AFM’s 26th Annual Conference was organised in Bangkok, Thailand on February 1-2, 2024 – hosted by Thailand Futures Exchange.
Please download the complete conference brochure from here.
Conference programme
Thursday, February 1
09:00 - 09:30Get-together and registration
09:30 - 09:50Welcoming Remarks
- Mr. Pat Kenny, Chairman, Association of Futures Markets
- Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
09:45 - 10:15Keynote Presentation: Capital Market Revolution! 25 Years Later
- Patrick Young, Founder, Exchange Invest
10:15 - 10:50Panel 1: Reshaping the Thai Capital Market towards Sustainable Growth
Pivotal topics on shaping the future of the Thai financial landscape | How Thai capital market is evolving toward a more resilient and sustainable capital market | Green concept such as the ESG project | Collaborative initiatives, policy fostering the development of sustainable product’s related in Thailand.
Moderator: Mr. Vasin Vanichvoranun, Executive Vice President - Kasikorn Bank Public Company Limited
Panelists:
- Dr. Soraphol Tulayasathien, SEVP -Head of Corporate Strategy Division, The Stock Exchange of Thailand
- Ms. Areewan Aimdilokwong, Assistant Secretary-General - Accounting Supervision and Sustainable Development), The Securities and Exchange Commission
10:50 - 11:20Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:10Panel 2: The Regional Futures Industry
Current landscape | regional cooperation initiatives | major drivers to success | recent innovations | national differences.
Moderator: Bill Herder, FIA
Panelists:
- Rinjai Chakornpipat, Thailand Futures Exchange
- Maurice Tjie, SGX
- Megain Widjaya, ICDX
- Matthias Rietig, JPX
- Denise Huang, Senior Vice President, TAIFEX
12:10 - 13:00Panel 3: Understanding the impact of the volatile global environment on regional and national markets.
While there is no denying the volatility that has been shaping global markets it is important to understand how this has impacted regional and national markets. Current driving forces and emerging trends influencing the development of regional markets | how to navigate the challenging landscape | understanding the opportunities | addressing the obstacles | achieving sustainable growth
Moderator: Hirander Misra, GMEX Group
Panelists:
- Sean Freer, Director of Global Equity Indexes, S&P DJI
- Armenuhy Hovakimyan, FEAS
- Ayodeji Balogun, AFEX, Nigeria
- Joe Vu, LME
- Sharon Ang, Director of APAC Derivatives Sales, Cboe
13:00 - 14:10Lunch Break
14:10 - 14:20Keynote Address
Virginie Barbot, Head of South East Asia, NASDAQ Marketplace Technology
14:20 - 15:10Panel 4: The Growing Carbon and Environmental Sector. How it applies to regional and national markets
Current landscape | key players | projects | what does it take to operate these contracts | opportunities for more carbon contracts.
Moderator: Chris Sturgess, AFM
Panelists:
- Hirander Misra, GMEX Group
- Matthias Rietig, JPX
- Virginie Barbot, Head of South East Asia, NASDAQ Marketplace Technology
- Ben Stuart, Xpansiv
- Geoffrey Odundo, CEO, NSE, Kenya
15:10 - 15:2030 Years of Exchange Trading in Uzbekistan
15:20 - 15:40Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:40AFM General Assembly (Members Only)
17:30 - 20:30Conference Reception in the Siam Society
Hosted by the Thailand Futures Exchange
Friday, February 2
09:20 - 09:30Keynote Address
Amana Lau, Regional Sales Director, Colt Technology Services
09:30 - 10:20Panel 5: Can commodity exchanges act as aggregation hubs in markets where there are many small producers?
Making price discovery more efficient and reliable | Challenges and constraints to improved price discovery. | Adding value as an ecosystem
Moderator: Kristian Möller, African Commodity Exchange, Malawi
Panelists:
- Jacob Mwale, ZAMACE, Zambia
- Olasemo Oluwafunto, Vice President, AFEX Nigeria
- Philippe Brizoua, Bourse Regionale de Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM), Cote d’Ivoire
- Tucci Goka Ivowi, CEO, Ghana Commodity Exchange
10:20 - 11:10Panel 6: AI Unleashed: Navigating Capital Markets through Innovation, Cloud Integration and Data Analytics
AI Driven trading strategies | Advancing risk management with AI | NLP and Market sentiment intelligence
Moderator: Guy Melamed, Exberry
Panelists:
- Vuyo Mpumza, Manager: Commodities, JSE, South Africa
- Mr. Putthipong Skonthawat, Executive Vice President-Head of IT Operations Group, The Stock Exchange of Thailand
- Russell Toop, Capital Markets Team Lead, Colt Technology Services
- Duncan Symmons, Touch Fire Trading
11:10 - 11:40Coffee Break
11:40 - 12:30Panel 7: Cost of Legacy Technology
Ramping up parallel more agile and flexible trading systems and leaving legacy systems intact | What are the motivations? | Is this sustainable? | How can AFM members prepare themselves and keep up-to-date?
Moderator: Mbithe Muema, Chief Business Officer, Nairobi Securities Exchange
Panelists:
- Magnus Almquist, Exberry
- Dewald Marais, STT
- Alice Pocklington, Trading Technologies
- Stuart Turner, Avenir Technology
- Subbiah Rajagopal, Chella Software
12:30 - 13:10Panel 8: Clearing: Latest Trends
Is there appetite for new product innovation | What will it take for global connectivity across clearing houses | Advice to derivative exchanges looking for clearing house partners?
