Hong Kong Financial Forum co-organized with CHINESE AND EUROPEAN CAPITAL MARKETS NEXT STEPS TOWARDS GLOBALISATION Hong Kong September 24 2007 JW MARRIOTT HOTEL
Paris EUROPLACE is the organization whose role is to represent and promote the Paris financial marketplace and its main competitive advantages at a European and international level. Paris EUROPLACE brings together the multiplicity of players in the financial industry. Today, it gathers 150 members, among which French and international listed companies, banks and financial institutions, asset management firms, insurance companies and market Authorities, operating from Paris. All members contribute to the Association's action program. The competitiveness of the Paris financial market is of strategic importance to local governments as well as to the nation's economy. That's why, Paris EUROPLACE has undertaken a dynamic working program, including study groups aiming at making reform proposals, in order to make the tax and regulatory environment more attractive. In addition, Paris EUROPLACE offers a wide range of services from welcoming foreign professionals in Paris, to organizing Forums and roadshows overseas, publishing financial information and coordinating think tanks on French and European related topics. www.paris-europlace.com
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 08:15 WELCOME AND REGISTRATION 09:00>09:05 WELCOME ADDRESS: Arnaud de BRESSON, Managing Director, Paris EUROPLACE 09:05>09:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: John C. TSANG, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 09:30>10:15 KEYNOTE DISCUSSION: GLOBALISATION OF CAPITAL MARKETS Christian NOYER, Governor, Banque de France Joseph C.K. YAM, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) 10:15>11:15 ROUND TABLE GLOBAL MARKETS AND NEW ASSET CLASSES: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Moderator : Leonard M. APCAR, Deputy Managing Editor, International Herald Tribune Arié ASSAYAG, Global Head of Hedge Funds, Société Générale Asset Management Paul CHOW, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) Anita FUNG, Treasurer, Head of Global Markets, Asia-Pacific, HSBC Gérard MESTRALLET, Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE, Chairman & CEO, Suez Paul MORTIMER-LEE, Global Head of Market Economics, BNP Paribas Jean-François THEODORE, Deputy CEO, NYSE Euronext 11:15>11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30>13:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS PANEL 1 THEME TO BE CONFIRMED (organized by BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking) PANEL 2 RECENT TRENDS TOWARDS AN INCREASED COMPLEXITY AND MODERNISATION OF THE EURO MARKET (organized by the French Treasury Agency, HSBC and NYSE Euronext) Moderator: Steven MAJOR, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income and Credit Strategy Research, HSBC Benoit COEURE, Chief Executive, French Treasury Agency (Agence France Trésor) Franck DIXMIER*, Head of Fixed Income, AGF Asset Management Sandrine GUERIN, General Manager, Compagnie de Crédit Foncier Philippe HENRY, Head of Corporate Global Capital Markets, HSBC Ibrahima KOBAR, Chief Investment Officer, Ixis Asset Management Vincent REMAY, Chairman Advisor, New Products, NYSE Euronext PANEL 3 PRIME BROKERAGE AND HEDGE FUND DEVELOPMENT, AN INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE (organized by Fimat and Société Générale Asset Management) Arié ASSAYAG, Global Head of Hedge Funds, Société Générale Asset Management Alternative Investments Kirby DALEY, Head of Sales & Capital Introduction, Fimat Alternative Investment Solutions - Asia * to be confirmed 13:00>14:30 LUNCH OPENING: Gérard MESTRALLET, Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE, Chairman & CEO, Suez Building International Financial Centers
Hong Kong September 24 2007 JW MARRIOTT HOTEL 14:30>16:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS PANEL 4 LISTING OF CHINESE COMPANIES IN EUROPE (organized by Mazars and NYSE Euronext) Martine CHARBONNIER, Executive Director, Listing, NYSE Euronext John MELLOWS*, Senior Advisor to Mazars Group Executive Board Kenneth MORRISON, Managing Director, Mazars Hong Kong * to be confirmed PANEL 5 PANEL 6 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: THE FRENCH PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM & COMPANIES PRESENTATION IN THE NTIC SECTOR HOW TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN FINANCE: BUILDING A BRIDGE BETWEEN MARKET PLAYERS AND RESEARCH (organized by the French Government Shareholding Agency and HSBC) Introduction: Bruno BEZARD*, General Manager, French Government Shareholding Agency (APE) Cyril COURT, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, EMEA, HSBC Stéphane PALLEZ, Deputy CFO, France Télécom Thomas SERVAL, Chief Executive Officer, Baracoda (organized by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Treasury Market Association and the Europlace Institute of Finance) Joël BESSIS*, Professor of Finance and Economics, HEC, Professional Fellow, Europlace Institute of Finance (EIF) Hans GENBERG, Executive Director, Research Department, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Michael POON, Vice Chairman of the Market Development Committee, Treasury Market Association (TMA), Managing Director, Derivatives Markets, Tradition Asia Ltd
REGISTRATION ON LINE You can register either by sending/faxing back the enclosed reply coupon or online. Please register before September 18, 2007, on the Paris EUROPLACE website: http://www.paris-europlace.net/hk07/program.htm 1. Click on "Registration" 2. Enter the username: invitee 3. Enter the password: hkmarkets 4. Fill in the registration form then click on "Submit" REGISTRATION BY FAX Using the enclosed registration form As space is limited, requests to attend will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. You will receive an email confirmation of your registration. For further information, please contact: Paris EUROPLACE Financial Forum Ms Nadine HUYNH TEL: (+852) 2158 3770 - FAX: (+852) 2158 3800 EMAIL: hongkong@paris-europlace.com
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