join the Foreign Policy Association, British American Business, Chatham House and Media Partner: The Wall Street Journal for a Global Financial Forum titled "The Financial Crisis: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead," on April 27, 2009. The event brings together leading policymakers, regulators and financiers to discuss the future of the financial services industry, and the measures needed to avoid future crises.
The forum features an unprecedented array of keynote speeches from:
Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank
Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, France
Lord Turner, Chairman, UK Financial Services Authority
Duncan Niederauer,CEO, NYSE Euronext
Sir Andrew Crockett, President, JPMorgan Chase International
Gary Parr, Deputy Chairman, Lazard
Sir Deryck Maughn, Partner and Chairman/Japan, KKR
Watch video coverage of this event online. Scroll through the videos to find "Global Financial Forum."
LOCATION*:
JPMorgan Chase, One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York City
(Between Pine, Liberty, Nassau, and William Streets) [map]
SCHEDULE:
Registration and continental breakfast / 8:00 am
Morning session / 9:00 am
Lunch / 12:45 pm (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Afternoon session / 1:30 - 4:00 pm
*Note: All guests must bring photo identification (passport or valid New York State drivers license) to enter the venues.
ADMISSION:
FPA / OTR / BABI/ Chatham House / FACC / FIAF / USCIB / EABC / PAC/ FAF members:$450.00
Non-members:$750.00

AGENDA: (Click here to Download PDF)
8:00 am
Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 am
Opening keynote address
-Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, France
9:30 am
Are current policy interventions working?
Panelists:
-Lord Turner, Chairman, UK Financial Services Authority
-Duncan Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext
-Stephen Cecchetti, Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
11:00 am What regulatory systems are needed to prevent future crises?
Panelists:
-Sir Andrew Crockett, President, JPMorgan Chase International
-William Isaac, Chairman, The Secura Group, and former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
-Brendan Nelson, Global Chairman, Financial Services, KPMG
12:30 pm
Keynote Address Luncheon
-Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank
Moderator:
-Robert Thomson, Editor-in-Chief, Dow Jones and Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal
2:30 pm
What is the future of the financial services industry? How can financial firms emerge stronger, and build a firm foundation for future growth?
Panelists:
-Eugene Ludwig, Founder and CEO, Promontory Financial Group
and former US Comptroller of the Currency
-Sir Deryck Maughan, Partner and Chairman/Japan, KKR
-Gary Parr, Deputy Chairman, Lazard
4:00 pm
Closing Keynote Address
-Timothy Geithner, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (Invited)
4:30 pm
Conference Closes
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