Date: 13 November 2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 SGT Followed by a networking reception
Venue: Clifford Chance Pte Ltd, 12 Marina Boulevard, 25th Floor Tower 3, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore 018982
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Overview
Digitalisation plays a distinctive role in Asia’s rapidly evolving debt capital landscape. The region is witnessing a surge in innovation—from the rise of digital bonds and tokenisation frameworks to the growing influence of AI across trading, issuance, and compliance workflows. Asia’s capital markets are uniquely positioned to lead this transformation, supported by progressive regulatory environments and strong institutional interest.
Co-hosted by Clifford Chance, the event promises to be an insightful afternoon of thought leadership and focused dialogue with industry leaders, academics, and technology experts to explore the future of the global capital markets. The event will be followed by a networking reception to foster meaningful conversations with key stakeholders from across the region.
Admission: This in-person event is free to attend and open to ICMA members only and invite-only. Please note that participation may be on a first-come, first-served basis due to venue restrictions.
If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.
Agenda
SGT |
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14:00 | Registration |
14:30 | Welcome remarks Lena Ng, Partner, Singapore, Clifford Chance |
14:40 | Setting the scene – Innovation in the global capital markets – spotlight on Asia Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Sean Henderson, Co-Head of Debt Capital Markets, APAC, HSBC |
15:00 | Keynote speech: Solving the global interoperability challenge – the role of data, models and standards Speaker to be announced |
15:20 | Panel Discussion: The evolution of the digital bonds eco-system Moderator: Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative, Asia Pacific, ICMA Panellists:
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16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:20 | Keynote speech: Re-imaging Capital Market: Digital Bonds, Tokenization and AI in the New Financial Order Associate Professor Edward Tay, Head of CET & Executive Education, Asian Institute of Digital Finance, National University of Singapore |
16:35 | Panel Discussion: AI and its impact on the Asian capital markets Moderator: Alex Tsang, Director, Asia-Pacific, ICMA Panellists:
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17:15 | Closing remarks Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA |
17:20 | Networking reception |
18:00 | Event close |