P.R.I.M.E. Finance Virtual Asia Conference 2020

Thank you to all those who joined us for the first P.R.I.M.E. Finance Asia Conference!

Session 1: Disruption: Living in a High Risk World - Friday 4 December

Topics to include: impact of the pandemic; illegality,force majeure and business interruption; trade tensions and political risk; and climate change and sustainable finance.

This session has now taken place. Click here for a recording.

Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, will give a keynote speech.

Other speakers include: Rick Grove, CEO of Rutter Associates and former CEO of ISDA (moderating); Jane Jiang, Partner in Allen & Overy’s China litigation and dispute resolution practice; Nish Shetty, Partner and Head of Clifford Chance's APAC Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group; and Lynn Kuok of the International Institute of Strategic Studies.

Session 2: Disruption: Evolving Business Challenges – Tuesday 8 December

Topics to include: the use of technology in financial services, financial regulation and compliance; the business and regulatory challenges of integration; and new risks and opportunities.

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Singapore's Second Minister for Law, Edwin Tong, will give a keynote speech.

Other speakers include: Paul Landless, Clifford Chance partner, Head of the financial markets team in Singapore and South East Asia and Co-head of Clifford Chance's global Tech Group (moderating); University of Hong Kong Professor of Law Douglas Arner; Urszula McCormack, Partner and digital economy regulatory specialist at King & Wood Mallesons (Sydney/Hong Kong); Sophia University Professor of Law Tetsuo Morishita; and Keith Noyes, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer for digital asset prime brokerage Covario.

Session 3: Disrupted Dispute Resolution – the new frontier - Thursday 10 December

This session will consider the challenges and opportunities of resolving disputes in a virtual context, including: how to build trust and create focus in mediation and settlement negotiations; adapting to the virtual hearing environment; and can dispute resolution remain an international endeavour as video connects us but distance and time zones divide?

This session has now taken place. Click here for a recording.

Justice Anselmo Reyes of the Singapore International Commercial Court will give a keynote speech.

Speakers to include: Jelita Pandjaitan, Partner at Linklaters and Head of Dispute Resolution, Asia (moderating); the Hon James Spigelman KC, arbitrator at One Essex Court and former judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal; Judith Gill KC, arbitrator at Twenty Essex, Vice President of ICCA and Honorary Vice President of the LCIA Court; and Melody Wang, complex disputes partner with Fangda Partners in Beijing.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance Virtual Asia Conference 2020

Thank you to all those who joined us for the first P.R.I.M.E. Finance Asia Conference!

Session 1: Disruption: Living in a High Risk World - Friday 4 December

Session 2: Disruption: Evolving Business Challenges – Tuesday 8 December

Session 3: Disrupted Dispute Resolution – the new frontier - Thursday 10 December

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