08.00 - Registration and Morning Coffee Registration and Morning Coffee

08.30 - Conference Opening Remarks Conference Opening RemarksAndrew ThakePortfolio Director Asia Pacific and Middle EastWBR

08.40 - Chair's Opening Remarks And Start of Morning Plenary Session Adam Sussman, Director Of Research, The Tabb Group We welcome renowned consultancy The Tabb Group as plenary chair for this year's TradeTech Asia. Adam Sussman, who was named director of research in January 2008, joined TABB Group in 2005 as a research analyst after serving as a senior product manager responsible for order management systems, routing and next-generation trading tools focused on the equities and options markets at Ameritrade, Inc. Adam Sussman Director Of Research, The Tabb Group Adam Sussman, named director of research in January 2008, joined TABB Group in 2005 as a research analyst after serving as a senior product manager responsible for order management systems, routing and next-generation trading tools focused on the equities and options markets at Ameritrade, Inc., a brokerage industry subsidiary of Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD). Adam joined Ameritrade [read more]

08.50 - KEYNOTE ECONOMIC ADDRESS Marc Faber, CEO, Marc Faber Limited Marc Faber, Author, "Boom, Doom and Gloom Report" Dr Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter “THE GLOOM BOOM & DOOM” report which highlights unusual investment opportunities, and is the author of several books including “TOMORROW’S GOLD – Asia’s Age of Discovery” Dr. Faber is also a regular contributor to several leading financial publications around the world. A regular speaker at various investment seminars, Dr Faber is well known for his “contrarian” investment approach. Marc Faber CEO, Marc Faber Limited Dr Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He went to school in Geneva and Zurich and finished high school with the Matura. He studied Economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, obtained a PhD in Economics magna cum laude. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. Since 1973, he has lived in Hong Kong. From [read more]

09.40 - Redefining Counterparty Risk And Risk Management In Trading In 2009: How Are Broker Selection And Review Policies Being Affected By The Increasing Importance Attached To Risk? Gabe Butler, Head of Equities, ITG Roger Chiman, Managing Director, Scion Investment Management Todd Prado, Head of Asian Trading, Janus Capital Kent Rossiter, Head of Trading Pacific, RCM Lehmans' collapse brought risk and counterparty risk to the forefront of everyone's agenda. However, how does the concept of risk management translate into practice? And how has it affected the current status of broker selection and review policies in Asia? This panel examines: Defining and measuring execution risks and how they impact the buy and sell side mitigating execution risk and identifying practical steps that can be taken utilising VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) and IS (Implementation Shortfall) as conceptual frameworks for minimizing timing and impact Implementing better integrated front - back office systems to reduce risk Developing an effective trading infrastructure to maintain and enhance real time risk management what tools are there available to achieve transparency and effective equity analytics? Identifying and managing the range of counterparty risk that a trading desk encounters in trading equities, options and other instruments understanding whether there are additional counterparty risks of trading off exchange and if so what contingencies can be taken how does counterparty risk impact stock lending? is there a trade off between counterparty risk and culling broker lists? does cutting off brokers as a way of saving costs make sense as a strategy? Determining and assigning risk both internally and externally Moderator: Gabe Butler Head of Equities, ITG Gabriel Butler is Director and Head of Equities for ITG in Hong Kong. As such, he oversees ITG's Asian markets trading operations and works closely with clients to determine optimal trading strategies and provide trading and analysis tools to improve execution performance. Prior to this position, he was Senior Vice President of ITG Algorithms Trading, Analysis & Research in the U.S. Before joi [read more] Roger Chiman Managing Director, Scion Investment Management Todd Prado Head of Asian Trading, Janus Capital Kent Rossiter Head of Trading Pacific, RCM Kent joined RCM in May 1999 as the Head of Regional Asia Pacific Trading and is based in Hong Kong, which is one of RCM's three global trading desk. As at end of 2008, RCM managed approximately US$85bn and is part of the Allianz Group that has assets under management in excess of US$1 trillion. From 1996 until 1999, Kent was the Deputy General Manager of Asian Equity Sales at Nikko Securities. Pri [read more]

