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ABS East 2008 * October 19-22, 2008 * Hollywood, FL

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LAST UPDATED: Friday, October 17 2008
  Sunday, October 19th, 2008  

12:30 Registration Opens
2:00-6:00 Exhibit Set-Up

Track A: ABS Principles and Issuer Considerations
Track B: Investor Considerations and Analytics
Track C: Regulatory, Tax and Accounting Considerations


Track A

2:45 ABS Concepts and Terminology: Securitization 101
Presenter:
David Gerlack, Senior Manager – Securitization, DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

3:30 Considerations for New Issuers in an Illiquid Market
Presenter:
Paul Arvidson, Senior Vice President, Sales & Services, LEWTAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

4:15 The Future of Structured Finance In Light of Recent Market Turmoil
Presenter:
Richard Field, Managing Director, TYI, LLC

5:00 Making Sense of the Federal Programs, including the AMLF and the CPFF
Co-Presenters:
Maureen Coen, Managing Director, CREDIT SUISSE
Jim Croke, Parnter, ORRICK

Track B

2:45 Assessing Credit Risk in the MBS Sector

Moderator:

Bryan Chandler, Senior Vice President, AMHERST SECURITIES GROUP L.P

Panelists:

Jonah Green, Business Development, 1010 DATA
Sam Nakhleh, Vice President, ASSURED GUARANTY
Dapeng Hu, Managing Director, BLACKROCK, INC.
Mark Abramowitz, Director, US Taxables, STANDARD & POOR'S SECURITIES EVALUATIONS, INC.
David Ingram, Senior Analyst, STRATEGIC ANALYTICS INC

3:30 Pricing and Valuation Strategies for Distressed Debt

Moderator:

J.R Rieger, Vice President, STANDARD & POOR'S PORTFOLIO SERVICES

Panelists:

Ricardo Horowicz, Principal Credit Risk Modeler, FIRST AMERICAN CORELOGIC
William P. Cejudo, Partner MCKEE NELSON LLP
Youriy Koudinov, Director, TIAA-CREF

4:15 Credit Analytics for ABS Investors

Moderator:

Sandra Foist, Managing Director, TYI, LLC

Panelists:

Anne Ching, Senior Credit Analyst, ANDREW DAVIDSON
Brad McNamee, Vice President, Product Operations, LEWTAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Lima Ekram, Partner, PHOENIX PEAK
Ian Moraino, Associate, TIAA-CREF

5:00 RMBS Data Reporting

Moderator:

Kyle Lundstedt, Managing Director, LPS APPLIED ANALYTICS


Panelists:

Evan Firestone, President, FIRESTONE CONSULTING
Ned Myers, CMO/Vice President, Business Development, LEWTAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Track C

2:45 Accounting and Tax Standards Update
Co-Presenters:
James Mountain, Partner – Securitization, DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Tom Humphreys, Partner, MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

3:30 Implications of Mark to Market Accounting
Co-Presenters:
Phoebe Moreo, Partner – Securitization, DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Terence Meyers, Director, DELOITTE TAX LLP

4:15 Basel II Implementation: Impact on CLO Market

Moderator:

Emaad Siddiqui, Head - Balance Sheet & Emerging Market Structuring Exotic Credit Derivatives Credit Trading, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

Panelists:

Glenn Blasius, Managing Director, CHRISTOFFERSON, ROBB & CO (UK) LLP
Joel S Telpner, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP
Kaikobad Kakalia, Head of Treasury Structured Solutions - GBM Treasury, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

5:00 OTTI: Assessing Impairment using Credit Models
Presenter:
Andrew Davidson, President, ANDREW DAVIDSON

LAST UPDATED: Friday, October 17 2008
  Monday, October 20th, 2008  

7:45 Registration & Breakfast Sponsored By:
7:30-5:45 Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 Host's Welcome
Jade Friedensohn, Senior Vice President and Conference Producer, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK

Plenary Session

8:45 Industry Leaders Speak Out: ABS 2009 and Beyond: Will the Market Adapt, Evolve and Survive and How?

Moderator:

Claire Mezzanotte, Managing Director, DBRS, INC.

