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Please join us at the FPL African Conference 2006 to be held on 10 March 2006 in Cape Town at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) (http://www.cticc.co.za/) . We anticipate the availability of seats and participation to be limited to 325 people. The theme will be basing investment decisions in Africa (Southern Africa Development Community or SADC) on technology, robust environment/s (trading, settlement and regulation) and centres of excellence. If you would like to register for this free event please e-mail saconference2006@fixprotocol.org and include your name, company name, title, phone number and e-mail address. If you are registering other colleagues, please include their information as well.
Additional information can be found at the following link: http://www.fixprotocol.org/saconference2006.
Proposed topics will include:
o Welcome, Usage of technology and FIX within the global financial services sector
o Technology Investment in Africa
o Financial Centre for Africa Initiative
o Real-time Gross Settlement Initiative (RTGS) for Africa
o Creating centres of excellence within SADC
o African Stock Exchanges Association and SADC Committee of Stock Exchanges
o Usage of technology for investing and investment decisions
o Global adoption of a single standard for pre and post trade communication (cross-product)
o Trading technology within Africa / SADC
Confirmed Plenary session speakers include:
o Scott Atwell, Manager of FIX Trading and Connectivity, American Century Investments and FPL Global Steering Committee Co-Chair
o Russell Loubser CEO, JSE Securities Exchange
o Garth Greubel CEO, Bond Exchange of South Africa
o Dave Mitchell Head: NPS Department, South African Reserve Bank
o Jonathan Dickson Financial Centre for Africa, National Treasury
o Kevin Houston, Global Transaction Messaging Consultant, HSBC Bank and FPL Global Technical Committee Co-Chair
Join our distinguished group of sponsors and take the opportunity to market your organization to a diverse group of attendees. We’d like to thank our confirmed sponsors whose contributions have made it possible to host the event:
GLTrade
Morgan Stanley
Noah Financial
Peresys
Please contact saconference2006@fixprotocol.org or Gavin Borrageiro on +2711 282 8233 to obtain additional information on the event (or to reserve a sponsorship spot).
Sponsorship Opportunities Include:
- Coffee / Tea / Muffins - R 6,000/£ 576.92 (Reserve Request)
- Morning Break - R 6,000/£ 576.92 (Available)
- Lunch* - R 15,000/£ 1,442.31 (1 co-sponsor available (1 Reserve Request))
- Afternoon Break - R 6,000/£ 576.92 (Available)
- Cocktail Party* - R 15,000/£ 1,442.31 (Available - 2 co-sponsors or 1 exclusive)
- Exhibit Stands - 5 (3X3M) - R 25,000/£ 2,403.85 (1 stand available (4 Reserve Request))
- Conference Banners (Plenary Session) - R 2,000/£ 192.31 (10 banners available - Free Standing)
- Break-away Rooms (exclusive branding) - R 15,000/£ 1,442.31 (2 rooms available)
- The amount supplied is per sponsor, however exclusive sponsorship is available. The venue has exclusivity on the catering and therefore the costing is based on a per person basis.
The benefits for sponsoring firms:
• Any firms that are sponsoring any of our breaks, lunches or cocktail party will receive dedicated areas for the display of branding / banners at the event to distribute literature and/or marketing material.
• Your firm will be listed as sponsor on FPL website with a link to the website, company logo, and contact information
• Your firm logo will be displayed at the sponsored event
• Recognition from podium for sponsored session / contribution
• Logo placed on signage within the registration area
• Your firm’s name (along with logo and company description) will be listed in the conference program
• Your firm’s promotional materials will be included in each conference attendee’s registration packet
• Complete mailing lists of all conference attendees in electronic format will be sent to you prior to the event
• Complete mailing lists of final attendees in electronic format will be sent to you after the conference
Target Audience:
Broker Dealers
Asset Managers
Hedge Funds
Exchanges / ECN’s
Trading & Technology Vendors
Communication Services Vendors (Networks)
Solution Software Vendors
Industry Associations
Current and Potential users of FIX:
Chief Investment Officers
Chief Technology Officer
Head of Trading (Sales & Execution)
Head of Software Development
Chief Executive Officers
FIX Trading and Connectivity Managers
Directors of Business Developments
Directors of Connectivity
Once again, please contact saconference2006@fixprotocol.org or Gavin Borrageiro on +2711 282 8233 to obtain additional information on the event (or to reserve a sponsorship spot).
Additional information about Cape Town can be found at the following links: www.tourismcapetown.co.za.