10.20 - Creating Competitive Advantage For The Buy Side Trader Seth Merrin, Founder, Liquidnet Seth first came to prominence as founder of Merrin Financial and their groundbreaking electronic order-management software. After selling Merrin Financial created Liquidnet, one of the pioneers in dark pool offerings. In this visionary presentation Seth discusses: Moving the trader up the value curve of the investment process Sustaining competitive advantage for the buy side trader Future predictions for the buy side landscape Seth Merrin Founder, Liquidnet

10.50 - Morning Networking Break And Opportunity To View Exhibition Morning Networking Break And Opportunity To View Exhibition

11.30 - Trading The New Global Liquidity Landscape In 2009 John Lowrey, Chief Executive Officer, Chi-X Global We now turn attention to the global picture. The rise of ATVs (Alternative Trading Venues); increasing fragmentation, the impact (or lack of) of MiFiD - all of these developments have altered the liquidity landscape but what does this mean for Asia? For this address we are delighted to welcome John Lowrey. When he speaks at our TradeTech Europe event, he is consistently one of the top ranked speakers and we're delighted to welcome him to TradeTech Asia to examine: Accessing and attracting liquidity in the new trading landscape Where is the evidence that new liquidity is flowing? Determining which regulated markets and MTFs (multilateral trading facilities) are attracting the most liquidity Analysing the impact of dark pools - has their use been as predicted? John Lowrey Chief Executive Officer, Chi-X Global

12.00 - Panel Discussion: Getting The Most From Your Dollar - Evaluating The Success Of Unbundling And Commission Sharing Agreements In Asia Mark Burges Watson, Chief Operating Officer, Japaninvest Tom Conigliaro, Global Head of Thirty Party Research and Brokerage, Goldman Sachs Jon Evans, Head of Trading, JP Morgan Asset Management Matt McKeith, Head of Equity Dealing, First State Investments Suresh Suppiah, Pan Asian Head of Third Party Research and Brokerage, Goldman Sachs Are CSAs working? Have they helped with best execution or are they one big administrative headache? To debate this we are joined by leading practitioners to discuss how to make the most from your commission dollar: Overcoming the operational challenges of rolling out CSAs what methodologies can be applied to determine what values to ascribe to research as opposed to execution? examining the merits of the panel system approach reviewing soft dollar vs hard dollar approaches Evaluating how best to concentrate your dollars high vs medium vs low touch Have the buy side increased or decreased their broker lists in light of CSAs set against a background of thinner trading volumes? Identifying the additional problems of applying unbundling across asset classes Determining the popularity of unbundling in Asia beyond the major international asset management companies Mark Burges Watson Chief Operating Officer, Japaninvest Tom Conigliaro Global Head of Thirty Party Research and Brokerage, Goldman Sachs Jon Evans Head of Trading, JP Morgan Asset Management Matt McKeith Head of Equity Dealing, First State Investments Suresh Suppiah Pan Asian Head of Third Party Research and Brokerage, Goldman Sachs

12.40 - Networking Lunch And Opportunity To View Exhibition After lunch we break the conference down into streams. At TradeTech we want to ensure that there is always something in the agenda for everyone - the streams enable you to tailor a personalized agenda that meets the specific needs of you and your team.

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues No session description available. Stream B: Trading Technology No session description available. Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities No session description available.

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 14.10 - Chair's Opening Remarks Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Adam Sussman, Director Of Research, The Tabb Group Chair's Opening Remarks Adam Sussman Director Of Research, The Tabb Group Adam Sussman, named director of research in January 2008, joined TABB Group in 2005 as a research analyst after serving as a senior product manager responsible for order management systems, routing and next-generation trading tools focused on the equities and options markets at Ameritrade, Inc., a brokerage industry subsidiary of Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD). Adam joined Ameritrade [read more] 14.10 - Chair's Opening Remarks Stream B: Trading Technology Chris Hall, Editor, The Trade The Trade and its sister publication The Trade Asia are considered to be the premier trading magazine. With this in mind we are delighted to welcome Chris Hall, Editor of the publication as one of the chair's of TradeTech Asia Chris Hall Editor, The Trade 14.10 - Chair's Opening Remarks Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities Chair's Opening Remarks

