About ASIFMA Structured Finance Conference 2017
Following the past 3 successful editions in Asia, ASIFMA Structured Finance Conference 2017 was held in
September in Hong Kong themed ‘Asian Securitization and Covered Bonds’.
The conference attracted almost 200 participants from over 90 organizations, including 21% buy side,
9% corporate treasurers/issuers, 8% policy maker/public official, and 10% media. It also received
support from over 40 senior speakers including key representatives from sell side, institutional investors,
corporate treasurers, global and regional regulatory community, market influencers and many otherleading financial organizations.

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The conference provided an excellent opportunity to bring together the structured finance communityfrom across Asia and the world to meet with the regulatory community, network with issuers andinvestors, and participates in key policy discussions on ways to develop Asia’s securitization and coveredbonds market. The collective efforts by ASIFMA and the participating organizations aim to deepen,
broaden and facilitate the liquidity in the Asian capital markets.

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We expressed our sincere gratitude for the valuable supports from the 10 Sponsors, namely BNPParibas, Clifford Chance, Fitch Ratings, Intex, Mayer Brown, Moody’s Investors Services, MUFG, PwC,S&P Global Ratings and Westpac. It is also appreciated of having 11 endorsing associations and 4 media
partners to support this conference.
The event continued to have received positive comments from speakers, sponsors, endorsers, media
partners and delegates. Most of them found the speakers experienced and excellent that sharedcomprehensive views of the markets, the conference was highly informative, thought-provoking, yieldedlively discussion and valuable with the opportunity to meet with the global and regional stakeholders inAsia’s securitization and covered bonds markets.

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List of Participating Organizations in 2017:
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Active Investments Capital Limited
Asia Pacific RIM (China) Limited
Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Association
ASIFMA
Asset Publishing and Research Limited
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Belos Capital (Asia) Limited
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Bloomberg
BNP Paribas
Caixin Media
CatonTechnology
CFA Institute
China Securitization Forum (CSF)
CICC
Citi
Clearstream
Clifford Chance
Credit Guarantee & Investment Facility (CGIF)Credit SuisseDelmar
Eaton Capital Asia Limited
Fidessa group plc
Financial Times
FirstMac Ltd
Fitch Ratings
Flexstar Group
Focus Ventures
Forwin Capital Management
GlobalRMB
Great Wall Asset Management
Hai Tong Asset Management (HK) Limited
HKU & Oxford University
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation
HSBC
InfraAsia
Inframation Group
ING

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)International Finance Corporation (IFC)INV Advisory
INV Partners
J.P. Morgan
Japan Housing Finance Agency
Jun Yang Financial Holdings Limited
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Lazuli International
Look's Asset Management
Mandarin CapitalManulife Financial Asia Limited
Maples and CalderMayer Brown
Mizuho Securities Asia Limited
Money Concepts Capital Corp
Moody's Investors ServiceMSCI
MUFG
Natixis
NIKKEI Asian Review
Norton Rose FulbrightNuoxin Capital (Hong Kong) Limited
Pacific Hawk (HK) Ltd.
PrimeCredit Limited
Pureheart Capital Asia Limited
PwC
REDD Intelligence
Regulation Asia
Russian BK Financial GroupS&P Global Ratings
Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
Securitization Forum of Japan (SFJ)SFS FundShinsei Securities
Standard Chartered
Stargate Corporation GroupState Street Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

4List of Participating Organizations in 2017 (Con’t):
Taiping Assets Management
The Wall Street JournalThomson Reuters
United Overseas Bank (UOB)
Valor Management
VL Asset Management

Wadia Ghandy & Co.
WeLabWeShare Holdings Limited
Westpac
Wolaidai

Event Website:
For more about ASIFMA Structured Finance Conference 2017: www.asifma.org/structuredfinance2017
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Final Program
Date:
Location:
Remarks:

Thursday 7 September 2017
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong (The Connaught Room, Level 1)
Open to the media except the Concurrent Roundtables

Plenary Sessions
08:30-8:40

Welcome Address⚫
Patrick Pang, MD – Head of Fixed Income and Compliance, ASIFMA

08:40-9:00

Keynote Address⚫
Christopher Walsh, Partner, Clifford Chance

9:00-09:45

Panel 1: Adoption of New Securitization Frameworks in Asia⚫
James Pedley, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance⚫
Vicky Münzer-Jones, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright⚫
Sabi Gordos, Director, Financial Services, PwC⚫
Aaron Lei, Senior Director, Structured Finance Ratings, S&P Global Ratings⚫
Andy Lai, Head of Origination & Structuring, Asset Finance & Securitisation, APAC
Global Markets, BNP Paribas (Moderator)

