Registration

Opening plenary: Reshaping business models to the changing landscape
The changing financial landscape drives a very different economic climate which calls for the need to rethink existing business models and places an increasing focus on risk management and interoperability.  This session sets the scene for the forum by examining current industry trends and vital issues affecting our industry.

• Gilbert Kolbach, ALMUS Chairman
• Saskia Devolder, Head of SWIFT Benelux
• Alain Raes, Chief Executive EMEA, SWIFT

Securities plenary – Making market initiatives work for you
One of SWIFT’s mandates is to empower the community by enabling its members to benefit from reduced operational and systemic risk and to help minimize operations costs through straight-through-processing.  This session will explore SWIFT’s securities strategy - from trade through to asset servicing – and how harmonisation initiatives such as T2S and Link Up Markets and new trading platforms can underpin increased process efficiency and risk reduction for the industry.

• Mark Gem, Head of Business Management & Member of the International Executive Board, Clearstream
• Russell Jones, Head of Securities and Treasury Initiatives, SWIFT

The changing face of the funds landscape
Investing in STP is playing a key role in achieving a cost effective, scalable infrastructure for investment funds processing.
During this session, customers that have implemented the ISO20022 funds messages will explain how they have benefited from implementing the SWIFT ISO20022 standards.

• Vanessa Grüneklee, Head of Cross Border Management, AXA Investment Managers Deutschland GmbH
• Mathieu Pasquier, Head of Operations, Société Générale Securities Services Luxembourg
• Frand Roden, Member of the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Securities Services
• Tanja Vansterthem, Senior Account Director Benelux, SWIFT

Lunch

Efficiency gains in corporate actions
An overview of how by applying the Lean Sigma methodology at RBC Dexia, efficiency improvement was implemented in the Corporate Actions department.

• Jean-Gilles Burioni, Process Improvement & Quality Manager Business Improvement, RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank

SWIFT 2015
SWIFT’s traditional model of growth has been based around FIN messaging. This growth is now stagnating in mature markets and highlights that SWIFT does not have significant market share in domestic and emerging markets: It is now opportune to engage with our community as to where SWIFT should be going in the future.
This session is brought to you by SWIFT and the Luxembourg community, who will share its views on where SWIFT should go in future.

• Alain Raes, Chief Executive EMEA, SWIFT
• Gilbert Kolbach, ALMUS Chairman

Innotribe
This session will focus on SWIFT’s initiative ‘Innotribe’. At the centre of leveraging the collective intelligence of its community, Innotribe focuses on gathering new ideas and new projects, and then establishing the infrastructure that will enable them to grow.
The goal of this session is to put into practice collaborative innovation, leveraging the collective genius of the audience present ("the crowd"). We will start from one of the existing ideas, facilitate discussion around this idea and illustrate the process that Innotribe follows to bring ideas to life.

• Matteo Rizzi, Innovation Leader, SWIFT
• Peter Vanderauwera, Innovation Leader, SWIFT

“Managing risk and reducing cost” panel discussion
Against the backdrop of economic slowdown there is an increasing pressure to reduce risk and to adopt sustainable business models. This panel discussion will focus on the drivers for operational risk management and cost reduction and how to harness the opportunities the crisis also presents.

• Philippe Renard, Director Efficiency and Effectiveness, RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank
• Serge Wagener, Vice President Payment Services, Banque et Caisse d' Epargne de L'Etat
• Javier Perez-Tasso, Head of Western Europe, Middle East and Africa, SWIFT (Moderator)

Closing remarks
A synopsis of the insights that have emerged during the forum and closing remarks

• Saskia Devolder, Head of SWIFT Benelux.