Thursday, 31 October 2019
8:30 am–9:00 amRegistration and Coffee     
Venue:  Ballroom A Foyer, Level 2
9:00 am–9:45 amSession 11: Conversation: Changing Role of Central Banks – An Asian Perspective
Format:  Conversation

Panelist:
Mr. Diwa C. Guinigundo, former Deputy Governor, Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas

Moderator:
Mr. Deepak Taneja, Principal Treasury Specialist, ADB

Central banks play a crucial role in ensuring economic and financial stability. Since the global financial crisis, central banks have expanded their toolkits to deal with risks associated with financial instability and volatile exchange rates. In a climate of intensifying geopolitical risk, slowing global growth, looming trade tensions and effects of unconventional monetary policy, we have a seasoned former Central Banker providing an Asian perspective on the changing role of central banks.
9:45 am–10:00 amOpen Discussion
10:00 am–10:15 amCoffee Break
Venue: Ballroom A Foyer, Level 2
10:15 am–11:15 amSession 12:  Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing
Format:  Presentation

Speakers:
Mr.  Gary Smith, Founder, Sovereign Focus Group
Ms. Victoria Land, Sustainable Banking, Director, Asia-Pacific, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
Mr. Abhishek Dangra, Director, Sector Lead, Infra, SSEA; Country Lead: S. Asia, S&P Global Ratings

Moderator:
Mr. Pierre Van Peteghem, Treasurer, ADB

This session highlights the increasing relevance of green and sustainable finance and how global public investors can help combat climate. Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a platform created in December 2017 with the aim of building a green financial sector and to enhance the efforts of the financial industry to meet the Paris climate objectives is gaining traction. With central banks putting climate change on their agenda, there is a trend to include reserve management under the sustainable, green, ESG type of investment approach.  In this session, speakers will share their perspective and comment on current developments.
11:15am–11:30 amOpen Discussion
11:30 am–11:50 amSession 13: US-PRC Trade Conflict and Its Impact on Asia
Format:  Presentation

Speaker:
Mr. Donghyun Park, Principal Economist, ADB

Moderator:
Mr. Deepak Taneja, Principal Treasury Specialist, ADB   

Developing Asia's growth continues to moderate against the backdrop of slowing global trade and growth. The region is also facing heightened uncertainty due to an increasingly uncertain external environment. While a number of factors contribute to the less benign global environment, none looms larger than the on-going US-PRC trade conflict. Updated ADB analysis indicates that the conflict will impose significant costs on the region's growth although the costs vary substantially from country to country. With the two sides seemingly far apart, the conflict may persist for some time
11:50 am–12:05 pmOpen Discussion
12:05 pm–1:00 pmSession 14:  Operational Risks and Cyber Security
Format: Presentation

Speakers:
Mr. Giorgi Laliashvili, Head of Financial Markets, National Bank of Georgia
Mr.  Alexandre Kech, CEO, OnChain Custodian
Mr.  James Loh, Head of Finance and Risk, Accenture

Moderator:
Mr. Asad Alamgir, Senior Treasury Specialist, ADB

With increasing business complexity, globalization and the exponential power of technology (reach and sophistication), operational risks in financial institutions have become far   more intractable than ever. This session will cover:

Cyber risk coordination efforts and integrating a cyber incident reporting framework
Regulatory approaches to enhance banks’ cyber-security frameworks
Operational risk management and international standards
Developing the tools to evaluate independently and manage operational risks
1:00 pm–1:15 pmOpen Discussion
1:15 pm–1:30 pmClosing Remarks
Pierre Van Peteghem, Treasurer, Asian Development Bank
1:30 pm–2:30 pmLunch Break
Venue: Crescent Ballroom,  Level 2