5th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - Asia Pacific - in Hong Kong on September 11th and virtual on September 12th

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Centricity – Concentric, 2/F, LANDMARK Chater House, 8 Connaught Rd Central, Central, Hong Kong

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***Registration to attend the event in person is now closed. However, feel free to register for the virtual day and receive recordings of all the sessions.***

Join us to attend the 5th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - Asia Pacific. The event will take place on September 11th at Centricity - Concentric, Hong Kong, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, including a networking lunch sponsored by State Street, and a drinks reception sponsored by Waystone. Virtual sessions will be held on September 12th.

Register now!

 

DAY 1 SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:

AGENDA

📍DAY 1
September 11 - Centricity – Concentric, 2/F, LANDMARK Chater House, 8 Connaught Rd Central, Central, Hong Kong
*times listed are HKT   

10am – 10.30am Registration & welcome coffee

 

10.30am - 10.40am Welcome Remarks 

 

10.40am - 11.05am Fireside Chat with Trevor Lee, Senior Director, Investment Products Division, Securities and Futures Commission  
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI    
Trevor Lee, Senior Director, Investment Products Division, Securities and Futures Commission 

 

11.05am - 11.50am Innovation, Growth and Changing Demographics: The ETF Story in APAC
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI   
Ms. Katie He, Head of Product & Strategy, China Asset Management (Hong Kong) 
Frank Koudelka, SVP, Global ETF Product, State Street 
Ms. Rosita Lee, Director and CEO, Hang Seng Investment Management

 

11.50am - 12.25pm ETFs Landscape in China and Future Opportunities 
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Sandra Lu, Partner, Llinks Law Offices
Aaron Yang, Executive Director, CSOP Asset Management

 

12.25pm - 1.25pm Networking Lunch 
Sponsored by State Street

 

1.25pm - 2.10pm Hot Regulatory Topics Impacting ETFs and Investors in Hong Kong and Australia
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Eva Chan,
Partner and Head of Hong Kong Office, Simmons & Simmons 
Lisa Lautier,
Partner, Asset Management and Investment Funds, K&L Gates 
Pinky Siu,
Partner, Financial Services, Deacons  
Matthew Watts,
Partner, Asset Management and Investment Funds, K&L Gates 

 

2.10pm - 2.40pm ETFs Landscape in Taiwan and Future Opportunities 
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Andy Liao, CFA, CFP,
Regional Manager, Asia, ViewTrade Securities Inc 
Frank H. Lin,
Assistant Vice President, Yuanta Funds

 

2.40pm - 3.10pm - Networking Coffee Break 

 

3.10pm - 3.45pm Growth in the Use of ETFs by Digital Platforms and Retail Investors in Asia 
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Frederick Chu,
ETF veteran 
Stephanie Leung, Chief Investment Officer, StashAway

 

3.45pm - 4.30pm Outlook for ETFs in Asia Pacific - What's Next for Investors? 
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Aarti Angara,
Managing Director, Head of APAC, Global Product Solutions, BlackRock 
Philippe El-Asmar,
Managing Director / Head of ETF, Direct & Digital, Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan Asset Management 
Jean-François Mesnard-Sense,
Head of Exchange Traded Products, HKEX 
Marco Montanari, Global Head of ETF & Indexing Capability, HSBC Asset Management 

 

4.30pm - 4.55pm ETF Industry Trends – ETFGI Research   
Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI   

 

4.55pm - 5pm Closing Remarks


5pm – 6pm Drinks Reception  
Sponsored by Waystone 


DAY 2 SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:

 

 

AGENDA

📍DAY 2
September 12 - Virtual panel discussions 
*times listed are HKT   

10.05am – 10.30am A Fireside Chat with the Visionary Leader of BetaShares
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Alex Vynokur,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Betashares

 

10.30am – 11am How Investors in Asia are Using Active ETFs  
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI  
Ecaterina Bigos,
CIO Core Investment, Asia (Ex-Japan), AXA Investment Managers  
Olivier Paquier,
Global Head of ETF Sales, AXA Investment Managers 

 

11am – 11.40am UCITS ETFs in Asia – Growth Story So Far and Future Challenges and Opportunities  
Moderator: Mo M'Rabti ,
Chief Commercial Officer FMCs, EUROCLEAR SA/NV 
Blair Abbott,
Director, Global Business Strategy, Head of Global Marketing & Sales Division, Mirae Asset Global Investments 
Jamie Hartley, Regional Head of Capital Markets Xtrackers Europe and Asia, Xtrackers by DWS 
Viktor Östebo,
Head of Institutional Sales & Trading - APAC, Flow Traders  
Rebecca Sin, Head of Asia ETF, Bloomberg Intelligence, Bloomberg 

