| Time Slot |
DAY ONE
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| 8:30 |
Registration
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Speaker |
| 9:00 |
Chairman's Introduction |
Maurice O'Connell, Governor of Central
Bank of Ireland |
| 9:10 |
IFSC- The Second Generation
The integration of capital markets in Europe and the opportunities
for international financial services provided from Ireland
|
Peter Sutherland, Chairman & Managing Director
Goldman Sachs International |
| 9:45 |
How the internet will provide opportunities for companies operating
in Ireland's IFSC
- infrastructure overview/government commitment to technology
- legislative changes EU/Domestic
- which financial services sectors will benefit most
- making Ireland the most attractive e-finance centre in Europe
- skill requirements / plugging any gaps in educational facilities
by developing courses to suit industry
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Michael D'Souza Managing Director Merrill
Lynch Capital Markets Bank & Chairman of the Irish Government's Committee
on e-commerce in international financial services |
| 10:20 |
The taxation outlook in the medium term, including the impact of
EU Directives, the move towards majority voting, OECD developments,
and tax harmonisation versus tax spending.
* Future evolution of domestic legislation.
* The impact of taxation accounting developments.
* Treaty developments - EU Treaty ?
* Moves towards tax harmonisation in EU
* Future directives on tax and savings
* Majority voting on tax matters
* OECD action on tax competition
* VAT on financial services
* Transfer pricing
* Unilateral action on controlled foreign companies.
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Paul McGowan, Tax Partner KPMG |
| 10:55 |
COFFEE |
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| 11:20 |
IFSC - the Second Generation - the IDA Perspective on the Future
of International Financial Services in Ireland
* How we got here
* The obstacles overcome on the way
* Where are we now
* Where are we going
|
Brendan Logue, Manager Financial Services,
IDA Ireland
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| 11:55 |
Case Study: Deutsche International (Ireland) Ltd
- History since establishment in the IFSC
- Main drivers of development
- The Kilkenny Project
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Paul McNaughton, CEO Deutsche International (Ireland) Limited,
& Philip Smith, chairman of Deutsche International
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| 12.30 |
LUNCH
Luncheon address: on the subject of 'winning'
|
Clive Woodward, Coach England Rugby team,
RFU |
| 14:00 |
Opening remarks from the Chair: Pat Kenny,
managing partner, Deloitte & Touche |
Pat Kenny, managing partner, Deloitte
& Touche |
| 14:10 |
The European Regulatory Framework
- The future of the IFSC in the context of the completion of the
single financial services market in Europe
- Pan European Regulation
- Implementing the Financial Services Action Plan
|
John F Mogg, Director General Internal Markets Directorate European
Commission
|
| 14:40 |
The IFSC in global economic context
The IFSC's economic environment in the medium term
World global economic trends and their impact on the IFSC
Financial markets and the IFSC
Financial services sectors and the IFSC
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Joe Gill, head of equity sales - Europe,
ABN AMRO |
| 15:10 |
COFFEE |
|
| 15:30 |
Case Study: Citibank Ireland
The evolution of the largest employment unit in the IFSC, 1987-2001
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Conor O'Malley, Head of Corporate Banking, Citibank Ireland
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| 16:00 |
Case Study: Investec Gandon
The decision to establish Gandon in 1987
- The early years - challenges and opportunities - Developing
new business lines: how strategy adapts to changing times
- A change of direction
-The Woodchester link-up
- The Investec link-up
- Some thoughts on the Gandon experience
|
Michael Cullen, CEO Investec Gandon (Ireland),
and
Hugh Harman, Chairman, Investec (South Africa)
|
| 16:30 |
Offshore Finance Centres: past, present and future:
- What happened before 1998? Bitter neglect
- What happened between 1998 and 2001? UK Reviews. The Financial
Stability Forum. The Financial Action Task Force. OECD/E
- What will happen next? Co-operate or die. Blurring of the offshore
and onshore. International regulation
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Andrew Edwards, formerly a Deputy Secretary
to the Treasury in London & author of the 'Edwards Report' |
| 17:00 |
Closing remarks from the Chair |
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| 17:15 |
End of day one |
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| 17:45-19:30 |
RECEPTION & LAUNCH OF FINANCE DUBLIN IFSC
YEARBOOK 2001 |
Attorney General, Ireland, Michael McDowell |