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 14.20 - Understanding How Challenging Conditions Have Impacted The Buy Sides' Trading Needs And Operations Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Abhi Shroff, Vice President, Greenwich Associates For the first time at TradeTech Asia we welcome Greenwich Associates, whose buy side reports are on most brokers 'must have' list. In this presentation Abhi examines key trends driven by investors and challenges facing brokers as we enter the new trading paradigm. Equity investment managers in Asia are facing a challenging market with dampened demand for equity investments - how does this impact their trading needs and operations? Investors are seeking more research and sales support from the sell side - short term or secular trend? Commissions are down significantly: predicting how will investors continue to secure access to services and insights? How is the concentration of business changing? Examining how the rise of electronic trading is driving down blended commission rates - what is the level of adoption for algorithms, dark pools, DMA/smart-order routing, and where will it be three years from now? Assessing the latest views on TCA: what drives its adoption? Why is there some resistance in the market? Surviving the worst financial market crisis while trying to satisfy growing demand for service and increased cost for building and maintaining business infrastructure - how are brokers coping? CSAs have been widely adopted in the US and Europe - what are the likely trends in Asia? Abhi Shroff Vice President, Greenwich Associates Abhi Shroff, Vice President, Greenwich Associates, consults with the firm's investment management clients in Asia covering predominantly asset managers and institutional investors. Abhi also supports the firm's fixed income trading research in Asia. Abhi began his career as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting working with clients in the investment management and banking sectors in [read more] 14.20 - Navigating Through The Myriad Of Algos In Order To Determine When And How Best to Deploy Them And Under What Trading Conditions Stream B: Trading Technology Catalin-Razvan Burlacu, Director, Alpha R.E.I. Richard Coulstock, Head of Equity Dealing, Prudential Asset Management Chris Hall, Editor, The Trade Robert Laible, Managing Director, Electronic Trading Services Nomura International (HK) Jacqueline Loh, Head of Trading, Schroder Investment Management Recent markets events have highlighted the importance of algos and in this panel leading buy side and sell side discuss: Overcoming the technical and operational challenges of customising algorithms for the Asian market reviewing and understanding how local market structures and barriers distinct to Asia have shaped the growth of algorithmic trading: how do they need to be tailored? determining the transferability of algos to the Asian market: can they be modified or must they be designed from scratch? dealing with the problems of designing algos for varying tick size and trading increments Determining what algos are good at and where do they fall short? how good are algos at dealing with variance over execution times? evaluating algos ability to deal with low volatility and wide spreads utilising algos for intraday pricing are algos always being used in the best possible way? What sort of timeframe do you need to judge an algo? What happens if you input the wrong aggression levels? Are algos sometimes just given the difficult trades that sales traders can't handle? Co-existing with discretionary strategies: how can algos support rather than supplant the discretionary trader? How successful are algos in Asia at 'not leaving a footprint in the market' can smart algos be gamed? Examining the practicalities and benefits of smaller hedge funds using algos Catalin-Razvan Burlacu Director, Alpha R.E.I. Richard Coulstock Head of Equity Dealing, Prudential Asset Management Chris Hall Editor, The Trade Robert Laible Managing Director, Electronic Trading Services Nomura International (HK) Rob is a Managing Director in charge of the Asia-Pacific Electronic Trading Services for Nomura, where he is responsible for Sales, Product and Client Service. Rob's team develops the Firm's DMA infrastructure, trading tools, market connectivity, smart order routing, dark pools, algorithms, and analytics. Product expertise includes: ModelEx, NX, SmartDMA and TradeSpex Prior to joining Nomura, Rob [read more] Jacqueline Loh Head of Trading, Schroder Investment Management 14.20 - Utilising An FX Overlay To Manage Risk In Your Equity Trading Strategy Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities Bernard Lock, Director & Regional - Asia Pacific, FX Concepts Currency has become a more and more essential strategy for portfolio managers, reserve boards, pension plans, corporate treasurers and other investors mainly in two directions. In this presentation Bernard discusses: Assessing the advantages of an active currency overlay programme vs passive currency hedges Understanding and utilizing FX as steady generator of portable alpha Managing a FX overlay strategy - exploring the use of: hedge funds managed accounts total return swaps Distinguishing a good currency strategy from a poor one: how many currencies it covers how the currency portfolio is systematically constructed Bernard Lock Director & Regional - Asia Pacific, FX Concepts Bernard Lock is the Director and Head of FX Concepts Singapore Office. He represents the New York based Currency Manager & Research Firm in Asia Pacific. The quantitative currency manager which was founded in 1981 is ranked by Barclays as one of the top 10 currency programs in the world in terms of AUM. The current size of assets exceeds USD 8 billions. Prior to joining FX Concepts since 2002, [read more]

