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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2001-119
SEC HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HOLD MAJOR ISSUES CONFERENCE ON
SECURITIES REGULATION IN THE GLOBAL INTERNET ECONOMY
Washington, DC, October 25, 2001 - The Securities and
Exchange Commission today announced that the Securities and
Exchange Commission Historical Society, in cooperation with
the Commission and with the support of the Northwestern
University School of Law, will hold a Major Issues
Conference on Securities Regulation in the Global Internet
Economy. This is the first SEC-supported conference since
1984 that is devoted to examining broad policy issues in
securities regulation.
The conference will be held November 14-15 at the Grand
Hyatt Hotel at 1000 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, and will
bring together more than 43 speakers to participate in five
panel discussions. The theme of Securities Regulation in
the Global Internet Economy was chosen because the rapid
development of a global marketplace requires a careful
reexamination of the fundamental principles of securities
regulation.
SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt, who will address the group as
the keynote speaker, said, "In the field of securities law
today, there is no more important priority for securities
regulators than to address the role of securities regulation
in the global marketplace. This conference will play an
important role in helping us set our regulatory agenda. We
look forward to participating in the proceedings and
discussing the important issues and challenges confronting
today's capital markets."
David Ruder, Chairman of the Historical Society and a
former Chairman of the SEC, said, "We are extremely
fortunate to have assembled such an outstanding group of
both theorists and practitioners of securities regulation.
The conference will offer much that will be worthwhile and
thought provoking for attendees from the securities bar,
accounting profession and securities industry."
Conference sessions will cover the entire range of
Commission responsibilities in the global Internet economy.
Speakers at the conference represent a broad spectrum of
U.S. and foreign securities regulators, stock market
officials, accountants, lawyers, and academics.
Senator Paul Sarbanes, Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Michel Prada,
Chairman of the French Commission des Operations de Bourse,
will be the featured luncheon speakers. Panelists will
include Edmund Jenkins of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, Richard Ketchum of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, and senior officials of foreign
regulatory agencies in Europe, Asia and South America. A
complete list of the speakers is attached, and the entire
agenda and registration form are available on the
Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. For additional
information, please contact R. A. Pete Wentz, Associate
Dean, Northwestern University School of Law at (312) 503-
1828.
The Securities and Exchange Commission Historical
Society was founded in 1999. It works to preserve the
history of the SEC, to sponsor research and educational
programs regarding the SEC, and to enhance understanding of
United States and world capital markets.
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Securities Regulation in the Global Internet Economy
November 14 and 15, 2001 - Washington, D.C.
Speakers
Keynote Speakers:
Harvey L. Pitt, Chairman of the United States
Securities and Exchange
Commission
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Michel Prada, Chairman of the Commission des Operations
de Bourse, France
Foreign Securities Regulators and Officials:
David A. Brown, Chairman, Ontario Securities Commission
John Mogg, Director General, Internal Market
Directorate General, European
Commission
Anthony Neoh, Chief Advisor, China Securities
Regulatory Commission
Jose L. Osorio, President, Comissao de Valores
Mobiliarios, Brazil
Stuart Willey, Chief Counsel, Investment Business,
Financial Services Authority, England
George Wittich, President, BAWe (Securities
Commission), and former Chair, Federation of
European Securities Commissions
Accounting Standards Setters:
Edmund L. Jenkins, Chairman, Financial Accounting
Standards Board
Sir David Tweedie, Chairman, International Acounting
Standards Board
Stock Market Officials:
Donald Cruickshank, Chairman, London Stock Exchange
Philip D. Defeo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Pacific Exchange
Richard A. Grasso, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Richard G. Ketchum, President and Chief Operating
Officer, National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.
Securities Industry Participants:
Douglas Atkin, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Instinet Group, Inc.
James Dannis, Berens Capital Management
Stephen L. Hammerman, Vice Chairman of the Board,
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Gary G. Lynch, Global General Counsel, Credit Suisse
First Boston
Robert C. Pozen, Vice Chairman, Fidelity Investments
David Silver, Former Chairman, ICI Mutual Insurance
Company
Steven M. H. Wallman, President, Foliofn Investments,
Inc.
Academics:
David S. Ruder, William W. Gurley Memorial Professor of
Law, Northwestern University School of Law
Andrei Shleifer, Professor, Department of Economics,
Harvard University
Lynn E. Turner, Professor, College of Business,
Colorado State University
Accountants:
Philip A. Laskawy, former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Ernst & Young
Lawyers:
Edward F. Greene, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Alan B. Levenson, Fulbright & Jaworski
Kathleen H. Moriarty, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn
Richard M. Phillips, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Linda C. Quinn, Shearman & Sterling
William Underhill, Slaughter and May
Steven K. West, Sullivan & Cromwell
William J. Williams Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell
United States Securities and Exchange Commissioners and
Senior Staff:
Isaac C. Hunt Jr., Commissioner
Laura S. Unger, Commissioner
David M. Becker, General Counsel
Stephen M. Cutler, Acting Director, Division of
Enforcement
Felice B. Friedman, Acting Director, Office of
International Affairs
Robert K. Herdman, Chief Accountant
David B. H. Martin Jr., Director, Division of
Corporation Finance
Annette L. Nazareth, Director, Division of Market
Regulation
Paul F. Roye, Director, Division of Investment
Management
To register, contact: R. A. Pete Wentz, Associate Dean,
Northwestern University School of Law
p-w...@law.northwestern.edu
(312) 503-1828