Regional Bond Dealers Management Conference

Program

Thursday, March 3

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Conference Opening Lunch and Welcoming Remarks

Speaker:  Lucy Hooper, Executive Vice President and Director of Capital Markets, Davenport & Company LLC
2005 Vice Chair, TBMA Regional Advisory Committee

Lunch sponsored by:

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Fixed Income Regulatory Update

Hear the latest from the NASD and MSRB on mark-ups, real time trade reporting, price transparency and much more.

Moderator:Lynnette Hotchkiss, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Bond Market Association

Panelists:  Robert Cook, Partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Andy Favret, Regional Chief Counsel, Southeast Region, NASD
Harold L. Johnson, Deputy General Counsel, MSRB

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Break

Break sponsored by:

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
2005 Economic Overview and Discussion

Projections for economic growth, interest rates, the federal deficit, global activity in the capital markets, and fixed income trading strategies.

Speaker: Gary Thayer, Senior Economist, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Heads of Fixed Income Roundtable Discussion

Join four directors of fixed-income for an open discussion on topics ranging from sector profits from 2004 and fixed income strategies for 2005; the challenges of staffing and retaining quality professionals; the current dynamics of e-trading and how it's potentially re-shaping the fixed-income trading desks; Federal regulatory challenges; and the future of the middle market dealer in a more transparent, commoditized marketplace.

Moderator: Michael Decker, Senior Vice President, The Bond Market Association

Panelists: Bill Bass, President, Sovereign Securities Corporation
John Carson, Executive Managing Director, President, Fixed-Income Capital Markets, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Jeff Chapman, Vice President and Fixed-Income Manager, Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
Barry Nordstrand, Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income, Piper Jaffray & Co.

5:15 p.m.
Reception

Reception sponsored by:

6:00 p.m.
Dinner

7:00 p.m.
Dinner Speaker

Micah S. Green
President
The Bond Market Association

7:30 p.m.
The Future of Electronic Trading in the Bond Markets

Keynote Speaker: Howard Lutnick
Chairman and CEO
eSpeed

Program

Friday, March 4

7:15 a.m.
Breakfast

Breakfast sponsored by:

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Business Continuity Planning and the Regional Firm

An update and discussion on business continuity and disaster recovery planning needed at firms active in securities trading.

Speaker: Melvyn Musson, Business Continuity Planning Manager, Edward Jones

9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Technology and Fixed-Income Compliance at the Regional Dealer

An open discussion of the new realities of fixed-income securities price transparency in light of investor protection, fair pricing standards and regulatory enforcement trends. The panelists will offer balanced approaches to the present environment of openness and full disclosure in the bond markets. They will also highlight how solutions, through new technology, are being created by various vendors, including several which helped support the development of electronic trading in the bond industry.

Moderator: Joseph Sack, Executive Vice President, The Bond Market Association

Panelists:
John Craft, Director of Business Development, TheMuniCenter
Craig Noble, Managing Director, Retail Fixed Income Group, Wachovia Securities, LLC
Jonathan Stein, Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs
Raymond James and Associates, Inc.
Brad Wendt, Executive Managing Director, BondDesk Trading

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Institutional Buyside Panel

Hear from a panel of buyside portfolio managers on their fixed income portfolio expectations and strategies for 2005 and what service they expect and qualities they look for from sellside dealers.

Moderator: Michael Effron, Managing Director, Piper Jaffray

Panelists:
Peter Freilinger, CFA, Senior Vice President, Washington Mutual Inc.
Hector Negroni, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Kenneth Woods, Chairman & CEO, Asset Preservation Advisors, Inc.

11:30 a.m.
Conference Closing Remarks

Lucy Hooper
EVP and Director of Capital Markets
Davenport & Company LLC
2005 Vice Chair
TBMA Regional Advisory Committee

12:30 p.m.
Conference Golf Tournament

Calloway scoring format

Golf Tournament sponsored by:  

5:30 p.m.
Reception and Buffet Dinner

Golf prizes awarded

Registration Information

Registration Fees:

Members:
$895 -First registrant
$695 -Additional registrants from the same firm

Non-Members:
$995 -First registrant
$795 -Additional registrants from the same firm

Golf Tournament: $195

Registration Fee includes admission to all business sessions, meeting materials, scheduled breakfast, lunch, receptions, dinners and refreshment breaks.

Refund Policy: The Association will issue refunds, each subject to a $75 service charge, on cancellations received in writing on or before Thursday, February 13, 2005. No refunds will be issued on cancellations after this date. Substitutes are welcome at any time.

Hotel Reservations: A limited number of guest rooms at a special rate have been reserved at The Villas of Grand Cypress. Please make your reservations through their web site, or by calling the hotel directly at 800.835.7377. Be sure to mention that you are attending The Bond Market Association conference. Rooms have been reserved until February 2, 2005. After that date, rooms will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Weiss at 646.637.9293.

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