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 14.50 - Panel Discussion: Survival Of The Fittest: Comparing The Events Of 2008-2009 With Previous Economic Downturns - What Can We Learn And What Are The Implications, Opportunities And Challenges For Asia's Trading And Investment Landscape? Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Hans Goetti, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Asia LGT Jimmy Koh, Head of Economic Treasury Research - Global Markets & Investment Management, United Overseas Bank Adam Sussman, Director Of Research, The Tabb Group Kirk West, Managing Director, Principal Global Investors Asia Michael Lewis's recent Panic book is a compendium of news articles covering the five financial crisis's of the last 25 years: the 2007 stock market crash, the Russian default and failure of Long-Term Capital Management, The Asian Currency Crisis of 1998, the bursting of the Internet stock bubble and of course the recent sub prime meltdown. One of the major themes that comes from reading the book is how much these crisises have in common. To discuss the challenges and opportunities that financial crisis's create we bring together seasoned experts to discuss: What are the key takeaways for market participants from the sub prime debacle? What have been the trading and investment opportunities presented during the current downturn and what have the challenges been? Assessing the government intervention so far - has it made things better? Are any more actions required? What lessons can be taken from previous attempts at government intervention? Predicting what will be the buy and sell side business models of the future Panelists: Hans Goetti Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Asia LGT With Over 35 yearsa of banking experience, Hans Goetti joined LGT Bank in Liechtenstein in November 2007, as Chief Investmernt Officer Asia Pacific.Prior to joining LGT, Mr. Goett spent 16 years in Citigroup in Zurich, Geneva and Singapore, where he now resideds. The various rolses held by Mr. Goetti include, among others - Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Advisor and Investment Strategist. Hi [read more] Jimmy Koh Head of Economic Treasury Research - Global Markets & Investment Management, United Overseas Bank Adam Sussman Director Of Research, The Tabb Group Adam Sussman, named director of research in January 2008, joined TABB Group in 2005 as a research analyst after serving as a senior product manager responsible for order management systems, routing and next-generation trading tools focused on the equities and options markets at Ameritrade, Inc., a brokerage industry subsidiary of Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD). Adam joined Ameritrade [read more] Kirk West Managing Director, Principal Global Investors Asia Kirk is the managing director for Principal Global Investors, Asia ex Japan, and the Chief Executive Officer of Principal Global Investors (Singapore). Kirk has regional responsibility for all sales, operational, legislative and client matters, and matrix-reporting responsibilities for locally based investment management. Kirk is also an extended member of Principal Global Investors operating comm [read more] 15.00 - Understanding The Process For Accessing Dark and Lit Liquidity In Asia Stream B: Trading Technology Kim Bang, CEO, Bloomberg Tradebook L.L.C Kim will provide an overview of the current liquidity landscape in Asia and what it may potentially look like in the near future. He will then share some of the opportunities for enhanced access to this liquidity with intelligent tools. Kim Bang CEO, Bloomberg Tradebook L.L.C Kim Bang joined Bloomberg Tradebook L.L.C. as a founding member in April 1996. He assumed the responsibility of President in December 1999 and the title of CEO in April 2004. During this tenure, Bloomberg Tradebook has served institutional investors globally with a comprehensive front-to-back execution, clearance and settlement solution across multiple asset classes (Equities, Futures, Options &am [read more] 14.50 - Discovering Why Hedge Funds Are Increasingly Adopting Contracts For Difference (CFDs) Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities Gavin White, Head of CFD Sales & Trading, MF Global Hong Kong As markets adjust to new realities, many Asian Hedge Funds are reassessing their Prime Broker relationships in a search for better value, increased efficiency and greater convenience. It’s been estimated that in London 30-40% of equities trades are now driven by CFD’s. In this presentation Gavin explores: Understanding how CFDs have come to the fore as a better alternative in the current environment. Identifying the unique benefits of using a CFD trading service and why it may be a better fit for your investment needs Outlining the advantages of the following: long/short direct market access to the world's equity markets the ability to trade index and FX markets via a secure browser-based trading platform Gavin White Head of CFD Sales & Trading, MF Global Hong Kong Gavin White, the Head of CFD Sales and Trading at MF Global HK, has 20 years experience as a trader and executive at top-tier international investment banks. From 1991 to 1998, Gavin was Head of Foreign Exchange Trading for Citibank Australia a division of the world's largest forex trading business. Other career highlights include stints in London, New York, Tokyo and Singapore trading for Bankers [read more]

