10:00 am - 10:10 am

Welcome Address: Danny Levy, Managing Director, Worldwide Business Research

10:10 am - 10:30 am

Opening Keynote Fixed Income: Navigating the challenges - How to be well positioned in bond markets to succeed in the new global economy as the COVID-19 outbreak continues

Richard Lacaille, Global Chief Investment Officer, State Street Global Advisors

10:30 am - 10:50 am

Opening Keynote FX: COVID-19, growing populism, geopolitical tensions and the US election - How will the changing geopolitical landscape impact financial markets in 2020 and what implications do these have on your FX trading business?

10:50 am - 11:30 am

C-level Keynote Panel: With growing market turmoil and economic uncertainty, how can you focus on allocations that can provide true diversification against highly correlated risks across the asset classes?

Binay Chandgothia, Managing Director - Portfolio Manager, Principal Portfolio Strategies, Principal Global Investors
Ana Isbel Gonzalez, Chief Investment Officer, Farringdon Asset Management
Gordan Tsui, Executive Director & Head of Fixed Income, Taikang Asset Management
Vivek Sharma, Head of Global Asset Management, Edelweiss Financial

11:30 am - 11:35 am

5 Mins Break

11:35 am - 12:05 pm

Keynote Panel: How will major events such as the pandemic, low oil price, geo-political relationships and QE impact currency movements over the next 12 months and beyond? And how can you best prepare your FX trading desk?

Bernd Berg, Global Macro Strategist, Woodman Asset Management
Mitul Kotecha, Senior Emerging Markets Strategist, TD Securities
Jeff Ng, Senior Treasury Strategist & Chief Investment Officer, HL Bank Singapore
Javier Paz, CEO and Founder, DatumArc & Forex Datasource

12:15 pm - 12:55 pm

Keynote Panel: Generating alpha in stressed market conditions – What should your optimal FICC infrastructure look like to enhance your desk potential and achieve operational alpha?

Rachana Mehta, Co-Head Regional Investments - Fixed Income, Maybank Asset Management Singapore
Eric Neo, Non-Executive Director, RF Fund Management
Jeremy Son, Fixed Income Trader, AllianceBernstein
Eric Busay, Founder, SRoL Consulting

12:55 pm - 1:15 pm

Keynote Interview: Dealing with disruption - How can you build a diverse and dynamic team that quickly adapts to minimise disruption and optimise operations in the ‘new normal’ to drive forward your FX business?

Keeve Tan, Head, Futures & Leveraged FX, OCBC Securities
Tay Leo, Head of FX Trading Asia, ING Bank
Javier Paz, CEO and Founder, DatumArc & Forex Datasource

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Lunch Break

2:15 pm - 2:55 pm

Keynote Panel: With yields becoming so low in emerging market local currency and foreign currency debt, how can you increase total returns from EM and Asian fixed income portfolios?

Shamit Chokshi, Head - Offshore Fund Investments, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company
Omar Slim, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, PineBridge Investments
Vivek Sharma, Head of Global Asset Management, Edelweiss Financial

2:55 pm - 3:15 pm

Keynote Interview: Creating your ultimate performance framework - How can you quickly decide which algo strategies to integrate that will generate cost savings and minimise spreads paid?

Daniel Chambers, Head of Trading, Sequoia Capital Fund Management
Saeed Amen, Founder, Cuemacro
Brett Elvish, Director, Financial Viewpoint

3:15 pm - 3:20 pm

5 Mins Break

3:15 pm - 3:20 pm

Keynote Panel: As the volume of negative interest rate bonds around the world continues to set new records, how can you exploit opportunities in China’s high yield bond market?

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

ETF Keynote Interview: How can you factor in adoption, volatility and liquidity to tactically integrate bond ETFs in your asset allocation strategy?

Gareth Nicholson, Head Fixed Income, Bank of Singapore
Eric Liu, Director Asia Fixed Income, BlackRock
Rebecca Weinrauch, Executive Director - Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Keynote Interview: Alternative assets as a strategic asset – How can you use alternative assets like gold and bit coins as a liquid asset to outperform other Fiat currencies and enhance your overall portfolio performance?

Gareth Nicholson, Head Fixed Income, Bank of Singapore
Eric Liu, Director Asia Fixed Income, BlackRock
Rebecca Weinrauch, Executive Director - Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA
Ricco Zhang, Director, Asia Pacific, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)