Changing Products, Business Models and Policies
Rapidly evolving markets, regulatory pressures, and an increased focus on cost containment are driving the development of new products, business models and distribution policies. The speakers will discuss the latest product developments in response to this environment and the business model innovations - implemented and contemplated - that could provide "win-win" opportunities for all the players in the value chain.

Moderator:
Keiren Harris, Principal, Information Concepts

Panelists:
David Berry, Market Data Global Sourcing, UBS Investment Bank
Bryan Chan, Senior Vice President, Hong Kong Exchange
Frank Desmond, Head of Europe and Asia, Tullett Prebon Information
Rory Manchee, Managing Director, Fixed Income & Securities Services, Asia Pacific, Standard & Poor's Corporation

Global Exchange Perspectives
A diverse group of exchange executives discusses the latest developments within their organizations - new products, new organizational structures, changes to the regulatory environment. A particular focus will be on their market data businesses and their customers' needs and concerns related to market data and other financial information produced by the exchange.

Moderator:
Brian Kopp, Exchange Business Management, Bloomberg

Panelists:
Kiang Dalaroy, Chief Information Officer, SSE Infonet Ltd.
Rafah Hanna, Executive Director - Head, MTS Data, EuroMTS
Jeannie Merritt, Associate Vice President, NASDAQ OMX
Daniel Poon, VP of Sales & Marketing, Hong Kong Exchange

Risk Management and Data Management
Calls for more regulation and transparency are raising the profile and importance of data management in the risk management process. Risk management disciplines are being challenged to adapt to real-time demands and create metrics in an area notoriously difficult to measure. This session will examine the rapidly changing environment and the tools and techniques that are being used to address it.

Moderator:
Magnus Cattan, Director of Business Development, Interactive Data Corporation

Panelists:
Hugh Stewart, Vice President, EMEA, GoldenSource
Wenlin Juang, Business Development Manager, Thomson Reuters
Jean Williams, Product Business Owner, Asset Control
Nourredine Yous, SIX Telekurs

FISD Constituency Group Meetings
FISD constituency group sessions provide a unique opportunity to meet your colleagues from firms in your same industry segment and candidly address market data business issues and practices. Separate Constituency Group meetings will be held for Vendors, Exchanges and Consumers (i.e. financial institutions).

Alternative Markets:
Choice, Diversity, and Fragmentation
This session will examine the latest trends and developments in the rise of alternative markets in Asia. The topics for discussion include the competitive landscape, the emergence of dark pools, and the role that smart order routing plays in the proliferation of new trading venues. We'll also review the challenges involved in collecting and consolidating market data from an expanding range of sources.

Moderator:
Andrew Miller, CEO, Arcontech plc

Panelists:
Nick Merritt, Program Director, FISD/SIIA
Dennis Mwansa, Head of Trading Infrastructure Services, Asia Pacific, Royal Bank of Scotland
Frederick L. Pennino, Business Development, S&D Financial Services and Clearing, IBM
David Wilkinson, Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific, Equinix

End-user Panel: Getting the best value for money in a tough economy

• Managing the need for increased data within the constraints of tight budgets
• Global vs local - managing Asia's market and reference data requirements as part of or separate from a global data organisation
• Strategies for sourcing the right data to the right person at the right price by monitoring use and removing under-utilised services
• Reviewing data agreements to find alternatives for internal use and re-distribution

Moderator: Christopher Butler, Project Director, Data Management, Risk Department, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK (AUSTRALIA)

David Berry, Global Market Data Sourcing Specialist, UBS (UK)
Dennis Mwansa, Head of Trading Infrastructure Services, Asia Pacific, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (JAPAN)
Robin Leung, Managing Director, Head of Global Information Technology Division, BOC INTERNATIONAL

Panel Discussion: The data demands of advanced trading strategies

• Balancing the requirements for accurate data with the need for low-latency, raw direct exchange feed
• Technology developments - from co-location to optimizing internal systems - to support low-latency data delivery, processing and distribution
• The challenges around obtaining historical tick data for building and back-testing trading strategies
• Capacity planning - forecasting capacity needs and developing flexible and scalable long-term strategies to reduce data traffic

Moderator: David Berry, Global Market Data Sourcing Specialist, UBS (UK)

