Program

  > Monday, September 24, 2007
08:15-09:00
> Welcome & Registration

09:00-09:05
> Welcome Address
Arnaud de BRESSON, Managing Director, Paris EUROPLACE

09:05-09:30
> Keynote Address
John TSANG, Financial Secretary, 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 Exchanges And Clearing Limited (HKEx)
Gérard MESTRALLET, Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE, Chairman & CEO, Suez
Paul MORTIMER-LEE, Global Head of Market Economics, BNP Paribas
Hongbin QU, Chief Economist, China, HSBC
Jean-François THEODORE, Deputy CEO, NYSE Euronext


11:15-11:30
> Coffee Break

11:30-13:00
> PARALLEL SESSIONS
> Panel 1
Media Briefing : " Global Credit Squeeze : Are we out of the Woods or is the Worse yet to Come ? Hosted by Mr Paul Mortimer-Lee, Global Head of Market Economics, BNP Paribas
(organized by BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking)
> Panel 2
Recent Trends Towards an Increased Complexity and Modernisation of The Euro Market
(organized by NYSE Euronext, French Treasury Agency & HSBC)
> Panel 3
The Latest Hedge Funds Developments in Asia
(organized by Société Générale Asset Management and Fimat)






















Moderator: Steven MAJOR, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income and Credit Strategy Research, HSBC
Benoit COEURE, Chief Executive, French Treasury Agency
Sandrine GUERIN, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Compagnie de Financement Foncier
Philippe HENRY, Head of Corporate Global Capital Markets, HSBC
Ibrahima KOBAR, Chief Investment Officer, Ixis Asset Management
Brigitte LE RIDOU, Senior Manager, International Affairs, NYSE Euronext
Christophe ROUPIE, Global Head of Trading, AXA Investment Managers






Moderator: Christophe LALO, Managing Director, Alternative Investments Solutions, SGAM Hong Kong
Arié ASSAYAG, Global Head of Hedge Funds, Société Générale Asset Management AI
Kirby DALEY, Head of Sales & Capital Introduction, Fimat Alternative Investment Solutions - Asia
Daniel JIM, Founder & Partner of Tripod
Patrick TUOHY, Head of Alternative Investments in Asia, HSBC Private Banking





13:00-14:30
> Lunch
Opening: Gérard MESTRALLET, Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE, Chairman & CEO, Suez
Building International Financial Centers

14:30-16:00
> PARALLEL SESSIONS
> Panel 4
Listing of Chinese Companies in Europe
(organized by Nyse Euronext and Mazars)
> Panel 5
Investment Opportunities: the French Privatization Program & Companies Presentation in the NTIC Sector
(organized by the French Government Shareholding Agency and HSBC)
> Panel 6
How to Promote Innovation in Finance: Building a Bridge Between Market Players and Research
(organized by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Treasury Market Association and Europlace Institute of Finance)
Martine CHARBONNIER, Executive Director, Listing, NYSE Euronext
John MELLOWS, Senior Advisor to Executive Board, Mazars
Kenneth MORRISON, Managing Director, Mazars Hong Kong




Alexis ADAMCZYK, Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets, Asia, HSBC
Tucker GRINNAN, Senior Analyst, Global Telecom, HSBC Hong Kong
Stéphane PALLEZ, Deputy CFO, France Télécom
Thomas SERVAL, Chief Executive Officer, Baracoda




Joël BESSIS, Professor, of Finance & Economics, HEC, Professional Fellow, Europlace Institute of Finance (EIF), Scientific Advisor, Risk Department, Groupe Caisses d'Epargne
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







16:00
> End of the Forum

(*) to be confirmed