XV International Conference of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories "Entering foreign markets: challenges and opportunities"

Date:

27-29 September 2018

Place:

Tashkent (Republic Uzbekistan)

Organizer:

State Enterprise “Central Securities Depository” of the Republic of Uzbekistan

General information Event program Photo gallery

Conference organizer

State Enterprise “Central Securities Depository”

Target audience

Representatives of professional securities market players, international organizations and government bodies

Participants

Representatives of central depositories from the CIS countries, international depositories, investment banks, SWIFT, ROSSWIFT and rating agencies will attend the conference.

Venue

Tashkent (Republic Uzbekistan)

Conference venue: International Business Centre (IBC)

Address: 107B, Amir Temur Ave, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

ZIP code: 100084

Telephone: +998(71)2385834; +998(71)2385843; +998(71)2385868; +998(71)2385862

Fax: +998(71)1205885

Website: ibc.uz

Reference points:"INTERNATIONAL HOTEL TASHKENT"

Recommended accommodation in Tashkent:

International Hotel Tashkent, 5 stars, http://ihthotel.uz/
107A Amir Temur Street, Tashkent, 100084 Uzbekistan
Radisson Blu Hotel, 4 stars, https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-tashkent
88 Amir Temur Street, Tashkent, 100084 Uzbekistan
Navruz Hotel, 3 stars, https://www.facebook.com/NavruzHotelTashkent
1 Shivli Street, Tashkent, 100000 Uzbekistan

26.09.2018 MEETING OF THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE AIRPORT, HOTEL ACCOMODATION

TIME	TITLE	LOCATION
18:30 – 20:30	Welcome reception	“SalSal” Restaurant 6 Afrosiab, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

27.09.2018 AECSD CONFERENCE

TIME	TITLE OF THE REPORT AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPEAKER	REPORTS
08:30 – 09:00	Registration of participants.
09:00 – 09:10	Welcome Remarks Sheraly Abdujabbarov – AECSD Chairman, General Director, CSD Uzbekistan
09:10 – 09:25	Reforms on securities market of the Republic of Uzbekistan Representative of the securities market regulator of the Republic of Uzbekistan Special guest Isabel Pastor - International Organization of Securities Commissions, IOSCO	Presentation Presentation
09:25 – 09:40	Establishment of bilateral links. Requirements for a local infrastructure Arman Melkumyan - Head of Network Management, National Settlement Depository, Russia	Presentation
09:40 – 09:55	Role of CSDs in Implementing Cross-Border Investment Mr. J.H (Leslie) Park - Head of Global Planning & Cooperation Team, KSD, Republic of Korea	Presentation
09:55 – 10:10	Cross-border links: challenges for the markets Ioulia Tchernogorova - Sales and Relationship Management, Euroclear SA/NV, Belgium	Presentation
10:10 – 10:25	Digitalization of economy: infrastructure in new environment Pavel Prass - Managing Director, INFINITUM Asset Services, Russia	Presentation
10:25 – 10:40	Global fund distribution trends and how to benefit from it as a CSD in the region Jan Willems - Head of Unit RM Russia, CIS & the Netherlands Clearstream Banking	Presentation
10:40 – 10:55	Coffee break
10:55 – 11:10	ANNA and meeting today's global reference data challenges Dan Kuhnel - Chairman, ANNA	Presentation
11:10 – 11:25	Central Securities Depositories – overcoming challenges with SWIFT Ekaterina Kalinina - Head of Russia, CIS and Mongolia, SWIFT	Presentation
11:25 – 11:40	The opening up of China bond market Mr Zhang Yashuang - the Deputy general manager of issuance and custody department, Shanghai Clearing House	Presentation
11:40 – 11:55	Debt markets of the CIS countries: special aspects and development trends Konstantin Vasilyev - Deputy General Director, CBONDS	Presentation
11:55 – 12:10	The Legal Risk Management for Stock Connect: Ms. WANG Si - Senior Business Manager, Business Development Department, CSDC Shanghai Branch	Presentation
12:10 – 12:25	ASDI - Asian settlement and depository initiative: the creation of ASD - Asian settlement depository Boris Cherkassky - Adviser to Managing Director of INFINITUM Asset Services	Presentation
12:25 – 13:00	The signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between National Settlement Depository (Russia)and the State Enterprise "Central Securities Depository" (Uzbekistan). The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Merkezi Kayıt Kuruluşu A.Ş. (Turkey) and State Enterprise "Central Securities Depository" (Uzbekistan). The signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the Central Securities Depository JSC (Kazakhstan) and the State Enterprise "Central Securities Depository" (Uzbekistan). The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Depository CJSC (Tajikistan) and the State Enterprise "Central Securities Depository" (Uzbekistan). The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Depository CJSC (Tajikistan) and the State Enterprise "Central Securities Depository" (Uzbekistan). The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Republican Unitary Enterprise "Republican Central Securities Depository" and INFINITUM A.S. •The signing ceremony of the opening custody account agreement between Republican Central Securities Depository of Belarus and Central Depository of Kyrgyzstan
13:00 – 13:20	Group Photo
13:20 – 14:50	LUNCH
14:50 – 16:10	Panel discussion 1: "Innovations as a way to diversify business" Topics: Eurasian trends in CSD’s business development Core CSD services development (raising efficiency of settlement and corporate actions, automatization of CSD’s operations, electronic communication channels implementation and development, etc.) Non-core CSD services development (information services, repository services, participation in national pension systems etc.) Other examples from participants Moderator: John Falk - Partner, Bourse Consult LLP Participants: Chen Jiazan - Director of Settlement Management Department, CSDC Hossein Fahimi - CEO, Central Securities Depository of Iran Maria Krasnova - Deputy Chairman of the Board, National Settlement Depository, Russia Ozgur Uysal - Trade Repository & Reporting Department Manager, MKK	Presentation
16:10 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30	Panel discussion 2: " Investor rights protection and asset safety" Topics: The practice of cross-border interaction of depositories for recordkeeping of rights for securities issued by domestic and foreign companies The role of the Central Securities Depository in corporate actions and distribution of information in cross-border cooperation using ISO15022 standards, ISO20022 and API technologies; Cybersecurity of securities market participants. Other examples from participants Moderator: Bakhytzhan Kapyshev - President of the Central Securities Depository of Kazakhstan Participants: Vahan Stepanyan - Director, Central Depository of Armenia Julia Davydova - Head of Product Development Department, PJSC Rosbank Abdujabbarov Sheraly Yangibaevich - General director, Central Securities Depository of Uzbekistan
17:30 – 19:00	Free time
19:00	GALA DINNER Dress code: Cocktail Attire

28.09.2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF AECSD MEMBERS

TIME	AGENDA	LOCATION
08:00	Departure to Mountain resort “Layner”	Mountain resort “Layner” (layner.uz) Chimgan village, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
10:00 – 10:30	Registration of AGM participants. Welcome coffee
10:30 – 13:00	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF AECSD MEMBERS (Spare time)* * The walk through the resort “Layner” for the participants of the Conference who are not members/observers of AECSD	Mountain resort “Layner” (layner.uz) Chimgan village, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 – 14:00	Coffee break
14:00 – 17:30	Sightseeing tour program	Charvak reservoir and Chimgan area
17:30 – 19:00	CLOSING DINNER Dress-code: Smart Casual	Mountain resort “Layner” (layner.uz) Chimgan village, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30	Departure to Tashkent

29.09.2018 CULTURAL PROGRAM ACROSS SAMARKAND

TIME	PROGRAM	LOCATION
08:00	Departure to Samarkand
10:30 – 17:00	Sightseeing	Samarkand
17:00	Departure to Tashkent
19:10	Arrival to Tashkent

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