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 15.30 - Panel Discussion: One Year On: Re-Evaluating The Trading Proposition In Asia Of Alternative TradingVenues / Dark Pools In Light Of Lower Trading Volumes And Regulation Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Lee Porter, Managing Director - Head of Asia, Liquidnet Whilst the vast majority of the buy side we polled wants greater choice in trading venues thinner trading volumes have led to some of them re-evaluating their use of dark pools / trading systems.In this frank session the following key issues are discussed: Reviewing the impact of the introduction of ATVs in Asia - what has been the response and uptake by the buy side? How much liquidity have they added to the markets? how successful have they been at reducing market impact? tick sizes and trading costs - can a dark pool be cheaper than an exchange? what are ECNs and dark pools being used for? Is it mainly small and mid-caps? which Asia markets do ATVs/dark pools work best in and why? to what extent is it the case of the buy side not being aware of the opportunities to maximize their use of ATVs / dark pools in trading? Encouraging the buy side to open up order flow to dark pools: addressing the buy sides' major concerns towards dark pools and crossing networks: can they be overcome? overcoming buy side reticence due to reasons of transparency and gaming are there potential conflicts of interest in full service broker dark pools? slipping trading information to inactive participants? Predictions for the future of ATVs in Asia what market share can we expect to see ATVs take in Asia and why? are the barriers to entry too great in Asia? can we expect to see market consolidation in ATVs as looks likely in Europe? Lee Porter Managing Director - Head of Asia, Liquidnet Head of Liquidnet Asia PacificBased in Liquidnet's Hong Kong office, Lee joined Liquidnet in July 2007 and now heads up Liquidnet's Asia Pacific offices. Lee has 19 years of industry experience and has been based in Asia for the last 9 years. Prior to Liquidnet, Lee was a Director at Credit Suisse, heading up Regional Cash Equity Operations. He worked at Credit Suisse for 10 years, where he held a [read more] 15.30 - Sex, Hormones And Testosterone - Are Market Booms And Busts All Down To Mood Swings? Stream B: Trading Technology Combining a light hearted approach with some serious research, we are delighted to welcome John Coates, whose presentation at TradeTech Europe 2009 was amongst the most highly rated. A former trader, explains: How a scientific study of London traders reveals hat the mood swings behind market bubbles and crashes may be influenced by testosterone, along with another hormone cortisol, linked with uncertainty in markets and profits, explaining why people caught up in bubbles and crashes often find it difficult to act rationally - does this help explain the credit crunch? Understanding why a real danger in the present crisis is not merely the extent of the market's fall but its duration - the link between extended volatility and the cortisol exposure experienced by traders and what this leads to An Orwellian dealing room of the future: could one day city firms try to engineer the hormones of their traders if a market is spiraling out of control? 15.20 - A Trader's Insight: Trend Following And Calculating Market Reversals Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities Daryl Guppy, CEO, Guppy Traders Market behaviour is not driven by bulls and bears. It is created by traders and investors. Their behaviour develops distinctive patterns which are identified and used to time strategic entry and exit decisions. These trend analysis methods answer the question “Have we reached the bottom yet?” and “Is the recovery sustainable?” This session considers: Extracting and identifying trader and investor behaviour Examining the following behaviour patterns: those which gave 3 months advance warning of the market collapse in 2007/8 those which show sustainable trend recovery in 2009 in two global markets those which show we have not reached the market bottom yet in several important regional and global markets Understanding the key regional inter-market relationships that provide performance and trend reversal guidance Daryl Guppy CEO, Guppy Traders Daryl Guppy is founder and Director of Guppytraders.com Pty Ltd. He is the regular CNBCAsia Squawk Box technical analyst commentator. An active private position trader trading equities and associated derivatives markets he is the author of The 36 Strategies of The Chinese For Financial Traders, Trend Trading and other books. He has developed several leading technical indicators used by traders in [read more]

