Globally, financial institutions and corporations are looking for ways to reduce business costs. The treasury departments of banks and corporations are no exception. One option considered by many is to move to a low-cost business environment. The alternative is to be operationally efficient. This conference offers perspectives to different approaches to manage treasury functions efficiently – with specific focus on the developments of FTCs in Singapore, Risk Management, Harnessing Technology, and Basel II issues. Case studies of corporations in these areas will also be presented. The panel discussions will bring valuable insights from various experts from the bank sector, consulting firms, service providers and corporations.

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INTENDED AUDIENCE

This Conference is targeted at top and mid-level finance practitioners in bank treasury, corporate treasury, consultants, controllers and academics. We expect to attract business leaders, directors, vice presidents and managers from various facets of the financial industry.

Delegates to this conference will come from the member base of ACTS, ACI (Singapore), supporting associations and institutions, our sponsors, partners, service providers and the academic world.
DATE Tuesday: 25th October 2005
VENUE Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore
1 Beach Road, Singapore 189673.
Tel:+65 6412 1341
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E-Learning:
All participants will get complimentary access of 3 months to the KESDEE Financial e-Learning on the “Operational Risk Management” Course library worth USD250.

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TIME

AGENDA

 PRESENTERS/
PANELISTS 		ORGANISATIONS
9.00am Welcome Address by ACTS President and ACI Singapore President. Sam Ong
David Lau		 ACTS
ACIS
9.10am Keynote Address 1:
Development Trends of Regional FTC		 Ng Nam Sin Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
9.50am Keynote Address 2:
Evolution of Treasury Centres in Singapore 		Simon Jones JPMorgan
10.30am

Break

   
11.00am
Presentation followed by Panel Discussion: Credit Derivatives - Meeting Corporations Credit Insurance and Sovereign Risk Management
 •  Using credit derivatives to meet corporations' credit insurance and sovereign risk management needs
 •  Applying credit transformation in project finance risk mitigation
 •  A glimpse into banks' credit allocation methodology
 •  Predictive value of systems
Bob Scanlon

Panelists:

 •  Sam Ong
 •  Andrew Rothery


SCB



 •  Dow Chemical
 •  Deutsche Bank

11.45am

 Presentation followed by Panel Discussion: A Behind the Scenes Look at some of Singapore 's Leading Financial Centres
 • 

Background of Singapore as a Financial Centre

 •  Government playing a key role – with agreement and incentives
 • 

Strategic and Operational considerations

Lionel Smith

Panelists:
 •  Tan Phaik Kim
 •  Tan Aik Na
 •  Mark Hodgkinson
JPMorgan



 •  HP Asia Pacific
 •  DuPont
 •  Shell


12.30am Presentation By Bloomberg (as lunch sponsor) Jiten Bhanap Bloomberg
12.50pm

Lunch Break

   

2.00pm

Presentation: Integrating Treasury with Technology
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Implications for Regional Financial and Treasury centres
 •  Cash, Trade, Treasury & Technology
 • 

New Horizons - An Uninhibited Future

Desmond Wee

HSBC

2.40pm

 Nokia Case Study– Streamlining the Accounts Receivable Process

Jaya Machet

 Nokia

3.00pm

 SWIFTNet for Corporates - The Shell Business Case Mark Hodgkinson
Frank Depraetere

Shell
SWIFT

3.20pm

 Panel Discussion: How Technology Promotes Operational Efficiencies Desmond Wee

Panelists:
 •  Jaya Machet
 •  Mark Hodgkinson
 •  Franck Depraetere
 •  Jens Bechtold
HSBC
 •  Nokia
 •  Shell
 •  SWIFT

 •  BASF South East Asia
3.40pm

Break

   

4.10pm

 Presentation followed by Panel Discussion: Basel II and Its Implications”
 • 

Implications to financial institutions
 •  Implications to corporations
 • 

Insights in risk recognition
 •  The risk culture – have it or lose it
Chris Matten

Panelists:
 •  Hemant Narang
PWC
 •  Reuters

4.45pm

Closing Remarks

Ang Thiam Huat

ACTS 
5.00pm

End of Conference