May 20 – 22, 2026
Singapore
| Time | Wednesday, May 20 |
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5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Singapore Cricket Club Connaught Drive, Singapore 179681 |
Opening Reception, sponsored by Datagum |
| Time | Thursday, May 21 |
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8:00 - 9:00 a.m. The Fairmont Singapore, Stamford Ballroom, Level 4, 80 Bras Basah Rd, Singapore 189560 |
Registration |
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9:00 - 9:10 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
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9:10 - 9:35 a.m. |
Keynote Address: The Art & Science of Creating an AI Advantage All the players in the financial data supply chain are moving from AI pilots to production-scale deployments. Success requires blending the art of strategic change management with the science of rigorous data and model governance – all while building sustainable competitive advantage. David Hardoon,Industry-leading Data and AI Evangelist, Former CDO, Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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9:35 - 10:15 a.m. |
From Tickers to Tokens
Market data has transformed from standardized public exchange feeds to complex, multi-layered intelligence spanning both public and private markets. This expert panel explores how technological innovation, industry consolidation, and rapid shifts in market infrastructure are reshaping capital markets - and what this means for investors, operators, and innovators. Moderator:Mark Schaedel,CEO, DataBP Trey Berre,Global Head, CME Data Services, CME Group Aniruddha Chatterjee,CEO, NSE Data & Analytics Rich Winter,Global Head, Market Data and Information Analytics, Fenics |
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10:15 - 10:55 a.m. |
Networking Break |
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11:00 - 11:40 a.m. |
Mind the Gap: Bridging Legacy and Next-Generation Market Data From private credit to prediction markets, the capital markets data landscape is expanding at unprecedented speed. Data leaders are now tasked with integrating emerging, non-traditional datasets into mature governance frameworks, infrastructure, and analytics pipelines, all without compromising quality, consistency, or control. This panel convenes global thought leaders to examine how data creators, vendors, and institutional consumers are navigating this transformation. Moderator:Frederic Demesy,Executive Director Data Services, Asia Pacific, CME Group Neil Ashmore,Founder, Datagum Mark Heckert,Chief Operating Officer, ICE Data Services Eng-Ban Ho,Director, Asia Pacific, CUSIP Global Services |
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11:40 - 12:15 p.m. |
AI Through the Eyes of Rising Stars In this dynamic, forward-looking discussion, emerging talent shares fresh perspectives on how artificial intelligence is reshaping data creation, distribution, governance, and value. What opportunities are being unlocked? Where are the risks and blind spots? And how will AI redefine the competitive landscape in the years ahead. |
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12:15 - 1:30 p.m. |
Networking Luncheon, sponsored by FactSet |
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1:30 - 2:10 p.m. |
From Files to Fabric: Modernizing Market Data with Cloud Data Platforms Cloud-native data platforms are proffering a tantalizing vision of instant access, scalable analytics, and seamless collaboration. How close are we to that utopia? This session examines how exchanges, vendors, and end users are adapting their models as data lakes, intelligent catalogs, and real-time discoverability reshape the financial information ecosystem. Moderator:Laurence Thiery,Independent Paul Callaway,Head of Real-Time Systems Architecture, Bloomberg Suqin Yi, SGX |
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2:10 - 2:50 p.m. |
APAC’s Retail Trading Boom: Implications for Market Structure and Data Retail participation across APAC is accelerating at record pace, driven by digital platforms, greater financial inclusion, and rising wealth. From order flow and volatility to product design and real-time analytics, exchanges and vendors must adapt to a more fragmented, digitally driven investor base. This session examines how global leaders are adapting and what the retail boom means for regional market structure, distribution models, and the future of market data. Moderator:Laura Ryan,Founder, Telos Advisory Neil Pabari, CME |
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2:50 - 3:30 p.m. |
Networking Break |
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3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Roundtables Round Table 1 - From Fragmentation to Interoperability: Managing Securities with Symbology Frances Liu, APAC Senior Open Symbology Data Strategist, Bloomberg L.P. Round Table 2 - Is this Allowed? Licensed Data, AI, and the New Compliance Imperative Varot Bunnag, LSEG Round Table 3 - Finding and Cultivating Talent for Data Roles James Watson,Head of Market Data, 24X Round Table 4 - Strategies to Optimise Spend and Control Total Cost of Ownership |
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5:00 - 5:10 p.m. |
Keynote: Introducing Tomorrow’s Financial Markets Brandon Tepper, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Data, Nasdaq |
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5:10 - 5:50 p.m. |
Better, Faster, Stronger, Longer: 5x24, Tokenization and T0 Market infrastructure is entering a new era. Tokenized assets, extended trading hours, and same-day settlement are moving from concept to implementation, accelerating change across global capital markets. This panel assesses the technology, data, and organizational changes required to support an always-on ecosystem — and the opportunities for innovation as the industry modernizes core infrastructure. Moderator:Laurence Van der Loo,Partner, Flint Global Kevin Carrai,SVP, Global Head of Market Data and Access Services, Cboe Wolfgang Matzner, Managing Director, QuantHouse & Baha Brandon Tepper, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Data, Nasdaq |
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5:50 - 7:00 p.m. |
Networking Reception, sponsored by Nasdaq |
| Time | Friday, May 22 |
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| SGX, 2 Shenton Way, SGX Centre 1, Singapore 068804 | Engineering Stream & Lunch Sponsored by AMD |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:05 a.m. |
Engineering Stream Introduction |
| 10:05 - 10:40 a.m. |
Scaling LLM Inference 10× Cheaper |
| 10:40 - 11:05 a.m. |
What is MCP and why are financial services firms investing in it? Join Bloomberg’s Leo Chen to learn what Model Context Protocol (MCP) is, how it has standardized the way agents connect to tools and context, why this open protocol is becoming critical to the future of AI in financial services, and what requirements the financial services industry needs met for MCP adoption to scale. He’ll also discuss why enterprise deployments need trustworthy infrastructure that introduces control between the model and the data. He’ll explore the Interceptors proposal (SEP-1763) that aims to deliver this level of interoperability through a protocol-native framework that intercepts, validates, and transforms messages across the MCP lifecycle, elevating middleware to a first-class capability alongside core MCP concepts. Leo Chen,Senior Software Engineer, Bloomberg |
| 11:05 - 11:25 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 11:25 - 11:50 a.m. |
Metadata Layer and Enterprise Data Discoverability - Why and How |
| 11:50 - 12:15 p.m. |
Developments in Realtime Low Latency Data Handling |
| 12:15 - 12:40 p.m. |
Panel: How is Data Engineering Evolving Miguel Ortega,Regional Head Market Data, Deutsche Bank APAC Chris Vera,Specialist, Digital Solutions Consulting, Asia Pacific Asset Servicing, Northern Trust |
| 12:40 - 2:00 p.m. |
Networking Luncheon |
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2:00 - 3:30 p.m. SGX, 2 Shenton Way, SGX Centre 1, Singapore 068804 |
Constituency Group Meetings (By invitation only)
Data Vendor Constituency Group Consumer Constituency Group Exchange Constituency Group - Exchange Data Licensing in the Age of AI AI is challenging traditional exchange data licensing conventions — and the industry is scrambling to catch up. This practitioner workshop examines the specific gaps that LLMs and AI agents are exposing, with a focus on what they mean for APAC exchanges navigating diverse regulatory regimes and fast-moving commercial pressures. Expect frank discussion, concrete problem-framing, and early thinking on where solutions might lie. |
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