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Partner Meeting 2010 - La Hulpe

Published 28 January 2010




Wednesday, 31 March 2010
09:00 Buses depart from Dolce Hotel / Chateau du Lac

09:00 – 10:00

Registration
Welcome coffee and breakfast

10:00 – 10:30

Welcome and agenda
Patrik Neutjens, Head of Partner Management, SWIFT

10:30 – 11:30

2010 Engaging with Partners, Q&A
Lázaro Campos, CEO SWIFT

  • SWIFT priorities for 2010
  • Future strategy
  • Growing role for Partners

11:30 – 12:30

Partnering with SWIFT: Breakout Session 1

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Marketing Plenary

  • SWIFT 2010 priorities for Banking, Supply Chain and Corporate markets
    New developments and new opportunities for our vendor community
    Luc Meurant, Head of Banking, Supply Chain and Corporate markets, SWIFT
  • SWIFT 2010 priorities for Securities markets
    New developments and new opportunities for our vendor community in funds, asset servicing and pre-settlement services
    Patrick Curtin, Head of Securities Markets, SWIFT
15:00 – 16:00

Update on SWIFT products and solutions: Breakout Session 2

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 17:30

Partnering with SWIFT: Breakout Session 3

17:30 – 18:30

Update on SWIFT products and solutions: Breakout Session 4

18:30 – 22:00 Cocktail and dinner
"Eat&Tweet"
21:30

Buses depart to Dolce Hotel / Chateau du Lac


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Thursday, 1 April 2010
08:15

Buses depart from Dolce Hotel / Chateau du Lac

08:00 – 09:00

Coffee and croissants

09:00 – 09:15

Overnight thoughts

09:15 – 10:30

Panel Discussion - SWIFT 2015 Strategy

  • Amanda Westwood, Head of 2015 Strategy, SWIFT
  • Gottfried Leibbrandt, Head of Marketing, SWIFT
  • Christian Kothe, Head of Central and Eastern Europe, SWIFT
  • Martin Whybrow, Editor & Director, IBS Publishing (moderator)

10:30 – 11:30

Update on SWIFT products and solutions: Breakout Session 5

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 – 13:30

Meet the Product Manager
You will have the opportunity to meet with SWIFT Product Managers to discuss a topic in more detail and get your questions answered. Topics include: Banking, Securities and Derivatives, Accord, Corporates and Supply Chain, Standards automation and coexistence, Alliance Release 7.0, Integrator, Messaging and connectivity, and Payments Reference Data. You can choose up to 3 topics for discussion. Each discussion lasts 30 minutes.

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:30

Closing Plenary

  • Alain Raes, Chief Executive EMEA, SWIFT
  • Patrik Neutjens, Head of Partner Management, SWIFT
15:30 – 18:00Networking
There will be opportunities for one-on-one meetings with SWIFT staff during and after the Partner Meeting. Please contact Ingrid Roland (ingrid.roland@swift.com) to arrange these meetings.
16:00Buses depart to airport and midi station

Breakout Sessions "Partnering with SWIFT"
The objective of these sessions is to provide an update on Partner Management. You will have the opportunity to attend 2 sessions of your choice. Each session lasts about 60 minutes.
  • SWIFTReady
    SWIFTReady program is evolving. New SWIFTReady labels have been introduced extending both the scope and the reach of the SWIFTReady program for SWIFT customers. Furthermore, a number of initiatives extend our collaboration beyond the label. This session will inform you on the latest status, provide you with an overview of our plans for 2010 and ask you for your views and feedback
  • Beyond SWIFTReady - Go to Market together
    This session is about initiatives/partnerships beyond SWIFTReady for our market and product priorities. It explains how to build total customer solutions and joint offerings with partners, and triggers ideas related to go-to-market activities. We will share our experience on how Partner Management engaged during 2009 with some selected partners to jointly commercialise combined Partner/SWIFT solutions in specific market segments such as Corporates and Funds Distribution. This approach proved its worth, creating value for the Partner and SWIFT but especially for the end customer. 
  • SWIFT Consulting Services - Positioning, Strategy and Go to Market
    Since its launch last year, SWIFT Consulting Services, in collaboration with SWIFTReady Partners, has strengthened its offerings to optimise TCO, reduce risk and add value to our customers’ business. The purpose of this interactive session is to share with you both our commercial and delivery strategy for 2010.

Breakout Sessions "Update on SWIFT products and solutions"
A range of sessions will provide the latest update on key products and solutions. You can choose to attend 3 sessions of your interest. Each session lasts about 60 minutes.
  • Banking
    In this session you will learn how SWIFT portfolio of solutions in payments and cash management can help banks achieve operational efficiency and reduce cost, enhance their customer’s experience, and improve liquidity and risk management. We will discuss the latest developments in SWIFT’s payments and cash management services, exceptions and investigation, worker’s remittances, retail payment market infrastructures, and liquidity and risk management.
  • Securities and Derivatives
    This session provides an update on funds automation within the European industry, on the steadily increasing results of the funds migration program to MX, and on the latest services offered such as Lite and STaQS. The asset servicing area will also be at the centre of the discussions: the new SWIFT strategy to address this industry segment will be shared and the new MX messages for corporate actions and securities settlement – available in November on SWIFT – will be featured. Recent initiatives on the derivatives side, Accord for Securities and Accord for Treasury will also be at the agenda.
  • Corporates and Supply Chain
    In this session we will discuss the key drivers in the corporate space and share information on corporate connectivity: current situation and key developments such as eBAM (electronic bank account management), the personal digital identity initiative and SWIFT's trade for corporate solution. We will also update you on Supply Chain, including SWIFT's Trade Services Utility and eInvoicing.
  • Standards automation and coexistence
    During this session we will bring you up-to-date with the landscape of Standards and more particularly with the topic of coexistence. You will learn how Standards automation tools and products can help lower the cost of your development. We will also debate on partner pain points (change management, reuse, market practice, coexistence).
  • Products
    This session provides an update on SWIFT's interfaces, messaging and connectivity, with a focus on Integrator and the upcoming Alliance release 7.0. Topics such as the enhanced InterAct and FileAct messaging services, RMA and the new Alliance Integrator features will be shared. You will also learn how to leverage the new integration features of Access. Finally, not only will you hear the latest news about Payments Reference Data and its new proactive policy, but you will be proposed to participate in a new partnership concept.