Panelists:

Richard Johns, Vice President, Head of Securitization, CAPITAL ONE
Andrew Peisch, Managing Director, Head of ABS Banking – Americas, DEUTSCHE BANK
Allan Berliant, Portfolio Manager, GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC
John Arnholz, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP
John Devaney, Chief Executive Officer/Trader, UNITED CAPITAL MARKETS

Plenary Session

9:45 Macroeconomic Overview

Moderator:

Mark Adelson, Chief Credit Officer, STANDARD & POOR'S

Panelists:

Werner Nikowitz, Managing Director, BRAHMS CAPITAL PARTNERS
Dr. Mark Fleming, Chief Economist, FIRST AMERICAN CORELOGIC
Tony Hughes, Senior Director, MOODY’S ECONOMY.COM
David Wyss, Chief Economist, STANDARD & POOR'S

10:45 Refreshment Break

11:15 Keynote Address by

Edward DeMarco
Deputy Director & Chief Operating Officer, FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY


BIO:
Edward J. DeMarco joined the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) in October 2006 as the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer. In July 2008, he assumed the role of Acting Deputy Director for Housing Mission and Goals and COO for the new federal agency, Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). He assists the FHFA Director in planning, directing, managing and coordinating FHA operations and provides strategic and policy advice, counsel and assistance on the full range of issues facing the agency. Mr. DeMarco came to OFHEO from the Social Security Administration where, as Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Policy, he led SSA’s policy, research, and statistics functions. Prior to joining SSA in 2003, Mr. DeMarco served as Director of the Office of Financial Institutions Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury where he oversaw analyses of public policy issues involving the GSEs and other financial institutions. Prior to his work at Treasury, Mr. DeMarco worked at the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO). Mr. DeMarco received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.


Plenary Session

11:45 Transparency and Rebuilding Investor Confidence

Moderator:

Joseph Fichera, Senior Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, SABER PARTNERS, LLC

Panelists:

Tom Deutsch, Deputy Executive Director, AMERICAN SECURITIZATION FORUM
Paul Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer, GE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Steve Joachim, Executive Vice President, FINRA
Edward E. Gainor, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP
Diane Vazza, Managing Director and Head of Global Fixed Income Research, STANDARD & POOR’S

12:45 14th Annual ABS East Luncheon

CONCURRENT TRACKS "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" or "F"

Track A
2:00 The Future Of Student Loan ABS Amidst The Turmoil

Moderator:

Reed D. Auerbach, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP

Panelists:

Ricky Turman, Chief Financial Officer, BRAZOS STUDENT FINANCE CORPORATION, INC.
David Hartung, Senior Vice President, DBRS, INC.
Paul Vambutas, Managing Director, DEUTSCHE BANK
Gary Santo, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, FIRST MARBLEHEAD
Hannah Smitterberg, Managing Director, NELNET
Elizabeth Thomas, Managing Director, PPM AMERICA

Track B
2:00 Mortgage and Consumer Finance Reform

• Federal and state mortgage legislation (mortgage finance reform, FHA modernization/stabilization, GSEs, loan modification/loss mitigation activities of servicers, anti-predatory lending, foreclosure deferrals/moratoria, assignee/securitizer liability)
• Student loan legislation, DoE lending programs
• HOEPA regulations
• UDAP regulations
• Capital Adequacy Regulations/Basel II implementation
• Covered Bonds--US Legislative and Regulatory Developments

Moderator:

George Miller, Executive Director, AMERICAN SECURITIZATION FORUM

Panelists:

Tom Deutsch, Deputy Executive Director, AMERICAN SECURITIZATION FORUM
John Ryan, Executive Vice President, CONFERENCE OF STATE BANK SUPERVISORS
Seth Wheeler, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Michael Krimminger, Special Advisor for Policy, Office of the Chairman, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC)
Mark Van Der Weide, Assistant General Counsel, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Joseph Smith, Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Credit & Market Risk, OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
Edward E. Gainor, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP

Track C
2:00 CDOs & CLOs: Outlook for Issuance and Structural Evolution

Moderator:

David Tesher, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

Panelists:

Matt Peters, Managing Director, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
Alexander Rekeda, Managing Director, Head of CDOs, GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
Ed O'Connell, Partner, JONES DAY


Track D
2:00 The Consumer ABS Market Overview

Moderator:

Robert Broseman, Managing Director, PPM AMERICA

Panelists:

Michael Coco, Treasurer, ADVANTA CORPORATION
Mary Kane, Director, CITI
Theresa O'Neill, Managing Director, MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
Michael Binz, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
Nichol Merritt, Director Structured Credit, TIAA-CREF
John McElravey, Director - ABS Research, WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

Track E
2:00 Outlook for the US and European (Global) ABCP Market

Moderator:

Stephany Bushweller, Director, MERRILL LYNCH & CO.

