Preliminary Conference Agenda

 

 

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Wednesday, March 2

 

10:30
Pre-Conference Workshop Registration

 

Pre-conference workshop: CLEARING SERVICES

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

 

Moderator: Roderick Gravelet-Blondin, General Manager, JSE Securities

 

11:00 – 12:15

Session I: Pros and cons for in-house vs. outsourced clearing and settlement services

• Ms. Lidia Adamska, Member of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange
• Mr. Toma Dosteteanu, Executive Director, Romanian Clearing House
• Mr. Clive Furness, Contango Markets
• Mr. Michael Jesch, Partner, bankon Management Consulting

12:15 – 13:30: Lunch

 13:30 – 14:45

Session II: Risk Management on Exchange Level: What risk controls can and should the exchange be responsible for implementing? How should these risk controls be implemented?

• Daniel Tzang, Senior Consultant, Asia and Middle East, Eurex Clearing (on behalf of Mr. Michael Hsih)
• Mr. Mazlan Yahya, Head of Operations and Risk Management, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives
• Dr. Gang Shyy, Vice Chairman, Fubon Securities, TAIFEX Board Member
• Mr. Ramir Cimafranca, Head of Clearing Sales, Asia Pacific, Newedge

14:45 – 15:00: Coffee

 

15:00 – 16:15

Session III: Enhancing the clearing process, risk management, clearing operations and delivery of the clearing house

• Jörgen Brodersen, Senior Clearing Expert, NASDAQ OMX
• Paul Constantinou, Sales Manager, Trayport
Mr. Tae Yoo, Special Advisor to the COO, CME Group
Mr. Ramir Cimafranca, Head of Clearing Sales, Asia Pacific, Newedge

17:00               AFM General Assembly

 

20:30               Cocktails

 

21:00               Opening Dinner - Sponsored by:

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 3

 

08:00 – 09:00  Registration

 

09:00 – 09:15  Welcoming Remarks

• Mr. Alan van Griethuysen, Chairman, AFM; Executive Director, NYSE Liffe
• Dr. Tony C. Fan, Chairman, TAIFEX

                      

09:15 – 09:30  Keynote Address by 

• Mr. Yuh Chang Chen Chairman, Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan

                      

09:30 – 10:45  Roundtable 1:  Taiwan Games: The Interplay of Local Financial Markets 

Moderator: Mr. Michael Lin, Senior Executive Vice President, Taiwan Stock Exchange
Panelists:

• Ms. Rosemary Wang, Deputy Director General, Securities and Futures Bureau, FSC
• Mr. Maurice Lu, Vice Chairman, Yuanta Futures
• Mr. Daniel Yang, CIO, Polaris International Securities Investment Trust Co. Ltd
• Mr. Austin Hsu, Vice President,  Deutsche Securities Asia Ltd, Taipei Branch
• Mr. Charles Lui, Chairman, Optiver Taiwan Co. Ltd.

10:45 – 11:15  Coffee break - Sponsored by:

 

 

                      

 

 

 

 

11:15 – 12:30  Roundtable 2: Development in the Derivatives Industry of the Asia - Pacific Region; Product Development (Single Stock Futures, Structured products etc. 

 

Moderator:    Mr. Steve Wang, President, TAIFEX

Panelists:

• Mr. Megain Widjaja, CEO, Indonesian Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX)
• Mr. Ted Peng, Senior Vice President, Taiwan Futures Exchange
• Mr. Thomas McMahon, CEO, Singapore Mercantile Exchange
• Professor Mark Holder, Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange
• Mr. Tae Yoo, Special Advisor to the COO, CME Group

12:30 – 14:00  Lunch - Sponsored by:

 

 

 

14:00 – 15:15   Roundtable 3: Commodities:  Products, Developments in Physical Settlement and the Political Environment; How Market Participants Can Gain Access to Smaller/More restricted Markets

 

Moderator: Mr. Paul Meier, Chairman, Swiss Futures and Options Association (SFOA)

Panelists:

• Mr. Chris Sturgess, JSE Limited, South Africa
• Mr. Megain Widjaja, CEO, Indonesian Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX)
• Mr. Clive Furness, Contango Markets
• Professor  Mark Holder, Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange

15:15               Session ends

 

16:00 – 17:20  Sightseeing tour of Taipei

 

17:30 – 18:40  Cocktail reception at Coffee Shop - sponsored by TAIFEX

 

18:40 – 20:00  Dinner at “San Hsi-T’ang and Teahouse” - sponsored by TAIFEX

 

20:00 – 22:00  National Palace Museum Tour - Sponsored by TAIFEX

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, March 4

 

09:00 – 09:30  Roundtable 4: Clearing: Summary Panel of Pre-Con Workshop

 

09:30 – 10:45  Roundtable 5: Technology: Exchange Considerations When Looking to Select and/or Implement New Technology

Moderator: Dr. Nai-Kuan Huang, Senior Executive Vice President, TAIFEX
Panelists:

• David Tsoi, Principal Consultant, Techlink System Consultancy, Hong Kong
• Barry White, Regional Director, Asia  Pacific, Patsystems
• Louisjan Bonthuys, Director, Securities and Trading Technology, South Africa
• Paul Constantinou, Sales Manager, Trayport Exchange Systems, UK
• Nils-Robert Persson, Cinnober
  

10:45 – 11:15  Coffee break - Sponsored by:

 

 

 

 

 

11:15 – 12:30   Roundtable 6: The Outlook for Eastern European, African and South American Markets

                               Moderator:  Mr. Roderick-Gravelet Blondin, JSE Limited
Panelists:

• Mr. David Setters, Contango Markets
• Mr. Darius Cipariu, Sibiu Exchange, Romania
• Mr. Kristian Schach Moller, Principal Advisor, ACE Africa
• Mr. Sergei Mayorov, Director, Market Technologies, MICEX Russia
• Mr. Vladzimir Torchyk, Deputy Head of Marketing and Quotation Department, Belorussian Universal Commodity Exchange

12:30 – 14:00  Lunch - Sponsored by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14:00 – 15:15 Roundtable 7: Working Together To Improve Liquidity

Moderator: Mr. Charles Lui, Chairman, Optiver Taiwan

Panelists:

• Ms. Bella Ciu, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, NYSE Liffe, Singapore
• Mr. Tae Yoo, Special Advisor to the COO, CME Group
• Ms. Lidia Adamska, Board Member, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Poland

15:15 – 15:30  Coffee break

 

15:30 -16:00    Conference Wrap Up Session

 

16:00- 19:00    City Tour

 

19:30-21:30     Farewell Dinner at The Best 85 – Diamond Tony’s in Taipei 101 - Sponsored by:

 

 

 

 

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