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 16.00 - Afternoon Break and Opportunity To View Exhibition Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Afternoon Break and Opportunity To View Exhibition 16.00 - Afternoon Break and Opportunity To View Exhibition Stream B: Trading Technology Afternoon Break and Opportunity To View Exhibition 16.00 - Afternoon Break and Opportunity To View Exhibition Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities Afternoon Break and Opportunity To View Exhibition

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 16.40 - Evaluating The Impact Of Crisis And Competition On Asian Exchanges Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Arin Ray, Consultant, Celent Celent's recent report 'The Future Asian Exchanges' claims that the effects of the global recession and a growing competitive threat from alternative trading venues are increasing the pressure on Asian stock exchanges. In this presentation which summarises the reports key findings Arin discusses: Falling exchanges profits: understanding what can the exchanges do to combat weakening market activities and the emergence of alternative trading systems Examining the continuing importance of the following factors in inhibiting the success of alternative trading systems in Asia: local firms' reluctance to trade off-exchange disparity of currencies different time zones regulatory requirements low levels of crossing technology Are the off-exchange platforms that exist in Asia truly operating as true alternative exchanges? Examining the next wave of innovations we can expect to see from Asia's incumbent exchanges revising tariff structures system upgrades to support greater speed, better connectivity and faster market data services listing cross border trading Arin Ray Consultant, Celent Arin Ray is an analyst within Celent's Banking group and is based in the firm's Bangalore office. Mr. Ray has internship experience in Standard Chartered Bank's Global Markets department in Bangalore, where he contributed to the foreign exchange trading desk. He has in-depth understanding of banking and econometric modeling. He has performed extensive analyses on exchange rate movements, valuation [read more] 16.40 - Revisiting The Man vs Machine Debate: Where Are We In The Next Wave Of ArtificialIntelligence (AI)? Stream B: Trading Technology Changjiu Zhou, Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Control Centre (ARICC) When we organised our first TradeTech Asia in 2005 a key theme was would all of this electronic trading lead to the death of the sales trader. Of course this hasn't quite happened. However AI and increasingly powerful computing and technology will continue to alter the trading desk. Dr Zhou Changjiu is currently the Centre Director of the Advanced Robotics and Intelligence Control Centre (ARICC), a Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) at Singapore Polytechnic (SP), where he founded a Humanoid Robotics group, Robo-Erectus which is one of the foremost leading teams in the humanoid league, as well as being member of the RoboCup Executive Committee since 2003. In this thought provoking session Dr Zhou examines the following key areas: Understanding how far we have developed in AI Identifying the gaps that still exists in AI Examining the potential for collaboration between the AI community and the capital markets industry where are the current benefits being seen? Predicting how AI might impact the trading desk Changjiu Zhou , Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Control Centre (ARICC) Dr Zhou Changjiu is currently the Centre Director of the Advanced Robotics and Intelligence Control Centre (ARICC), a Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) at Singapore Polytechnic (SP), where he founded Humanoid Robotics group, Robo-Erectus (www.robo-erectus.org) which is one of the foremost leading teams in the humanoid league. ARICC is one of the leading robotic soccer research laboratories [read more] 16.40 - 2 Annual Buy Side Heads of Trading Summit Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities Richard Coulstock, Head of Equity Dealing, Prudential Asset Management Kent Rossiter, Head of Trading Pacific, RCM Cited as most head traders' favorite part of TradeTech Asia last year, the Buy Side Heads of Trading Summit is back again for a second year. Take part in interactive and confidential debate and discussion with your fellow buy side peers in an environment free of vendors or media, and gain valuable information to be used on your trading desk when you return to the office. Issues Discussed Will Include: Making The Most Of Your Commission Dollar Evaluating What Benchmark Methods To Use Increasing The Performance Of Your Algo Trading Strategy In A Highly VolatileMarketplace The Prospects And Future For ATVs / Dark Pools In Asia The Changing Relationship Between The Portfolio Manager And The Trader How Have Thinner Trading Volumes Changed The Way Traders Trade? Finding Liquidity In Smaller Caps Buy Side Attending: Justin Sage, Head of Trading, Amoeba Capital PartnersDavid Clark, Head of Trading, Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)Darren Tay, Head of Trading, Fullerton Fund ManagementMatt McKeith, Head of Equity Dealing, First State InvestmentsSeng Leong Ng, Head of Central Dealing, JF Asset ManagementJon Evans, Head of Equity Trading, JP Morgan Asset Management (Japan)Jacqueline Loh, Head of Trading, Asia, Schroder Investment ManagementPaul Whelan, Head of Trading, Pioneer Asset ManagementDavid Logerais, Head of Asian Trading, Credit Agricole Asset ManagementCharles Wiemer, Trading, Stark InvestmentsJimmy Chua, Head of Trading, UBS Asset ManagementChristine To, Head of Asia Trading, T Rowe Price Richard Coulstock Head of Equity Dealing, Prudential Asset Management Kent Rossiter Head of Trading Pacific, RCM Kent joined RCM in May 1999 as the Head of Regional Asia Pacific Trading and is based in Hong Kong, which is one of RCM's three global trading desk. As at end of 2008, RCM managed approximately US$85bn and is part of the Allianz Group that has assets under management in excess of US$1 trillion. From 1996 until 1999, Kent was the Deputy General Manager of Asian Equity Sales at Nikko Securities. Pri [read more]

