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PART 1 Backgrounder
BACKGROUNDER The mission of Paris EUROPLACE, a non-for-profit organisation created in 1993, is to develop and further modernize the Paris financial market and promote its key advantages at the regional, European and international level. Paris EUROPLACE, which today gathers 150 member institutions, brings together a multiplicity of players in the financial industry: corporate issuers, financial intermediaries, asset management companies, law and accounting firms and consultancies all of which participate to the association s actions and activities. Web Site: www.paris-europlace.net The Paris marketplace is well positioned for a post-crisis environment Paris has been resilient during the financial crisis primarily because of three main factors: French financial services benefit from efficient government regulation; diversification supports the French universal banking model; and France has a strong asset management pool, second in the world in size behind the US France has established a Prudential Control Authority, merging its Banking Commission and the Insurance Authorities, in effect creating a twin-peaks regulatory organization and improving efficiency and visibility of its regulatory environment. France offers an efficient market infrastructure that disseminates prices, brings buyers and sellers together, ensures that their obligations to each other properly are discharged, and provides a regulatory structure that underpins the process before, during and after the trade. Paris has enhanced its role as a center for global finance and investment NYSE Euronext is the world s largest stock exchange and its exchange in Paris is the largest in Europe, as measured by the value of equity trading and more than 200 companies listed in its European branch are non-european Paris EUROPLACE maintains close dialog with international financial centers in Russia and Asia, with Memorandum of Understanding agreements with Dubai, Qatar, Moscow, Almaty, Shanghai and anticipated agreements with Abu Dhabi, as Paris EUROPLACE believes a global crisis requires global solutions, cooperation and exchange Paris is very open: International investors hold 43% of equities listed in France, and Paris is second only to London in terms of a presence for international banks and financial institutions in Europe Paris attracts international talent in all areas of global finance
Paris is the leading corporate bond market in Europe, and through an active secondary bond platform known as Cassiopeia, it now has a fully transparent process for Euro corporate bonds issuance With 2.6 trillion under management, Paris hosts the second largest funds industry in the world after the US: Paris is home to more than 590 asset management firms, offering more than 11,300 funds to investors, and in 2009, France accounted for 21% of all funds under management in Europe (Germany is second with 18%, with UK third at 17%) Paris offers long-term savings tools through its international banks, particularly attractive to Sovereign Funds and international long-term investors The French funds industry has several core areas of excellence: commercial paper (with liquidity provided by the European Central Bank), financial research, project finance innovation, OTC derivatives, retail banking, investment banking (custody services and fund management), and distribution of financial and insurance/reinsurance products Four French asset management companies (AMUNDI, AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management and Groupama AM) are among the 20 largest world players, with strong positions in Asia and three of its international banks are among the Top 20 in total assets (BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and Société Générale); Two of its insurance companies AXA and CNP are among the world s 10 largest insurers More than 70 innovation clusters fuel research & development, with participating companies launching 2,000 projects since 2005, engaging more than 10,000 scientists with non-french-based companies involved in nearly 500 sites with 173,500 employees Paris supports corporate financing for young innovative companies and through the Paris FINANCE INNOVATION initiative, France hopes to build industrial partnerships between French and international small- and medium-sized enterprises, offering opportunities for international private equity investment With BlueNext, Powernext and Metnext, Paris is the world leader in environmental finance having established the first commodities market of the 21 st Century and Paris also is a leading hub for socially responsible investing with more than 200 established funds Paris thrives as a center for global business France is world s fifth largest national economy and second largest in Europe (behind Germany); it is the world s third largest destination for foreign direct investment (behind US and UK); and is the world s fifth largest exporter for services Paris is home to 27 Global 500 companies trailing Tokyo (51) and ahead of Beijing (26), New York (18), and London (15) 15 France-based companies are world leaders in their respective industries (Fortune Global 500, 2009)
PART 2 Calendrier Prévisionnel 2011 2011 Planning
Rencontres Financières Internationales de Paris EUROPLACE : Calendrier Prévisionnel 2011 Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forums : Planning 2011 New York, le 18 avril / April, 18th Paris, les 5 & 6 juillet / July, 5th & 6th Tokyo, le 28 novembre / November, 28th Singapour, le 30 novembre / November, 30th D autres destinations telles que Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Istanbul sont à l étude et seront validées en fonction de l intérêt des membres de Paris EUROPLACE. Other destinations such as Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Istanbul are currently being considered and will be confirmed according to Paris EUROPLACE s members wishes.
