Conference Agenda
Monday, October 27, 2008
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Chairman's Opening Remarks
Catherine A. Allen
Chairman and CEO
The Santa Fe Group
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keynote Address
Homeland Security And Financial Services: An Agenda For The Next Five Years
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently celebrated its five-year anniversary. Stewart Baker will discuss what the next five years are likely to hold for DHS and the implications for the financial services sector, including in the areas of immigration, cyber security, and investment policy
Stewart A. Baker
Assistant Secretary
Office of Policy Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Corporate Social Responsibility In Outsourcing
The industry's focus on Green IT is affecting financial institutions' outsourcing decisions. Michael Rasmussen, formerly with Forrester Research, looks at how immigration policy and the economy intersect with environmental, social/labor, and financial practices across business relationships.
Michael Rasmussen
President
Corporate Integrity LLP
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Regulatory Panel
Each year, our panel of experts from the financial regulatory agencies provides insights into areas of concern, findings from examinations, and new requirements. This year we'll cover those areas as well as how current regulatory and supervisory requirements intersect with the immigration / skilled labor theme. Our discussion will touch on global outsourcing trends, dependent providers and other hot issues for 2008-09.
Moderator:
John Carlson
SVP for Regulatory Affairs
BITS
Panelists:
Martin Abrams
Executive Director
Center for Information Policy Leadership
Nancy Hansbrough
Assistant Chief Counsel
Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Securities and Exchange Commission
Aida Carter
Director of Bank Information Technology
OCC
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Luncheon For All Participants
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Outsourcing And Risk Tolerance In Today's Economy
How are financial services organizations examining individual risk tolerances for outsourcing management in today's economy? With a mix of technology expertise and global research, this session will provide insight on how changes in market conditions have created new incentives and opportunities, particularly in mortgage operations.
Chris Pratt
Principal
Pratt Associates
Sanjay Jain
Director Of Business Strategy & Development
Metavante Business Transformation Services Division
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Leadership Panel: Building and Managing the Talent Portfolio
Analogous to financial and IT portfolios, an organization's Talent Portfolio must be balanced to provide the optimum return. This panel will discuss essential elements to achieve optimum balance, including non-local perspectives, on-site and off-site workforce location limitations and constructs, industry and outsourcing experiential values, and other variables.
Smriti Krishna
Vice President, Human Resources/Sales Organization Development
Genpact
Allison Kaplan
VP, Talent Acquisition
DNL Global
Esteban Herrera
President
Novasphere
Neil McEwen
Leader, People & Organizational Change
PA Consulting Group
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Networking and Refreshment Break
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Shared Assessments - Pragmatic Implementation
With more than 60 member companies participating, the Shared Assessments Program is taking hold across the US as well as internationally. Panelists will discuss how their organizations are using Shared Assessments to increase vendor management efficiencies, including how the standards can be incorporated into vendor contracts.
Moderator:
Jim Routh
Chief Information Security Officer
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Panelists:
Rich Owen, CISSP, CPP
Director Of Security
Early Warning Services
Charlie Miller
Senior Consultant
The Santa Fe Group (former Merrill Lynch & Company)
Timothy O'Brien
Senior Vice President of Operations and Information Security
Yodlee, Inc.
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
The Global Perspective
Stella Cramer
GTC Law Group
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Chairman's Welcome and Day 1 Recap
Catherine A. Allen
Chairman and CEO
The Santa Fe Group
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Keynote: Out of Industry Perspective
Experience is the best teacher. Bill Keenan and Harry Metcalfe will share their hands-on experience with a unique example of outsourcing in the Student Loan industry. This case study illustrates the lessons learned in outsourcing key operations both domestically and internationally to create both cost and service advantages.
William Keenan
Chairman & CEO
Ceigis, LLC
Harry Metcalfe
President and COO
Ceigis, LLC
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Optimizing Outsourcing Through Better Governance
Effective governance is critical to optimize the value of outsourced relationships. But how do organizations create, implement and maintain enterprise-wide governance processes that meet corporate and operational objectives? Through best practices, Marina Gracias and Atul Vashistha show how governance can enable outsourcing optimization at the organizational, functional and operational levels.
Marina Gracias
Head of Sourcing
Visa
Atul Vashistha
CEO
NeoIT
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Case Study: Merger And Integration Challenges And Opportunities
Susan Koski and Sandra Bechan Diaz discuss the opportunities and challenges that occurred during the integration of service provider management for two multinational institutions.
Sandra Bechan-Diaz
Vice President
The Bank of New York Mellon
Susan Koski
First Vice President
The Bank of New York Mellon
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
IAOP Certified Outsourcing Professional Program
Recognized as a standard of excellence for outsourcing professionals, COPs are trained in designing, implementing, and managing successful outsourcing initiatives. This interactive session will discuss the COP program and how certification provides companies with a common language, methodology and quality standards for outsourcing.
Jan Erik Aase
VP of Enterprise Vendor Management
Ameriprise
Kimberly Maneeley
Director of Professional Development
IAOP
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Town Hall Session: Q&A with Conference Speakers
Moderator:
Leigh Williams
President
BITS
Panelists:
John Carlson
SVP for Regulatory Affairs
BITS
Marina Gracias
Head of Sourcing
Visa
Atul Vashistha
CEO
NeoIT
12:30 PM
Conference Wrap-up & Adjournment
Catherine A. Allen
Chairman and CEO
The Santa Fe Group
