52nd ACI World Congress - Update (10/1/2013)

Paris, Singapore, January 10th 2013   Dear ACI Executive Board Members, Presidents & Councillors of ACI, and Standing Committee Members   New Year greetings and very best wishes for a successful 2013 from the Organizing Committee of the 52nd ACI World Congress which will be held in Singapore from 14-16 March 2013.   We are delighted to provide you with an update of our programme (see attached) as well as the Speakers and Panelists who have confirmed their participation as at 9 January 2013.   The Opening Congress Keynote Address will be delivered by Mr Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore & Chairman of the International Monetary & Financial Committee, IMF. In addition, we are also delighted that a second Keynote Address will be delivered on the final day of the Congress (16 March 2013) and this will be delivered by Mr Antony Leung, the former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong SAR and currently Chairman Greater China of the Blackstone Group.   There are several other prominent speakers/panellists who are still in the process of confirming their participation, but the current confirmed list of speakers/panellists already includes a highly distinguished list of top Bankers, Regulators, and Fund Managers. These include (in alphabetical order) :   1.    Bart BROADMAN, Managing Director of Alphadyne Asset Management  2.  David CLARK, Honorary President, ACI-The Financial Markets Association 3.  John CRYAN, President-Europe, Temasek Holdings 4.  Anita FUNG, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Hong Kong 5.  Belinda GIBSON, Deputy Chairman, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) 6.  Piyush GUPTA, Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group Holdings 7.   Philipp HILDEBRAND, Vice Chairman, Blackrock (Former Head of the Swiss National Bank) 8.  Antonio HORTA-OSORIO, Group Chief Executive, Lloyds Banking Group 9.  LEE Chuan Teck, Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore 10.                    Antony LEUNG, Chairman Greater China, Blackstone Group (Former Financial Secretary to the Hong Kong SAR) 11.                       Adam J. LEVINSON, Chief Investment Officer, Fortress Asia Macro Funds 12.                     LOH Boon Chye, Deputy President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 13.                     Robert MORRICE, Chief Executive Officer, Barclays Asia Pacific 14.                     NG Kok Song, Advisor & Chair of Global Investments, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation 15.                     Jim O?NEILL, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management 16.                     Eisuke SAKAKIBARA, Professor of Aoyama-Gakuin University, Tokyo (Former Vice Minister of Finance, Japan & “Mr Yen”) 17.                      Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore & Chairman of the International Monetary & Financial Committee, IMF 18.                     Ramin Touloui, Executive Vice President & Chair of the Asia Pacific Portfolio Committee, PIMCO 19.                     Danny YONG, Chief Investment Officer, Dymon Capital Asia 20.                   Zoltan VARGA, Executive Managing Director, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group   The highly intensive Business Programme has been structured over 2 days with a Keynote Address on each day, as well as 5 very interesting and topical panel discussions comprising some of the leading minds and exponents in the financial markets.   The first day will see high level discussions focusing on macro issues affecting the global financial markets. Following the Congress Keynote Address, the 1st panel will consider the global outlook and this will help to provide a framework for many of the discussions to follow. The panel will be chaired by the Mr Ng Kok Song, the Advisor & Chair of Global Investments of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, one of the most respected and influential sovereign wealth fund managers in the world, and will also comprise Philipp Hildebrand, the former Head of the Swiss National Bank, Jim O?Neill, the Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Professor Eisuke Sakakibara, the former Vice Minister of Finance in Japan who is remembered as “Mr Yen” in the financial markets. The 2nd panel will then consider the Future of Banking and whether there is a new Banking Paradigm. This panel, which will comprise top Global Banking Leaders, and will be chaired by Loh Boon Chye, Deputy President of BOA-Merrill Lynch, and will be moderated by David Clark, Honorary President of ACI. The final business session of the first day will be a regulatory panel that will look at the balance between safety and functionality in the financial markets. This 3rd panel will include leading financial market regulators and supervisors and be chaired by Lee Chuan Teck, Assistant Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.   The second day will focus on the specific Asian theme of our congress, namely “Understanding Asia – Impact & Influence”. Following Mr Antony Leung?s Keynote Address, he will also join the 4th panel to discuss the impact of China & the rest of Asia on Financial Markets. This panel will be chaired by Anita Fung, the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Hong Kong who had prior to this also headed HSBC?s Global Banking & Markets Businesses in Asia. The final panel will look specifically at the Hedge Fund industry in Asia. Besides looking at the challenges and benefits of setting up a fund in Asia, the panel of highly influential hedge fund managers will also offer their views on the markets and some trading ideas which could specifically benefit our trading participants. This panel will be chaired by Danny Yong, one of the leading Hedge Fund Managers in Asia, and will be a “closed door” session where their views will not be published.   An exciting Social Programme also awaits our delegates. Delegates can look forward to ample networking opportunities during the various social programmes specially arranged by the organising committee. In addition to the Congress Gala Dinner at the Sands Convention Centre, an Asian theme night will be held at Singapore?s new iconic Gardens by the Bay complex. Delegates will experience exciting local flavours and culture within a massive flower dome. While the Business sessions are taking place, the Accompanying persons will also enjoy a wonderful programme showcasing the multi-cultural and mutli-racial facets of Singapore. More information on the social programmes are available on the website.   We trust that you are as excited as we are with the programmes, both business & social, that delegates and accompanying persons will experience during the 52nd ACI World Congress, and we look forward to welcoming all of you to Singapore in March 2013. In this respect, we would also be grateful if you could circulate this update to all your national members, encouraging them to join us at the event. For more information and registration details, please visit the Congress website at www.acisingapore2013.sg.   With best wishes   Mervyn Fong Managing Director ACI Singapore - The Financial Markets Association