Business Editors
ADVISORY...for Monday (April 30)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2001
Paris Europlace Financial Forum--
Leaders representing the top financial institutions in the US and France will gather at Le Parker Meridien Hotel on April 30, 2001, as part of the 4th Annual Paris Europlace Financial Forum, to discuss pressing issues regarding investment strategies in the Euro zone.
The 2001 Forum, titled "The Euro Zone: New Opportunities and Practical Investment Strategies," is organized in partnership with Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, SG Cowen, CLSE-Small Caps, Euronext, Paris-Ile de France Capitale Economique and Constantin & Associes.
France's Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Laurent Fabius, will host the meeting's luncheoRaymond Weil Watchn and offer a keynote address.
Coming on the heels of the G-7 meeting in Washington, DC, the Paris Europlace Financial Forum is designed to evaluate challenges, implications and opportunities regarding new and changing policies that have a bearing on US investment strategies in the Euro zone.
The 2001 Forum is a one-day event that will include two general plenary sessions in the morning and several detailed workshops in the afternoon. The first special panel discussion will focus on Investment Strategies in Euroland, and will include Putnam Investments, Oppenheimer Funds, SG Asset Management (SGAM) and Spanish uniformAXA Investment. The second panel discussion, will focus on Corporate Governance in France with the participation of Bill Crist of CalPERS, Jean-Rene Fourtou of Aventis, Serge Weinberg of PPR, and Marc Vienot, Chairman of Paris EUROPLACE, Chairman of the French Corporate Governance Committee.
Among the afternoon sessions, subjects include:
"Companies in the Process of Transformation"
"US and European Government Bond Markets: Contrasting
Development and Perspective"
"Networks: Secure Growth"
Porsche Design Replica Watches
"Paris - Ile de France, the Gateway for Technology, Research
and Financial Services in Europe"
"Euronext presentation of NextTrack, the Segment for Exchange
Traded Funds"
"Clearing and Settlement: The New Euroclear/Euronext Model"
The afternoon will also include a presentation by select companies to discuss their perspective and experience regarding the Euro zone as a capital development region. The 2001 Forum will be held on April 30 at Le Parker Meridien Hotel, 119 West 56th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), New York, NY 10019.
For registration information and reservations, please contact Andrew Frears, Magnet Communications, 212-367-6842, or click on to register on line.
For more information about the 2001 Forum or Europlace, please visit our web site at .
