07 - 08 November, 2012
Singapore

Main Conference Day Two

Thursday 17th November

8:00 Registration (Level 2) and morning coffee and oportunity to view exhibition
Registration
8:45 Chair’s opening remarks
Andrew Wood, Reporter, BBC
Chair’s opening remarks

Andrew Wood
Reporter, BBC

9:00 Heads of Trading roundtable recap
Kent Rossiter, Head of Trading, RCM
Heads of Trading roundtable recap
Kent Rossiter

Kent Rossiter
Head of Trading, 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 desks. As at end of March 2011, RCM managed approximately USD153.7bn and is part of the Allianz Group that has assets under management in excess of USD2,279 bn. From 1996 until 1999, Kent was the Deputy General Manager of Asian Equity Sales at Nikko Securit [read more]
9:20 Keynote address: Predicting the next economic crisis
Andy Xie, Independent Economist,
Keynote address: Predicting the next economic crisis
Andy Xie

Andy Xie
Independent Economist,

Dr Andy Xie is an independent Economist based in Shanghai. Current positions are (1) guest columnist, South China Morning Post, (2) guest columnist, The New Century Weakly, (3) guest columnist, Bloomberg, (4) director, Boqi Environmental Sciences, and (5) director, Rosetta Stone Capital. Dr Xie is one of the few economists who has accurately predicted economic bubbles including the Southeast Asian [read more]
10:00 Panel: A macroeconomic debate on the major drivers shaping the Asian economies
Andy Xie, Independent Economist,
Don Hanna, Managing Director, Global Liquid Markets Research, Fortress Investment Group, LLC
Diana Choyleva, Director, Lombard Street Research
Andrew Wood, Reporter, BBC
Panel: A macroeconomic debate on the major drivers shaping the Asian economies
Andy Xie

Andy Xie
Independent Economist,

Dr Andy Xie is an independent Economist based in Shanghai. Current positions are (1) guest columnist, South China Morning Post, (2) guest columnist, The New Century Weakly, (3) guest columnist, Bloomberg, (4) director, Boqi Environmental Sciences, and (5) director, Rosetta Stone Capital. Dr Xie is one of the few economists who has accurately predicted economic bubbles including the Southeast Asian [read more]
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Don Hanna
Managing Director, Global Liquid Markets Research, Fortress Investment Group, LLC

Mr. Hanna is a Managing Director advising the Liquid Markets Fund and the Asian Macro Fund on global macro trends. Don is based in Singapore and has spent 27 years working on macroeconomics and market analysis, much of that time focused on emerging markets, including 17 years in Asia. Prior to joining Fortress, Don worked for Citigroup Global markets for almost ten years, ending his tenure as Acti [read more]
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Diana Choyleva
Director, Lombard Street Research

Andrew Wood
Reporter, BBC

10.40 Morning coffee and opportunity to view the exhibition
Morning coffee and opportunity to view the exhibition
13:00 Lunch and opportunity to view exhibition
No session description available.
14:00 Chair's opening remarks
Anshuman Jaswal, Senior Analyst, Celent
No session description available.
Jaswal

Anshuman Jaswal
Senior Analyst, Celent

Anshuman Jaswal is an analyst in Celent’s Securities and Investments group and is based in the Bangalore office. Mr. Jaswal has varied experience in Corporate Banking (erstwhile UTI Bank), Research and Consulting (AC Nielsen ORG-Marg) and finally Insurance (ICICI Prudential Life Insurance). At UTI Bank, he worked with some of the leading companies in India, providing credit-related services. He wa [read more]
14:10 China: A cushion for Asia against financial contagion
Chi Lo, Chief Executive Officer, HFT Investment Management
No session description available.
Chi Lo

Chi Lo
Chief Executive Officer, HFT Investment Management

Chi Lo is the Chief Executive Officer at HFT Investment Management (HK) Ltd. Before joining HFT Hong Kong, Chi was the Head of Overseas Investment at Ping An of China Asset Management (HK) Ltd. Before that, he was head of research and chief economist for HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank based in Hong Kong. Before working in Asia, Chi was an economic advisor to the Canadian Treasury in Canada.
14:40 China's reaction to European debt crisis and the implication on financial markets
Zhijian Wu, Chief Executive Officer, Woodsford Capital Management
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Zhijian Wu

