A Vision for Singapore, A Vision for Asia
Celebrating 30 years of collaboration
Thirty years ago — on 7 April 1980 exactly — Singapore started its live operation on SWIFT. Back then, SWIFT had 768 members, 36 countries connected and was exchanging 46.9 million messages a year. Today SWIFT has 9,000 members, 209 countries connected and 15 million messages are exchanged each day.
Three decades later, there is much more to celebrate than just achieving this milestone. It is the time to celebrate 30 years of collaboration with the vibrant Singapore financial community, the local authorities, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and our business partners.
At the Business Forum we shall look back at how much was accomplished in the last 30 years, but also focus on what we can do together to continue to build a better financial infrastructure in Singapore, in ASEAN and in Asia.
We look forward to celebrating with you at the Singapore Business Forum on 13 April.
Agenda — Tuesday 13 April 2010
13:30
Registrations open
14:00 – 14:20
Opening Keynote – Evolution of the financial sector in the past 30 years
The Singapore financial sector has grown far and wide throughout the many years of ups and downs. In celebration of our collaborative efforts around transactional automation for 30 years, an iconic speaker of the industry will come share their thoughts with us regarding the road that we have travelled together.
Speaker:
Terry Goh Peng Hwee, Director of Payment Infrastructure, Specialist Risk Supervision Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore
14:20 – 15:45
Plenary 1 – Asia as an engine of growth; Singapore as a regional power
As we travel along the path of recovery, the world is looking to Asia as an engine of growth, and with Singapore’s position as a top-ranked IFC, we need to look at the growth areas we must continue to cultivate. By the same token, what are the barriers that might impede Singapore climbing further up the ranks? A panel of key players representing the industry will give their wide-ranging views on this subject.
Panellists:
Neal Livingston, Global Head of Client Access, Standard Chartered
Matthew J. Brown, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Fund Services Head, Citi
Tom McCabe, Head of Global Transaction Banking, DBS
Sonam H. Kapadia, Executive Director, Global Trade Services, J.P.Morgan
Lilian Tham, Chief Operating Officer, Schroders
Moderator:
Peter Hoflich, Managing Editor, The Asian Banker
15:45 – 16:15
Networking coffee break
16:15 - 17:00
Plenary 2 – Standards: The way forward
Standards continue to be a building block of financial transaction automation, but significant divergences in application and approach still exist. We will learn how different members of the SWIFT community are tackling the challenges of integrating standards within their own institutions and amongst their networks. Our goal is to suggest — with audience participation — where the Singapore community can agree to move forward together and how SWIFT can provide leadership and guidance.
Panellists:
Robert J. Blair, Client Access Channel Management, TS Asia CCM, Treasury & Securities Services - APAC, J.P.Morgan
Simon Cleary, Global Product Head, Custody Services, Standard Chartered Bank
Bastari Irwan, Head of Wholesale Banking, Treasury Technology & Operations, United Overseas Bank
Andrew Nicholson, Director, Operations, Credit Suisse
Moderator:
Patrick de Courcy, Head of Markets & Solutions, Asia Pacific, SWIFT
17:00 – 17:30
Plenary 3 – SWIFT in the financial infrastructure ecosystem
SWIFT’s world-class technology, resilience and global reach is one of the hallmarks of our co-operative, and our Executive responsible for guiding SWIFT’s strategy in these key areas will give an update on what’s next. As we embark on our journey to 2015, what can we expect from SWIFT in terms of innovative technologies such as cloud computing, and what does this mean for our commercial offering? Join Mike Fish as he discusses the answers to these and other questions.
Speaker:
Mike Fish, Chief Information Officer and Head of Information Technology and Operations, SWIFT
17:30 – 18:00
Celebratory Keynote: 30 years ago…
In celebration of Singapore’s connectivity to SWIFT for 30 years, we will take a trip down memory lane and reminiscence about the past successes and key events of the Singapore community together with the leaders who have helped guide us on this journey.
Jee Hong Yee-Tang, Member of the SWIFT Board
Ong-Ang Ai Boon, Director, The Association of Banks in Singapore
David Soh Eng Hock, SWIFT Singapore User Group Chairperson
Franck de Praetere, Head of South East Asia, SWIFT
18:00 – 19:30
Celebratory cocktails
Speakers
Name and title
Institution
Matthew J. Brown, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Fund Service Head
Citi
Robert J. Blair, Client Access Channel Management, TS Asia CCM, Treasury & Securities Services - APAC, J.P. Morgan
J.P.Morgan
Simon Cleary, Global Product Head, Custody Services
Standard Chartered
Patrick de Courcy, Head of Markets & Solutions, Asia Pacific
SWIFT
Franck de Praetere, Head of South East Asia
SWIFT
Mike Fish, Chief Information Officer and Head of Information Technology and Operations
SWIFT
Bastari Irwan, Head of Wholesale Banking, Treasury Technology & Operations
United Overseas Bank
Sonam H. Kapadia, Executive Director, Global Trade Services
J.P.Morgan
Neal Livingston, Global Head of Client Access
Standard Chartered
Tom McCabe, Head of Global Transaction Banking
DBS
Andrew Nicholson, Director, Operations
Credit Suisse
Ong-Ang Ai Boon, Director, The Association of Banks in Singapore
ABS
David Soh Eng Hock, SWIFT Singapore User Group Chairperson
Lilian Tham, Chief Operating Officer
Schroders
Jee Hong Yee-Tang, Member of the SWIFT Board
Solution zone
Partners who are exhibiting at the SWIFT Business Forum in Singapore:
Giving back to the community
SWIFT is proud to support for the second year in a row Beyond Social Services as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme. Beyond is a Singapore-based charity that focuses on impacting young lives by providing them access to social, educational and community support programmes. Beyond believes that with appropriate support, young people from troubled backgrounds can escape the cycle of poverty, violence and crime and be contributing members of our community. Their services benefit infants, children and youth up to 21 years old. For more information about Beyond and to learn how you too can help, please visit their website at www.beyond.com.sg.
Thirty years ago — on 7 April 1980 exactly — Singapore started its live operation on SWIFT. Back then, SWIFT had 768 members, 36 countries connected and was exchanging 46.9 million messages a year. Today SWIFT has 9,000 members, 209 countries connected and 15 million messages are exchanged each day.
