Event Factsheet
Dates:
Location:

Tuesday-Wednesday, 2-3 April 2019
JW Marriott Hong Kong (JW Marriott Ballroom, Level 3)

Objective:
To create a flagship annual event in Asia for technology and operations that is designed by theindustry for the industry where the industry (sell-side, buy-side, regulators, law firms, consultants
and media) can come together once a year to meet and discuss important issues impacting thisarea. The conference will identify key tech & ops related shared challenges that the industry isfacing and bring market participants together to help solve these.
Program format:
Two-day conference with keynote speeches, panels, three streams (technology, operations,markets), as well a practical/technical sessions/case studies and sponsored workshops (45 minsessions) and learning labs (15-20 min Ted talks) with ample time to network. Consider
sponsored luncheons. All sponsored slots proposals vetted through Program WG.
ASIFMA will also think of a document/ paper/ thought leadership piece that we can launch at theevent and have a separate meeting with the relevant regulator (e.g. SFC/ HKMA) on that paper atthe sidelines of the conference.
Speaker profile:Industry experts and senior representatives from sell-side and buy-side communities fromtechnology, operations and COOs, senior representatives from relevant law firms/ consultants/
vendors, global and Asian policy makers, regulators, central banks.
At ASIFMA, we are committed to ensuring diversity and inclusion in our workplace and thispolicy is applied in all areas of our business including speaker roles at our events and conferences.
We wish to work with members and partners who share this same commitment and are willing tosupport this policy.

Sponsorship:
To effectively engage this esteemed audience and connect with the global and regional
community, various sponsorship packages with speaking slot inclusion and advertising
opportunities are open to ASIFMA members and non-members for more brand and marketing
exposure as well as increasing lead generation. It is expected that mainly vendors/ consultants/
law firms will be attracted by sponsorship.
This will be supplemented by sponsored workshops and sponsored learning labs during thebreaks. Limited exhibit opportunities would be available as well.
Delegate profile:
Expecting 200-300 industry experts (senior tech/ ops/ COOs), sell-side and buy-side
representatives, high-level regulators, policy makers, initially by invitation and then marketed toa wider audience.
Delegate fees:
Admission is complimentary for selected senior regulators, media and confirmed speakers BUT
not institutional investors or corporate treasurers as this is not a trading event. Discounted rate
for members of ASIFMA and the conference endorsers with full rates for non-members.
The delegate fee structure is as follows:
Early-bird Rates by 31 Jan 2019
Non-transferrable Transferrable
Members/
Guests ofEndorsers
Non-Members

Standard Rates
Non-transferrable
Transferrable

USD300

USD350

USD350

USD400

USD400USD450USD450

USD500Rates are set lower than competitors and in consultation with the COO Markets Committee/
Post Trade Committee/ Fintech Working Group and the Program Working Group. Offer ofmulti-pass discount (e.g. buying a minimum of 10 passes) for member firms will be studied.
Sponsorship packages include a fixed number of delegate passes.
Marketing:
The conference is promoted through engagement of ASIFMA members in Asia and internationally,and by leveraging the contacts and connections of the conference Endorsers, Media Partners,
AFME and SIFMA. The conference website is at www.asifma.org/tech-ops2019.
Media:The event is open to the press (unless specified). For all media inquiry, please contact Corliss
Ruggles (cruggles@asifma.org).

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Reference:
SIFMA 2019, 6-9 May, 2019, Boca Raton, Florida- 900+ delegates (ISV, Law firms, consultants, Banks, Buy-side, Regulators, Media)- 4 days with up to 7 streams simultaneously; ends each day at 1pm for networking; a‘destination conference’- 2018: 23 Sponsors (Diamond: Broadridge, Fidelity, Tata Consultancy Platinum: Deloitte,Donnelley Mediant, PwC; Gold: IBM, Shawdow; Silver: Accenture, BNY Mellon, DST, FIS;
Sponsors: AIM, Agreement, Appian, Computershare, DTCC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac,
Gresham, KPMG, Thomson Reuters, Trax) - – mainly vendors consultants but some infra- 2018: 46 Exhibitors (Agreement Express, Appian, BNY Mellon, BNY Mellon Pershing,Broadridge, Charles River, CGI, Cusip, Deloitte, Donnelley, Doxim, Dreyfus BNY Mellon, DST,eClerxMarkets, eMoney, Equity Institutional, EY, Fannie Mae, Fidelity, FITS, Financial
Information Incorporated, Financial Technology Solutions, FIS, Freddie Mac, Globe Tax,Gresham, Inteli Clear, HELI, Matrix, MSRB, NRI, En-Tier, Oyster, Pricing Direct Inc, PwC, Reach,Shadow, Silver Cost Basis, Smarsh, Talisys, Tata Consultancy Services, TCS, Thomson Reuters,UMB, Vestmark, Wolters Kluwer)
AFME 2018, 20-21 September 2018, London (1st Edition)- 300+ delegates (Law Firms, Consultants, Banks, Buy-side, Regulators, ISV, Media)- 2 days with 2 streams at certain points in the program- 14 sponsors (Lead Sponsor: PwC; Partners: HSBC, Morgan Lewis; Associate: Bankex,Blocktrade, Broadridge, CLS, Droit, Eigen, Ledger, Linklaters, LPA, Luther, Oliver Wyman) –mainly ISVs, but some law firms and consultants- 4 endorsers (Europlace, AFG, EEA, IIB Council)- 17 media partners (Allaboutrisk, Asset Backed, Bay Pay, BBI, BNC, Debtwire, Economic Journal,
Fintech Finance, Fintech Futures, Fintech Weekly, Global Banking & Finance, Global Capital,
ICO Battle, ICO Buffer, ICO Holder, Market Inspector, TechFoliance)- Supported by Tech and Ops Committee

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