PART 3 Paris EUROPLACE Rencontres Financières Internationales International Financial Forums 2010
Paris EUROPLACE - DIFC Wednesday, December 15 th 2010 The Dubai-Paris Partnership: Facing a Multi-polar World Venue DIFC Conference Center, Dubai, UAE 8:00 Welcome & Registration 9:00-9:15 Welcome Address: Dr. Nasser SAIDI, Chief Economist and Head of External Relations, DIFC Authority Arnaud de BRESSON, Chief Executive, Paris EUROPLACE 9:15 10:15 Plenary Session: Financial Centers in a Multi-Polar World In a multi-polar world and with the emergence of the BRIC countries, financial centers are facing new challenges to accompany economic growth. Financial centers should aim at building a global network and at developing an ongoing dialog ensuring a regulatory convergence, in order to serve the final purpose of efficiently financing the real economy. 10:15 10:30 Coffee break - Arnaud de BRESSON, Chief Executive, Paris EUROPLACE - Fahima Al BASTAKIYA, Senior Vice-President, Market Development, DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET - Christian LAINE, Special advisor for the Middle East, Amundi - Pierre MENET, Managing Director, Société Générale - Structured Capital Finance - Dr. Nasser SAIDI, Chief Economist and Head of External Relations, DIFC Authority 10:30 11:30 Round Table 1: G20 Agenda - New Regulations: What Impact for Regulators and for the Industry? (Co-organized with European Institute of Financial Regulation) 1/ How do National regulators interact with increasingly influent global regulatory bodies, such as the Financial Stability Board? 2/ What are the propositions on the European market, and how do they fall under various European jurisdictions? How do they compare with emerging markets and Dubai trends? - Sophie BARANGER, Director of Accounting Affairs, French Market Authority (AMF)
- Dr. Ryan LEMAND, Economic Advisor and Head of Risk Management, Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority - Sylvie MATHERAT, Director Financial Stability, Banque de France - Pierre MENET, Managing Director, Société Générale - Structured Capital Finance - Prasanna SESHACHELLAM, Director, Supervision, DFSA Moderator: Edouard-François de LENCQUESAING, Chief Executive, European Institute for Financial Regulation 11:30-12:30 Round Table 2: Structured Finance : Asset Based Finance and Covered Bonds Two Way Opportunities How the French Covered Bond and Islamic Finance Regulation is an Opportunity for GCC Investors and Borrowers? (Co-organized with Société Générale - Structured Capital Finance) 1/ The French public infrastructure and home-loans markets offer high quality collateral assets. French Covered bonds give international investors a privileged access to secured French property and infrastructure projects as well as Sovereign credit. 2/ The UAE are undergoing a dramatic economic expansion, driven by a farreaching economic diversification strategy. Projects long term financing is a key issue for the region. It can be achieved through structured finance deals and covered bonds could be one the tools in the box to help long term funding. 3) Opportunities for French Issuers to tap the Islamic Finance market? Perception of the French Regulation vs. Traditional Structures - Thierry DISSAUX, Chief Executive Officer, French Deposits Guarantee Fund, and Former Special Adviser for Financial Affairs, French Treasury - Pierre MENET, Managing Director, Société Générale - Structured Capital Finance. - Tim ROSS, Attorney at Law, Partner, Latham & Watkins - Mohammed Moyn UDDIN, Executive Director, Al Waha Capital PJSC 12:30-13:30 Round Table 3: Islamic Finance New Opportunities in France (Co-organized with CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre and HSBC) The French government and market authorities have shown a lasting commitment towards French regulatory environment opening to Islamic finance. With the toolbox being ready, investors and issuers still have to get a better understanding of the French market and its opportunities. - Ahsan ALI, Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank - Michel COLLET, Attorney at Law, Partner, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre - Thierry DISSAUX, Chief Executive Officer, French Deposit Guarantee Fund, and Former Special Adviser for Financial Affairs, French Treasury - Iza KAMALUDIN, Associate Director, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC Amanah - Malachy McALLISTER, Head of Global Banking, HSBC France 13:30-13:40 Closing remarks by Arnaud de BRESSON 13:40-14:30 Buffet Lunch
Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum 2010 / DIFC Dubai «The Dubai-Paris Partnership: Facing a Multi-polar World» Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Paris, Dubai, December 15, 2010 PRESS RELEASE Paris EUROPLACE, the association representing the global finance, investment and related business community of Paris, France and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the UAE-based financial and business centre and gateway between the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region (MEASA) and the world, have jointly organized today their first International Paris EUROPLACE Financial Forum in Dubai. This event is being held following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between DIFC and Paris EUROPLACE in January 2009 to strengthen the links between the two financial market places. In the