2024 
Client Conference
Location: Miami, FL | Grand Beach Hotel Surfside
Dates: October 21-24, 2024
Registration & Dinner: Monday, October 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Conference Kick-off: Tuesday, October 22, 10:00 am
Book your hotel reservation by September 23, 2024 to take advantage of the special Client Conference discounted rate.
* Any attendee that wishes to extend their individual reservation either before Monday, Oct. 21 or after Thursday, Oct. 24, please email Oscar Romero at oromero@grandbeachhotel.com prior to Sept. 23
Venue: Grand Beach Hotel Surfside | 9449 Collins Ave | Surfside, FL 33154
Group Rate: $299 + tax
Group Code: 2410DDCC
Group Rate Available: October 21 – 24, 2024
Booking Reference: Use this link to make reservations Book Your Group Rate for the 2024 Delta Data Client Conference
2024 Delta Data Client Conference Tentative Agenda
Monday, Oct. 21
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception & Registration
Tuesday, Oct. 22
8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast & Registration
10:00 am – 10:15 am Welcome
10:15 am – 10:30 am Product Vision
10:30 am – 11:00 am Counterparty Management System:
Get a first look at the new workflow capabilities of the counterparty management solution
11:15 am – 12:00 pm USER GROUP Sessions
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Celebrating 100-Year Anniversary of the Mutual Fund
Hear from industry expert Erica Richardson on where we have been and what is next for the Mutual Fund Industry
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions
- Distribution Solutions
- 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Trading: What’s Next? Roadmap updates and discussion
- Asset Management
- 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Fee Management: Highlights of Non-US Functionality, Roadmap updates, and discussion
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Delta Data’s Global Strategy
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm DTCC Update
Hear from Karin Billias from the DTCC for an insightful update on the latest developments and initiatives at the DTCC
4:45 pm Day 1 Wrap-Up
End of Day 1 Sessions
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Poolside Party
Wednesday, Oct. 23
8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast
10:00 am – 10:45 am Bringing It All Together: DDS, NQR & PHX Solutions
10:45 am – 11:30 am Jeff Naylor, ICI
Hear from ICI’s Jeff Naylor on current industry topics such as Money Market Reform, Name Change regulation, and more
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Breakout Sessions
- Distribution Solutions
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Data Management: MFIX Integration, Plans for Non-US Support, Additional Roadmap Updates, and Discussion
- Asset Management
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Counterparty Management: Non-US Functionality (Hierarchy), Workflow, Integration of Intermediary Reviews, Additional Roadmap Updates, and Discussion
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Evolution of the Oversight Solution Set
Learn about our Best in Class set of tools for managing your relationships with any type of counterparty
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Tech/Client Service/RM Update & Open Discussion
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Get to Know the Phoenix Solution Set: High-level overview of each product
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Conference Wrap-up
5:30 pm Depart Hotel for Event
Thursday, Oct. 24
Boxed Breakfast Departure/No Sessions
Jeff Naylor, ICI, Chief Industry Operations Officer
Naylor is responsible for ICI support of members’ technology, cybersecurity, fund accounting and reporting, securities operation, fund distribution and shareholder service functions. He and his colleagues focus on convening members to identify optimal practices for regulatory compliance, achieving operational excellence, all while supporting and protecting individual investors.
While at ICI, he has led industry operations implementation activities for various SEC, CFTC, and DOL rulemakings and currently leads ICI efforts addressing market disruption and intermediary oversight. Since March 2023, Naylor has directed ICI’s co-leadership (with SIFMA and DTCC) of the industry’s move to T+1 settlement. Naylor has a diverse background in fund operations and distribution, including systems development, sales, operations, and product management.
Erica Elliott Richardson, ICI, Chief Strategic Communications Officer
Before joining ICI, Richardson served as a managing director at FTI Consulting, where she led the financial services public affairs practice. Previously, Richardson served as the director of the Office of Public Affairs at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where she was responsible for strategic communications and brand management.
Richardson began her career in Washington on Capitol Hill as a communications director with the House Financial Services Committee during the 2007–2009 financial crisis and Dodd-Frank legislative process, prior to serving as the top spokesperson for the Office of the Majority Whip in the House of Representatives.
Karin H. Billias, DTCC, Senior Director, Relationship Management for Wealth Management Services
Karin H. Billias serves as Senior Director for Relationship Management for Wealth Management Services (WMS) at DTCC. In this role, she spearheads initiatives to plan and implement a strategic operating model that aligns with the WMS business segments. Her team supports WMS relationship management for Mutual Funds, Collective Investment products, Insurance, and Annuities.
With over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry,12 years being at DTCC, she has held various positions in sales and product development roles for Asset Management. Karin represents DTCC on the Investment Company Institute (ICI) Committees. Additionally, she is a member of the Mutual Fund and Insurance and annuity Senior Working Groups and other industry-led committees, participating in discussions and initiatives pertinent to the industry.