 

11.40am – 12.20pm ETFs Landscape in Australia and Future Opportunities
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Andrew Campion,
General Manager, Investment Products & Strategy, ASX 
Enid Lal,
Asia Co-Head, Women in ETFs 
Janielle Porter,
ETF Capital Markets, Vanguard

 

12.20pm – 12.50pm ETFs Landscape in Japan and Future Opportunities
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Kei Okazaki,
Head of ETF Secondary Trading, Tokyo Stock Exchange  
Masafumi Watanabe,
Head of ETF Business Dept., Nomura Asset Management  
Jooyoung Yun, CFA, Ph.D.,
Chief Investment Officer, Japan, Global X Japan 

 

12.50pm – 1.20pm ETFs Landscape in Singapore and Future Opportunities 
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Wei Chin Kang,
Director, Securities Trading, Equities Securities, SGX Group 
Jermyn Wong,
Head of Intermediary, South East Asia, State Street Global Advisors  
ONG Xun Xiang, CFA, CAIA, CA,
ETF Business Lead, Lion Global investors

 

1.20pm – 1.55pm How Robo Advisors and Retail Investors are Using ETFs in Thailand and Malaysia
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Tim Niranvichaiya, CFA,
Managing Director, Thailand, StashAway 
Wai Ken Wong,
Country Manager, Malaysia, StashAway

 

1.55pm – 2.20pm ETFs Landscape in Vietnam and Future Opportunities
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Tyler Manh Dung Nguyen,
Chief Market Strategist, HSC 
Will Ross, 
Chief Marketing & Distribution Officer, Dragon Capital VFM 

 

2.20pm – 3pm ETFs Landscape in India and Future Opportunities 
Moderator: Deborah Fuhr,
Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI 
Mukesh Agarwal,
CEO – NSE Indices Limited, NSE INDICES LTD. 
Anil Ghelani, CFA,
Head of Passive Investments & Products, DSP Asset Managers – India 
Koel Ghosh,
Senior Growth Advisor, Eminence Strategy Consulting 
Shruti Rajan,
Partner, Trilegal 


 

The summit is designed to provide the opportunity for traders, portfolio managers, and advisors at buyside institutional investor and financial advisors to examine how ETFs are being traded, selected, and used and hear about the most current regulatory, index, product trends: active, bitcoin, crypto, ESG, thematic and trading developments that are impacting investors.

The ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) had 3,474 products, with 3,664 listings, assets of $979.28 Bn, from 254 providers listed on 21 exchanges in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam at the end of July.
 

📅 Event Dates:

  • September 11th: In-person at Centricity - Concentric, Hong Kong (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM), including a networking lunch sponsored by State Street, and a drinks reception sponsored by Waystone
  • September 12th: Virtual panel discussions

 

Reasons to register to attend:

🆓 Free Registration: For CFA members, buy-side institutional investors, and financial advisors.
📚 CPD Credits: Earn educational credits for your professional development.
🎧 On-Demand Access: All sessions will be recorded and accessible after the event.
🌐 Industry Leaders: Engage with ETF sponsors, exchanges, broker-dealers, institutional investors, regulators, and more.
🥂 Exclusive In-Person Networking: Networking lunch sponsored by State Street and a networking drinks reception sponsored by Waystone on September 11th


➡ Check out the agenda, speakers, and topics from last year's successful event to see what you can expect this year! Click here

 

➡ Even if you can't attend in person, register anyway and receive recordings of all sessions to watch at your convenience.

 

You can also register now to join the discussions and networking at our upcoming ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summits! 

  • 5th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit – U.S. – October 29th at The Yale Club in New York City. Register before September 20th for an early bird discount https://bit.ly/3vZ2R55
  • 6th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - Canada – November 27th at Borden Ladner Gervais’s office in Toronto. Register before October 18th for an early bird discount https://bit.ly/42jsIRc

 

➡ Visit ETFGI for more details on our events, research, and consulting services.


ETFGI (www.ETFGI.com) has for over 12 years published monthly subscription research reports covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, created factsheets for every ETF listed globally, provided consulting services and educational events and ETF TV (www.ETFtv.net).

If you are interested in sponsoring or speaking at any of our upcoming events or have any questions, please contact us deborah.fuhr@etfgi.com and margareta.hricova@etfgi.com.

 

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