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61st ACI World Congress, Singapore

  • 21 & 22 September 2023
  • In-person

Sands Expo & Convention Centre Level 3,
Marina Bay Sands

GUEST OF HONOUR

Mr Ravi Menon
Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

ORGANISED BY

61st ACI World Congress, Singapore

  • 21 & 22 September 2023
  • In-person

Sands Expo & Convention Centre Level 3,
Marina Bay Sands

GUEST OF HONOUR

Mr Ravi Menon
Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

ORGANISED BY

SUPPORTED BY

The ACI World Congress

ACI World Congress is the preeminent financial markets association conference held in different country each year. ​The ACI World Congress has a long history and was first organized in 1955. Last year the 60th ACI World Congress was held in Paris with many international delegations attending.

Singapore has held the conference in year 1980, 2001 & 2013 and has been successful in being offered to host it again in 2023. ​This is definitely an honour to host the 61st ACI World Congress this year which allow us to fly the flag for Singapore as a Global Financial Markets Hub. ​

61st ACI World Congress, Singapore

Financial Markets Association of Singapore (FMAS) is proud to be the organiser of the 61st ACI World Congress, which will be held on 21st and 22nd September 2023 in Singapore at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. The theme of this conference is “Navigating Asia in the Next Decade”, and we are honoured to have Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, as our Guest-of-Honor for this event.

A gala reception will be held on 21st September 2023 from 6pm onwards at The Clifford Pier at The Fullerton Bay Hotel, where delegates will have an opportunity to interact and network with fellow financial markets professionals at this reception.​

Save the dates and join us for this event as FMAS prepares a fantastic lineup of keynote speakers for this event which will be held over 2 full-day that will gather attendees from the global Financial Markets community in Singapore.

Our Speakers

Our committee has put together a fantastic lineup of distinguished speakers and we are truly honored to have them speaking at our event. Join us and hear from our speakers as they share impactful insights at their sessions. Please visit our conference agenda under the Programme Tab.

Guest of
Honour

Mr Ravi Menon

Managing Director
Monetary Authority of Singapore

Speakers

Mr Alex Shterenberg

Global Head of G10 and EM EFX Trading
Barclays

Mr Andrew Ng

President, FMAS
Group Executive & Head of Treasury and Markets
DBS Bank Ltd

Professor Bernard Yeung

President Emeritus (Inaugural) of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research, Emeritus Professor, NUS Business School, and Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar, Visiting Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

Mr Bilahari Kausikan

Chairman, Middle East Institute
National University of Singapore

Mr Chuan Jin Fong (CJ)

Managing Director and Head of APAC &
EMEA Sales
GSR

Mr Daniel Maguire

LSEG Head of Post Trade & LCH Group Chief Executive Officer
LSEG

Mr David Dredge

CIO, CEO and Director
Convex Strategies Pte Ltd

Ms Deborah Ho

Country Head of Singapore and Head of Southeast Asia
BlackRock

Mr Dhaval Shah

Managing Director Institutional Investor Sales Currencies and Emerging Markets
J.P.Morgan

Ms Elaine Yew

Senior Partner
Egon Zehnder

Mr Gerald Chan

Partner at Dymon Asia Capital

Mr Heng Koon How

Head of Markets Strategy,
Global Economics and Markets Research
United Overseas Bank

Mr Jakob Palmstierna

Chief Executive Officer
GSR

Mr James Ellery

Co-head & Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs Singapore and Head of Global Currencies and Emerging Markets in Asia Pacific
Goldman Sachs

Mr Jason Norman Lee

Managing Director,
Legal & Regulatory
Temasek

Dr Jeffrey Jaensubhakij

Group Chief Investment Officer
GIC

Mr Jimmy Lim

Founder & CIO
Modular Asset Management

Dr Joanne Khew

Director, ESG Specialist
Eastspring Investments Singapore

Mr John Ho

Global Head of Legal, Financial Markets
Standard Chartered Bank

The Honorable Jonathan E. Kaplan

U.S. Ambassador to Singapore

Mr Hyder Ahmad

CEO/CIO
Broad Peak

Mr Juan Madera Jimenez

Financial Services Lead
Microsoft Singapore

Mr Kevin Burke

Chief Executive Officer,
Asia Pacific
JB Drax Honoré

Mr Leng Hoe Lon

Chairperson
ACIWC 2023 Organising Committee
Global Head of FX Flow & EM Linear Rates Trading
Global Markets, AEJ
Nomura Singapore

