AGENDA

London - Tuesday 20th May 2008
Edinburgh - Thursday 22nd May 2008

8.45
Coffee & Registration

9.30
Welcome & Introduction

9.40
Control as a Competitive Advantage
- Simon Cordier, Director, Financial Services, Ernst & Young LLP

• What is the spreadsheet control problem?
• The trade-off between speed, flexibility and control
• Turning control into a competitive advantage

10.10
Delivering a Spreadsheet Management Solution
- Jeremy Wood, Director, Finsbury Solutions

• Achieving spreadsheet control
• Spreadsheet management in action
• Improving operational efficiency

10.40
Break

11.00
Spreadsheet Control at Barclays
- Adrian Maconick, Director, Finsbury Solutions
- Andrew Middleton, Project Director, Barclays Bank

• The need for increased control and operational efficiency
• The Barclays CPC project

11.30
Microsoft in Compliance
- Jim Burns, CTO Financial Services, Microsoft

• Microsoft’s view of the key risk and compliance issues
• How Microsoft can help address compliance challenges
• SharePoint - an integrated document and collaboration platform

12.00
Lunch