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13 June 2006

The World Bank

East Asian Financial Markets-the Next Frontier

22-23 June 2006

Auditorium, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

Program

Thursday, 22 June 2006

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

Mr. Joseph Yam, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

9:15-9:45 a.m. Key Note Address

Mr. Kenneth Lay, Acting VP and Treasurer, World Bank

9:45-10:30 a.m. Program Overview and Highlights of the World Bank Flagship Study of East Asian Financial Markets

Ms. Swati Ghosh, Team Leader, East Asia Flagship Study,

World Bank

10:30-11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. A High Level Panel on East Asian Financial Markets

Chair: Mr. Homi Kharas, Chief Economist and Director, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank

·  Mr. Andrew Long, Chief Operating Officer, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

·  Mr. Mu Huaipeng, Director-General, The People’s Bank of China

·  Dr. Bandid Nijathaworn, Deputy Governor, Bank of Thailand

·  Mr. Martin Wheatley, Chairman, Securities Futures Commission, Hong Kong

·  Mr. Peter Wong, Convenor of the Hong Kong Association of Corporate Treasurers and Board Member of the International Group of Treasury Associations

1:00-2:30 p.m. Lunch

Venue: Cuisine Cuisine, Podium Level 3, IFC Mall

2:30-5:00 p.m. Parallel Tracks

2:30-3:30 p.m. Track 1 and 2

Track 1: Regional Financial Integration

Chair: Ms. Marilou Uy, Sector Director, OPD, World Bank

Panel Members:

·  Dr. Masahiro Kawai, Head, Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asia Development Bank

·  Mr. Robert McCauley, Chief Representative, Bank for International Settlements Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific

·  Mr. Peter Pang, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

·  Dr. Aslim Tadjuddin, Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia

Track 2: Securitization and Derivatives

Chair: Mr. James H. Lau Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation

Panel Members:

·  Mr. Ismail Dalla, World Bank Flagship Team Member

·  Dr. Joseph Hu, Managing Director and Country Manager for China, Standard and Poor’s

·  Dato’ Ooi Sang-Kuang, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia

·  Mr. Raj Shourie, Managing Director, Head, Securitised Products Group, Asia, Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore

·  Ms. Maria Xuereb, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Hong Kong

3:30-4:00 p.m. Coffee Break

4:00-5:00 p.m. Tracks 3 and 4

Track 3: Contractual Savings Industry and Asset Management

Chair: Mr. Darren McShane, Executive Director (Regulation and Policy), Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, Hong Kong

Panel Members:

·  Mr. King Lun Au, Director, Head of Institutional & Private Clients, HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Limited

·  Mr. Rex Pak Kuen Auyeung, Managing Director and Chief Executive - Asia, Principal International (Asia) Ltd.

·  Mr. Gerry Ng, Managing Director, Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited

·  Mr. Bernard Reilly, Managing Director, State Street Global Advisor Asia Ltd

Track 4: Securities Market

Chair: Dato' Zarinah Anwar, Chairman, Securities Commission, Malaysia

Panel Members:

·  Mr. Martin Hohensee, Head of Asian Fixed Income and Credit Research, Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore

·  Mrs. Alexa Lam, Executive Director, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong

·  Mr. Claudio Piron, Vice President, Asia Currency Strategist,

JP Morgan Securities Inc., Singapore

Friday, June 23, 2006

9:00-11:00 a.m. Report by the Track Representatives

9:00-9:30 a.m. Track 1

9:30-10:00 a.m. Track 2

10:00-10:30 a.m. Track 3

10:30-11:00 a.m. Track 4

11:00-11:30 a.m. Coffee Break

11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Agenda for the Future

Chair: Mr. Homi Kharas, Chief Economist and Director, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank

·  Mr. Andrew Fung, Deputy General Manager, Head of Investment & Insurance, Hang Seng Bank

·  Ms. Julia Leung, Executive Director, External Department, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

·  Mr. Robert McCauley, Chief Representative, Bank for International Settlements Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific

12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks