The AFM Annual Conference serves as a connection point among member and partner organisations and as such enables participants to strengthen their relationship and to transfer and share information and experience. This has since become the underlying ethos of the AFM which has become increasingly important in today’s fast moving markets.
The 28th Annual Conference returns to the dynamic city of Taipei, one of ASIA’s most vibrant financial and innovation hubs. The event is hosted by TAIFEX, one of AFM’s most supportive members. TAIFEX keeps abreast with the trendy development of global markets, and maintains a fully-fledged platform of its trading, clearing and market oversight functions. To create effective mechanisms for trading and clearing of derivative products, TAIFEX has been sparing no efforts in upgrading its facilities, streamlining its practices as well as stimulating trading activities in Taiwan, enabling our market to fulfill its hedging and price discovery functions and achieve its mandate to serve the real economy.
The conference agenda provides an opportunity for comparing perspectives and experiences ont he following topics:
- Asia’s Futures Markets at Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
- New trends 1: Tokenization of Collateral/Settlement, Co-location of Products, Services and Client Clearing
- New trends 2: Retail engagement ramp up; Extended trading hours (is it worth it?) impact on markets and exchanges
- Commodities: in an environment where spot markets dominate, geopolitical shifts and climate change all support increased volatility: what opportunities are there for frontier commodity exchanges to consider.
- Case Studies of Excellence
- AI and Infrastructure: what to expect next!
- Non-Traditional Products including the Digitization of Real-World Assets – what does this all mean for product development
For detailed agenda please contact conference@afmorg.net
The Conference venue is the Taipei Marriott Hotel. For sleeping room reservation details, please contact conference@afmorg.net
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Agenda
Venue: Taipei Marriott Hotel, Junior Ballroom
June 4, 2026
09:00 – 09:10
Conference Welcoming Remarks
Pat Kenny, Chairman, AFM
Tzu-Hsin Wu, Chairman, Taiwan Futures Exchange
09:10 –09:20
Keynote Address
Dr. Yen-Liang Chen, Vice Chairperson, Financial Supervisory Commission, Taiwan
09:20-10:05
SESSION 1:
Regional Panel: Asia’s Futures Markets at Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
Exploring recent developments across Asia’s futures markets amid shifting global dynamics, the discussion will address market access, product innovation, technology adoption, and key opportunities and challenges shaping regional growth.
Moderator: Bill Herder, Head of Asia-Pacific, FIA
Panelists:
- Sophia Hsu, Executive Vice President, TAIFEX
- Martin Wong, Senior Vice President, HKEX
- Matthias Rietig, Chief Representative of Singapore Branch of OSE, JPX
- Arun Raste, MD & CEO, NCDEX
- Lily Chia, Head of Member & Client Coverage, Global Sales & Origination, SGX
10:05 – 10:30
Coffee/Tea and Networking
10:30 – 11:20
SESSION 2:
Spotlight Session 1: Tokenization of Collateral/Settlement, Co-location of Products, Services and Client Clearing
All these are key trends exchanges are grappling with, panelists will unpack each of them to understand what opportunities and/or pitfalls await as exchanges strive to grow their market share in an ever-increasing global competitive landscape.
Moderator:
Panelists:
- Christian Lee, Partner, Davies Group
- Sam Lin, Independent Director, KGI Bank (Thailand)
- Martyn Bain, Founder & Head of Product, Avenir Technology
11:20 – 11: 40
Coffee/Tea and Networking
11:40 – 12:20
SESSION 3:
Spotlight Session 2: Retail engagement ramp up; Extended trading hours (is it worth it?) impact on markets and exchanges
As many global markets look to expand their retail participation, this panel will focus on all the latest innovations targeting this customer base, with a frank discussion on what has worked thus far and what other changes lie ahead for this sector.
Moderator: Magnus Almqvist, CEO, Exberry
Panelists:
- Eric Jen, CEO, Yuanta Global (Singapore)
- Neo Chiu, Vice President, Eurex (Hong Kong)
- FTSE (TBC)
12:20 – 14:00
Lunch and Networking
14:00 – 14:20
Keynote Presentation
Paul, Chou-Wen You, Chairman, Securities Investment Trust & Consulting Association, Taiwan
14:20 – 15:00
SESSION 4:
Commodities: in an environment where spot markets dominate, geopolitical shifts and climate change all support increased volatility: what opportunities are there for frontier commodity exchanges to consider.
Seasoned commodity market practitioners will present what actions are required by exchanges to support their services and what are the innovative instruments and AI enhancements needed to sell the concept of value addition in a more formalized commodity exchange space. Is there a place to empower producers’ income as well as the value chain at all and can commodity exchanges offer this?
