AGENDA AND PRESENTERS
Session 1: Sustainable Finance / ESG in Asia
Thu 27 Oct 2022, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Mike Chadwick, Executive Director – Head of Education & Training, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm 101 – Definition and Origins of ESG and Sustainability
Saskia Kort-Chick, Senior Vice President, Director of ESG Research and Engagement, Responsible
Investing, AllianceBernstein• The origins of responsible investing• Screening vs ESG vs Sustainability: what are the differences and benefits of various
approaches?
• Size and drivers of the market
12:20pm-12:35pm The Changing Regulatory Framework
Gabriel Wilson-Otto, Head of Sustainable Investing Strategy, Fidelity International• How the approach and focus of ESG regulation has changed over the last 20 years.
• Key regulatory frameworks shaping the asset management industry• Outlook for disclosure regulation and the potential for harmonization
12:35pm-12:50pm ESG Investment Strategies and Challenges
Thijs Aaten, CEO, APG Asset Management Asia
• How do asset managers invest sustainability?
• What are the challenges that investors face?
• Different investment strategies12:50pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&A
Mike and all presenters

Session 2: Inflation, Interest Rates and Market Volatility
Thu 17 Nov 2022, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Mike Chadwick, Executive Director – Head of Education & Training, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:45pm Inflation, Interest Rates and Market Volatility
Adarsh Sinha, Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia FX & Rates Strategy, BofA Securities• What got us here? Post-2008 policy, low inflation, multiple supply shocks since 2020
• Key drivers of market volatility:• US inflation, rates and the USD – waiting for the Fed pivot.
• Europe – geopolitical turmoil, oil prices and risks from policy tightening• China – two years of weak growth and collapsing import impulse for rest of theworld. Where to from here?
• Implications for the rest of Asia
12:45pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&A
Mike and AdarshSession 3: China Financial Markets Explained – Accessing and Operating in China
Tue 6 Dec 2022, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Eugenie Shen, Managing Director – Head of Asset Management Group, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm China Market Access – InboundCharles Chang, Greater China Country Lead, Corporates, S&P Global Ratings• Intro to China’s domestic bond market: characteristics, correlation, reforms, opening,
regulatory landscape• Market access: foreign participation, trading venues, access schemes (QFII, CIBM Direct)• Market risks: issuer makeup, credit rating, default rates, post-default recovery prospect
and timeframe
12:20pm -12:35pm China Market Access – OutboundKristy Tang, Counsel, Fangda Partners• Intro to offshore investment by Chinese institutions – development• Different outbound schemes (southbound bond connect, southbound stock connect,
QDII/RQDII, QDLP, QDIE, Wealth Mgt Connect, etc.)• Features and Participants
12:35pm -12:50pm Operating in China – Opportunities and Considerations for Foreign Firms
Senan Yuen, Head of Investment, China, Fidelity International• Wholly owned onshore asset manager businesses in China (Private Fund Managementbusiness vs. Fund Management Company)• Market opportunities and observations (PFM vs. FMC)
• Considerations (cross-border data sharing, competition for talents, regulations)
12:50pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&A
Eugenie and All Presenters

Session 4: The Trend Towards Deglobalisation
Tue 17 Jan 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
John Ball, Managing Director – Global FX Division – Asia Pacific, GFMA
12:05pm-12:25pm The Current Push for Deglobalization and Its Implications
Louis Kuijs, APAC Chief Economist, S&P Global Ratings• Rapid globalization in the 1990s and 2000s – drivers, manifestations and implications• Recent and current headwinds to globalization and their impact• Empirical evidence so far and outlook
12:25pm -12:45pm The Impact of Trade Sanctions, Export Controls and Other National Securitybased Regulation on Deglobalization
David Wolber, Of Counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher• Overview of significant regulatory developments in recent years• Risks posed to global business• De-risking and ‘over-compliance’
12:45pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&AJohn and All Presenters

