Vendorcom Cards & Payments Thought Leaders Conference London, 7th July 2009 We're back in the UK but with a distinctly pan-European flavour to our next Vendorcom Quarterly Cards & Payments Thought Leadership Conference which will be held in London on Tuesday 7th July 2009. The theme of the conference is 'The Cards & Payments Ecosystem in Europe' where we will take a look at the changing pan-European Cards & Payments landscape - who are the key influencers, what are the major initiatives, what is changing and what needs to change. This is a conference for pan-European leaders in the cards & payments industry and the presentations will deal at a strategic level with some of the most important infrastructure issues and regional dimensions of the sector in Europe. We will also be holding our ever popular members' social and networking evening the evening before the conference. This is also at the football ground, starting at around 18h30 and will feature an update on Vendorcom's charity - the Bobby Moore Cancer Research Fund - from Stephanie Moore, the widow of this famous England World Cup player. It promises to be a very special evening.   Agenda With a very strong line-up of speakers, the presentation topics for this conference are:   The European Cards & Payments Ecosystem of tomorrow – Dave Birch, Consult Hyperion Pan European Acquiring - Barclaycard The Role of the Central Bank - Banque de France Country update – Germany: The most complicated debit market in Europe - PayComm e.V. Innovating in the European Cards & Payments Ecosystem - PayFair The UK Cards Association – An Update Vendorcom Special Interest Area Update The Retailer Viewpoint - British Retail Consortium (Europe The Secure POS Vendor Alliance – An Update Security Standards – Mechanisms for Reducing Risk - Verizon Business Solutions Setting Standards – SEPA: A Pan-European Infrastructure - European Payments Council Date: Tuesday 7th July 2009 Time: Coffee and registration at 09h00 for 09h30 start; finishing at 16h45 Venue: West Ham United Football Club, Boleyn Ground, Green Street, London E13 9AZ Contact: Debbie Laver on +44 (0) 20 8548 2791 Map: Click Here Getting there:   By London Underground to Upton Park on the District Line. The football ground is only a short walk from the tube station. London City Airport is the nearest to the venue but regular train links are also available from London's Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports. Car parking is free at the venue. Accommodation:   Don't Miss This Unique Opportunity!! We have secured a number of rooms at the West Ham United Hotel where all the bedrooms are corporate boxes and have a direct view of the pitch! The even better news is that the room rate is £65 including breakfast. For more details, click here. Please contact Debbie Laver on +44 (0) 208 548 2791 and let them know you're with the Vendorcom group to get this rate.   Cost: Vendorcom Members: 3 delegates free of charge     (Additional delegates will be charged at £250 + VAT)   Merchants: 1 delegate free of charge     (Additional delegates will be charged at the full non-member rate)   Non members: £500+VAT (£575)   Social & Networking Evening - Monday 6th July 2009   With special guest speaker - Stephanie Moore, Founder, Bobby Moore Fund and an evening of table football!   It wouldn’t be a Vendorcom conference without our social & networking event on the evening before at the Sir Trevor Brooking Suite at the West Ham United football ground. Celebrating two years of Vendorcom's support of the Bobby Moore cancer research fund we are delighted to welcome Stephanie Moore to explain more about the work of our chosen charity. The evening will commence with drinks from 18h30 with a buffet supper at 19h30 and, by popular demand, we will have an evening of competitive activity in keeping with the theme of the conference venue. Will you get your hands on the cup at the end of the evening?   Date: Monday 6th July 2009 Time: From 18h30 Venue: Sir Trevor Brooking Suite, West Ham United Football Club, Boleyn Ground, Green Street, London E13 9AZ Map: Click Here Cost: Vendorcom members: Free of charge   Merchants/Retailers: Free of charge   Non members: £30+VAT