Moderator: Chris Sturgess, President, AFM
Panelists:
- Prisca Muona, Managing Director, Agricultural Commodty Exchange, Malawi
- Jacob Mwale, Executive Director, ZAMACE, Zambia
- Philippe Brizoua, BRVM, Cote d’Ivoire
- Bharat Kulkarni, Stalwart Management Consulting, India
15:00 – 15:20
Coffee/Tea and Networking
15:20 – 16:45
Case Studies of Excellence
Karen Wu, Vice President, TAIFEX
Anelisa Matutu, Head of Commodities and Capital Markets, JSE
16:45
Invitation to AFM Trends Day 2026 in Malta
17:00
Day Concludes
18:00
Dinner at Inge’s Bar & Grill (Taipei Marriott Hotel, 20F)
June 5, 2026
08:00-09:00
AFM Assembly (members only)
09:00– 09:30
Fireside Chat: Matters of Moment
Tim Brennan, Global Head of Capital Markets and Exchange Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Patrick Young, Chairman, Revolution Market Capital
09:30 –10:20
SESSION 5:
AI and Infrastructure: what to expect next!
The session will explore how exchange operators can unlock future value by combining modern data architectures with applied AI – bridging the technical realities of integrating a multitude of datasets, automating data quality, enabling real-time intelligence with the ultimate purpose to extract commercial opportunities from this. By bringing together leaders from market infrastructure, the discussion will highlight practical solutions for moving from legacy data silos to a unified intelligence layer that supports advanced analytics at scale.
Moderator: Pat Kenny, Senior Vice President, CQG
Panelists:
- Daniel Clarke, Head of Enterprise Sales, ITRS Group (Hong Kong)
- Mark Holder, Financial Markets Consultant
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee/Tea and Networking
10:40 – 11:30
SESSION 6:
Non-Traditional Products including the Digitization of Real-World Assets – what does this all mean for product development.
This panel will provide extensive discussion into new product opportunities away from the traditional thinking and how these align with digital innovations with the underlying physical product to ensure price integrity and price convergence.
Moderator:
Panelists:
- Christian Lee, Partner, Davies Group
- Hirander Misra, Chairman & CEO, GMEX Group
- Tim Brennan, Global Head of Capital Markets and Exchange Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices
- Sharon Ang, Managing Director, Cboe Global Markets
11:30 – 12:00
Presentation: Cultural Theme
Louise Chang, AINSI THÉ
12:00– 12:05
Invitation to the 2027 AFM Annual Conference
Patrick Young, Chairman, Revolution Market Capital
12:05– 13:30
Lunch and Networking
14:00
Post Conference Activity: Local Tour & Dinner
Speakers
Bill Herder
Head of Asia-Pacific, FIA
Martin Wong
Senior Vice President, HKEX
Matthias Rietig
Chief Representative of Singapore Branch of OSE, JPX
Patrick Young
Founder, Exchange Invest
Arun Raste
MD & CEO, NCDEX
Lily Chia
Head of Member & Client Coverage, Global Sales & Origination, SGX
Sam Lin
Independent Director
KGI Bank (Thailand)
Martyn Bain
Founder & Head of Product
Avenir Technology
Magnus Almqvist
CEO, Exberry
Eric Jen
CEO
Yuanta Global (Singapore)
Neo Chiu
Vice President
Eurex (Hong Kong)
Chris Sturgess
President, AFM
Jacob Mwale
Executive Director
ZAMACE (Zambia)
Philippe Brizoua
BRVM (Cote d’Ivoire)
Bharat Kulkarni
Stalwart Management Consulting (India)
Anelisa Matutu
Head of Commodities and Capital Markets, JSE
Pat Kenny
Senior Vice President, CQG
Daniel Clarke
Head of Enterprise Sales, ITRS Group (Hong Kong)
Mark Holder
Financial Markets Consultant
Hirander Misra
Chairman & CEO
GMEX Group
Tim Brennan
Global Head of Capital Markets and Exchange Strategy
S&P Dow Jones Indices
Sharon Ang
Managing Director
Cboe Global Markets
Prisca Muona
Managing Director, Agricultural
Commodty Exchange (Malawi)
Sponsors
For sponsorship opportunities please contact conference@afmorg.net.
We appreciate the financial support of our Sponsors:
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.
Exberry is a leading technology provider of exchange and marketplace infrastructure,
delivering matching engine solutions as a service. Our company
specializes in enabling financial, commodities, digital asset and prediction / events exchanges, marketplaces, and trading
venues to launch, scale, and operate efficiently.
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technology domain. Our team brings decades of combined expertise in capital markets,
trading technology, and digital asset innovation, making us a trusted partner for clients
seeking enterprise-grade, scalable, and future-proof market infrastructure for any market anywhere.
Chella Software is a global provider of highly reliable products and solutions for exchanges, clearing corporations, brokerages and central banks. We specialise in high volume, low latency solutions for risk management, collateral management, surveillance and clearing & settlement systems. Our post trade solutions process a significant share of the global volumes of exchange traded derivatives. We have a proven track record of delivering projects of national importance in short time frames.
Our deep understanding of the financial markets, our technical expertise and the ease of doing business with us, make us the preferred partner for leading exchanges, clearing corporations and market intermediaries in 12 countries across India, Middle East and Africa. https://www.chelsoft.com/
AFM’s prime mandate is to promote and encourage the establishment of new derivatives markets via organising international conferences and facilitating dialogue among member and partner organisations.
Pricing
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AFM is a not-for-profit association so our conference registration fees are moderate, the prime aim is to cover our costs.
Deadline for early-bird registrations: May 1, 2026.