context of the French presidency of G20 in 2011, this one-day event titled "The Dubai-Paris Partnership: Facing a Multi-polar World" has seen senior representatives of both Dubai and Paris financial centres participate in a meaningful debate and discussion. Dr. Nasser Saidi, Chief Economist and Head of External Relations, DIFC Authority, and Arnaud de BRESSON, Managing Director, Paris EUROPLACE have jointly opened the Forum. Arnaud de BRESSON has highlighted the dynamic role played by Paris EUROPLACE in the European and international discussions to set up a new post-crisis international financial architecture. More specifically, in the current context, he has stressed the strong political will amongst the European Union Member States to preserve and reinforce European monetary union. He has underlined that European governments are committed to reduce budget deficits with penalties in case of failure, to increase the European stability fund and to create new mechanism for sovereign debt restructuring. As the Paris marketplace has proved more resilient in the financial crisis than many other financial centers, it is well positioned to facilitate the access to GCC (investors and issuers) to all the opportunities offered by the Euro markets said Arnaud de Bresson, Managing Director of Paris EUROPLACE. Paris financial center benefits from diversified portfolio of activities: - a booming stock market with the presence of NYSE Euronext (the leading stock exchange in the world in terms of market capitalization and trading volumes), - a leading position in Europe for corporate bonds (with 35% of total issuance) - the strength of its asset management pool: with 2,610 billion under management, Paris ranks n 2 in
the world in investment funds - a strong presence of international investors (40% hold Paris equity markets) Furthermore, Paris financial center offers new promising post-crisis opportunities in: - covered bonds which offer high return and low volatility to institutional investors, - long-term savings, to attract long-term investors, including Sovereign Funds, - commodities and environmental finance, - Islamic finance: Paris EUROPLACE has played a leading role in developing the positioning of Paris in Islamic finance with development of Sharia compliant investment funds, the organization of favorable regulatory environment to issue Sukuk and the welcoming of Islamic banks in Paris. Thierry DISSAUX, Special adviser for financial affairs at the French Treasury, has announced the approval during the AAOIFI annual Sharia board meeting, of Sukuk structures governed by French law which will soon be available on the marketplace. Last, Mr. de BRESSON has focused on the benefits driven from the MoU signed between Paris EUROPLACE and DIFC which aims to reinforce cooperation between the two marketplaces. The MoU that we signed end at developing exchanges of information on financial regulation, enhancing links in financial education for market professionals, developing cross initiatives in Islamic finance as well as joint financial forums in Dubai and Paris. Malachy McALLISTER, Head of Global Banking, HSBC France, has underlined the assets of the Paris financial marketplace to attract Islamic Finance: - Important players in key sectors: energy, communications, transportation and a good quality of corporate debt - Good reservoir of very clever and competent skills as HSBC which is an important player in Paris has testified - Recognized expertise in real assets which is key for Islamic finance - French government has a very important approach to organize Islamic finance and French legal system can provide a robust framework - France has a very ethical approach to regulation Dr Nasser Saidi emphasized the increasing importance of emerging markets as they have become the main engine of world growth during the last two years while advanced economies experienced a deep contraction, unseen since the Great Depression. He explained that the tectonic shift of the world economy towards the East is highlighted by the new role of emerging markets which contributed for more than two-thirds to global economic growth since 2002, as well as a similar share of both the growth in world trade and foreign direct investment. He also pointed out that most foreign direct investments (FDI) are now South South, with the Middle East being the second fastest growing region in the world for FDI. He further underscored that emerging economies have developed an endogenous capacity to grow decoupling from mature economies. Dr Saidi has then stressed the need of emerging financial centres to cooperate and build a stronger and more sustainable network across the world for the benefit of all stakeholders, especially after the recent global financial crisis gave rise to a multipolar world. He said that the crisis will contribute to the demise of the hub-spoke financial markets model centered on London and New York and give impetus to a transition to a decentralized model, which will prevent the enormous accumulation of savings in just one or two financial centres. He explained that the world now needs a new international financial architecture of networked financial markets which provides a more stable and sustainable spider web structure based on the new economic geography. He highlighted that the emerging spider-web nodes all have names ending in ai : Dubai, Mumbai and Shanghai.
