ASIFMA Annual Conference 2019: Developing Asia’s Capital Markets in conjunction with the EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue and Dinner

Thu-Fri 10-11 October 2019, Tokyo

Overview

About the event

(Please click here to view the Japanese version of the Conference’s Program, Factsheet and Review of 2018.)
イベントプログラム、イベント概要、2018年のレビューをご覧ください。

This flagship annual event of ASIFMA is a high-level, industry-wide occasion, providing a unique opportunity for 400-500 global and regional policy makers, senior regulators and industry representatives from both sell side and buy side to meet and discuss important issues impacting the development of Asia’s capital markets.

ASIFMAの年次行事の中心である本コンファレンスは、業界全体を対象とするハイレベルイベントとして、世界的また地域内における政策担当者、規制監督機関上層部やバイサイド・セルサイド両方の業界代表者が集まり、アジアのキャピタルマーケットの発展に影響を与える、重要事項を討議する場となっています。約400－500人の参加を予定しています。

Since 2017, we have been working in conjunction with the EU-Asia Financial Services Forum. This year, the Forum will be hosted by Financial Services Agency Japan (JFSA) in Tokyo on 10 October 2019. As such, many of the heads of regulatory agencies in Asia and senior EU Commission officials will be in town for the Forum as well as our event.

当協会は2017年からEU‐アジア金融サービスフォーラムと提携しており、本年の同フォーラムは2019年10月10日東京で日本金融庁の主催で行われます。従って、アジア諸国の規制監督庁長官やEU委員会官僚が、多数、同フォーラム、また当イベントのために来訪することが予想されます。

Same as last year, ASIFMA and Afore Consulting will co-host the EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue in the afternoon of the first day of the conference, i.e. 10 October 2019, followed by a closed-door Reception and Dinner for selected senior regulators, institutional investors and dinner sponsors.

この年次イベントに合わせ、ASIFMAとAfore Consultingは、2019年10月10日ホテル・オークラにて金融サービス・レセプションおよび夕食会を共催し、選ばれた規制機関高官、機関投資家および夕食会スポンサー各社をご招待いたします。

You may also click to see the full 2018 edition for reference at www.asifma.org/annual2018.

これまでの実績: 第6回大会2018年11月シンガポール開催 (www.asifma.org/event/annual2018)

Download the Review of 2019.

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Exhibitor:

IHS Markit

Official Interpretation Provider:

SDL

Technology Partner:

Agenda

Please download the program here.

Day 1: Thursday 10 October 2019

08:30-08:50	Check-in, Breakfast, Networking
08:50-09:00	Welcome Remarks
09:00-09:15	Keynote 1: Development of Asia’s Capital Markets: Roles and Challenges
09:15-09:30	Keynote 2: Other People’s Money
09:30-10:20	Panel 1: Trade Tensions, Monetary Policy Changes, Geopolitics and Populism
10:20-10:50	Coffee Break
10:50-11:40	Panel 2: What will Financial/Capital Markets Look Like in Five Years? – The Future of the Industry
11:40-12:30	Panel 3: Demographic Changes and Financial Market Challenges – Financing an Ageing Society
12:30-12:45	Closing Keynote for Morning Plenary Session: Hong Kong – Centre of Actions for Chinese Capital Markets Open-up
12:45-13:40	Networking Lunch
13:20-13:40	Luncheon Presentation: Three Ways to Overcome the Headwinds to Revitalizing the Japanese Equity Market

EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue

13:40-13:50	Keynote 1: Building Capital Markets Union While Fostering Global Financial Markets
13:50-14:00	Keynote 2
14:00-14:15	Keynote 3
14:15-15:05	Session I: Perspectives on Global Fragmentation, Equivalence Regimes and Brexit
15:05-15:35	Coffee Break
15:35-16:25	Session II: Technology in Financial Services – an Asian and European Approach
16:25-17:15	Session III: Sustainable Finance: Measuring the Impact and Growing the Market
17:15-17:30	Closing Address: EU-Asia Pacific Cooperation: Addressing Current and Future Challenges in Financial Services

EU-Asia Financial Services Reception and Dinner
(By-invitation only. Event for selected senior regulators, institutional investors and dinner sponsors. Closed to the media.)

