Date: 13 November 2025
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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 was an insightful afternoon of thought leadership and focused dialogue with industry leaders and technology experts to explore the future of the global capital markets. The event was followed by a networking reception that fostered meaningful conversations with key stakeholders from across the region.
Agenda
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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: Reshaping the financial market ecosystem - The role of DLT- based bonds and ICMA Christoph Hock, Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets (PM), Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH |
| 15:20 | Panel discussion: The evolution of the digital bonds eco-system Moderator: Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Panellists:
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| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:20 | Keynote speech: DLT in the real world Jean-Remi Lopez, Senior Advisor, APAC, The Value Exchange |
| 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 |
