Overview
Agenda
Sponsors
Date: 18 September 2024
Time: 09:00 - 16:30 BST (Followed by a networking reception)
Venue: Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell St, London WC1B 3LS
Overview
Join the most innovative thinkers in the industry at this exciting full day conference, the 2024 ICMA FinTech and Digitalisation Forum, which will be held in London on Wednesday 18 September.
The automation and digitalisation of the industry is one of the most important topics being discussed by our global membership and the wider market. The evolution of the digital bond ecosystem, the emergence of AI as a potentially disruptive force, and the criticality of models and standards will all be debated.
The agenda will combine keynote speeches and panel discussions with leading market figures and experts working in the FinTech and digitalisation space, from the buy and sell side, market infrastructure providers along with software and data vendors. We will also hear from SSA issuers and regulators from different regions active in the topic.
Admission: Registration for this event is now closed.
If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.
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| 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:30 | Introduction Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA |
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| 09:40 | Digital Bonds – Spearheading the surge of a new ecosystem Moderator: Christoph Hock, Head Tokenisation & Digital Assets, Union Investment
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| 10:20 | How to leverage the latest advances in fixed income market innovation to maximise business performance Moderator: Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA
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| 11:00 | Break |
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| 11:20 | Focused roundtable discussions on innovation in the fixed income industry Moderators: Armin Peter, Consultant – Capital Markets & Sustainable Finance Spencer Maclean, Co-Founder, BondAuction Technology Roundtable hosts:
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| 12:40 | The AI transformation - what next? Moderator: Emma Thomas, Associate - FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA
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| 13:00 | Networking lunch | |
| 14:00 | Regulating the new normal - Sandboxes, Pilots and Projects Moderator: Alexander Tollast, Counsel and Member of the Global Financial Markets and Tech Groups, Clifford Chance
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| 14:40 | HKMA Digital Green Bond Issuance (Pre recorded)
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| 14:50 | From Gap to Gateway - the role of technology in accelerating our journey to sustainability & data reliability Moderator: Nicholas Pfaff, Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA
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| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:50 | Will the new digital world ever fully replace the legacy market? Moderator: Andy Hill, Co-Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA
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| 16:30 | Closing remarks
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| 16:35 | Networking reception | |
| 17:35 | Event close |
Lead Sponsors
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A&O Shearman is a global law firm helping the world’s leading businesses to grow, innovate and thrive, working at the heart of the world’s banking and financial markets. With over 259 lawyers worldwide, we have one of the largest and most international teams of capital markets lawyers of any global law firm. A&O Shearman are known globally for industry-leading ‘first-of-a-kind’ transactions and have been instrumental in nearly all of the major developments in the modern financial markets, starting with the first ever eurobond issue in the 1960s and, more recently, acting at the forefront of fintech and digital assets issuance. |
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The BondAuction platform has been designed to resolve issues encountered by users of the Primary Debt Capital Markets. Our experienced founders have developed a solution that brings benefits to all. An auction allows Investors best bids to be rewarded with full allotments. Issuers have a clear view of market appetite and can make informed decisions when pricing deals. Underwriters benefit from a faster and safer deal execution. Our platform focuses on the Execution piece of the new issue process, integrating with leading pre and post trade solutions and existing front and back-office infrastructure to provide a seamless user experience. |
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Clifford Chance has a market-leading, multidisciplinary fintech practice with significant depth across five continents, providing an unparalleled international reach. Clients approach the firm for advice on their most transformational fintech projects across key areas such as DLT, digital assets, payments, AI, data and cyber. We have extensive experience advising on market-first digital bond projects, acting for issuers, banks and platforms. We are deeply embedded within the global fintech ecosystem and collaborate with leading trade associations like ICMA, industry-wide working groups and academic institutions to help drive policy and market development. |
