Financial Markets World® and 

2006 Securities Lending Conference:
The Changing Business of
Securities Lending

September 18, 2006
Bayards, New York City (Map)

   

Agenda

8:30      Breakfast

9:00      Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
             Deciphering the Securities Lending Business
               Josh Galper, Managing Principal
               Vodia Group

9:30      Keynote Address
             Why Investors and Issuers Hate Short Sellers
             and Stock Lending
               Susanne Trimbath, Ph.D., CEO and Chief Economist
               STP Advisory Services, LLC

10:15    Reg SHO, Utah and Other Regulation of Short Sales
                Moderator:             
                  Liz Moyer
                  Forbes
                Panelists:
                  Susan Light, Vice President, Division of Enforcement
                  New York Stock Exchange Regulation
                  John Tabacco, Chief Executive Officer
                  Locatestock LLC
                  John Sampson, Managing Director
                  Kalorama Partners

11:00    Refreshment Break

11:15    The Evolution and Application of Securities
             Lending Technology
                Moderator:
                  David Mortimer, Principal
                  Vodia Group
                Panelists:
                 Geoff Tudisco, President and COO
                 Vanthedgepoint
                 Brandt Mandia, Managing Member
                 Spartan Technologies
                 Melissa Gow, Director
                 Equilend

11:45     Dissecting the Threshold Lists
                Jim Angel, Associate Professor of Finance
                Georgetown University

12:15    Luncheon

1:15      Understanding the Prime Brokerage Model of Stock Loan
               Evan Gevarter, Senior Vice President, Prime Brokerage
               Jefferies & Company, Inc.

2:00      Market Data and Transparency
               Moderator:
                 Harrell Smith, Former Manager, Securities & Investments
                 Celent
               Panelists:
                 Tim Smith, US Head
                 Data Explorers
                 Peter Chepucavage, Consultant
                 Plexus Consulting Group
                 Greg Crawford, News Editor
                 Financial Week

2:45      Refreshment Break

3:00      Featured Speaker
             Coping with the New Short-Selling Regulatory Regime
                Harvey Pitt, Chief Executive Officer, Kalorama Partners
                Former Chairman, US Securities and Exchange Commission

3:45      Can Securities Loans Become a Tradable Asset Class?
               Moderator:
                 Brad Bailey
                 Aite Group
               Panelists:
                 John Tabacco, Chief Executive Officer
                 Locatestock LLC
                 Dean Stamos, Managing Director
                 Advanced Financial Applications 

4:30      Conference Wrap Up
               Josh Galper, Managing Principal
               Vodia Group

4:45      Conference Adjourns