WCCR 2008


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Date of the conference from 17 to 20 October 2008.

Conference Agenda

Sunday, October 19, 2008
10.00 Registration Opens  
18.00 Opening Reception  
19.00 Dinner  
 
Monday, October 20, 2008
6.30 Breakfast  
Registration  
8.00 Welcome Mike Bradford (President)Association Of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers

Stuart Pratt (President and CEO)
Consumer Data Industry Association

Serasa/Experian
8.30 Official Welcome Brazilian Government 
9.00 Global Credit Bureau Progress Peer Stein (Senior Investment Officer)
Global Financial Markets Department
International Finance Corporation
9.45 Latin America Credit Reporting Issues            A panel of experts from Latin America will cover credit reporting issues particular to this region
10.30 Coffee Break  
11.00 Asian Credit Reporting Issues        A panel of experts from  the Asia - Pacific region will discuss issues of importance
11.45 US/EU Legislative / Regulatory Environment        Stuart Pratt (President and CEO)
Consumer Data Industry Association
Bob Belair (Partner)
Oldaker, Biden & Belair
Mike Bradford (President)
Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers
Tony Hadley
Experian
12.45 Lunch  
14.00 Alternative Data / Commercial Data Some countries are turning to the reporting of such non-traditional data as utility, mobile phone and rent payments to initiate or enhance credit reports
14.45 Coffee Break  
15.15 Data Quality in Credit Reports There have been several recent studies that data contained in credit reports is very accurate and highly predictive
16.00 Global Impact of the Subprime
Mortgage Issue
An economist's view of the difficulties in the US 
16.45 Adjourn  
17.30 Buses Depart for Reception  
18.00 Reception  
19.30 Buses Depart for Dinner  
20.00 Dinner and Show  
23.00 Buses Depart for Hotel  
 
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
6.30 Breakfast  
7.30 CRA Meeting  
8.30 Lender Perspectives on Credit Reporting A panel of lenders will offer their insights into how they use credit reports and what they are looking for from our industry
9.30 Cybercrime / Data Security/Insider Threats Phishing, hacking, bots, spoofing, and pharming are just some of the methods used to illegally access or compromise data. This panel will cover the latest methods being used and how to recognize and prevent them.
10.30 Coffee Break  
11.00 Fraud Prevention / Authentication Tools What products are out there to assist companies in authenticating and verifying those who want access to their data
11.45 Application Processing A comprehensive look at the value of application processing to small businesses
12.30 Lunch  
13.30 Credit Scoring A panel discussion on the latest in scoring technology and products.
14.30 The Value of Full File Reporting The reporting of both positive and negative data has shown to expand credit opportunities for both businesses and consumers
15.15 Session To be Announced  
15.30 Adjourn  
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