Dr Saidi illustrated the latest IMF GDP figures for the GCC, showing how the region continues to grow even during the last two years. He also gave an example of how the DIFC with its state of the art regulatory framework, judicial system, and modern physical infrastructure, was able to contribute positively Dubai's economy resilience and how it enables the Gulf region to manage and control its natural and financial wealth. Dr Saidi then confirmed the deep commitment of both the DIFC and Paris Europlace to developing economic co-operation between and initiating a continuous dialogue to share knowledge and expertise. He pointed out that the DIFC would like to work with Europlace to set up the legal and regulatory framework for Shariah compliant products and services in France and continental Europe, and gave an example where the DIFC would be able to facilitate the issue and listing of Sukuk and other Shariah compliant securities by French companies and by the Government of France. Dr. Saidi emphasized that the DIFC has a lot to offer the French business community and was confident in the success of the partnership. He explained that the DIFC is located in the heart of the United Arab Emirates, which has a safe, secure, economically, politically and socially stable environment with superb infrastructure and a highly skilled, educated and multi-cultural workforce.with its deep pool of wealth, the region offers an exciting opportunity for French companies seeking to grow, with the DIFC constituting their ideal launch platform. - Ends For further information on the 2010 Dubai/Paris EUROPLACE Financial Forum, please visit the website: www.paris-europlace.net/dubai2010/ About the DIFC The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is an onshore finance and business hub connecting the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region (MEASA) and the rest of the world. Since its launch in 2004, the DIFC has established a current client base of 780 firms which have registered at the Centre, including 16 of the world s largest 20 banking institutions. Thousands of employees operate in an open environment complemented by international regulations, laws and standards. The DIFC offers its member institutions incentives such as 100 per cent foreign ownership, zero percent tax rate on income and profits and no restriction on capital convertibility or profit repatriation. In addition, the DIFC s clients benefit from modern infrastructure, operational support services and business continuity facilities. About Paris EUROPLACE The mission of Paris EUROPLACE, a non for profit organisation created in 1993, is to develop and further modernize the Paris financial market and promote its key advantages at the regional, European and international level. Paris EUROPLACE, which today gathers 150 member institutions, brings together a multiplicity of players in the financial industry: corporate issuers, financial intermediaries, asset management companies, law and accounting firms and consultancies all of which participate to the association s actions and activities. Paris EUROPLACE also contributes to the competitiveness clusters program, and aims at making the Paris financial market a full-fledged center, thereby confirming its leading position, particularly in asset management and financial research. Web Site : www.paris-europlace.net Press Contacts For Paris EUROPLACE: Arnaud de Bresson / Managing Director / Tel. + 33 1 49 27 11 44 / bresson@paris-europlace.com / www.paris-europlace.net For DIFC: Shaima Omar Al Zarouni / Tel: +971 4 362 2432 / shaima.alzarouni@difc.ae
1 st French - Russian Financial Forum Moscow, December 9 th 2010 Developing New Cooperation and Business Opportunities between Paris and Moscow Venue: Hotel RADISSON SLAVIANSKAYA, MOSCOW 08:30 09:00 Welcome & Registration 09:00 09:15 Welcome Address by Arnaud de BRESSON, Chief Executive, Paris EUROPLACE 09:15-09:45 Introduction by Gérard MESTRALLET, Chairman and CEO, GDF SUEZ, Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE 09:45 10:15 Keynote Addresses Alexeï KUDRIN, Vice Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance, Russian Federation Christine LAGARDE, French Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry 10:15 11:30 Plenary Session: The Contribution of Finance to the Modernization of the Economy: Areas of cooperation between Paris EUROPLACE and Moscow Financial Center Ronald KENT, Executive Vice President, NYSE Euronext Jean LEMIERRE, Special Advisor to the Chairman, BNP Paribas Jacques Der MEGREDITCHIAN, Chief Business Officer, Troïka Dialog, Chairman of the Board, RTS Bernardo SANCHEZ INCERA, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Société Générale Sergueï PAKHOMOV, Chairman, Moscow City Debt Committee Jean-Pierre THOMAS, Partner, Lazard Frères Serguey VASILIEV, Deputy Chairman, VEB Moderator: Arnaud de BRESSON, Chief Executive, Paris EUROPLACE Closing Remarks: Arkady DVORKOVICH, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