18:00-19:00	Reception
19:00-19:15	Welcome Remarks
19:15-19:30	Keynote Address 1
19:30-19:45	Keynote Address 2
19:45-21:30	Dinner

Day 2: Friday 11 October 2019

Morning Break-out Session – Stream A

08:45-09:00	Opening Remarks: Supporting Financial Stability and Growth in APAC and Globally
09:00-09:45	Panel A1: Accessing China’s Markets: Easing the Burden
09:45-10:30	Panel A2: Equity Capital Formation and Innovation
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	Panel A3: IBOR Transition: A Certainty, Not a Choice?
11:45-12:30	Panel A4: Data and Risk: Intersection between Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Localisation
12:30-13:15	Panel A5: Fund Passporting and Fund Connect Schemes: What will make them work in Asia?
13:15-14:15	Networking Lunch

Morning Break-out Session – Stream B

09:00-09:45	Panel B1: Security Token Offerings
09:45-10:30	Panel B2: Distributed Ledger Technology: A Quantum Change for Post-Trade and Payments and the Possible Role of Stable Coins
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	Panel B3: AI, Big Data and Machine Learning: Science Fiction or Reality
11:45-12:30	Panel B4: Technological Market: The Challenges of an Increasingly Nano-second Marketplace?
12:30-13:15	Panel B5: Diversity and the Workforce of Tomorrow
13:15-14:15	Networking Lunch

Afternoon Concurrent Workshops

14:15-15:15	Workshop 1: European Benchmarks Regulation: Is Another Two Years Enough?
	Workshop 2: Market Conduct and Individual Accountability Regimes: How Will These Continue to Develop in Asia?
	Workshop 3: Virtual Data Storage: Does Onprem or Offprem make a difference?
	Workshop 4: China Equities Markets Structure: Gaining Momentum
15:20-16:20	Workshop 5: ETF developments in Asia: Comparing Japan to the Rest of the Region
	Workshop 6: Client Onboarding: Are KYC/AML Standards Practical?
	Workshop 7: Securitised Product in Asia: Trends and Developments
	Workshop 8: China’s Debt Markets: The Next Big Thing?
16:20-16:30	Wrap Up and Closing
16:30-17:00	Networking Coffee

Speakers

We were honored to have confirmed the following distinguished speakers for the conference.

ASIFMA is now accepting sponsorships. Your support will be much appreciated!

Expecting 400-500 high-level regulators, policy makers, industry experts, sell-side and buy-side representatives, initially by invitation and then marketed to a wider audience. To effectively engage the 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. Please click to view the details of the sponsorship proposal of Annual Conference and EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue and Dinner.

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsor:

Dinner Sponsors:

PR Partner:

Japanese Media Partner:

Media Partners:

Endorsers:

Exhibitor:

IHS Markit

Other Sponsor:

SDL

Technology Partner:

