Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum in New York

« The Aftermath of the Crisis: Times of Dialogue and Opportunities »

Monday, April 27, 2009

NYSE Euronext

PARIS--(Business Wire)--
Paris EUROPLACE, the organization whose mission is to represent and develop the
Paris financial marketplace, will organize the 12th edition of its International
Financial Forum in New York.

The objective of this Forum is to gather US and European market professionals as
well as representatives of regulatory Authorities in order to conduct effective
reflection on the role and functioning of financial markets, address the lessons
learnt from the financial crisis, value the viewpoint of market users in the
current financial turmoil and identify the next steps to be taken to target
international growth. The Forum will focus on the necessity to restore
confidence in the financial world markets and provide market liquidity.

After a first debate on the European/US roadmap to face the financial crisis and
regulation to prevent future crisis, technical sessions will tackle the
following themes :

- Carbon Finance & Climate: the New Deal (sponsored by Caisse des Dépôts);

- The Benefits of the New Protocol to the French-US Tax Treaty (sponsored by
Ernst & Young);

- Company presentation "Promising Equity Sectors in Europe" (sponsored by CA
Cheuvreux)

Amongst high level US and French speakers who have confirmed their
participation:

* Christine LAGARDE, French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment
* Jean-Pierre JOUYET, French Financial Markets Authority (AMF)
* Ethiopis TAFARA, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
* Robert D. HORMATS, Goldman Sachs International
* Gérard MESTRALLET, GDF SUEZ
* Duncan NIEDERAUER, NYSE Euronext
* Gervais PELLISSIER, France Telecom
* Khaled BEYDOUN, CA Cheuvreux North America

Mrs Christine LAGARDE, French Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, will
deliver a keynote address during the Forum`s luncheon.

The 2009 New York International Financial Forum dedicated to « The Aftermath of
the Crisis: Times of Dialogue and Opportunities» is co-organized with NYSE
Euronext and in partnership with CA Cheuvreux, Caisse des Dépôts and Ernst &
Young.

For further information and if you wish to register, please contact:

Mrs Sylvie REPECZKY
Partner
Phoenix Investor Relations, LLC
Tel : + 1 212 286 9022
email: newyork@paris-europlace.com

About Paris EUROPLACE

The mission of Paris EUROPLACE, a non for profit organisation created in 1993,
is to develop and further modernize the Paris financial market and promote its
key advantages at the regional, European and international level. Paris
EUROPLACE, which today gathers 150 member institutions, brings together a
multiplicity of players in the financial industry: corporate issuers, financial
intermediaries, asset management companies, law and accounting firms and
consultancies - all of which participate to the association`s actions and
activities. Paris EUROPLACE also contributes to the "competitiveness clusters"
program, and aims at making the Paris financial market a full-fledged center,
thereby confirming its leading position, particularly in asset management and
financial research. Web Site : www.paris-europlace.net

Phoenix Investor Relations, LLC
Mrs Sylvie REPECZKY, + 1 212 286 9022
Partner
newyork@paris-europlace.com

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