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DekaBank is the German Savings Bank Finance Group's central securities and securities service provider. With assets under management of almost € 350 billion and more than 5.4 million customer securities accounts, DekaBank is one of the largest asset managers in Germany. Being a part of Europe's largest financial group, DekaBank creates asset management and capital markets solutions centrally with 5,000 people – savings banks serve and cover the customers locally in 15,250 branches with 280,600 employees. |
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The Hogan Lovells Digital Assets and Blockchain practice is at the heart of the industry. We have one of the largest and most experienced international legal and regulatory teams dedicated to the FinTech, virtual currency, blockchain, payments, and transactional banking sectors. We advise on regulation, new products, transactions, and commercial contracts. Our market leading lawyers and consultants leverage a wealth of experience and expertise to provide our clients with the best possible service to tackle the most complex and first-in-kind matters arising in the industry. Spanning our offices worldwide, the Digital Assets and Blockchain team gives truly global, cross-jurisdictional representation. |
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For more than 115 years, Moody's Ratings has been a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis helping businesses, governments, and other entities around the globe to anticipate, adapt and thrive in this era of exponential risk. The growth of the digital economy presents both unparalleled opportunities and critical cybersecurity considerations across various industries. The rapid adoption of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and quantum computing are driving substantial economic and social shifts worldwide. Digitalization fosters optimized processes, efficiencies, and new economic opportunities. Moody’s Ratings help decode risk to unlock opportunities. |
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For more than 35 years, Murex has provided enterprise-wide, cross-asset financial technology solutions to capital markets players. Its cross-function platform, MX.3, supports trading, treasury, risk and post-trade operations, enabling clients to better meet regulatory requirements, manage enterprise-wide risk and control IT costs. With more than 60,000 daily users in more than 65 countries, Murex has clients across the financial services industry, from banking and asset management to energy and commodities. Murex is an independent company with over 3,000 employees across 19 locations. Murex is committed to providing cutting-edge technology, superior customer service and unique product innovation. MX.3 is specifically designed and engineered to meet the multifaceted challenges of a transforming financial industry. To find out more, visit www.murex.com. |
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SDX Group AG (SDX) and its subsidiaries operate financial market infrastructures (FMIs) for the issuance, trading, settlement, and custody of digital assets, licensed by FINMA, Switzerland’s financial market regulator. SDX operates a stock exchange through SDX Trading AG and through SIX Digital Exchange AG, Switzerland’s first and only Central Securities Depository (CSD) on DLT. SDX Web3 AG is also part of the Group and offers institutional-grade crypto asset custody and staking solutions. As part of SIX Group, SDX is subject to the Group’s high quality and security standards covered under Swiss law. SDX is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. |
Sponsor
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DTI Foundation is a non-profit division of Etrading Software, a fintech firm with a mission of solving market-wide problems by building market infrastructure for the digital economy. DTIF’s mission is to provide golden source reference data for unique identification of tokens based on ISO’s new standard for digital assets. https://dtif.org/ Established in 1992, the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) is a membership organization of over 120 national numbering agencies (NNAs). ANNA serves as the registration authority for ISIN and FISN standards, appointed by ISO, and has established the ISIN’s role in global financial communications. https://anna-web.org/ |
| Overview of the latest developments in the sustainable bond markets: an ICMA and BofA Securities training workshop (by invitation only) Organised by: ICMA and BofA Securities Time: 08:30 - 16:30 SGT, Tuesday, June 27 Venue: The Westin Singapore ICMA and BofA Securities will hold a one-day training workshop aimed at regulators, issuers, investors and other market participants from the APAC region on June 27 at the Westin Singapore. The workshop will cover a comprehensive range of topics including: an overview of the Principles, financing themes such as climate transition, blue and biodiversity, overview of the EU/ASEAN taxonomies, an update on external reviews, disclosures and reporting as well as a case study on sustainability-linked bond issuance. Presenters will include representatives from ICMA, IFC, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, BofA Securities, RAM Sustainability and Dentons Hong Kong. |
| Roundtable on Singapore GFIT Taxonomy (invitation only) Organised by ICMA Time: 10:00-11:30 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023 Venue: Singapore |
| Roundtable on global and Asian transition finance (invitation only) Organised by ICMA Time: 15:30-17:00 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023 Venue: Singapore |
