| Time |
Programme |
| 8.30 a.m. |
Registration and Morning Coffee |
| 8.55 a.m. |
Welcome remarks by:
Tan Sri Datuk C Rajandram
Executive Deputy Chairman, RAM Holdings Berhad |
| 9.10 a.m. |
Opening Remarks by Platinum Sponsor:
George Ng, Senior Director, Asia Marketing, NYMEX |
| 9.20 a.m. |
Keynote Address by:
Guest Speaker
(to be confirmed) |
| 10.00 a.m. |
Morning reception |
| 10.30 a.m. |
Overview: Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications of the US Sub-Prime
Mortgage Crisis |
| 11.00 a.m. |
Is the 2007 U.S. Sub-Prime Financial Crisis So Different?
An International Historical Comparison
Professor Kenneth S. Rogoff
Professor of Economics, Harvard University and ex-Chief Economist and Director of Research, IMF
|
| 11.30 a.m. |
Regulatory Challenges: Restoring Market Liquidity
Proposed speaker:
Mr Jeanette Wong
Chief Financial Officer
DBS Bank
|
| 12.00 noon |
A Critical Assessment of Ratings in the Alternative Banking System: What
we know, what we do not know and what needs to be done?
Professor Arturo Cifuentes
Managing Director, Structured Finance Department
R.W. Pressprich & Co., New York
|
| 12.30 p.m. |
Question & Answer Session |
| 1.00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2.00 p.m. |
Where is liquidity Heading? - A Look At History
And Powerful Predictions For The Equity And Commodities Markets
David Bensimon
Managing Director,
Polar Pacific
|
| 2.30 p.m. |
Liquidity Providers: Will They Ease The Credit Crunch?
Mr Arjuna Mahendran
Chief Economist and Strategist, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse |
| 3.00 p.m. |
Investors/Market Players Perspective: Are We Strong Enough to Ride
Through the Crisis?
Mr Donald Amstad
Director,
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd
|
| 3.30 p.m. |
The Challenges of Risk Management in the Post
Sub-Prime Era – Lessons Learnt and Improvements To Current Models
Dr Khoo Guan Seng
Head, Models Validation
Group Risk Analytics
Standard Chartered Bank
|
| 4.00 p.m. |
Question & Answer Session |
| 4.30 p.m. |
Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 5.00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Are We Nearing the End of the Credit Crisis? Has the
Liquidity Crunch finally been resolved?
- How has the policy makers fared?
- Is bailing out banks the right thing to do? What about the impact to the general economy?
- Is more market regulation the way to go?
- Are we facing a liquidity crunch? Where is liquidity coming from?
- Is excess liquidity fueling the commodities boom? Is there going to be a commodities bubble? More trouble
in the horizon?
- What is the way forward for investors?
- Is it time to look at credit yet?
Panel Chairman:
Datuk Zainal Aznam Yusof, Director, RAM Holdings Berhad
Suggested Panelists:
Professor Kenneth S. Rogoff
Professor of Economics, Harvard University and ex-Chief Economist and Director of Research, IMF
Professor Arturo Cifuentes
Managing Director, Structured Finance Department
R.W. Pressprich & Co., New York
Linus Chua
Head of Balance Sheet Management,
HSBC, Singapore
Donald Amstad
Director,
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd
Pensions and Institutional Funds
|
| 5.45 p.m. |
End of Conference |