Zhijian Wu
Chief Executive Officer, Woodsford Capital Management

Mr Zhijian Wu is the Chief Executive Officer of Woodsford Capital Management Pte Ltd. Woodsford Capital Management is a Singapore based hedge fund manager to manage two global macro hedge funds based in Cayman Island. Zhijian is also the managing editor of www.chinatells.com, a web based portal to provide investment advice and business information about China. Zhijian obtained a bachelor degree fr [read more]
15:10 Next generation HFT trends
Tobias Hekster, Managing Director of True Partner Education, Senior Strategist of Algorithmic Trading Group ,
Philip M York, Chief Executive Officer, Empyreal Investments Group
Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders
Catalin –Razvan Burlacu, Director, Nexus Alpha Capital
Jordan Iordnaov, CEO, BulByte
Hiroshi Matsubara, Marketing Director-Japan Marketing Group, Fidessa KK
Panel: Next generation HFT trends: How will the growth of low-latency trading affect market volatility?
Tobias

Tobias Hekster
Managing Director of True Partner Education, Senior Strategist of Algorithmic Trading Group ,

Tobias Hekster has been actively trading for the past 14 years in various different roles in several markets across the globe. Starting at IMC as a pit trader in Amsterdam, Tobias has established the off-floor arbitrage desk, headed the Chicago office in the transition from floor trading to electronic trading and set up the Asian volatility arbitrage desk in Hong Kong. At present, Tobias is Managi [read more]
Philip York

Philip M York
Chief Executive Officer, Empyreal Investments Group

Mr York a Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Empyreal Investments Group. Mr York’s has been involved in derivatives and equity trading for over 20 years. In 1992, Mr York commenced trading Managed Accounts. In 1996 Mr York formed his first hedge fund and in 2004 merged with the Empyreal Investments Group. As CEO of the Empyreal Investments Group Mr York manages a diverse group of traders [read more]
Edgar

Edgar Perez
Author, The Speed Traders

Edgar Perez is widely regarded as the pre-eminent networker in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. His book, The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, has been published in May 2011 by McGraw-Hill Inc. He is the host of High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour business receptions in New York City, which have dra [read more]

Catalin –Razvan Burlacu
Director, Nexus Alpha Capital

Dr. Catalin Burlacu took his PhD in Control Systems from the University of Tokyo in 1997, and started his financial career same year as Analyst for Interest Rates Sales and Trading team, building the local Analytics Group for Dresdner Kleinworth Wasserstein. He worked as Portfolio Manager and Proprietary Trader for Barclays Global Investors and respectively, Morgan S [read more]

Jordan Iordanov

Jordan Iordnaov
CEO, BulByte

Jordan has over fifteen years of experience designing and supporting various complex networks worldwide with eight years of experience in trading infrastructure design and operations. Before assuming his current position as CEO and Senior Consultant of BulByte LLC, he was the IT Director at Allston Trading, a premier high frequency market maker in over forty financial exchanges globally. Aside fro [read more]

Hiroshi Matsubara
Marketing Director-Japan Marketing Group, Fidessa KK

15:50 Afternoon coffee and opportunity to view exhibition
Afternoon coffee and opportunity to view exhibition
16:20 Focus on emerging markets: Uncovering trading opportunities across Asia
Kevin Snowball, Chief Executive Officer, PXP Vietnam Asset Management Limited
Anshuman Jaswal, Senior Analyst, Celent
TK Yap , Executive Director, OCBC Securities
James Breiding, CEO, Naissance Capital
David Chin, Managing Director, Basis Point Consulting
Focus on emerging markets: Uncovering trading opportunities across Asia
Kevin Snowball

Kevin Snowball
Chief Executive Officer, PXP Vietnam Asset Management Limited

Kevin Snowball, Chief Executive Officer, PXP Vietnam Asset Management Limited LL. B, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London • 24 years investment experience • Co-founded PXP Vietnam Asset Management in 2002 • Responsible for investment policy and strategy • Portfolio Manager of PXP Vietnam Fund, Vietnam E [read more]
Jaswal

Anshuman Jaswal
Senior Analyst, Celent

Anshuman Jaswal is an analyst in Celent’s Securities and Investments group and is based in the Bangalore office. Mr. Jaswal has varied experience in Corporate Banking (erstwhile UTI Bank), Research and Consulting (AC Nielsen ORG-Marg) and finally Insurance (ICICI Prudential Life Insurance). At UTI Bank, he worked with some of the leading companies in India, providing credit-related services. He wa [read more]
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TK Yap
Executive Director, OCBC Securities

James Breiding
CEO, Naissance Capital

David Chin

David Chin
Managing Director, Basis Point Consulting

David Chin is the managing director & founder of Basis Point Consulting, a market intelligence consultancy established in 1996 to cover Asia’s hedge funds and derivatives industry. He was previously Head of Marketing at the Sydney Futures Exchange from 1990 to 1996, and has 25 years experience in the financial markets, including roles in trading and treasury management. Clients of [read more]
17:10 Chair’s closing remarks
Andrew Wood, Reporter, BBC
Chair’s closing remarks

Andrew Wood
Reporter, BBC

17:30 Close of conference
Close of conference
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