Moderator: Lars-Göran Larsson, Vermiculus
Panelists:
- Christian Sjöberg, Head of Post Trade, NASDAQ Marketplace Technology
- Csilla Szanyi, Chief Risk Officer, KELER CCP, Hungary
- Kevin Rideout, Managing Director, HKEX
- Peter Fredriksson, Baymarkets
13:10 - 13:15Concluding Remarks
- Chris Sturgess, AFM
13:15 - 15:30Lunch
15:30 - 20:30Cultural Tour and Farewell Dinner
Cultural Tour: Explore Wat Pho
Explore the enchanting Wat Pho, a temple renowned for its stunning architecture and the famed Reclining Buddha. Marvel at the intricate details of the temple's design and soak in the spiritual ambiance that surrounds this historical landmark.
https://g.co/kgs/mU65gB
Farewell Dinner at Sala Rattanakosin
Sala Rattanakosin is a picturesque, riverfront restaurant offering breathtaking views of the Chao Phraya River and the iconic Wat Arun.
https://www.salahospitality.com/
Dress Code: Smart casual. Kindly refrain from wearing clothing that is short (above the knee) or sleeveless.
Panel 1 speakers
Areewan Aimdilokwong
Soraphol Tulayasathien
Panel 2 speakers
Bill Herder
Denise Huang
Matthias Rietig
Maurice Tjie
Rinjai Chakornpipat
Panel 3 speakers
Ang Sharon
Armenuhy Hovakimyan
Ayodeji Balogun
Hirander Misra
Joe Vu
Sean Freer
Panel 4 speakers
Chris Sturgess
Geoffrey Odundo
Hirander Misra
Matthias Rietig
Virginie Barbot
Panel 5 speakers
Jacob Mwale
Kristian Schach Möller
Oluwafunto Olasemo
Philippe Brouza
Tucci Goka Ivowi
Panel 6 speakers
Guy Melamed
Putthipong Skonthawat
Russell Toop
Vuyo Mpumza
Panel 7 speakers
Alice Pocklington
Dewald Marais
Magnus Almquist
Mbithe Muema
Stuart Turner
Subbiah Rajagopal
Panel 8 speakers
Christian Sjöberg
Csilla Szanyi
Kevin Rideout
Lars-Göran Larsson
TFEX
The Thailand Futures Exchange was established as the sole central market place for trading derivatives in Thailand. TFEX offers a wide range of derivatives, including equity, precious metal, agricultural, currency and interest rate derivatives, designed to suit Thai financial market and the need of investors for managing risks or enhancing returns of their investment efficiently.
NASDAQ
Nasdaq is a leading global technology company serving corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators as they navigate and interact with the global capital markets and the broader financial system. We aspire to deliver world-leading platforms that improve the liquidity, transparency, and integrity of the global economy. Our diverse offering of data, analytics, software, exchange capabilities, and client-centric services enables clients to optimize and execute their business vision with confidence. To learn more about the company and our technology solutions, visit www.nasdaq.com.
COLT
Colt is a trusted partner to meet your most latency-sensitive requirements. We provide one-stop-shop solutions from market data, hosting, managed services, ultra-low latency network to our dedicated connectivity. Our solutions are designed to reduce risk and complexity and accelerate your time to market with rapid implementation, end-to-end SLAs, flexible contracts and service-based pricing. To find out more about Colt’s Capital Market solutions, visit https://www.colt.net/solutions/capital-markets/.
ICDX
ICDX provides facilities and infrastructure to its members to conduct prime commodity transactions and enforce laws and regulations to create a fair, transparent, cost effective, and well-organized market as a platform to form accountable and credible prices, and as a hedging tool.
With abundant natural resources in Indonesia, ICDX is able to facilitate national interest as a global trading center for prime commodities such as Gold, Crude Oil, Foreign Exchange, Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Tin. ICDX collaborates with PT Indonesia Clearing House (ICH) and PT ICDX Logistik Berikat (ILB). ICH has a role as the guarantor institution for all transactions including managing risk management, margin, and transaction settlement. Meanwhile, ILB plays a role in physical transactions to eliminate country risk and also integrated logistics management system as end-to-end services.
TAIFEX
Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX), established in 1997, provides a wide range of futures and options products in equity indices, equities, FX and commodities. TAIFEX has continuously enhanced its technology and services in trading, clearing and settlement to ensure a fair and orderly marketplace. With a vision to be a world-class exchange befitting the fast-evolving marketplace, TAIFEX is poised to extend its global reach and stands as a primary derivatives exchange in Asia. For further details, please visit TAIFEX website at www.taifex.com.tw.
CHELLA SOFTWARE
Chella Software is a 20 year old global provider of Bespoke solutions to Financial Markets. We specialize in High volume low-latency solutions, Re-engineering of legacy solutions for trading, clearing & settlement, risk management and compliance. Our solutions have helped our clients comply with QCCP and PFMI requirements, offer traded and OTC products including derivatives, take financial inclusion to all citizens using the latest digital technologies and restore investor confidence in markets through superior risk management and compliance. We have an unblemished track record of delivering these extremely reliable solutions, on-time, to our clients. We are valued for our deep domain expertise, agility, flexibility and ease of doing business. Our list of highly satisfied clients include leading Stock exchanges, CCPs, Central banks and brokerages in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. www.chelsoft.com
STT
STT is an independent, well-established, reputable, and highly professional South African and Mauritius based company specialising in the development of leading financial market software solutions.From STT’s humble beginnings we have grown to become a significant player in the financial market software provider industry. STT’s ever growing client base includes the likes of central banks, reserve banks, clearing houses, commercial banks, private and investment banks, brokers, insurance companies, trading houses, corporate treasury operations and central securities depository participants.
STT has been providing solutions since 1985 , we currently have solutions in 15 countries across the world.Our product offering covers all market operations in traditional markets and our most recent addition includes digital assets. https://www.stt-software.com/
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