2 ASIA PACIFIC nd PRECIOUS METALS C O N F E R E N C E 3-5 June 2018 PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore PROGRAM SCHEDULE In Association with
Day - 1: Sunday, June 3, 2018 5:00 pm onwards Registration and networking (Sky Ballroom Foyer) 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Day - 2: Monday, June 4, 2018 Session 1: Opening Session 9:00 am - 9:05 am 9:05 am - 9:10 am 9:10 am - 9:40 am Welcome cocktail reception at Sky Ballroom sponsored by LME Welcome Address by Martin Huxley, Chairman Singapore Bullion Market Association (SBMA) Address by Guest of Honour Ted Tan, Deputy Chief Executive, Enterprise Singapore Keynote address 1: Global Risks - What should the Asian gold market worry about? Dr. Paul Fisher, Chairman, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) 2
9:40 am - 10:05 am 10:05 am - 10:30 am 10:30 am - 10:35 am Signing of MOU Keynote address 2: The Gold market in the next five to ten years and its implication to Asia Pacific Countries, Alistair Hewitt, Director, Market Intelligence Group, World Gold Council Keynote address 3: Shanghai Gold Exchange - Development on the back of marketization and internationalization, Lianhui NING, Dy GM, Shanghai Gold Exchange (Intl Board) 10:35 am - 10:45 am Felicitation of Sponsors 10:45 am - 11:00 am Networking Break Session 2: Precious Metals Mgmt Policies in Asia Pac 11:00 am - 11:30 am LMEprecious update - how the new initiative supports the Asian market, Alex Shaw, Head of Market Development for Precious Metals, London Metals Exchange (LME) 3
11:30 am - 12:30 pm ASEAN gold markets Roundtable - Issues and Opportunities Opening remarks Albert Cheng (Chair),Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Bullion Market Association (SBMA) Recent regulatory and policy changes in the Myanmar gold market. Khin Maung Han, Chairman, Myanmar Gold Development Public Co. Ltd Recent changes in Vietnam gold market Huynh Trung Khanh, Executive Committee Member, Vietnam Gold Trade Association Structure of Cambodian gold market and opportunities Darren Ly, Managing Director, LH Group, Cambodia 4
12:30 pm-1:00 pm 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Changes in Malaysian gold and jewellery markets Ermin Siow DER MING, President, Federation of Goldsmiths and Jewellers Association of Malaysia Panel discussion A CGSE Perspective: To build a Belt & Road physical gold corridor in Asia Dr. Haywood Cheung, President, The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Hong Kong (CGSE) Brian Fung, Chief Executive Officer, The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Hong Kong (CGSE) Networking Lunch Sponsored by CME Group 5
Session 3: Growing the Precious Metals Supply Chain Panel Discussion on Financing the Precious Metals Supply Chain Opening remark Sunil Kashyap (Chair), Managing Director, Asia, The Bank of Nova Scotia 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Presentation 1: How can a streaming company support precious metals mining sector? What do streaming companies look for in a potential investment? Ounesh Reebye Vice President, Streaming Operations & Metals Sales, Wheaton Precious Intl Ltd 6
Presentation 2: Financing precious metals supply chain - Learning from Canada Bart Melek Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy TD Securities Presentation 3: A refiner s perspective on financing precious metals supply chain Michael Mesaric, Chief Executive Officer, Valcambi SA Panel Discussion 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Networking break Session 4: Building a Harmonized and Fungible Kilobar Market in Asia 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm The physical markets in Asia. Prologue to Kilobar Roundtable. Gordon Cheung, Deputy Chief Executive, Singapore Bullion Market Association (SBMA) 7
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Kilobar stakeholders Roundtable - Brand preference, Premium disparity and Fungibility Presentation 1: Kilobar Integrity - Blockchain & Security Ms Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive Officer, London Bullion Market Association Presentation 2: Anti-fraud systems on physical gold Matthew Keen, Managing Director, Responsible Gold Trading DMCC Panel discussion: Panellists: - Albert Cheng (co-chair), Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Bullion Market Association (SBMA) Srivatsava Ganapathy (co-chair), President, Foretell Business Solutions Pvt Ltd. 8
