Financial

Event Profile: Business Continuity-The Risk Management Expo showcases the practical solutions and products while exploring best practice, standards and strategies that will enable an organisation to protect it's vital assets, mitigate risk, manage crisis and recover after a disaster. Highlights: The show delivered a free-to-attend exhibition and very successful free to attend seminar programme all running alongside the Business Continuity Conference. Visitor's Profile: The exhibition brings together personnel from IT and facility management, to HR and C-Level delegates. It is aimed at anyone with a responsibility for their business, shareholders, reputation and staff, requirements of IT, physical security, planning, training, facilities management, regulation, resources and benchmarking that constitute responsible business continuity and governance. Exhibitor's Profile: Companies offering products and services for the following sectors: Recovery Services, Information Availability/Data Protection, Network Resilience, Business Continuity Planning & Implementation, Communication Solutions, Risk Management/Assessment Consultants, IT and Telecoms Continuity, Brand/Reputation Management Solutions, Training Solutions, Crisis Management and Emergency Planning Solutions, Compliance Solutions. Organizer: Reed Exhibitions 383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, United States of America. Tel: +(1)-(203)-8404800 Fax: +(1)-(203)-8404801

Event Profile: IX Investor is the leading event for active private investors and traders where they can gather together under one roof to learn new skills which will help them profit from the stock markets. Highlights: IX Lunchtime Debate & IX Investor Question Time-Live panel discussions with invited investment experts from UK and US followed by Q&A from the Audience. IX Conferences-There are ten conferences taking place at IX Investor. Each of these hour long conferences feature a panel of experts (up to six speakers) and a chairperson covering a range of up-to-the-minute investment topics. Free Investment Seminars. Visitor's Profile: Private Investors & Traders & other related industry professionals are the target visitors. Exhibitor's Profile: Exhibitors include Execution and Advisory Stockbrokers, Financial Websites & Data Providers, Trading Software & Tools, Spread Betting Companies, Financial Exchanges, Derivative Brokers, Wealth Management Companies, Independent Financial Advisors, FOREX Brokers, Land Investment Companies, Currency & Commodity Brokers, Financial Bookshops, SIPP Providers & Investment Funds, Mortgage Lenders & Banks, Property Investment Companies and Buy-to-Let Advisors. Organizer: The Information Exchange Limited 154 Bishopsgate, 4th Floor, London, United Kingdom. Tel: +(44)-(20)-78778790 Fax: +(44)-(131)-4664343

Event Profile: National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX) is an International exhibition on energy generation and conservation, to showcase the progress made, deliberate the potential opportunities and challenges facing the industry and to create a roadmap for sustainable growth and development. Visitor's Profile: The profile for the visitors: CEO's, Policy Makers, Engineers & Consultants, Project Developers, Regulatory Bodies, Technical Managers, Safety Managers, R & D Personnel. Exhibitor's Profile: Profile for exhibit include conventional, non conventional, renewable and clean and green energy, power transmission, distribution and conservation systems, process automation and instrumentation, boilers and steam systems, material handling systems, waste management systems, environment monitoring, petrochemical & electrical engineering etc. Organizer: Faversham House Group Limited Faversham House, 232a Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom. Tel: +(44)-(20)-86517100 Fax: +(44)-(20)-86517117

UK Retail Fund Distribution 11 to 12 March 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.osneymedia.co.uk/tracker/osneytracker.asp?magazineid=2636 Contact name: Mariame Lindell • Explore how the mutual fund industry in the UK is evolving and the drivers behind this evolution • Understand the impact of wraps & platforms and the rise of open architecture on the distribution market (Quote booking reference 954EL) Organized by: Osney Media

The Future of Fund Management 10 to 11 March 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.marketforce.eu.com/fund Contact name: Scilla Monck Now in its 9th year, this conference is firmly established as a leading event in this sector. This event is renowned for attracting top-level speakers and senior-level attendees to debate the future direction of the market. Organized by: The Institute of Economic Affairs

Insurance Market Forum 5 to 6 March 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.marketforce.eu.com/imf Contact name: Marc Koskela This event, for senior decision-makers involved in the (re)insurance industry, will build on the success of the IEA's Future of General Insurance conference, and focus on the big issues affecting the London market and wholesale insurance. Organized by: The Institute of Economic Affairs

Retail Banking in Europe 4 to 5 March 2008 Retail Banking in Europe, United Kingdom Website: http://www.marketforce.eu.com/rbe/ Contact name: Rory McNeil In today's increasingly competitive marketplace retail banks are facing the challenges and opportunities associated with sector consolidation, as they forge a place for themselves in tomorrow's retail banking landscape. Expanding into new m Organized by: The Institute of Economic Affairs'

The Public Sector Transformation Summit 2008 28 February 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.thetransformationsummit.com/tracker.asp?magazineid=1038 Contact name: Laetitia Semmel It provides a insight into the very best transformational success stories that have been undertaken across the public sector. All case studies will demonstrate either a 20% cashable saving or a 20% increase in standards of service delivery. Organized by: Osney Media

Managing With Less - 28 February 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.cipfanetworks.net/pin/events/default_view.asp?id=599 Contact name: Julie LeMasurier The event will explore the need to create a corporate strategy to ensure that organisations can get the most out of innovation and develop new approaches to service delivery. We have invited a range of excellent speakers who will offer prac Organized by: CIPFA Performance Improvement Network

The State of the Economy 26 February 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.marketforce.eu.com/economy/ Contact name: Evelyn Marchant The UK economic outlook is at its most uncertain in a decade. With inflation fluctuating, residential property prices rising unabated and growing political debate in the arena of fiscal policy, questions are being asked of how best to respo Organized by: The Institute of Economic Affairs