World Conference BERLIN 2010
26th to 28th September

Conference Agenda

Please note that this is a draft Agenda. We will keep it updated.

CONFERCE AGENDA FOR 2010 SEPTEMBER 27 - 28
Arrival - Sunday, September 26th
 
 Individual arrival of the delegates at the hotel & check-in at the Conference Registration Desk

 STARTING APPROX. 19:00 WELCOME EVENT AT THE ADAGIO; for further information please click here: Welcome Event

Day 1 - Monday, September 27th
  Timeslot Title Subject Speaker
1 08:30 – 08:45 Welcome Conference Team   Prof. Dr. Dieter Steinbauer
COO at SCHUFA Holding AG
Neil Munroe
President of ACCIS
Stuart Pratt
President of CDIA
2 08:45 – 09:15 “Climate Changes in the Global Economy: Gone with the Wind?” What will the next two years look like for lenders and credit bureaus? When will the global economy recover? Have we seen the best days of consumer credit? Will risk, as part of the lender equation, be so limited that credit lending will not be as widespread? What about the impact on risk-based pricing of consumer credit products? Has the securitized or covered bond market been diminished? TBA
3 09.15 – 10:00 "An Update on Global Credit Bureau Initiatives" A report on the latest developments in credit reporting projects around the world. Peer Stein
Senior Investment Officer
International Finance Corporation
  10:00 - 10:30          Coffee break    
4 10:30 – 11:00 "Full File Reporting Comes To Australia" After several years of debate, a new law will enable the reporting of positive data to the credit bureau as well as adverse data. We’ll get a briefing on how this will affect the credit and credit reporting market in Australia Rory Matthews
CEO & Managing Director
Veda Advantage Ltd.
Australia
5 11:00 - 11:45 “Regulating the Credit Bureau World” New trends in Laws and Regulations in US and Europe. Stuart Pratt
President of CDIA

Åke Dahlqvist
Second Vice-President of ACCIS
11:45 - 12:15             "Regulatory Issues Facing the Credit Bureau Environment in China"  China is getting closer to finalizing regulations that would affect credit bureaus in that country. Xiaolei Wang
Deputy Director
The People´s Bank of China
People's Republic of China
7      12:15 - 12:45 "Middle East and North Africa Credit Reporting Infrastructure: Today and the Future Outlook" An association of credit bureaus has been launched in the Middle East (MECRA). This presentation will discuss the unique challenges of credit reporting in the area and the Association’s efforts to deal with them. It will also cover some of the initiatives underway in Egypt to improve consumer access to credit. Mohamed Refaat
Managing Director
Egyptian Credit Bureau
“I-Score”,
Founding Member of (MECRA)
Egypt
  12:45 - 14:00         Lunch  
14:00 - 14:45 "Dealing with the EU Regulatory Climate - A Lender´s View and a Credit Bureau´s Perspective"
Views from a leading lender and credit bureau on how they are meeting the EU regulatory challenges. Enza Gioia
Director External Relation, Communication & Image
Agos Ducato SpA
Italy
Dr. Krzysztof Markowski
President
BIK S.A.
Poland
9 14:45 – 15:15 “Is Standardization a Solution for the Credit Bureaus?”

There are several efforts underway globally to foster a dialogue on laws, practices and policies in the global financial services sector. As part of this, the World Bank for International Settlements is hosting a task force of global credit representatives to discuss guiding principles regarding credit bureau practices. The potential impact of these proposals will be highlighted and discussed.

Neil Munroe
President of ACCIS

Stuart Pratt
President of CDIA

  15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break    
10 15:45 – 16:45 “Evolution: Credit Bureau Products Meeting the Needs of Lenders in the New Economy” What kind of (new) Credit Bureau products will emerge to meet the needs of lenders in the future? Will the existing products and services offered by Credit Bureaus (especially scoring models) help lenders to restore customer trust and to improve the quality of their portfolios? Chet Wiermanski
Global Chief Scientist
Analytic Decision
TransUnion
USA
Silvia Ghielmetti
General Manager
CRIF Decision Solutions 
Italy
Dr. Fabio Wendling
Head of Risk and Marketing Analytics
Experian UK
United Kingdom
 11 16:45 - 17:15   "Responsible Lending: Experiences from Germany" The German experience in the role lenders and credit bureaus play in balancing credit outstanding with the consumer´s ability to repay the debt. Dr. Andrew Zeller
Head of Sales and Business Strategy
TeamBank AG
Germany
 
GALA EVENT AT THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM (ZEUGHAUS - SCHLÜTERHOF); for further information please click here: Gala Event
 
Day 2 - Tuesday, September 28th
  Timeslot Title Subject Speaker
12A                 09:30-09:40  Morning Welcome Introduction to day 2, focussing on consumer issues.  Conference Facilitator 
12  09:40 - 10:00                 Welcome "Germany" An official welcome to Day 2 which will be focussing on consumers from Ms Ilse Aigner, the German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. Ms Ilse Aigner
State Minister
German Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV)
Germany
13  10:00 - 11:00 “Great Expectations: What Consumers Expect from Credit Bureaus in the 21st Century” Credit Bureaus focus more and more on consumers' needs. This session will show what credit bureaus are doing to meet the expectations of consumers from several global regions in their development and marketing of credit bureau products. Tilo Walter
Head of Consumer Direct
SCHUFA Holding AG
Germany

Malcolm Hurlston
Chairman
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
United Kingdom
14 11:00 - 11:45 "Financial Exclusion - New Data Sources to Facilitate Access to the Economic Life. UK Goverment's Initiatives."  Some consumers do not have access to traditional credit. To tackle this, the UK Government Policy supports the responsible and controlled sharing of consumer and business data. This is seen as aid to support the UK policy on financial inclusion as well as responsible lending. The latest initiatives to widen data sharing even further will also be covered. Louise Marfany
Deputy Director Consumer Credit Group
Office of Fair Trading
United Kingdom
 

(introduced by
Gillian Key-Vice - Head of Government Affairs
Experian UK covering EMEA & AsiaPac)
  11:45 - 12:15         Coffee Break    
15 12:15 - 12:45 "The Unbanked Population: How to Extend Financial Market Size?" Panel: How credit bureaus are meeting the needs of the unbanked. Samuel Omukoko
Group Managing Director & CEO
Metropol East Africa

Juan Manuel Villaveces
CEO
Computec Colombia
Colombia

Dr. Hilmar Zettler
Head of Global Banking Development Solutions GbR (GBDS)
Germany
16 12:45 - 13:30 “Financial Fraud: The Usual Suspects?” Panel: What are the state-of-the-art solutions being offered by credit bureaus to attack financial fraud in the credit card and mortgage markets? Moon Bae Sohn
General Manager
KCB
Korea

Hatim Bghiel
Chief Risk Officer
Salafin
Morocco
17 13:30 – 13:45 Outlook: WCCRC 2012 Get a preview of the exciting location for the 2012 WCCRC. You won't want to miss it!   
18 13:45 - 14:15 Closing Remarks   Prof. Dr. Dieter Steinbauer
COO at SCHUFA Holding AG
Neil Munroe
President of ACCIS
Stuart Pratt
President of CDIA 
14:15 – 16:00 Late Lunch