Networking
Due to the global turn-out for WFIC, the conference offers many unique opportunities for networking. During the 3.5+ days you will have ample time to meet new industry contacts and renew acquaintances in a variety of settings. As you make your travel plans, please be sure to review the details below. You may register for these events as you register to attend the conference, or you can revisit your registration to include these items at a later date. It is important to note that the tours have limited capacity.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
8:30am – 3:00pm: iPad Scavenger Hunt & Brewery Tour – SOLD OUT
*Optional Event/Additional Fee of $125 USD Required
Enjoy a full day of networking with colleagues as you experience the culture and history of Prague!
After a short briefing, the group is divided into small teams. Each team gets an iPad with game instructions. Every team follows instruction on the iPad and answers the questions related to Prague and the Czech Republic. In addition to that, the teams use iPad for video making of the Czech language lessons, sing a song competition, use map to navigate to bonus checkpoints, use a digital compass and make photos during the game.
Next Stop is the U Fleku Brewery where lunch will be served before taking a tour of the Brewery.
There are far more than 100 breweries in Czech Republic and several dozens of them in the category of Small or Micro. Most of their production is not possible to buy in supermarket chains or most of pubs in the country. So for those who want to taste some of the most special, unique and not common beers of this country we have good news. You will taste one from the most special ones at U Fleku Brewery. This brewery is one of few breweries in Central Europe which has been brewing continuously for over 500 years.
Minimum number of seats available and we expect to sell out quickly so reserve your spot early!
*Please note that a minimum number of registrants has to be reached in order to proceed with this activity. If minimum number is not achieved, FISD will cancel this activity and refund paying attendees accordingly.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
8:30 am – 3:00 pm: Prague City Tour – WAITLIST *Optional Event/Additional Fee of $50 USD Required
Join fellow conference attendees as you are guided through the fascinating sights of Prague!
Note: Certain portions require some walking. Lunch is NOT Included.
Follow our guide and let the city, where there is a secret to discover behind every single corner, enchant you!
The first highlight is the Old Town Square, providing a dazzling Panorama – stand in the middle and turn in a slow circle: it’s as if all the most charming city streets of Europe were stretched around you. Every building is different in every detail – the elegant tower of the Old Town Hall, the proud silhouette of the fairytale Týn’s Church, the monumental Church of St. Nicholas and countless multicolored houses of many styles lend this place a unique atmosphere.
Strolling through the cozy streets, you come to the Charles Bridge. It is the oldest Prague Bridge built in 1357. Cross the bridge and come to Mala Strana, or “Lesser Quarter” which is certainly no less of a beautiful part of town. It is a maze of narrow cobbled-stoned streets with a multitude of cafes, restaurants and shops, ideal for one-hour stop for lunch on own.
After a break for lunch, we walk through a splendid Wallenstein Garden to the pick-up point for transfer up to the Prague Castle. Today, the castle is, in first place, the residence of the head of state, a magnificent gallery, and also a treasury. Prague Castle illustrates a thousand years of development of the European architecture – it is devoted to gardens and fountains, towers and churches, palaces and summer houses. The Castle Complex is the largest one in the world!
The guests are transferred back to the hotel after the tour.
Minimum number of seats available and we expect to sell out quickly so reserve your spot early!
*Please note that a minimum number of registrants has to be reached in order to proceed with this activity. If minimum number is not achieved, FISD will cancel this activity and refund paying attendees accordingly
8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Jewish Quarter Tour *Optional Event/Additional Fee of $65 USD Required
Join fellow conference attendees as you are guided through the fascinating sights of the Prague Jewish Quarter!
Note: Certain portions require some walking. Lunch is NOT Included.
The present shape of the Prague Jewish Quarter is the result of an extensive reconstruction carried out around 1900 in which only a few significant architectural relics of the thousand-year-long history of the Prague Jews have been preserved. The visit to the Jewish Quarter includes the following:
- Maisel Synagogue: built in 1590-1592, exhibits the first part of the history of Jews in Bohemia and Moravia.
Pinkas Synagogue: founded in 1479 by Rabbi Pinkas, after WWII it has served as a memorial to all the 77,297 Jewish Czechoslovak victims of the Nazis. Their names are inscribed on the walls.
Old Jewish Cemetery: established in the first half of the 15th century and is one of the most important historic sites in Prague Jewish Town. The oldest tombstone dates from the year 1439.
- Old-New Synagogue: known as the oldest preserved synagogue in Central Europe.
- Spanish Synagogue: its remarkable interior decoration features a low stucco arabesque of stylized Islamic motifs, which are also applied to the walls, doors and gallery balustrades.
Minimum number of seats available and we expect to sell out quickly so reserve your spot early!
- Please note that a minimum number of registrants has to be reached in order to proceed with this activity. If minimum number is not achieved, FISD will cancel this activity and refund paying attendees accordingly
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Sponsor and Customer Only Cocktail Party
This exclusive gathering between WFIC sponsors and consumer* delegates at the Hilton Prague will give sponsors extra exposure to customer firms.
*Consumers planning to take advantage of the consumer travel stipend program must attend this reception.
6:00pm – 8:00 pm: Welcome Reception Sponsored by Refinitiv
Meet and confer with colleagues at the Hilton Prague. The welcome reception also provides an excellent opportunity for networking.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
Networking Lunch
Meet and confer with colleagues in a relaxing atmosphere during the networking lunch.
Lifetime Achievement Award Event
FISD has established a Lifetime Achievement Award in order to recognize the people who have contributed to the major developments and accomplishments of the financial information industry over the past 25 years. The Awards program will be held at the on-site at the conference hotel – Hilton Prague. This semi-formal event will honor the 2022 Market Data Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18
Networking Lunch
Meet and confer with colleagues in a relaxing atmosphere during the networking lunch.
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Off-site Dinner Event Sponsored by Deutsche Boerse Group – FULL
Join colleagues for an evening of networking at the Zofin Palace – Island in the Heart of Prague!
This neo-renaissance building is located in the heart of Prague on the romantic and scenic Slovansky island. In addition to a nice park, this island provides a unique view of the waterfront with the National Theatre and Prague Castle on the other side of the river. It is not only the view which reminds you that in this Palace history has been made. A brief look at the history of this magnificent building reveals that on these floors have walked artists and celebrities such as Smetana, Kubelik, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky. The best from this golden era, including paintings and stuccoing, still remain here.
This semi-formal event, sponsored by Deutsche Boerse Group, includes transportation, a reception, dinner and entertainment. Suggested dress code is semi-formal.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Farewell Networking Reception, Sponsored by CME Group
Enjoy light refreshments and post conference banter at the Cerveny Jelen (Red Stag)!
The Cubist-Modernist space of the former Anglo-Austrian bank created by Josef Gočár between the two world wars, changed into the unique restaurant by Czech architect Stanislav Fiala.
Located in a former giant safe deposit box of Bank from the 1st Czechoslovak Republic age, the Spork Palace which houses the biggest Beer tank in the world – 30 meters tall!