Session 5: Data, Privacy and Artificial IntelligenceThu 16 Feb 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Diana Parusheva-Lowery, Executive Director – Public Policy and Sustainable Finance, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm 101 – Why Data Matters?
Ewan McAllan, Head of Information Management & Privacy, Morgan Stanley• Why data matters to you• Why it matters to Financial services – some use cases• How these use cases drive data management
12:20pm -12:35pm Data Privacy and Cross-border Issues – The Current LandscapeKieran Donovan, Partner, Data & Technology Transactions Practice, Latham & Watkins• Update on key developments in cross-border data flows across key APAC markets• Market intelligence on cybersecurity review under the PRC’s new data laws
• Case study: managing cross border transfers in 2023 for regulated entities
12:35pm -12:50pm Artificial Intelligence in Financial Markets – Uses and Challenges
Chris Barford, Partner, Financial Services Consulting, Ernst & Young• Examples of AI use cases in financial services• The ethical and data privacy challenges on the use of AI• Regulatory expectations around data and AI
12:50pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&A
Diana and All Presenters

Session 6: Cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins
Mon 6 Mar 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
John Ball, Managing Director – Global FX Division – Asia Pacific, GFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm What is blockchain? What are cryptocurrencies?
Julien Riposo, Manager, Index Research, FTSE Russell• The concept of blockchain• Illustration through a Proof-of-Work protocol• Notion of stability and robustness of Bitcoin• System for cryptocurrencies
12:20pm -12:40pm What do stablecoins offer?
Willy Lim, Solutions Architect and Global Advisory Lead – Digital Currencies and Capital Markets,
R3• Purpose, role and features of stablecoins• Types and classifications of stablecoins - area of risks and how it is mitigated• How stablecoins work in practice• Evolution from cryptocurrency marketplace to traditional finance• Current state of views from various regulators
12:40pm -12:50pm Is there a future for stablecoins?
Julien Riposo, Manager, Index Research, FTSE Russell• Potential applications of stablecoins in the future• Possibility for any institution to prove its solvency
12:50pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&A
John and All Presenters

Session 7: India Financial Markets Explained
Thu 20 Apr 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Poll Question, Macro Economics of India Financial MarketsPhilippe Dirckx, Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm Accessing India Markets
Basava Rao, Leader, Nishith Desai Associates• Various entry routes into India for foreign investors
12:20pm -12:25pm Fixed Income Markets
Philippe Dirckx, Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA
12:25pm -12:35pm FX Markets
Hiren Sanghvi, Managing Director & Head – Trading, Global Markets, HSBC India• Regulatory landscape for FX – INR as managed float currency• FX interbank market – Size, Product, Players• FX hedging market & key guidelines• Recent developments in Indian FX markets
12:35pm - 12:50pm Equities Markets
Mihir Shah, Director, Equity Sales & Trading, BofA Securities India• Numbers and stats at a glance• Trading Participants Dynamics• Index Composition and India in the EM context• What’s transpired in 2023 and what are things to look out for
12:50pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&A
Philippe and All Presenters

Session 8: Carbon Markets
Mon 22 May 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Diana Parusheva-Lowery, Executive Director – Public Policy and Sustainable Finance, ASIFMA12:05pm-12:30pm How Carbon Markets have developed
Dafei Huang, Executive Director, FICC, Green Finance Specialist, China International Capital
Corporation (CICC)• Why carbon trading is chosen as an instrument by the governments to deliver their net
zero targets?
• What are the different types of carbon markets?
• How do they work and interact?
• Who are leading the latest standardized products?
12:30pm -12:55pm Voluntary Carbon Markets in Asia
Miles Binney, Counsel, Clifford Chance• How are voluntary carbon credits traded?
• What are some the of key challenges to further developing voluntary carbon markets?
• What are some of the notable initiatives and market developments for voluntary carbonmarkets?
12:55pm-1:00pm Word Cloud, Q&A
Diana and All Presenters

Session 9: China Financial Markets Explained – The Markets
Tue 13 Jun 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:10pm Poll Question, Equities Markets in China
Lyndon Chao, Managing Director – Head of Equities and Post Trade, ASIFMA• Primary Market• STAR Board / Chinext• Registration based IPO Reform• Overseas Listing Trial Framework• Secondary Market• Overview: Exchanges, ID Market vs Omnibus, DVP• Different Channels for Investing in A Shares - QFI vs. Connect• MSCI A Share inclusion
12:10pm-12:30pm: Bonds Markets in China
Kimi Liu, International Partner, He Ping Law Firm
• China Inter-bank Bond Market and exchange markets – difference and inter-connection• Convenient access by international participants to China’s bond market, such as QFI,
Direct Access and Bond Connect• Latest developments - Swap Connect
12:30pm-12:50pm: FX Markets in China
Eden Piao, Global Emerging Markets – China Local Markets Trading, Deutsche Bank (China)
Limited
• Evolution of RMB FX regime & key events for RMB• The impact of “8·11 Reform” in 2015
• Onshore and offshore market correlations• Outlook on RMB FX market
12:50pm-1:00pm: Word Cloud, Q&ALyndon and All Presenters

Session 10: Operational Resilience and Cybersecurity
Thu 6 Jul 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Laurence Van der Loo, Executive Director – Tech & Ops, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm: 101 – What is Operational Resilience and Regulators’ Expectations
Hannah Cassidy, Partner, Head of Financial Services Regulatory, Asia, Herbert Smith Freehills• What is operational resilience?
• Factors which contribute to operational disruption• The elements of a holistic operational resilience framework – financial, people, structural,regulatory, and systems resilience• Examples of regulations which set minimum standards of resilience
12:20pm-12:35pm: Operational Resilience Industry Implementation and Challenges
Vignesh Karthic, Regional Head of Business Resiliency, APAC, Northern Trust• Where to begin? - Need for an organisational framework for Operational Resilience• Leveraging the Regulatory Change Framework• Implementation challenges and how can we mitigate them?
• Collaboration & learning from good practices
12:35pm-12:50pm: Zoom In on Cybersecurity as One of the Key Pillars of Operational Resilience
Richard Wong, Head of Cyber Governance, Macquarie Group• Why cyber resilience is growing in importance• Who might instigate a cyber resilience incident and their motivation• Protect yourself by understanding how attacks occur• How you might prepare for a cyber resilience incident
12:50pm-1:00pm: Word Cloud, Q&A
Laurence and All Presenters

Session 11: Regulatory Developments – What You Should Know
Tue 8 Aug 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Patrick Pang, Managing Director – Head of Compliance and Tax, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm: Virtual Asset Trading Platform Regimes
Simon Hawkins, Partner, Latham & Watkins• Hong Kong’s new virtual assets regulatory regime and the implications for financial
institutions
12:20pm-12:35pm: Cryptocurrency Regulation in Singapore
Lena Ng, Partner, Clifford Chance• MAS Responses to the Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulatory Measures for DPTServices (Part 1)• Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Payment Services Regulations 2019• Consultation Paper on Proposed Measures on Market Integrity in Digital Payment TokenServices
12:35pm-12:50pm: Post-Covid Developments – Digitalisation of Customer Experience
Helen Fok, Partner, Simmons & Simmons• Digitalisation of customer trading and advisory experience• Management of data risk
• Implementation of over-the-counter securities transaction reporting requirements
12:50pm-1:00pm: Word Cloud, Q&A
Patrick and All Presenters

Session 12: Tokenization and Other DLT Uses
Tue 12 Sep 2023, 12nn-1pm HKT
12:00nn-12:05pm Welcome, Poll Question
Laurence Van der Loo, Executive Director – Tech & Ops, ASIFMA
12:05pm-12:20pm: Introduction to DLT
Teddy Hung, Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)• What is DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology)• How do we manage access and privilege in DLT for different purposes?
• What are the network archetypes?
• How should we use them?
12:20pm-12:35pm: Capital Markets Use Cases of DLT
Rajeev Tummala, Head of Digital & Data, Asia & MENA, HSBC Securities Services• Changing nature of asset representation• HSBC’s Journey in tokenisation• Project Hash: a collaboration with market infrastructure in Singapore• HSBC Orion and experience across the world• Tokenisation of wealth products and custody of tokenised assets
12:35pm-12:50pm: Benefits and Challenges
John Ho, Global Head of Legal, Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Bank• Applications of blockchain / DLT• Potential benefits of tokenization• How are Central Banks exploring blockchain / DLT?
• Risks and challenges
12:50pm-1:00pm: Word Cloud, Q&A
Laurence and All Presenters