Factsheet

Event Factsheet

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Dates	Thursday-Friday, 10-11 October 2019
Location:	Conrad Tokyo (1 Chome-9-1 Higashishinbashi, Minato City, Tokyo 105-7337, Japan)
Objective:	This flagship annual event of ASIFMA is a high-level, industry-wide event, providing a unique opportunity for global and regional policy makers, senior regulators and industry representatives from both sell side and buy side to meet and discuss important issues impacting the development of Asia’s capital markets. Since 2017, we have been working in conjunction with the EU-Asia Financial Services Forum. This year, the Forum will be hosted by Financial Services Agency Japan (JFSA) in Tokyo on 10 October 2019. As such, many of the heads of regulatory agencies in Asia and senior EU Commission officials will be in town for the Forum as well as our event. Aligning this annual event, ASIFMA and Afore Consulting will co-host the EU-Asia Financial Services Reception and Dinner at Hotel Okura on 10 October 2019 for selected senior regulators, institutional investors and dinner sponsors.
Program format:	Two-day conference with keynote speeches, panels, concurrent roundtables and networking sessions. The official language is English, with simultaneous interpretation to Japanese.
Speaker profile:	Global and Asian policy makers, regulators, central banks, industry experts and senior representatives from sell-side and buy-side communities.
Sponsorship opportunities:	To effectively engage with this high-caliber audience and showcase thought leadership, various sponsorship packages with speaking slots and marketing opportunities are available for ASIFMA members and non-members offering unparalleled branding exposure and lead generation.
Delegate profile:	Expecting 400-500 high-level regulators, policy makers, industry experts, sell-side and buy-side representatives.
Delegate fees:	Each transferrable pass allows a maximum of four (4) delegates to access the conference at different times. Only selected senior regulators, institutional investors, corporate treasurers and confirmed speakers will be offered complimentary passes. Sponsorship packages include a fixed number of delegate passes. Individual registration for the EU-Asia Financial Services Dinner Reception on 10 October 2019 may not be available but is subject to sponsorship.
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 and media partners. Conference website is at www.asifma.org/annual2019.
Media contact:	The conference is open to the media except (1) EU-Asia Financial Services Reception and Dinner on 10 October 2019; and (2) Concurrent Workshops on 11 October 2019. For all media inquiries, please contact Corliss Ruggles (cruggles@asifma.org).
ASIFMA contact:	Millie Hung, Head of Events and Conferences (mhung@asifma.org)
Past editions:	6th edition in Singapore: November 2018 (www.asifma.org/event/annual2018)
	450+ delegates 25 sponsors (ANZ, Barclays, Citadel Securities, Citi, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, DTCC, Eurex, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Herbert Smith Freehills, IHS Markit, ING, J.P.Morgan, Lexcel Partners Attorneys at Law, London Stock Exchange Group, Lucht Probst Associates (LPA), Mizuho Securities Asia, Moody’s Investors Services, Nomura, Pengyuan International, Refinitiv, S&P Global Ratings, Societe Generale, SWIFT and Tradeweb) 19 endorsers (The Association of Banks in Singapore, ACTS, Australian Financial Markets Association, AIMA, Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers' Forum (BBF), CAIA, CFA Institute, EU-ASEAN Business Council, EuroCham Hong Kong, European Chamber of Commerce Singapore, FIMMDA, ICMA, IMAS, Japan Financial Markets Council, KOFIA, New Zealand Financial Markets Association, The Pan Asia Securities Lending Association (PASLA), Securities Association of Singapore and ThaiBMA) 7 media partners (Acuris Mergermarket, Asia First, Haymarket, Regulation Asia, Reuters Breakingviews, Global Investor Group and IFLR)
	5th edition in Hong Kong: November 2017 (www.asifma.org/event/annual2017)
	470+ delegates 20 sponsors (Barclays, BNP Paribas, CFA Institute, Citi, DTCC, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, Herbert Smith Freehills, ING, J.P. Morgan, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, Moody’s, Nomura, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, SWIFT, Thomson Reuters and Zurich Insurance Co Ltd) 19 endorsers (AIMA, APLMA, ACT, AIAM, Austcham, AFMA, BritCham, CAIA, CFA Institute, EuroCham (SG), FIMMDA, HKSFA, HKSI, HKTA, ICMA, JFMC, KOFIA, PASLA and TMA) 5 media partners (Asia First, IFLR, NexChange, The Asian Banker, Reuters Breakingviews)
	4th edition in Singapore: November 2016 (www.asifma.org/annual2016)
	400+ delegates 26 sponsors (ANZ, BAML, BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, CAIA, CICC, CIMB, Clearstream, Credit Agricole, DBS, Deutsche Bank, DTCC, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, ING, J.P. Morgan, Lexcel Partners, Mizuho, Moody’s, National Australia Bank, Nomura, PwC, Societe Generale, S&P Global Ratings, Standard Chartered and Thomson Reuters) 18 endorsers (AIMA, APSA, ABS, ACT, ACT SG, AFMA, CAIA, EuroCham SG, FIMMDA, ICMA, IMAS, JFMC, KOFIA, NZFMA, PASLA, Quorum 15, SAS and ThaiBMA) 14 media partners (CNBC, Asia ETrading, Asia First, AsianInvestor, BondRadar, Corporate Treasurer, EU ETrading, FinanceAsia, GlobalCapital, GlobalRMB, GlobalTrading, IFLR, Regulation Asia and The Asian Banker)
	3rd edition in Hong Kong: December 2015 (www.asifma.org/event/annual2015)
	460+ delegates 23 sponsors (BAML, BNY Mellon, CAIA, Citi, Credit Agricole, DTCC, EY, Euroclear, Financial Times, Goldman Sachs, ING, J.P. Morgan, Latham & Watkins, Lexcel Partners, Markit, Moody's, Nomura, Societe Generale, Standard & Poor's, Standard Chartered, Thomson Reuters, Tradeweb and Westpac) 21 endorsers (AIMA, AmCham, APSA, ACT, AustCham, AFMA, Brokers Forum, CAIA, EuroCham SG, FIMMDA, HKIFA, HKSA, HKSFA, HK Trustees’ Association, INFINZ, ICMA, JFMC, NZFMA, PASLA, SFJ and TMA) 13 media partners (CNBC, Barron’s, BondRadar, Dow Jones, FinanceAsia, GlobalCapital, Global Trading, IFLR, Mergermarket Group, Nex Change, Regulation Asia, The Trade and The Wall Street Journal)
	2nd edition in Singapore: November 2014 (www.asifma.org/event/annual2014)
	400+ delegates 24 sponsors (BAML, BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, CAIA, Chicago Booth, Citi, Clearstream, CLS, Credit Agricole, DTCC, Eurex Clearing Asia, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, ING, J.P. Morgan, Latham & Watkins, Markit, Moody's, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Societe Generale, Standard & Poor's, Thomson Reuters, Tradeweb and Westpac) 16 endorsers (AIMA, AmCham, AmCham SG, APSA, ABS, ACT, Brokers Forum, CAIA, CFA Institute, HKSI, INFINZ, ICMA, KOFIA, NZFMA, PASLA and SAS) 11 media partners (Bloomberg, Asia ETrading, AsianInvestor, Dow Jones, FinanceAsia, GlobalCapital, IFLR, Institutional Investor, Regulation Asia, The Trade Asia, The Wall Street Journal)
	1st edition in Hong Kong: November 2013 (www.asifma.org/event/annual2013)
	440+ delegates 32 sponsors (Allen & Overy, BAML, Barclays, BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citi, Clearstream, CLS, Clifford Chance, Credit Agricole, Davis Polk, DBS, DTCC, Euroclear, Fitchratings, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING, J.P. Morgan, Latham & Watkins, Mizuho, Moody’s, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Promontory, Societe Generale, Standard & Poor’s, Standard Chartered, SWIFT, Thomson Reuters, Westpac and White & Case) 18 endorsers (AFME, AFMA, AmCham, APSA, AustCham HK & Macau, EuroCham, FIMMDA, HKSA, HKIFA, International Compliance Association, ICMA, JFMC, JSDA, KOFIA, NZFMA, PASLA, SIFMA, TMA)