11:15 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-12:45 Parallel Sessions Panel 1 Raising Capital on Europe s Largest and Most Liquid Exchange (organized by NYSE Euronext) Daniel BRAVERMAN, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Darius DAUBARAS, Director and Head of Russia, CIS and CEE equity capital markets, BNP Paribas Ronald KENT, Executive Vice President, NYSE Euronext Panel 2 VEB and CDC Cooperation in Financing Projects: New Challenges for Long Term Investors (organized by Caisse des Dépôts) Christian BADAUT, International Affairs Advisor, Caisse des Dépôts Long terms Investors Challenges in PPP Financing Vladimir SIDOROV, PPP director, Vnesheconombank Paul-Marie RINGWALD, Head of International Affairs, Egis, Caisse des Dépôts Innovative SME S financing Mikhail KOPEIKIN, Deputy Chairman, Vnesheconombank Jean-Jacques YARMOFF, International Partnership Director, OSEO Panel 3 Fuelling the Corporates' Drive for Growth in Russia (organized by Société Générale) Russia s Macroeconomic Prospects: Growth, Investments, Savings Mikhail ERSHOV, Senior Vice-President, Rosbank Russia s Strategic Sectors as Growth Drivers and Investment Centres Andrey KLEPACH, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Federation Together Through the World Crisis and Beyond: Renault-Avtovaz a prominent French-Russian Strategic Business Partnership Maxime BONITEAU, Director of Plan & Strategy, Renault Russia Eduard VAINO, Vice-President/External relations, Avtovaz Development of the Russian and International Derivatives Market: Facilities and Experience from Société Générale Group as a Global Leader Jurgen GRIEB, Head of SGCIB Russia, Rosbank Moderator: Vladimir GOLUBKOV, CEO, Rosbank
12:45 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:15 Parallel Sessions Panel 4 For A Secured Post Crisis Environment, The Market infrastructures and Securities Law Issues : Share of experiences (organized by European Institute for Financial Regulation) Sébastien COCHARD, Public Affairs, Strategy and Corporate Development, BNP Paribas Securities Services Evgueniy ELLINSKIY, Vice President and Member of the Executive Board, MICEX Rostislav KOKOREV, Deputy Director, Corporate Governance, Minister for Economic Development Philippe LANGLET, Head of Legal, Société Générale Vladimir MILOVIDOV, Chairman, Russian Federal Financial Market Service Alexey TIMOFEEV, Chief Executive Officer, Naufor Edouard VIEILLEFOND, Managing Director, Regulation Policy & International Affairs Division, AMF Moderator: Edouard de LENCQUESAING, Managing Director, European Institute for Financial Regulation Panel 5 Long Term Financing in Russia and Europe (organized by BNP Paribas) Sergey AVRAMOV, General Counsel, BNP Paribas Group Russia, Member of the Management Board, BNP PARIBAS ZAO Laurent COURAUDON, Head of Country, BNP Paribas Group Russia, President, BNP PARIBAS ZAO Sven DE SMET, Head of Acquisitions, Investment and Financial Advisory, GDF SUEZ Sergueï PAKHOMOV, Chairman, Moscow City Debt Committee Panel 6 Legal and Tax Innovation of French Financial Markets for Russian Investors (organized by CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre) Stéphane AUSTRY, Partner, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, Maxim BULBA, Partner, CMS Russia Stanislav TOURBANOV, Partner, CMS Russia Bruno ZABALA, Senior Associate, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre 15:15 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 16:45 Parallel Sessions Panel 7 Innovation and Risk Management: Culture & Practices (organized by Finance Innovation) Jean-Christophe BORIES, Director, Riskalis Raphaël DOUADY, Director of Research, co-founder, Riskdata Aleksey MIROSHNICHENKO, Head of Department of Risks of Operations on Financial Markets, GAZPROMBANK Philippe PELE CLAMOUR, Professor, HEC Mikhail POMAZANOV, Vice-Director of Credit Risk Management, Bank Zenit Victor VERESHCHAGIN, President, Association RusRisk Serguey SMIRNOV, Director, Financial Engineering and Risk Management Laboratory at State University Higher School of Economics Moderator: Edouard de LENCQUESAING, Managing Director, European Institute for Financial Regulation Panel 8 France: your Gateway to Europe - Russia : New Opportunities for Investors (organized by Invest in France Agency and CCIFR) Jérôme CLAUSEN, Executive Director, Invest in France Agency Emmanuel QUIDET, Chairman, CCIFR Boris SHAROV, Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Web 16:45 End of the Forum
