| Thursday, Oct. 7—Research |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Registration table opens |
| 2:00 |
Welcoming remarks
Patrick K. Barron, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 2:10 |
Panel I: Demand and Supply
Chair
Stephen J. Kay, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Presenters
“The Summit of the Americas and Remittances”
Jane Thery, Organization of American States [Powerpoint  ]
“On the Remitting Patterns of Immigrants: Evidence from Mexican Survey Data” 
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University [Powerpoint ]
“Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues and Perspectives on Development”
Manuel Orozco, Inter-American Dialogue [Additional Report ] [Powerpoint ]
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| 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:30 |
“Global Electronic Payments” 
Carol Clark, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago [Powerpoint ]
“Creating a Global Standard in Online Payments”
Aman Verjee, Paypal [Powerpoint ]
Commentators
Moises Jaimes, Bancomer Transfer Services [Presentation ]
Mark Thompson, Western Union North America [Presentation ]
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| 4:45 |
Question and answer period |
| 5:15 |
Adjournment
Bank tour (optional) |
| 5:45 |
Reception |
| 6:30 |
Dinner
Introduction of speaker
Jack Guynn, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Speaker
Donald Terry, Inter-American Development Bank [Presentation ]
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| Friday, Oct. 8—Practitioners |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Continental breakfast |
| 8:30 |
Panel II: Comparing Experiences (part 1)
Chair
Adrienne Wells, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Presenters
Pan-European ACH
Norbert Bielefeld, European Savings Bank Group [Powerpoint ]
Asian ACH
Enoch Ch'ng, Monetary Authority of Singapore [Powerpoint ]
Eurogiro
Henrik Parl, Eurogiro Network [Powerpoint ]
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| 9:50 |
Break |
| 10:20 |
Panel II: Comparing Experiences (part 2)
Presenters
United States-Canada ACH
Larry Schulz, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta [Powerpoint ]
United States-Mexico ACH
Francisco Solís Robleda, Banco de Mexico [Powerpoint ]
Commentators
Joe Teves, Royal Bank of Canada
Tom Matich, JPMorgan Chase [Transcript ]
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| 11:40 |
Question and answer period |
| Noon |
Luncheon
Introduction of speaker
Pat Barron, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Speaker
John B. Taylor, U.S. Department of the Treasury [Presentation ]
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| 1:45 p.m. |
Breakout Session
Attendees will form three breakout groups, each selecting a representative to give a report to the larger group after reconvening. A facilitator will solicit discussion of the obstacles and opportunities for introducing improvements in the remittance market.
Group 1: Issues for the banking sector
Discussion facilitator
Elizabeth McQuerry, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Group 2: Issues for nonbank remittance providers
Discussion facilitator
Darlene Martin, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Group 3: Regulatory concerns
Discussion facilitator
Larry Schulz, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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| 3:00 |
Reports from the breakout groups
Discussion facilitator
Larry Schulz, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta [Reports ] |
| 4:00 |
Closing remarks
Robert A. Eisenbeis, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 4:10 |
Closing break |
| 4:30 |
Adjournment |