Kerr Hatrick, Director of Quantitative Products One, Global Markets Structuring, DEUTSCHE BANK (HONG KONG)
Dennis Mwansa, Head of Trading Infrastructure Services, Asia Pacific, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (JAPAN)
Katherine Shen, Director, WW Industry Solution Development, IBM (CHINA)
David Wilkinson, Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific, EQUINIX (JAPAN)

Panel Discussion: EDM: Integrating reference data sources to manage risk

• How can enterprise data management help reduce risk and meet growing requirements for high quality reference data in a challenging market?
• Strategies for improving data quality and ensuring completeness and consistency of instrument and counterparty data
• Assessing the need for taking multiple sources of reference data and creating a golden copy
• Succeeding with data integration initiatives to improve data availability and accessibility

Moderator: Tine Thoresen, Editor, INSIDE REFERENCE DATA

Nassar Ahmad, Client Operations Manager, Asia-Pacific, GOLDENSOURCE
Christopher Butler, Project Director, Data Management, Risk Department, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK (AUSTRALIA)
Makoto Shibata, Principal Analyst, E-Business and IT Initiatives Division, THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ (JAPAN)
Jean Williams, Product Business Owner, ASSET CONTROL (UK)

Next-generation technologies: The shape of things to come

• News, from analysis to algorithms: The changing demands of tradeable news
• “Quantalytics”: Next-generation analytic and display technologies
• New-wave architecture: From hardware acceleration to outsourcing commodity components
• From consumer to enterprise: The rise of mobile media on and off the trading floor

Michael Mollemans, Senior Vice President, Head of Electronic Execution Sales, DAIWA SECURITIES AMERICA (USA)

Panel Discussion: Obtaining reliable data for OTC derivatives, complex products and new asset classes

• Identifying the hot asset classes in Asian markets, and the datasets required to trade them effectively
• The challenges of pricing complex and illiquid instruments and sourcing evaluated prices across fragmented markets
• What role can effective analytical tools and index products play in increasing transparency in OTC asset classes?
• Ensuring accurate data for valuation and risk management

Moderator: Mike So, Program Director, BSc of Risk Management and Business Intelligence, HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG)

Madhu Gayer, Head of Investment Risk and Analytical Services for Asset Servicing Clients, NORTHERN TRUST (HONG KONG)
Elliott Hann, Head of Data Sales, Asia Pacific, GFI (SINGAPORE)
Rose Marie E. Sotelo, Head of Treasury Risk, LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (THE PHILIPPINES)
Rory Manchee, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, STANDARD & POOR’S (AUSTRALIA)
Andrew Miller, Chief Executive Officer, ARCONTECH (UK)

Panel Discussion: Corporate actions: Standardisation and automation

• Impact of the turbulent economic environment on expectations for corporate actions processing
• Overcoming challenges of manual intervention and subjective interpretation of corporate actions announcements
• Adopting a tactical approach to improve automation and increase straight-through processing
• Assessing opportunities for standardising data at the source-level by introducing XBRL for corporate actions

Moderator: Tom Davin, Managing Director, FISD (USA)

Robin Leung, Managing Director, Head of Global Information Technology Division, BOC INTERNATIONAL
Kees Middendorp, Senior Consultant, Corporate Actions, SMARTSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES (AUSTRALIA)
Makoto Shibata, Principal Analyst, E-Business and IT Initiatives Division, THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ (JAPAN)
Rose Marie E. Sotelo, Head of Treasury Risk, LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (THE PHILIPPINES) (tbc)

Vendor Panel: Data providers respond to end-users' questions

• The impact of the changing end-user landscape and current market conditions on market data strategy and vendor businesses
• Balancing co-operation and competition to survive the consolidation trend in this downturn
• Strategies for local and global providers to expand across Asia and beyond
• Driving business forward while creating value to clients: the next generation of products and services

Moderator: Kerr Hatrick, Director of Quantitative Products One, Global Markets Structuring, DEUTSCHE BANK (HONG KONG) 

Marc Anthonisen, Vice President, Data Solutions, Asia Pacific, STANDARD & POOR’S (HONG KONG)
Kiang Dalaroy, Chief Information Officer, SSE INFONET (CHINA)
William Mateu, Business Development and Sales, ICAP (AUSTRALIA)
Andrew Reeve, Regional Manager Asia Pacific, Tullett Prebon Information