Forum opening and welcome
Andrew Stabback, Director, Australian Financial Publications introduces

John Hearne, Chairman, LIXI

Keynote address

Electronic standards - an international business perspective

• The role of standards in the global banking industry
• The role of technology and industry standards in enabling change
• Why international standards are so important for any global business

Steven Farrage, Head of Australia and South Pacific, SWIFT

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LIXI research presentation

24 hours to Yes

How open standards and straight through processing deliver an economic and systems advantage.

• The economic benefit of LIXI standards to an organisation
• The common misconceptions of what LIXI is and what it stands for
• The future of LIXI in the home lending industry

Andrew Inwood, Managing Director, brandmanagement

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Presentation

Making the business case for Straight Through Processing - the ROI of LIXI

• Making the real world business case for LIXI standards - by those who have done it
• A discussion of the obvious and the not so obvious: Benefits of moving to straight through processing and the role LIXI plays

Curtis Brager, Commercial Director, Nextgen.Net

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Panel discussion

Removing roadblocks through co-operation in an evolving broker industry

• Co-operation in a competitive marketplace
• Removing inefficiencies through co-operation and the benefit to the consumer
• What role do standards have in the current commission discussion?
• What could the Australian broking industry look like going forward with further co-operation on standards?

Panellists:

Paul Lahiff, Managing Director, Mortgage Choice

Joe Sirianni, Executive Director, Smartline

Malcolm Watkins, Executive Director, AFG

Chair: Phil Naylor, Chief Executive Officer, MFAA

Presentation and panel discussion

Leading lending institutions review their strategic relationship with brokers/ aggregators and standards

• Lender buy-in: the challenge and the opportunity
• Implementation process, costs and benefits
• Lessons from offshore markets
• LIXI standards: the opportunity for diversification and cross-selling

Panellists:

Kirk Pitman, Head of Strategy and Channel Development, Third Party and Specialist Distribution, St.George Bank

Glenn Haslam, Head of Specialist Distribution, ANZ

Kathy Cummings, Executive General Manager, Third Party Banking, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

John Flavell, Head of Broker Sales, NAB Broker

Chair: Adrian Macleod, Chief Executive Officer, NextGen.Net

Presentation

LIXI: A retrospective

A report card on LIXI by one of the founders and important background for people who are new to LIXI.

• A look at how LIXI now compares to LIXI then
• The achievements and milestones along the way and the characters that made it happen
• What LIXI has meant to the industry

Mike Thanos, Chief Operating Officer, LTX

Presentation

Looking forward: The role of the LIXI CEO

• The efficient management of LIXI resources and re-engaging members and lenders

• Improving methodology; maximising transparency and consistency
• Crystallising the value proposition of standards
• 2009 goals and projects
• The strategic opportunity with NECS

Erik Fenna, Chief Executive Officer, LIXI

Keynote presentation

The National Electronic Conveyancing System update

NECS gives LIXI data somewhere to go and LIXI gives NECS somewhere to start. Find out:

• How this is being developed;
• What you can do to ensure you obtain the maximum benefit from it; and
• What the recent COAG announcements mean for the implementation of NECS

Simon Libbis, Executive Director, National Electronic Conveyancing Office

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Presentation

Processes from settlement to post-settlement

• The implications of the National Electronic Conveyancing System on the mortgage documentation and management process
• Settlement and post settlement standards: Are we there yet?
• Evolving the mortgage industry supply chain through technology and LIXI standards

Mike Abel, Project Manager

Nick Proctor, Head of Business Development

Chris Evans, Senior Business Development Manager

Perpetual Corporate Trust

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Panel discussion

Product standards and their potential

• The implementation process discussed in detail
• Why this is the future
• What are the implications for products standards under the new regulatory regime?

Panellists:

Sean Taheny, Manager Sales Projects, Aussie

Phil Naylor, Chief Executive Officer, MFAA

Eric Handbury, Manager, Broker Solutions, IRESS

Chris Carn, NSW State Manager, NAB Broker

Chair: Michelle King, Director, Solution4

Research presentation

Semantics in action

• Understanding how Semantics in action delivers sustainable workflow benefits
• A new mindset around collaboration

Anni Rowland-Campbell, Innovation and Research, Fuji Xerox

Paul Strahl, eBusiness Manager, Fuji Xerox

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Panel discussion

Commissions standards - the opportunity you don't want to miss

• Who should implement and why?
• Who gets the benefit?
• Missed opportunities: What will this cost your business if you don't implement now?

Panellists:

Joanne Mather, Lending Relationships Manager, Mortgage Choice

Chris Carn, NSW State Manager, NAB Broker

Drew Medcalf, Development Manager, ANZ

Kirk Pitman, Head of Strategy and Channel Development, Third Party and Specialist Distribution, St.George Bank

Joe Sirianni, Executive Director, Smartline

Panel discussion

Implementing the LIXI valuation standards

• The importance of a single true standard
• The changing requirement for valuation standards
• Where are we headed with AVMs?
• Is Valuations 1.4 a possibility for 2008?

Panellists:

Frank Connon, General Manager, Valuation Management Services, Sandstone Technologies

Andrew Calnin, National Valuation Manager, RP Data

Brett Crosby, IT Manager, ValEx

Chair: Piers Cockram, Chief Executive Officer, ValuePRO

Closing remarks

John Hearne, Chairman, LIXI

Erik Fenna, Chief Executive Officer, LIXI

Close of LIXI Industry Forum 2008

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