Ms Li Huishi

Senior Vice President, Sustainable Business
United Overseas Bank

Mr Li Zhen

Managing Director
Deputy Head of FX and Commodity Derivatives Trading & Structuring
Treasury & Markets
DBS Bank

Mr Lutfey Siddiqi

Master of Ceremonies
ACIWC 2023
Visiting Professor-in-Practice
London School of Economics

Mr Martijn Hoogerwerf

Head of Sustainable Finance APAC
ING

Mr Michael Syn

Senior Managing Director
Head of Equities
SGX Group

Mr Mohit Khurana

Chief Investment Officer & Chief Executive Officer
Southern Ridges Capital

Dr Muhamad Chatib Basri

Chairman
PT Bank Mandiri tbk. and
PT XL-Axiata tbk

Ms Mukaya (Tai) Panich

CEO and CIO
SCB 10X

Ms Ong Ai Ling

Portfolio Manager,
Head of Artificial Intelligence of Investments
Lion Global Investors

Ms Patricia Or

Regulatory Affairs Lead for SEA, India and Japan
Bloomberg L.P.

Mr Peng Cheng

Managing Director and Head of Big Data & AI Strategies
J.P. Morgan

Mr Piyush Gupta

Chief Executive Officer and Director
DBS Group

Mr Pradyumna Agrawal

Managing Director, Investment (Blockchain)
Temasek

Mr Shiang Hue Lye

Chief Investment Officer
Astignes Capital

Ms Stefanie Holtze-Jen

Chief Investment Officer and Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management APAC
Deutsche Bank Private Bank

Mr Stephane Malrait

ACI FMA Chairman
Global Head of Market Structure and Innovation for Financial Markets
ING Bank

*The above are our confirmed speakers, and we will continue to update this page with more confirmed speakers over time.

Our Sponsors & Exhibitors

We are immensely grateful to have the support and sponsorships from our sponsors and exhibitors for 61st ACI World Congress 2023 and we sincerely thank them for their support in making this event an exciting one!

PLATINUM Sponsors

NITTAN
CAPITAL

Gold Sponsors

SILVER Sponsors

Gala Reception Lead Sponsor

Exhibitors

Endorsed By

PLATINUM Sponsors

NITTAN
CAPITAL

Gold Sponsors

SILVER Sponsors

Gala Reception Lead Sponsor

Our Exhibitors

Supported By

Endorsed By

Who Will Attend the Conference?

Attending this conference is essential for anyone participating in the treasury and capital markets and it provides an opportunity to interact with key market leaders and decision-makers:

  • Central Bankers & Financial Markets Regulators
  • CEOs of Banks and Financial Institutions
  • Heads of Treasury
  • Heads of Broking Firms
  • Heads of Research
  • Heads of Electronic Trading
  • Treasury Trading and Sales Managers
  • Hedge Fund Managers
  • Portfolio Managers
  • Market Makers in: FX, Money Markets, Fixed Income and Derivatives
  • Dealers & Money Brokers
  • Market Strategists & Analysts
  • Investment and Fund Managers

Use the Conference to:

Identify

Identify the current financial market trends & challenges and demonstrate how your organisation can support the industry and your clients

Meet

Meet the market leaders, decision-makers in the industry and financial markets trading and sales fraternity

Strengthen

Strengthen relationships with existing clients, develop new contacts and raise your profile

Reinforce

Reinforce your credentials as a key player within the treasury and capital markets

Venue

61st ACI World Congress 2023 Conference

Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands
10 Bayfront Ave, Level 3, Singapore 018956
Hibiscus Junior Ballroom and Jasmine Junior Ballroom

Date: 21 & 22 September 2023
Time: 9.00am to 5.15pm
Registration starts at 8.30am
Attire: Business Suit / Business Formal

61st ACI World Congress 2023 Gala Reception

The Clifford Pier
80 Collyer Quay, The Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore 049326

Date: 21 September 2023
Time: 6.15pm to 9.00pm
Registration starts at 6.00pm
Attire: Business Suit / Business Formal

Accommodation

FMAS is pleased to partner with Tour East Group as our official Event Hospitality Partner for 61st ACI World Congress 2023 event.

For accommodation booking and day tour in Singapore, please contact:

Tour East Group
79 Anson Rd, #07-04/05, Singapore 079906
Tel: 6461 7999  |  Email: mice@toureast.net  |  Website: https://www.toureast.net

About Tour East
Established in 1972, Tour East Group is a full-service Destination Management Company operating B2B exclusively from 13 countries across Asia. With more than 500 travel professionals supporting our industry partners deliver exceptional personalized travel experiences and MICE programs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Tour East officially became a proud member of the Global DMC Network by JTB Group in 2014. Our network maintains operating and representative offices in key cities to ensure consistently high-quality standards wherever you are.

About ACI FMA

ACI Financial Markets Association (ACI FMA) is a leading global trade association representing the interests of the professional in the global financial market’s community. Established in 1955, ACI FMA is focused on enhancing best financial market practices and supporting market professionals to adhere to principles of ethical conduct and has set the standard in global practice and financial markets accreditations.​

ACI FMA – The Financial Markets Association is globally assisting the professional standing of the financial markets industry. A broad array of financial market professionals from all sectors in the financial services, from sell-side bankers and brokers to buy-side clients and regulators, are again understanding the enormous role that the ACI can play in the modern world. Financial institutions are involved in in receiving ACIFMA training and education programmes, and the ACI Model Code is widely accepted as the single best global standard of OTC ethical conduct available to the market. Being a member of ACI is of tremendous importance in many countries, and ACI FMA networking among ACI members can open opportunities globally.​

To find out more about ACI FMA please visit https://acifma.com/history​

About FMAS

Formed in 1972, we are the standard bearer for financial markets’ professionals in Singapore. Our history has been inextricably linked to Singapore’s emergence as a leading financial centre in the world.​

Financial Markets Association of Singapore (formerly known as ACI Singapore) is affiliated to ACI – The Financial Markets Association (ACI FMA), a Paris-based global umbrella body of financial markets associations, ACI FMA, founded as Association Cambiste Internationale and has more than 8,000 international members worldwide in more than 60 countries, making it the largest international association in the wholesale financial markets and was founded in France in 1955 following an agreement between foreign exchange dealers in Paris and London. Singapore has always been an active participant in the ACI Global arena with elected representatives in the ACI FMA Standing Committees. Our Singapore Committee members have been elected to various global committees over the years and presently to the ACI FMA Board of Education.

The Association was officially renamed to Financial Markets Association of Singapore on 31st March 2021 to reflect a stronger focus on the domestic agenda and is still affiliated with ACI FMA. Our Executive Committee had recommended that the association should adopt a progressive mentality and refocus our efforts to promote the association’s key objective of fostering collaboration within the financial market ecosystem. This includes promoting and supporting all participants who supports the front office of financial market in Singapore, such as the treasury middle and back office, the risk and compliance professions and recognised market operators in the ecosystem. In addition, it was recommended to expand our membership criteria and allow these participants supporting the front office to join our membership. By allowing more support function role employees to join FMAS, they will in turn benefit from the association’s activities that includes improving standards, increase collaboration, education, networking and promote charity giving. All these add value to our industry as a whole.

Contact us

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Mr Alex Shterenberg

Global Head of G10 and EM EFX Trading
Barclays

Alex Shterenberg is a Managing Director and Global Head of G10 and EM EFX Trading at Barclays, based in London.
Alex joins us after five years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he was Global Head of FX Algorithmic Execution, and Head of eFX Trading for the Americas. In this role he developed and oversaw cutting-edge pricing and hedging models.

Previously, Alex was at JP Morgan for six years, most recently as Global Head of FX Execution Services where he founded the FX algo business, and designed and implemented new algos, TCA models and tools. Before that, he was responsible for risk management in JPMorgan’s Automated Trading Strategies group. He has also worked as a senior consultant and developer at Broadway Technology after starting his banking career in Equities Market Data and Trade Execution Technology at UBS.
Alex graduated with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr Andrew Ng

President, FMAS
Group Executive & Head of Treasury and Markets
DBS Bank Ltd

Mr Andrew Ng is Group Executive of DBS & Head of Treasury and Markets. He joined DBS in 2000 and was named Managing Director and Regional Head of Trading in 2005.

Since 2006, Andrew has been instrumental in leading DBS Treasury and Market’s expansion in the region. In addition, he helped build a pan-Asia trading platform on different asset classes and established a region-wide local currencies derivative capability for the bank. He has also expanded DBS’ capabilities in generic and exotic derivatives.

