Time

Agenda

8:45

Welcome Speech
Co-Chairs of the Asia Pacific Education and Marketing Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community
- Michael Drake, Head of Asia, REDI Technologies
- Matthew Lempriere, Head of Financial Services Market Segment, Telstra Global

8:50

Setting The Scene: The Industry Challenges: It's All The Same...But Different
- Challenges faced by the buy-side and sell-side
Co-Chairs of the Asia Pacific Regional Committee, FIX Trading Community
- Robert Laible, Division Director and Head of Program Trading & Electronic Execution for Asia, Macquarie Securities
- Emma Quinn, Senior Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific Trading, AllianceBernstein

9:00

Shanghai - Hong Kong Stock Connect - An Update
- Bryan Chan, Managing Director, Co-Head of the Equities and FIC Business, Global Markets Division, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
- Xiaocheng Shi, Chief Representative, Shanghai Stock Exchange in Hong Kong

9:45

The Dark, the Lit, and the Alternatives

Brad Katsuyama, President & Chief Executive Officer, IEX Group (Pre-Recorded Video Presentation)

10:05

Value Propositions and Exchange Models

John Fildes, Chief Executive Officer, Chi-X Australia

10:25

Exchange Test Environment: The Best Practices
Guest Speakers:
- Del Abdullah, Head of Electronic Trading Technology, Daiwa Capital Markets
- Rob Hodgkinson, Director, First Derivatives (Australia)
- Julian Ragless, Managing Director, Platform Development, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Session Chair: 
David Jenkins, Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Exchanges and Regulatory Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community, and Head of Business Development - Asia Pacific, Fidessa

10:45

Coffee Break

11:15

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: Exchanges and Regulations in Asia
-  Execution Venue ID
-  Dark Pool Regulations
-  Circuit Breakers, Tick Sizes, Trading Hours
-  Working Group Updates
Guest Speakers:
- Richard Atkins, Senior Manager, Trade Execution & Sales, Australian Securities Exchange
- Jenny Chiam, Senior Vice President, Singapore Exchange
- John Fildes, Chief Executive Officer, Chi-X Australia

- Mark Lee, Senior Vice President, Market Business Development, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
- Greg Yanco, Senior Executive Leader, Market & Participant Supervision, Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Session Chair: 
Jessica Morrison, Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Exchanges and Regulatory Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community, and Head of Asia Pacific Commission Management and Market Structure, Deutsche Bank

11:50

OTC Trading Reforms are Coming, and Fast. Is Asia ready?
- What impact has Dodd Frank had on where you execute business both platform and geographic
- How does trading on a SEF/MTF differ from traditional OTC trading
- How is trading on a SEF/MTF different from executing on an equities exchange
- Where DF/EMIR rules are taking OTC eTrading this year
- Swap futures – Eris, CME, NLX, GMEX and ICE are all either in or getting into IRS futures – is it going exchange traded?
- What is the long term direction of OTC eTrading
Guest Speakers: 
- Gerrard Katz, Managing Director, Head of Asia FX Trading, Scotiabank
- Barry W Smith, Managing Director, Global Capital Markets Strategy & Market Development, Equinix
- Richard Warrick, Head of Fixed Income Trading, Asia Pacific, Bloomberg
Session Chair:
Jay Hurley, Co-Chair of the OTC Products Committee, FIX Trading Community, and Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

12:25

Industry Collaboration

Nick Ronalds, Managing Director, Equities, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)

12:40

Lunch

1:40

Debunking the Bitcoin Myths
- An introduction to Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Vs Banking...can they co-exist?
- Real life applications that Bitcoin could solve
- How the last 10 years could have been different if we were using Bitcoin
- Bitcoin as an asset class
- Dave Chapman, Chief Operating Officer, ANX

2:15

Trends and Evolving Best Practices at the Buy-Side

- Growing demands of regulation on the buy-side – who is it affecting and how are they responding
- The use of dealing commissions review and how this will affect the buy-side/sell-side dynamic
- Increased importance of managing risk in the trading relationship
- Finding liquidity in Asia
Guest Speakers:
- Sam Y. Kim, Managing Director, Head of Trading & Liquidity Strategies Group, Asia Pacific, BlackRock
- Emma Quinn, Senior Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific Trading, AllianceBernstein
- Matthew Saul, Chairman, Asia Trader Forum, and Head Trader (Asia), Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Session Chair: Steven Wood, Founder, Global Buy Side Trading Consultants

Risk: An New Perspective
- Risk managers commonly make the worst decisions at the worst possible time - why?
- Empirically driven risk management.
- Alpha driven risk management.
- Philip York, Director, Alt224 Group & eTrading Association

3:30

Coffee Break

3:55

Putting FIX to Work in Trading and Post-Trade

- What's next for FIX Protocol
- Use of FIX in Post-Trade - which assets does it work for and what are the next steps
- Risks and costs in Post-trade - how does automation improve a buy-side risk profile
- Global expansion of regulation - the similarities, the differences and how do you get scale
Guest Speakers:
- Roy Saadon, Co-Founder, Traiana
Session Chair: Co-Chairs of the Asia Pacific Technical and Post Trade Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community
- Eric Lau, Global Head of Client Connectivity, HTS GBM, HSBC Bank
- Jean-Remi Lopez, Manager Asia Pacific, Strategic Initiatives, Omgeo

4:15

The Big Shift
Guest Speakers:
- Edward Duggan, Executive Director, Electronic Client Solutions APAC, J.P. Morgan
- Robert Laible, Division Director and Head of Program Trading & Electronic Execution for Asia, Macquarie Securities
- Raj Mathur, Head of AES Business Development, Asia, Credit Suisse
- David Rabinowitz, Executive Director, Head of Direct Execution Services Asia, UBS
Session Chair: Steve Grob, Director of Group Strategy, Fidessa

4:55

Video Recap
Joel Hurewitz, Head of Asia-Pacific Product Strategy, Instinet

5:05  

Closing Remarks
Co-Chairs of the Asia Pacific Education and Marketing Subcommittee, FIX Trading Community
- Michael Drake, Head of Asia, REDI Technologies
- Matthew Lempriere, Head of Financial Services Market Segment, Telstra Global