8:30 – 9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:10

WELCOME REMARKS

Charbel Azzi, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Turkey, India, & CIS

9:10 – 9:40

KEYNOTE: ASIA MARKET OUTLOOK – TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Louis Kuijs, Chief Economist, APAC, S&P Global Ratings

9:40 – 10:20

panel: THE Road to recovery – Accessing China and emerging markets in a diversifed way

·       Why is China’s dominance in emerging market equity growing?

·       How has the broad China A-shares market performed and how can foreign investors gain access to China’s growth opportunities?

·       What new investment opportunities exist in Southeast Asia?

·       How is market volatility affecting asset allocation decisions among investors in Asia?

Moderator:

Lee Hock Tan, Founding Editor and Publisher, Asia Asset Management

Panelists:

David Lai, Partner & Co-Chief Investment Officer, Premia Partners

Tom Digby, Director, Head of ETF Business Development & Capital Markets, APAC, Invesco

Yi Wang, Head of Quantitative Investment, Managing Director, CSOP Asset Management

10:20 – 10:45

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 – 11:25

PANEL: What’s next for SUSTAINABILITY investing in Asia?

·       What are the key sustainability trends to watch internationally and in Asia?

·       What are the challenges of sustainability integration from Asia and how can market participants accurately quantify and measure sustainability characteristics? 

·       How has China’s sustainability and net zero landscape evolved in recent years and can market participants measure China’s decarbonization efforts toward net zero? 

·       How can practitioners use index-based tools to help align their strategies with sustainability goals and values?

·       How are market participants embracing the currently available ESG derivatives globally and in Asia? 

Moderator:

Joanne Murphy, Managing Director – Asia Pacific, CAIA Association

Panelists:

Minah Kim, Senior Director, Equity Index & Cryptocurrency Products, Asia Pacific, CME Group

Amit Pathak, Director, Head of ESG Index Products, Asia-Pacific, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Rong Yu, Head of Greater China ESG Solutions, S&P Global Sustainable1

Loo Jack Lee, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

11:25 – 12:05

panel: new interest rate environment, new rules: navigating the bond market as market dynamics change  

·       How has performance and demand for Asian local-currency bonds evolved in recent years?

·       How might fixed income help to both mitigate inflation and access income in the new rate environment?

·       What relative volatility and trend-following opportunities exist in the fixed income futures space?

Moderator:

Randolf Tantzscher, Managing Director, Head of APAC Fixed Income Product Management, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Panelists:

Sharon Ang, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, CBOE

Joanne Siu, Head of SPDR ETFs, Hong Kong, State Street Global Advisors

12:05-12:15

Fireside chat: how can custom index solutions bring investment ideas to life? 

·       How can product issuers use customized index-based solutions to build investment strategies for their clients?

Moderator:

Angeline Choo, Head of Southeast Asia and Greater China, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Panelist:

Kenny Chan, Head of Custom Indices, Asia Pacific, S&P Dow Jones Indices

12:15 – 12:35

PLANNING FOR TOMMORROW – Embracing new themes for resiliency

·       The role of megatrends and their major impacts on investment product development

·       How is indexing evolved in gaining exposure to megatrends?

·       What are some of the ways to track the 21^st century sectors?

·       Why is it important to find the right passive solution when implementing megatrends strategies?

Speaker:

Jason Ye, Head of Strategy Indices, Asia Pacific, S&P Dow Jones Indices

12:35 – 12:40

CLOSING REMARKS

Angeline Choo, Head of Southeast Asia and Greater China, S&P Dow Jones Indices

12:40 – 14:00

NETWORKING LUNCH