Registration

参加登録

Registration is closed. As we have reached maximum capacity, we apologize that walk-ins will not be accepted.

定員に達したため、受付を終了いたしました。当日のご参加申し込みは、受け付けいたしかねますので、あらかじめご了承いただきますようお願いいたします。

Delegate Fee

参加費用

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* Each transferrable pass allows a maximum of four (4) delegates to access the conference at different times.

譲渡可パスでは、異なる時間に最大4名までコンファレンスに入場することができます。

* Senior Representatives from Regulators, Institutional Investors, Corporate Treasurers may be offered complimentary registration. Please click here to submit your application for our review.

優待パスは、限定された規制機関高官、機関投資家、法人財務担当者および登壇の決定している講演者の方のみへのご提供とさせていただきます。参加登録はこちらをご覧ください。

*We charge in US Dollars for this event.

*Sponsoring firms and Endorsers are entitled to a fixed number of complimentary delegate passes. You may wish to check internally before registering online.

協賛パッケージには一定数の参加者パスが含まれます。オンライン登録の前に社内でご確認ください。

*Delegate fees are non-refundable and do not include any travel arrangements such as accommodation or flight tickets.

*参加登録料のご返金は致しかねます。また、料金には宿泊・フライトなどの旅費は含まれておりません。

Media Policy

The conference is open to the media except (1) EU-Asia Financial Services Reception and Dinner on 10 October 2019; and (2) Concurrent Workshops on 11 October 2019. For all media inquiries, please contact Corliss Ruggles (cruggles@asifma.org).

本コンファレンスは、以下を除きメディア各社の参加が可能です： (1) 2019年10月10日開催のEUアジア金融サービス・レセプションおよび夕食会; (2) 2019年10月11日同時開催ワークショップ。メディア関連のお問い合わせは担当者Corliss Ruggles (cruggles@asifma.org)　までお願いします。

Travel and Hotel Accommodation

If you are travelling to Tokyo from other locations, you will be responsible for your own travel and hotel arrangement. Here are two hotels located near the conference venue which you may contact directly to enquire further details:

1. Conrad Tokyo
  Sylvia Wang, Senior Sales Manager
  Tel: +81 3-6388-8233
  Email: Sylvia.wang@conradhotels.com
2. Courtyard Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel
  Tel: +81 3-3546-0111
  Email: g.reservation@tobuhotel.co.jp

Venue

Venue Location

This conference will be held at:

Conrad Tokyo
Kazanami Ballroom, Annex 2nd Floor
1 Chome-9-1 Higashishinbashi, Minato City, Tokyo 105-7337, Japan

This EU-Asia Financial Services Dinner (by invitation only) will be held at:

The Okura Tokyo
Akebono Room, 1/F, The Okura Prestige Tower
2 Chome-10-4 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan