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DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2026

Welcome Remarks


Mr. Shantanu Chakraborty
Country Director
Vietnam Resident Mission
Asian Development Bank 


Opening Remarks


Mr. H.E. Nguyen Ngoc Canh
Deputy Governor
State Bank of Viet Nam



Ms. Maria Lomotan
Deputy Treasurer
Asian Development Bank 


Session 1: Global and Regional Economic and Market Outlook


PANELISTS:


Mr. Matteo Lanzafame
Director
Economic Research and Development Impact Department
Asian Development Bank



Mr. Adam Cotter
Executive Director
Senior Executive Banking
DZ BANK AG 




Head of Strategy
Official Institutions Group
State Street Investment Management 



Mr. Kim Eng Tan
Managing Director
Sovereign and International Public Finance Ratings in Asia-Pacific
S&P Global Ratings 




MODERATOR:


Principal Economics Officer
Sri Lanka Resident Mission


Session 2: Managing Large Portfolios in the Current Market Environment


SPEAKERS:


Mr. Aram Sahakyan
Head of Global Markets Division
Central Bank of Armenia 



Mr. Raphael Bellan-Payrault
Assistant Treasurer
Investments Division
Asian Development Bank 




Mr. Cholo Jeong
Head of Investment Strategy
Reserve Management Group
Bank of Korea 



MODERATOR:


Ms. Maria Lomotan
Deputy Treasurer
Asian Development Bank 


Session 3: Trends in Reserve Management in times of Geopolitical and Macroeconomic Uncertainty


SPEAKERS:


Mr. Ahmed Munawar
Governor
Maldives Monetary Authority 



Mr. Delfianto Ras
 Director
Foreign Exchange Reserve Management Department
Bank Indonesia 




Mr. Ninghui Liu
Head
Investment Strategy & Research APAC
State Street Investment Management 



Mr. Gary Smith
Head
EMEA Fixed Income Client Portfolio Management
Columbia Threadneedle Investments 




MODERATOR:


Mr. Deepak Taneja
Assistant Treasurer
Financial Policy and Planning Division
Asian Development Bank


Session 4: Governance, Risk Management, and Strategic Asset Allocation for Central Banks


SPEAKERS:


Mr. Thomas Vellacott
Senior Manager
Policy and Customer Engagement
Customer Banking Division
Bank of England 



Mr. Kormoly Kimty
 Assistant Governor
Central Banking Operations Directorate
National Bank of Cambodia  




Ms. Thinlay Wangmo
Senior Investment Officer
Department of Foreign Exchange and Reserve Management
Royal Monetary Authority Bhutan 



Ms. Rana Jalilova
 Head
Foreign Exchange Reserves Management Department
Central Bank of Azerbaijan




Mr. Alan Au
Executive Director (Risk and Compliance) and Chief Risk Officer (Exchange Fund Investment Office)
Risk and Compliance Department
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 



MODERATOR:


Ms. Nana Chitishvili
Treasury Specialist
Investments Division
Asian Development Bank