EVENT FACTSHEET
Date:
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Event website:

Monday-Friday, 21-25 June 2021
Virtual Event
Englishwww.asifma.org/asifma-tech-ops-week

Objective:
This flagship annual event in Asia for technology and operations is “designed by the industry forthe industry” where the industry (sell-side, buy-side, regulators, law firms, consultants and media)
come together once a year to meet and discuss important issues impacting this area. The
conference identifies key tech & ops related shared challenges that the industry is facing andbrings market participants together to help solve these.
Program format:
5-half-days virtual event featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions and presentations. The event
will be conducted in English.
DAY 1(MON, 21 JUN)
SECURING THE
FOUNDATION:OPERATIONALRESILIENCE
09:00-11:50(GMT+8)

DAY 2(TUE, 22 JUN)DAY 3(WED, 23 JUN)DAY 4(THU, 24 JUN)CYBERSECURITY
AND CCP RESILIENCE

CLOUD AND DATATECHNOLOGIES OF
THE FUTURE:
CBDCs, AI AND DLT

09:00-11:50(GMT+8)09:00-11:50(GMT+8)15:00-18:00(GMT+8)

DAY 5(FRI, 25 JUN)
LEVERAGING THE
FOUNDATION:OPERAIONALOUTLOOK
09:00-12:20(GMT+8)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 opportunities:
To effectively engage this esteemed audience and connect with the global and regional
community, various sponsorship packages with speaking slots and marketing opportunities areavailable for ASIFMA members and non-members offering unparalleled branding exposure andlead generation. Financial institutions, vendors, consultants and law firms are particularly
encouraged to join as sponsors.
Delegate profile:Industry experts (senior tech/ ops/ COOs), sell-side and buy-side representatives, high-level
regulators and policy makers. Our last edition was a two-day in-person conference held in Hong
Kong and attracted 400 participants.
Delegate fees:
ASIFMA Members andReferrals from Our EventEndorsers
HKD670 (USD85)

Non-ASIFMA Members

Early Bird Rates
HKD830 (USD105)(on or before 7 June 2021)
Standard Rates
HKD780 (USD99)
HKD980 (USD125)(on or after 8 June 2021)• Each delegate pass allows one person to access the virtual event throughout the five days.
• Only regulators, media and confirmed speakers will be offered complimentary passes.
Institutional investors and corporate treasurers will have to pay a delegate fee as this is not atrading event.
• 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/asifma-tech-ops-week.
Media contact:
The event is open to the press. For all media inquiry, please contact Corliss Ruggles(cruggles@asifma.org).
ASIFMA contact:
Millie Hung, Senior Manager - Head of Events and Conferences (mhung@asifma.org)

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Past edition:
ASIFMA Conference 2019: The Future State: Cost Efficiencies, New Technologies, and Operational
Challenges: 2-3 April 2019, Hong Kong
• 370+ delegates• 11 sponsors (HSBC, SWIFT, DTCC, Nomura, Avaloq, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Google Cloud,LPA, Mizuho, PwC, Torstone)• 17 endorsers (AmCham, Asia Cloud Computing Association, Asia Fintech Angels, CAIA, CFA
Institute, EuroCham, Fintech Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Association of Banks,Cyberport, HKSI, ICMA, InvestHK, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, PASLA, PIMFA, SZIFA, WiFA)• 4 media partners (Asia First, DigFin, NexChange Group, Regulation Asia)

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