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structur...Stream B: Trading Technology 17.10 - Mapping The Markets - Using Technical Analysis To Examine Global Markets And Predicting Future Trends Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Robin Griffith, Technical Strategist, Cazenove Capital Management Former Chief Technical Analyst at HSBC and chair of the International Federation of Technical Analysts, in his address Robin will discus: Is the recovery short term or a long term trend? What are global market trends telling us? What has been the impact of the credit crunch on risk prices? Predictions on the road ahead for 2010 and beyond Examining the lessons to be learned for the Asian equities market Robin Griffith Technical Strategist, Cazenove Capital Management ROBIN GRIFFITHS joined Cazenove in 2008 and is responsible for the day to day management of the Cazenove Worldwide Absolute Return Fund (CWARF). For over 30 years Robin Griffiths has been one of the most respected technical analysts of world stock markets, bonds, currencies and commodities. He became a technical analyst with WI Carr, based first in Hong Kong and then Tokyo before returning to Lond [read more] 17.10 - Evaluating The Latest Developments In Trading Technology For Implementation In Your Organisation Stream B: Trading Technology Alan Donoghue, Nyenburgh Robert Smith, Managing Director Asia Pacific, GETCO Staying ahead of the technology curve has always been seen as critical to a financial institutions success. However the recent economic crisis has forced many firms to reassess the role of technology in their organisation. In this session we bring together leading practitioners to examine: How technology is both an enabler and a disruptive force across the capital markets How does the importance of technology vary between the buy side, brokers and exchanges? Assessing how to harness theoretically unbounded open source innovation within financial institutions Pushing the technology frontiers in the following critical areas: virtualisation grid computing cloud computing collocation latency Reviewing the relentless drive for latency and where will it lead to Alan Donoghue , Nyenburgh Robert Smith Managing Director Asia Pacific, GETCO

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 17.40 - Closing Remarks From Chair Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues Closing Remarks From Chair 17.40 - Closing Remarks From Chair Stream B: Trading Technology Closing Remarks From Chair 17.40 - Closing Remarks From Chair Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities Closing Remarks From Chair

Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture A...Stream B: Trading TechnologyStream C: Trading Beyond Equities 17.50 - End of Day One Stream A: Trading Asia - Big Picture And Market Structure Issues End of Day One 17.50 - End of Day One Stream B: Trading Technology End of Day One 17.50 - End of Day One Stream C: Trading Beyond Equities No session description available.

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