09:45-10:15

Coffee Break

10:15-11:00

Panel 2: Issuers Roundtable⚫
Vernon Spencer, Executive Chairman, Stargate Corporation Group⚫
Kristal Hou, Executive General Secretary, China Securitization Forum (CSF)⚫
Andrew Cross, Deputy Treasurer, Asia and Pacific, International Finance Corporation(IFC)⚫
Jerome Cheng, Senior VP, Structured Finance Group, Moody’s Investors Service⚫
Rahul Arora, Head of Structured and Asset Finance, Asia, Westpac (Moderator)

11:00-11:45

Panel 3: Investors Roundtable⚫
Taemoon Chung, Senior VP, Head of Securitization Asia, MUFG⚫
Shoichiro Konishi, Director, International Business Group, Office of International Affairs,Corporate Strategy Department and Chief Economist (Global Markets), Research &Survey Department, Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF)⚫
Ankit Garg, ED, ABS Portfolio Management, Standard Chartered⚫
Francis Clay, Senior VP, Investment Banking Dept. Asia, Structured Credit & Securitization
Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)⚫
Marie Lam, Associate MD, Structured Finance Group, Moody’s Investors Service(Moderator)

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Plenary Sessions
11:45-12:45

Buffet Lunch (Networking)12:45-13:30

Panel 4: Developments in Other Regional Markets⚫
Yian Ning Loh, Senior VP, Structured Finance Group, Moody’s Investors Service⚫
Vikram Bohra, Partner, Tax and Regulatory Services, PwC⚫
Yukio Egawa, Chief Strategist & Head of Research Division, Shinsei Securities⚫
Bryane Michael, Senior Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law,
University of Hong Kong and Oxford University⚫
Kyson Ho, MD, Co-Head of Structured Finance, Asia-Pacific, Global Banking andMarkets, HSBC (Moderator)

13:30-14:15

Panel 5: The Role of Securitization in Infrastructure Finance (Emphasis on the Belt and Road
Initiative & Asia)⚫
Giacomo Giannetto, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Asian Development Bank(ADB)⚫
Barry Chan, Hong Kong IBD Head, China International Capital Corporation (CICC)⚫
Cristina Chang, MD, Head, Global Securitized Products Asia-Pacific, Citi⚫
Kiyoshi Nishimura, CEO, Credit Guarantee & Investment Facility (CGIF)⚫
Oualid Ammar, Senior Financial Officer, Treasury Client Solutions Asia, InternationalFinance Corporation (IFC)⚫
Emily Chiu, Regional Head of Structured Finance Business Development, Asia Pacific,
S&P Global Ratings (Moderator)

14:15-15:00

Panel 6: Fintech – The Way Forward?
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Russel Parentela, Global Head of Cash Structured Products, Bloomberg⚫
Francis Edwards, Partner, Clifford Chance⚫
Mae Wang, Senior Advisor, Investments, Focus Ventures⚫
Vincent Sum, Partner, Mayer Brown⚫
Lesi Zuo, CEO, WeShare Holdings Ltd⚫
Vijay Chander, ED – Fixed Income, ASIFMA (Moderator)

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break7

Concurrent Roundtables (Closed to the media)*There are two consecutive sessions of simultaneous roundtables, each representing a designated topic withmoderators leading the discussion. Delegates feel free to join any tables.
15:30-16:15

Concurrent Roundtables - Group A(1) The role of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Blockchain in Structuring/Securitizations⚫ Francis Edwards, Partner, Clifford Chance⚫ Clarence Chan, VP, Asian Investment Banking Division, MUFG
(2) Covered Bonds Market Update⚫ Jonathan Leung, Director, Asset Finance and Securitization, Global Markets, BNP Paribas⚫ Rob Spring, Partner, PwC(3) Ask the Rating Agencies: Major Credit Issues in the Markets⚫ Hilary Tan, Senior Director, Head of Non-Japan Asia Structured Finance Group, Fitch Ratings⚫ Laurent Lassalvy, VP – Senior Credit Officer, Credit Strategy and Standards Group, Moody’s InvestorsService⚫ Jerry Fang, Director, Structured Finance Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
16:15-17:00

Concurrent Roundtables - Group B(4) The Changing Face of Securitization in China⚫ Giacomo Giannetto, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)⚫ Kristal Hou, Executive General Secretary, China Securitization Forum (CSF)(5) Comparison of Chinese and US Marketplace Lending⚫ Jason Kravitt, Senior Partner, Securitization Practice, Co-Chairman Emeritus, Mayer Brown⚫ Vincent Sum, Partner, Mayer Brown(6) Trends in Green Securitization⚫ Anne-Marie Neagle, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons⚫ Mervyn Tang, VP, ESG Research, MSCI
17:00⚫

Concluding Remarks
Vijay Chander, ED – Fixed Income, ASIFMA8

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