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm Ms Ruth Crowell Chief Executive Officer London Bullion Market Association Lianhui NING, Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Gold Exchange (Intl Board) Matthew Keen, Managing Director, Responsible Gold Trading DMCC Shivanshu Mehta, Head of Bullion, MCX Ryoichi Seki, General Manager,Global Business Development Dept., TOCOM Sachin Patel, Senior Director CME Group Neal Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, Metals, INTL FCStone Shuttle to Dinner Venue (pick-up from Conference Foyer Area) (Stewords Riverboat, Marina South Pier) 9
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Gala Cocktail and Dinner (sponsored by London Bullion Market Association) 9:45 pm - 10:00 pm Return Shuttle to Parkroyal Hotel Day - 3: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Session 5: Master class 8:30 am - 9:00 am Master class on Technology related to refining, bar stamping and assaying, etc. Faoro Giovanni, Chairman, IKOI & Thorsten Koras, Executive Director, KORAS Session 6: Regional Market Opportunities Opportunities in Asian emerging markets 9:00 am - 10:00 am Update from India Manish Gavaskar, India Bullion Bankers Association (IBBA) 10
Update from Myanmar Marcus Loke, Senior Consultant, Myanmar Gold Development Public Co., Ltd. Update from Vietnam Do Minh Phu, Chairman Doji Group Update from China under the Belt and Road Initiative ZHANG Yongtao, Vice Chairman & Secretary General China Gold Association Session 7: Technology in the Precious Metals Industry 10:00 am - 11:00 am Presentations and Panel discussion: Digital gold and Fintech application in precious metals industry Opening remark & Presentation 1 Gregor Gregersen (Chair), Founder, Silver Bullion & The Safe House 11
Presentation 2 Ben Davies, Co-founder, GLINT Presentation 3 Seth M. Philips, Executive Director, Head of Precious Metals, Paxos Presentation 4 Scott Austin, Executive Senior Vice President, Everledger Ltd Panel Discussion 11:00 am-11:15 am Networking break Session 8: Precious Metals Price Review and Outlook 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Launch of Silver Focus 2018 & Silver market review 2017/18 Nikos Kavalis, Director Metals Focus Gold market review 2017/18 and outlook 2018/19 Nicholas Frappell, General Manager, ABC Bullion 12
Session 9: Wrap-up 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm 12:45 pm - 12:50 pm 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm Platinum market review 2017/18 and outlook 2018/19 Bruce Ikemizu, Head of Tokyo Branch, ICBC Standard Bank Panel Discussion Conference Summary Ms Joni Teves, Director, Precious Metals Strategist, UBS Investment Bank Farewell address by Albert Cheng, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Bullion Market Association Networking Lunch Sponsored by Responsible Gold Trading End of conference * program schedule, agenda subject to change 13
2 3 1 EXHIBITORS Brinks Global Services 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Foyer 16 15 11 14 12 13 15 Conference Registration/Help Desk 2-3 World Gold Council 4-5 Responsible Gold Trading 6 YLG Bullion 7 G4S International 8 TOCOM 9 Bullion Bulletin 10 IKOI / KORAS 11-12 Fischer Instrumentation 13 Certline 14 Enterprise Singapore 15 SBMA 16 14
Important Points: Cocktail Reception on 03 June will be from 5:30 pm 7:30 pm at Sky Ballroom Gala Cocktail Dinner on 04 June will start from 6:30 pm at Stewords Riverboat. Shuttle from hotel (from conference foyer area) will be from 6:00 pm to 6:15 pm and return to hotel (Parkroyal Lobby) at 10 pm 04-05 June lunch will be served at Sky ballroom Foyer and Ballroom Conference sessions will be at Grand Ballroom Exhibition will be at Grand Ballroom Foyer Pan Pacific Serviced Suites & Parkroyal Hotel are well connected internally to the conference venue. Wifi code during conference - meet@parkroyal (no password) CONNECT HUB: Username: asiapacificpmc Password: asia@218 All Delegates are requested to wear their delegate badge at all times Dress Code: Formal 15
2 nd ASIA PACIFIC PRECIOUS METALS C O N F E R E N C E 3-5 June 2018 PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore Title Sponsor Cocktail Dinner Sponsor Cocktail Reception Sponsor Lunch Sponsor Lunch Sponsor Delegate Kit Sponsor Logistics Partner Global S ervices Lanyard Sponsor Classic Sponsor Classic Sponsor Classic Sponsor Classic Sponsor Supporting body Supporting body Supporting body Supporting body Information Partner Media Partner TM