| Time |
Sessions |
| 8:50am |
Welcome Remarks
Co-Chairs, Asia Pacific Education and Marketing Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community
- Christopher Lee, Managing Director, Markets Division, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX)
- Matthew Lempriere, Head of Asia Pacific & Middle East, BSO
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| 9:00am |
Keynote Speech: The Future of AI and Applications in Financial Trading
Eberhard Schoneburg, AI Pioneer and Advisor
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| 9:40am |
China Inclusion – New Opportunities and Missing Pieces
- What does weighting increase mean to the China A-share market and the impacts of the trade war
- Bloomberg Barclay Index inclusion – What it means for China’s bond markets
- The evolving roles of (R)QFII/CIBM and Stock/Bond Connect
- Shanghai-London Connect
- Outstanding operational issues of Stock Connect that needed to be solved
Panelists:
- Simin Li, Vice President, Equity Trading, BlackRock
- Kevin Rideout, Managing Director, Global Client Development, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX)
- Ben Valentine, Managing Director, Head of Pan Asia Electronic Execution, Citi
- Yixuan Wang, Head of Hong Kong Subsidiary, Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Moderator:
- Benny Yip, Vice President, Global Client Development, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX)
|
| 10:20am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:40am |
Asset Tokenization – The Trend and How it will Impact Trading Going Forward
- The value of digitizing traditional assets
- Is the market ready to embrace this technology
- What it means to liquidity, venues and trading practices
Panelists:
- Rick Klink, Executive Chairman, Malta Digital Exchange Holdings p.l.c.
- Antony Lewis, Director, Digital Assets, R3
- Urszula McCormack, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
- Alex Medana, Co-Founder & CEO, FinFabrik
- Wayne Trench, Chief Executive Officer, OS Limited
Moderator:
- John Fildes, Expert Vice President, Bain & Company
|
| 11:25am |
Exchange Update - ASX
James Keeley, Business Development Manager, Asia, ASX
|
| 11:30am |
Latest Developments of ETF Ecosystem in AsiaPac
- Recent regulatory changes in HK and Asia
- Liquidity, market making and trading issues
- Latest product trends
Panelists:
- Christopher Friese, Head of Lyxor ETF – Asia Pacific, SG Securities (HK) Limited
- David Hood, Director, Head of iShares Global Markets and Markets Coverage AxJ and Australia, BlackRock
- Jacqueline Pang, Head of ETF Capital Markets, APAC, State Street Global Advisors
- Brian Roberts, Head of Exchange Traded Products, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX)
- Curtis Tai, Director, Asia-Pacific ETF Sales & Trading, Jane Street
Moderator:
- Chris Pigott, Senior Vice President, Head of Hong Kong ETF Services, Brown Brothers Harriman
|
| 12:10pm |
Networking Luncheon |
| 1:10pm |
Keynote Speech: Economic Crime and Financial Markets: An Undercover Perspective
Bill Majcher
|
| 1:45pm |
Artificial Intelligence: Aspiration to Reality?
Panelists:
- Lee Bray, Managing Director, Head of Equity Trading, Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Patrick Mohr, Executive Director, Head of Execution Consulting, Instinet
- Ian Smith, Head of Securities Electronic Execution Services, Asia Pacific, Goldman Sachs
- Jeremy Son, Fixed Income Trader, Vice President, AllianceBernstein
- Luke Waddington, CEO & Co-Founder, BlueFireAI
Moderator:
- David Jenkins, Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Exchanges and Regulatory Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community, and Head of Product APAC, Liquidnet
|
| 2:35pm |
Tapping the Hidden Source of Alpha - Alternative Data
Panelists:
- Clayton Feick, Vice President, Head of Sales & Business Development, Quandl, Nasdaq
- Swetam Gungah, Product Specialist, Research Signals, IHS Markit
- Angel Yang, Market Development Manager, Enterprise Solutions, Refinitiv
Moderator:
- Damian Bierman, Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Technical Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community, and Head of Asia-Pacific, Portfolio Management & Trading SBU, FactSet Research Systems
|
| 3:15pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3:40pm |
Exchange Update - SGX
Nico Torchetti, Senior Vice President, Head of Market Services, Equities & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX)
|
| 3:45pm |
The Industry Trends – Rapid Fire Discussion
The panelists will comment on the latest trends on regulation, technology and trading in a “fast-pace” Q&A format
- Michael Corcoran, CEO, Virtu Execution Services, Asia Pacific
- Edward Mangles, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, FIX Trading Community
- Raj Mathur, Co-Head, Advanced Execution Services (AES), APAC, Credit Suisse
- Lee Porter, Head of Liquidnet Asia Pacific, Liquidnet
- Hani Shalabi, Head of Execution Services APAC, Deutsche Bank
|
| 4:20pm |
Buy-side Trading Issues
- What are buy-side looking for under the low volume, low liquidity environment
- How brokers and execution quality are evaluated under the new normal
Asia Trader Forum Updates
James S. Levy, Global Head of Trading & Head of Trading Asia-Pacific, HSBC Global Asset Management
Panelists:
- Jacqueline Loh, Head of Trading – Trading, AIA Investment Management Private Limited
- Francis So, Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Steering Committee, FIX Trading Community, and Head of Trading Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Asset Management
- Christine To, Head of Asian Trading, Equity Trading, T Rowe Price International Limited
Moderator:
- Josephine Kim, Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Steering Committee, FIX Trading Community, and Head of Execution Services Sales, Asia Pacific Equities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
|
| 5:00pm |
Video Recap
- Damian Bierman, Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Technical Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community, and Head of Asia-Pacific, Portfolio Management & Trading SBU, FactSet Research Systems
- Joel Hurewitz, Managing Director, Head of Sales & Global Head of Broker Dealer Strategy and Product Development, Instinet
|
| 5:10pm |
Closing Remarks
Co-Chairs, Asia Pacific Steering Committee, FIX Trading Community
- Josephine Kim, Head of Execution Services Sales, Asia Pacific Equities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Francis So, Head of Trading Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Asset Management
|
| 5:15pm |
End of Conference |
| 5:30pm - 8:00pm |
Networking cocktail @The Continental sponsored by Refinitiv
Address: Unit 406, L4 Pacific Place |
