Following the eminent success of our 2008 Contactless Cards and Payments Conference, we are proud to bring you the 2009 event with new insights into the developing UK card market.  Case studies from retailers and banks will complement the presentations which highlight the potential risks posed by new card technology, and the difficulties in regualtory aspects of the card markets. 

The standardisation and interoperability concepts will be discussed alongside an in-depth look at the risk analysis questions being raised with the developments of new payment technology.  Mobile payments will feature on this agenda as leading technologies in advanced payment systems.

This unmissable conference will update your knowledge of the UK card markets and allow you vital networking opportunities with senior level decision makers involved in the payments industry.

Why should you attend this event?

You should attend this event to:

• HEAR from leading experts on the newest developments in mobile technology
• DISCUSS the issues surrounding regulation of NFC, RFID and m-payments
• LEARN about how new payment systems will affect your business
• DISCOVER how security issues are going to be approached in the coming years
• NETWORK with senior level key decision makers involved in the card payments industry
• ADVANCE your professional learning with this CPD accredited course

Hear keynote addresses from:

• Paul Rodford, Head of Card Payments, UK Cards Association
• Shashi Verma, Director of Oyster, Transport For London
• Gerard Hartsink, Senior Executive Vice President, ABN AMRO Bank
• Kevin Gillick, Executive Director, GlobalPlatform
• Dominic Peachey, Senior Policy Analyst, Financial Standards Authority
• Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director, Smart Card Alliance

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

• Colin Whittaker, Head of Security, APACS
• David Weatherby, EPC Global European Adoption Programme Manager, GS1 UK
• Anna Kuriakose, Vice President, Futures and Innovation, Monitise
• Pelin Kabalak, Executive Vice President, BKM A.S Turkey
• David Birch, Director, Consult Hyperion
• Laurent Julien, Vice President, European Association For Mobile Payment
• Bede Feltham, Marketing Director, sQuidcard Limited
• Maarten Bron, Vice President, Collis Innovation Centre, Collis
• Bertrand Moussel,  Executive Vice President Sales EMEA LATAM, Inside Contactless
• Michel Bayings, Senior Management Consultant Business Innovation, Logica
• Francois Patrice, Marketing Director Banking, NXP

Who should attend?

• Director of transport
• Commercial Directors of Banks
• Financial Directors from Banks
• Chief Executives from financial associations
• Senior Policy Analysts from regulatory bodies
• Chief Executives from card technology manufacturers
• Retail Directors
• Legal practioners specialising in fraud
• Project managers from public sector transport projects
• Head of cards
• New Business Development director
• Directors of Finance
• Vice Presidents

Venue details

COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL

. Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR Phone (44) 20 7937 7211,  Fax (44) 20 7937 7100, www.millenniumhotels.com

In a corner of fashionable Kensington you will find the Copthorne Tara. Within easy reach of the shops and restaurants of Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill. The hotel is also close to the beautiful tree lined lanes and avenues of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the theatres of the west end and the world famous museums on the Cromwell Road

• From Heathrow Airport: 30 mins by car; Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station 20 mins by Heathrow Express
• Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station 30 mins by Gatwick Express Train;
• Stansted Airport to Liverpool Station 50 mins by Stansted Express Train;
• Luton Airport to Victoria Station 90 mins by coach.

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