EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue 2025

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EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 | Virtual Event

About the event:

ASIFMA, in collaboration with Afore Consulting, is excited to bring back the annual EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue.

Join us for insightful keynote speeches and dynamic panel discussions addressing the regulatory hurdles confronting the financial services industry in Europe and Asia amidst a landscape of political transformation.

Our spotlight will be on sustainable finance and the revolutionary impact of digital innovation and AI on the sector across these regions. Together, we’lls delve into how we can drive regional and global alignment in these pivotal areas.

Serving as the private stakeholder event, the Dialogue will take place a week after the EU-Asia-Pacific Forum on Financial Regulation organised by the European Commission, ESMA and the APAC Regional Committee of IOSCO.

Language:

English

Program Format:

Virtual event, from 8:30 AM CET / 15:30 HKT to 11:30 AM CET/ 18:20 HKT

ASIFMA Events and Conferences Contacts

For more details about the event, please contact Claire Souleyman at csouleyman@asifma.org

For other event sponsorship enquiries, membership, and other event collaboration, please get in touch with Joy Balboa a jbalboa@asifma.org

Media contact

This event is open to the press. For media inquiries, please contact Corliss Ruggles at (cruggles@asifma.org).

TUESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2025

15:30 -15:35 HKT Opening Remarks:
Peter Stein, Chief Executive Officer, ASIFMA
Nickolas Reinhardt, Co-Founder and Director, Afore Consulting
Keynote Address: (order is indicative)
15:35- 15:45 HKT Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of the Board, IOSCO; Chairman, Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA)
15:45- 15:55 HKT Christina Choi, Executive Director of Investment Products, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
15:55- 16:10 HKT Fireside Chat
Jakub Michalik, Head of International, ESMA
Moderator:
Nickolas Reinhardt, Co-Founder and Director, Afore Consulting
16:10- 17:10 HKT Panel 1: Technology and AI
Panelists:

Mattias Levin, Acting Head of the Digital Finance Unit, DG FISMA
Alan Lim, Director & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence Office, FinTech & Innovation Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Mr. Jutaro Kaneko, Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Prag Sharma, Global Head, Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence, Citi Innovation Labs, Citi
Siddhartha Thimmavajjalla, Executive Director AI and Machine Learning, Standard Chartered Global Business Services
Maria Tsani, Head of Financial Services Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs (EMEA), Amazon Web Services
Moderator:
Nickolas Reinhardt, Co-Founder and Director, Afore Consulting
17:10- 17:20 HKT BREAK
17:20- 17:30 HKT Keynote Address:
Maria Rafaella Assetta, Head of the International Affairs Unit at DG FISMA
17:30 – 18:30 HKT Panel 2: Sustainability
Panelists:
Tomohiro Ishikawa, Chief Regulatory Engagement Officer, MUFG
Nick Miller, Managing Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Moody’s
Luke Nelson, Head of International Sustainability, JP Morgan Chase
Shaneera Rasque, International, Regulation and Enforcement, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
Ronald Young, Head of Sustainable Banking Development, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Moderator:
Diana Parusheva-Lowery, Managing Director, Head of Public Policy and Sustainable Finance, ASIFMA
18:30 – 18:40 HKT Keynote Address:
Vuchi Dzung, Director-General International Cooperation Department, State Securities Commission of Vietnam
18:40 HKT Closing Remarks
Peter Stein, Chief Executive Officer, ASIFMA
Nickolas Reinhardt, Co-Founder and Director, Afore Consulting
This is a free virtual event, open to all ASIFMA members/non-members.

 

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