Panelists:

Dave Kucera, Managing Director, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
Craig Jacobson, Portfolio Manager, JANUS CAPITAL
Debbie Toennies, Managing Director, J.P. MORGAN
Carol Hitselberger, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP

Track F
2:00 Weathering the Storm: MBS Originators, Investors & Servicers Speak Out

Moderator:

Sajjad Naqvi, Chief Credit Officer, TCW

Panelists:

Steve Pentin, Director, Product Management, ASSET CONTROL
Ryan Stark, Director, DEUTSCHE BANK
Sadie Gurley, Managing Director, MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
Chris Gavin, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP
Dennis Stowe, President and Chief Executive Officer, RESIDENTIAL CREDIT SOLUTIONS
Bob Behal, Vice President, VANGUARD CAPITAL GROUP

CONCURRENT TRACKS "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" or "F"

Track A
2:50 Retail Auto Lease & Loan Sector Update

Moderator:

Stuart Litwin, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP

Panelists:

Matt Traylen, Senior Director, Economics and Portfolio Services, ALG
Jay Steiner, Managing Director, DEUTSCHE BANK
Matt Stovcsik, Manager, Securitization, FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY
Mack Caldwell, Senior Vice President, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
Rakesh Kochhar, Director, Treasurer, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA

Track B
2:50 Accounting Standards Revisions & Credit Rating Agency Reform

• Accounting Standards Revisions (FAS 140, FIN 46R)
• Disclosure and Transparency Initiatives (General/SEC/PWG initiatives, accounting-driven disclosure enhancements for OBS vehicles, regulators' views on market-driven initiatives, joint securitization project, Project RESTART, etc)
• Credit Rating Agency Reform and Related Legislative/Regulatory Initiatives

Moderator:

Jason Kravitt, Senior Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP

Panelists:

Mary Keogh, Managing Director - Policy and Regulatory Affairs, DBRS
Jeffrey Nickell, Practice Fellow, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB)
Stephen Kudenholdt, Partner and Chair, Structured Finance Practice, THACHER PROFFITT & WOOD LLP
Michael Macchiaroli, Associate Director of the Division, U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Track C
2:50 The CDO Secondary Market: Assessing the Damage

Moderator:

Rich Rizzo, Director-CDO Trading, DEUTSCHE BANK

Panelists:

Robert Flowers, Managing Partner, TAMERLANE ADVISORS
Zach Buchwald, Managing Director, BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS
Henry Albulescu, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
Donald Uderitz, Chief Executive Officer, VANQUISH CAPITAL GROUP

Track D
2:50 The Equipment Leasing and Commercial Finance Sector

Moderator:

Crit DeMent, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, LEAF Financial Corporation

Panelists:

Harris Mehos, Managing Director, AMBAC
Gary Silverhardt, President & Chief Executive Officer, EQUILEASE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
Joseph Wold, President, GULF POINTE CAPITAL, LLC
Howard Mulligan, Partner, MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Joe Andries, Senior Vice President, U.S BANK

Track E
2:50 ABCP Issuer Roundtable: Funding Costs, Viable Structures and Asset Selection

Moderator:

Raj Sodhi, Director, DEUTSCHE BANK

Panelists:

Lisa McMillan, Principal, BANK OF AMERICA
Omar Olaf Bolli, Managing Director, NORD LB
Stephen Finocchio, Managing Director, STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC

Track F
2:50 Relative Value in the Distressed MBS Market: The Mortgage Research Analysts' Roundtable

Moderator:

Martin Avidan, Senior Managing Director-Structured Finance/Financial Institutions, NATIXIS BANQUES POPULARES

Panelists:

Glenn Boyd, Head, US Securitization Strategy, BARCLAYS CAPITAL
Karen Weaver, Managing Director, Global Head of Securitization Research, DEUTSCHE BANK
Christopher Flanagan, Managing Director & Head-Global Structured Finance Research, JPMORGAN
Desmond Macauley, Managing Director, RBS GREENWICH CAPITAL
Glenn Schultz, Managing Director, WACHOVIA SECURITIES, LLC

3:35 Refreshment Break

CONCURRENT TRACKS "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" or "F"

Track A
4:05 Life Insurance Securitization

Moderator:

Brice Van Elsyck, Director, Life Finance Group, CREDIT SUISSE

Panelists:

Richard Leblanc, Managing Director, AMBAC
Robert Hut, Managing Director, INSURATIVE PREMIUM FINANCE (JERSEY) LIMITED
Mary Fontaine, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP

Track B
4:05 Mitigating Servicer Fraud & Other Securitization Risks

Moderator:

Thomas Glanfield, Executive Vice President, BOSTON PORTFOLIO ADVISORS

Panelists:

Steven J. Molitor, Partner, DECHERT LLP
John Kilgore, Vice President, CSC Financial Services Sector, CSC
Kevin Weeks, Managing Director, DEUTSCHE BANK, TRUST & SECURITIES SERVICES
Kevin Pruner, Senior Vice President, SST
Stephen Ornstein, Partner, THACHER PROFFITT & WOOD LLP
Jane Fox, Vice President, U.S BANK

Track C
4:05 Relative Value in the CDO/CLO Market: Investor and Manager Roundtable

Moderator:

Fernando Guerrero, Chief Executive Officer, NIBC CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC

Panelists:

David Yan, Director - Head of CDO Research, CREDIT SUISSE
Rich Rizzo, Director-CDO Trading, DEUTSCHE BANK
Walt Shulits, Vice President, EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
Mark Sunshine, President, FIRST CAPITAL


Track D
4:05 The US Monoline Industry: Adapting to Survive

Moderator:

Gregg Silver, President, 1ST FINANCIAL FUNDING & INVESTMENT CORP

Panelists:

Jeff Nabi, Senior Managing Director, ASSURED GUARANTY
Janet Braggs, Senior Vice President, DWIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT
John Dare, Managing Director, MBIA

Track E
4:05 Trade Receivables & ABCP

Moderator:

Glenn S. Arden, Partner, JONES DAY

Panelists:

Adrian Katz, Chief Executive Officer, FINACITY CORPORATION
Omar Olaf Bolli, Managing Director, NORD LB

Track F
4:05 Credit Assessment and Ratings Methodology for the MBS Sector

Moderator:

Diane R. Maurice, Director - ABS/RMBS Credit Management USA Region, TD SECURITIES (USA) INC.

Panelists:

Kishore Yalamanchili, Managing Director, BLACKROCK, INC.
Bryan Chandler, Senior Vice President, AMHERST SECURITIES GROUP L.P
Quincy Tang, Senior Vice President, DBRS, INC.
Susan Barnes, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

CONCURRENT TRACKS "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" or "F"

Track A
4:50 RMBS vs. Covered Bonds: Comparing Product Liquidity

Moderator:

Alberto Basu, Executive Director - Head of Covered Bond Structuring, JPMORGAN

Panelists:

Arjan Verbeek, Head of Flow ABS and Covered Bond Structuring, BNP PARIBAS
Bernard Maas, Vice President, DBRS, INC.
Paul Jorissen, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP

Track B
4:50 Credit and Prepayment Considerations

Moderator:

Sean Dobson, Chief Executive Officer, AMHERST SECURITIES GROUP L.P

Panelists:

Mark Fontanilla, Managing Director, CAPITALFUSION PARTNERS LLC
Ricardo Horowicz, Principal Credit Risk Modeler, FIRST AMERICAN CORELOGIC
David Castillo, Senior Managing Director, FURTHER LANE SECURITIES, LP
Kyle Lundstedt, Managing Director, LPS APPLIED ANALYTICS
David Ingram, Senior Analyst, STRATEGIC ANALYTICS INC

Track C
4:50 Overview of the Leveraged Loan and CLO Market

Moderator:

Subroto Roy, Head of ABS Sales & Trading, NEWEDGE USA

Panelists:

Eddy Piedra, Vice President, Leveraged Loans, 40/86 ADVISORS, INC..
William Lemberg, Managing Director, ALCENTRA
Emaad Siddiqui, Head - Balance Sheet & Emerging Market Structuring Exotic Credit Derivatives Credit Trading, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
Aashh Parekh, Director, Global Public Markets, TIAA-CREF


Track D
4:50 Distressed RMBS/CDO Challenges: Investment Opportunities, Restructuring and Litigation

Moderator:

Eric Adams, Partner, KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP

Panelists:

Anthony Paccione, Co-Chair, Credit Crisis Solutions Group, KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP
Stefania Perrucci, Founder and Managing Director, NEWSKY CAPITAL
Mahesh Kotecha, President, STRUCTURED CREDIT INTERNATIONAL CORP

Track E
4:50 Disclosure and Liquidity in the ABCP Market: ABCP Investor Perspective

Moderator:

Phil Galgano, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

Panelists:

William Browne, Senior Sector Analyst, DREYFUS CORPORATION
Thomas Fitzsimmons, Vice President, JPMORGAN
Peter Rizzo, Senior Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

Track F
4:50 Relative Value of Alternative Mortgage Products: Reverse Mortgages & Other Products

Moderator:

Robert J. Gross, Counsel, MCKEE NELSON LLP

Panelists:

Joseph Kelly, Partner, NEW VIEW ADVISORS
Craig Corn, Vice President, METLIFE BANK, NA
Richard Simonds, Partner, THACHER PROFFITT & WOOD LLP

5:35 Day One Concludes and Cocktail Reception Commences

LAST UPDATED: Thursday, October 16 2008
  Tuesday, October 21st, 2008  

EMERGING MARKETS COVERAGE CO-HOSTED BY:


10:00-5:00 Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 - 12:30 The 14th Annual ABS East Golf Tournament
10:15-12:30 Speed Dating for Investors and Issuers
Session I 10:15 - 11:15
Session II 11:30 - 12:30

General Session

1:30 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Assessing the Impact

Moderator:

Edward E. Gainor, Partner, MCKEE NELSON

Panelists:

Mark Fontanilla, Managing Director, CAPITALFUSION PARTNERS LLC
David Castillo, Senior Managing Director, FURTHER LANE SECURITIES, LP
Hays Ellisen, Partner, KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP
James Galowski, Senior Portfolio Manager, STONE TOWER CAPITAL LLC

CONCURRENT TRACKS "A", "B", "C", "D" or "E"

Track A
2:30 The ABS Trader and Syndicate Banker Roundtable: Will Liquidity and Value Return to ABS Product?

Moderator:

Brian Kane, Director, MERRILL LYNCH & CO.

Panelists:

Royce Sharp, Senior Vice President, AMHERST SECURITIES GROUP L.P
Michael Yilmaz, CDO/ABS Trader, ELLIOT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
John Calabrese, Managing Director, GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
John Devaney, Chief Executive Officer/Trader, UNITED CAPITAL MARKETS

Track B
2:30 Assessing the Performance of Non-Mortgage ABS: Autos and Credit Cards

Moderator:

Sandy Szakach, Senior Managing Director, PPM AMERICA

Panelists:

Edward Reardon, Vice President, JPMORGAN
Richard Bianchi, Vice President, DBRS, INC.
Ann Kenyon, Partner, DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kenneth P. Marin, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP
Bonnie Seideman, Director of Securitizations, SANTANDER INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Track C
2:30 Securitization Workouts, Servicing Transfers & Enforcing Investors' Rights

Moderator:

Steven T. Kolyer, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP

Panelists:

James Baskin, Director of Private Structured Finance and Credit Research, AEGON
William R. Wagner, Partner, BAKER & MCKENZIE
Bart Steenbergen, Managing Director, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
Robert Frier, Director, DEUTSCHE BANK, TRUST & SECURITIES SERVICES
Peter Humphreys, Partner, MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP

Track D
2:30 Carbon and Green Financing and Securitzation

Moderator:

John Joshi, Principal, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Management, CAPITALFUSION ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, LLC

Panelists:

Ronald S. Borod, Partner, BROWN RUDNICK LLP
Yuri Chumak, Executive Vice President, CAPITALFUSION PARTNERS LLC
James Mangines, Principal, ECOSYS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
Juan Jose Garcia, Investment Officer, Carbon Finance, IFC
Deepak Narula, Managing Partner, METACAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Track E
2:30 An Overview of Emerging Markets

Moderator:

Lee Meddin, Global Head of Structured & Securitized Products, IFC

Panelists:

Adrian Katz, Chief Executive Officer, FINACITY CORPORATION
Samuel Fox, Senior Director, FITCH RATINGS
Carlos Munoz, President, SWISS CAPITAL CORP

3:30 Afternoon Refreshments

CONCURRENT TRACKS "A", "B", "C", or "D"

Track A
4:00 The European RMBS & MBS Market Update

Moderator:

Ganesh Rajendra, Managing Director, Head of Securitisation Research, Europe & Asia, DEUTSCHE BANK

Panelists:

Peter Voisey, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP
Usman Ismail, Executive Vice President, Sales & BD, LEWTAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Vernon Spencer, Chairman, STARGATE GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Track B
4:00 Private/ Alternative Student Loans Sector Vs FFELP

Moderator:

Linda Stesney, Team Managing Director, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE

Panelists:

John Kolla, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, ACCESS GROUP
Jack Gray, Managing Director, ASSURED GUARANTY
Scott Calahan, President, BOSTON PORTFOLIO ADVISORS
Robert A. Culnane, President, GCO EDUCATION LOAN FUNDING CORP.
Vishal Garg, Co-Founder & Co-President, MRU

Track C
4:00 CMBS and Investor Appetite

Moderator:

Darrell Wheeler, Managing Director, CITI

Panelists:

Ted Anglyn, Director of Acquisitions, FORGE CAPITAL PARTNERS
David Castillo, Senior Managing Director, FURTHER LANE SECURITIES
Alan Todd, Executive Director - Head of CMBS Research, JPMORGAN
Donna Ennis, Vice President, PNC CAPITAL ADVISORS
Marc Peterson, Managing Director – CMBS, PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS

Track D
4:00 Regional Focus: Assessing the Latin America Market

Moderator:

Juan DeMollein, Managing Director, STANDARD & POOR’S

Panelists:

Peter Cashion, Senior Financial Officer, IFC
Daniela Carrera-Marquis, Chief, Financial Markets Division Structured & Corporate Finance Department, INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Mark Zaltzman, Chief Financial Officer, SU CASITA
Amaury Junior, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer, VISION BRAZIL INVESTMENTS

CONCURRENT TRACKS "A", "B", "C", "D" or "E"

Track A
5:00 Dealer Floorplan, Rental Car, and Auto Fleet Securitization

Moderator:

Christopher O’Connell, Senior Vice President, DBRS, INC.

Panelists:

Jorge Gana, Managing Director, ASSURED GUARANTY

Track B
5:00 Hedge Funds, Mezzanine Funds and Other Alternative Investors in ABS Market Structures

Moderator:

Robert Fleisher, Group Head - Asset Backed Finance, UniCredit Markets and Investment Banking, BAYERISCHE HYPO - UND VEREINSBANK AG

Panelists:

Steven T. Kolyer, Partner, CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP
Seth Cohen, Managing Director, GARRISON INVESTMENT GROUP
Jennifer Wong, Senior Vice President, HOULIHAN LOKEY

Track C
5:00 Whole Business Securitization

Moderator:

Gilbert Liu, Partner, BAKER & MCKENZIE

Panelists:

Ronald S. Borod, Partner, BROWN RUDNICK LLP

Track D
5:00 Regional Focus: A Look At Russia, the CIS and CEE

Moderator:

Kevin Kime, Senior Financial Officer, IFC

Panelists:

Dobrin Staikov, CEEMEA Securitisation Group, DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON
Roland Mechtler, Deputy Head, RAIFFEISENBANK INTL
Rogier H.A Van Kempen, Regional Manager the Americas, TMF

6:00 Conclusion of Day Three of ABS East

LAST UPDATED: Thursday, October 16 2008
  Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008  

Roundtable Case Studies


Roundtable I
9:00 - 9:45 Impact of Securitization on Equity Valuation

Roundtable Leader:
Jim Murray, Managing Director, Group Head – Financial Institutions, HOULIHAN LOKEY

Roundtable Participants:
TBD

Roundtable II
9:00 - 9:45 Minimizing Litigation Risk

Moderator:

Jay Tambe, Partner, JONES DAY

Panelists:

Stephen Pearson, Partner, JONES DAY
Scott E. Eckas, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP
Elaine Buckberg, Senior Vice President, NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING

Roundtable I
9:45 - 10:30 Trends in CLOs

Roundtable Leader:
Frank Dos Santos, Vice President, Global Evaluations, STANDARD & POOR'S SECURITIES EVALUATIONS, INC.

Roundtable Participants:
John Vidinovski, Director, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
Eugene Y. Ferrer, Partner, MCKEE NELSON LLP
Catherine Ng, Lead Evaluator, STANDARD & POOR'S SECURITIES EVALUATIONS

Roundtable II
9:45 - 10:30 Islamic/ Sukuk Finance
Roundtable Leaders:
Jonathan Strum, General Counsel, SIRAJ CAPITAL LTD.
Laila Nordine, Head, Structured Finance, IFC

Roundtable I
10:30 - 11:15 Aircraft Securitization
Roundtable Leaders:
Evan Wallach, Managing Director, GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
Eileen Hughes, Vice President, Client Services, DEUTSCHE BANK, TRUST & SECURITIES SERVICES

11:15 The 14th Annual ABS East Conference Concludes