Andrew has worked in the treasury business for over 35 years. Prior to joining DBS, he was Executive Director at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from 1995 to 1999. In that role, he set up CIBC’s trading platform and derivative capabilities on Asian currencies. Between 1986 and 1995, Andrew was Head of North Asia Trading and Treasurer of Chase Manhattan Bank in Taipei.

Professor Bernard Yeung

President Emeritus (Inaugural) of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research, Emeritus Professor, NUS Business School, and Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar, Visiting Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

Professor Bernard Yeung is Chair Professor, and China’s Ministry of Education appointed Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar, visiting the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) (Aug 2023 – ). He is also the President Emeritus (Inaugural) of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research and an emeritus professor at the National University of Singapore Business School.

Professor Yeung was the President of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (2013 to 2023). He was also the Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor in Finance and Strategic Management at the National University of Singapore Business School (Jun 2008 – Jun 2023). He was Dean of NUS Business School from June 2008 to June 2019. Before joining NUS, he was the Abraham Krasnoff Professor in Global Business, Economics, and Management at New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business and the Director of the NYU China House. From 1988 to 1999, he taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Alberta from 1983 to 1988.

Professor Yeung has published widely cited work in top-tier academic journals covering Finance, Economics, Strategy, and International Business topics. He has more than 30,600 citations.

He was awarded the Public Administration Silver Medal (2018) in Singapore, the Irwin Outstanding Educator Award (2013) from the Academy of Management, and is an elected Fellow of the Academy of International Business.
Professor Yeung was a member of the Economic Strategies Committee in Singapore (2009), a member of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) in Singapore (2016-2018), and a member of the Financial Research Council of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (2010 -2013).

Professor Yeung sits on the Advisory Board of the East Asia Institute, NUS and the Advisory Committee of the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica. Professor Yeung also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Bank of China (BOC) Aviation Limited since 2016 and the Advisory Board of Healthway Medical Corporation Ltd (2018-2022).

Professor Yeung received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Western Ontario and his MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago.

 

Mr Bilahari Kausikan

Chairman, Middle East Institute
National University of Singapore

Bilahari Kausikan is currently Chairman of the Middle East Institute, an autonomous institute of the National University of Singapore. He has spent his entire career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his 37 years in the Ministry, he served in a variety of appointments at home and abroad, including as Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, and as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry. Raffles Institution, the University of Singapore and Columbia University in New York all attempted to educate him.

Mr Chuan Jin Fong (CJ)

Managing Director and Head of APAC & EMEA Sales
GSR

Chuan Jin (CJ) Fong is the APAC General Manager at GSR, one of the largest global digital assets market makers and trading shop. Before entering the crypto market CJ started his career on the trading floor in Hong Kong as a Fixed Income Structurer at Morgan Stanley before switching roles to head up Fixed Income Solutions for Morgan Stanley Private Bank in APAC. He also worked for Nomura Private Bank, where he focused on key client solutions in both public and private markets. CJ holds a double degree from Singapore Management University.

Mr Daniel Maguire

LSEG Head of Post Trade & LCH Group Chief Executive Officer
LSEG

Daniel became Group Head, Post Trade, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) on 1 January 2020. He is also a member of LSEGs Executive Committee.

Daniel joined LCH in 1999, and during his career at LCH and LSEG has held a variety of senior roles including Global Head of SwapClear, ForexClear, LCH Group COO and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of LCH Group in October 2017.

Daniel had responsibility for risk management, default management, product management, regulatory strategy, programme delivery, sales, marketing and operations across LCH’s SwapClear service, chairing SwapClear Default Management Group and participating in LCHs Risk Committee. In 2010 Daniel established and built out LCH’s North America operations in New York and led SwapClear’s client clearing franchise. Daniel worked at J.P. Morgan from 2005 to 2008 before returning to LCH on 1 September 2008 where he was immediately responsible for the successful trading and unwinding of Lehman Brothers’ LCH-cleared bond and repo portfolio.

Over his career Daniel has made significant contributions to the development of CCP and derivatives regulatory frameworks across the globe, as well as a leading role in the industry in LIBOR and new reference rate transition, and also the UK withdrawal from the EU and the impact on Financial Services. Daniel was appointed to the Board of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in April 2018, Daniel was appointed as Chairman of CurveGlobal Limited in May 2020 and also Chairman of UnaVista Limited in June 2021.