Contact: Arnaud de Bresson, Managing Director Paris EUROPLACE Tel : + 33 1 49 27 11 14 email:bresson@paris-europlace.com Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum «Developing New Cooperation and Business Opportunities between Paris and Moscow» Thursday, December 9 th, 2010 PRESS RELEASE Paris, Moscow, December 9, 2010 Paris EUROPLACE and the City of Moscow held the 1 st French-Russian Financial Forum in Moscow on December 9, 2010. Mrs Christine LAGARDE, French Minister of Economy and Finance and Mr Alexey KUDRIN, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Russian Federation have opened together the Forum. Mrs LAGARDE stressed that Financial Services item is becoming one of the central theme of the French Russian economic bilateral relations. For a long time already, the main French industrial groups and financial institutions are investing in Russia, and they are willing to participate and support the project launched by President MEDVEDEV to make Moscow an international financial center. On this occasion and as a concrete example, Caisse des Dépôts and VEB, announced that EGIS (a 100% subsidiary of CDC) and Evraziïski (a particular investment of VEB), have launched a joint venture specialized in engineering and developing PPP and infrastructures projects. In the context of the Project to make Moscow an international financial center and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed last June between the City of Moscow and Paris EUROPLACE, Paris and Moscow have decided to set up regular and frequent exchanges of information and experiences on financial practices on 6 areas: - Securities legal environment and regulation: the Moscow financial center needs the implementation of a regulatory framework to develop new financial instruments in equity markets, bonds, derivatives et.. Paris will bring its expertise in this area as well as to accelerate training and education between the regulatory Authorities - Debt Management : Paris will bring its expertise in the public debt management as well as the organization and the development of corporate bond markets - Long-term savings: exchange of expertise and recommendations will be accelerated for the development of the insurance sector in Russia, as well as the asset management industry - Market infrastructures: recommendations will be elaborated for a better regulation and the development of new initiatives in terms of depositaries, CCPs and settlement solutions. - New promising sectors: carbon/climate, commodities. Share experiences and promote initiatives.
Contact: Arnaud de Bresson, Managing Director Paris EUROPLACE Tel : + 33 1 49 27 11 14 email:bresson@paris-europlace.com - Research and education : development of exchanges and new initiatives between French and Russian Universities and high schools to develop research in finance ; assistance of Paris EUROPLACE to support the new Risk Management Institute launched by Moscow City. The Forum was also the occasion to express views on key subjects related to the Euro, to the G20 and to the latest development of the Paris financial marketplace. Gérard MESTRALLET, Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE, Chairman & CEO, GDF SUEZ, has highlighted the new perspective for the Euro zone and has presented the Paris EUROPLACE Action Plan, supported by the High Level Marketplace Committee, chaired by Mrs. Christine LAGARDE, French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry to draw lessons from the crisis and attract new international investors and issuers. * * * The 2010 Moscow/Paris EUROPLACE Financial Forum is co-organized with: Invest in France, BNP Paribas, Caisse des Dépôts, CMS Legal, European Institute for Financial Regulation, GDF SUEZ, Finance Innovation, NAUFOR, NYSE Euronext, Société Générale, and with the kind support of the Economic Department of the French Embassy in Russia. For further information, please visit the website: http://www.paris-europlace.net/moscow2010/
SHANGHAI / PARIS EUROPLACE Financial Forum DEVELOPING NEW COOPERATION AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN FINANCIAL CENTERS co-hosted by Shanghai Municipal Financial Services Office and Paris EUROPLACE Shanghai, December 1st, 2010 --------------------------- Venue: Hotel Pudong Shangri-La Shanghai, 33 Fu Cheng Lu, Pudong, Shanghai 200120, China 08:00 08:30 Welcome & Registration 08:30 08:35 Introduction by Arnaud de BRESSON, Chief Executive, Paris EUROPLACE 08:35 08:45 Opening Address Gérard MESTRALLET, Chairman & CEO, GDF SUEZ, Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE 08:45 09:30 Keynote Addresses Central Banks: DU Jinfu, Deputy Governor, People s Bank of China (PBoC) Jean-Paul REDOUIN, Deputy Governor, Banque de France Markets Authorities : Jean-Pierre JOUYET, Chairman, French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) YAO Gang, Vice-Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) 1