2026 Agenda

Time Wednesday, May 20
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Singapore Cricket Club
Connaught Drive, Singapore 179681
Opening Reception, sponsored by Datagum
Time Thursday, May 21
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

The Fairmont Singapore, Stamford Ballroom, Level 4, 80 Bras Basah Rd, Singapore 189560
Registration
9:00 - 9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks
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.
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.
10:15 - 10:55 a.m. Networking Break
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.
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.
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Networking Luncheon
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.
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.
2:50 - 3:30 p.m. Networking Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Roundtables

Round Table 1 - Managing the Intelligence Explosion in Your Vendor Stack
Round Table 2 - Is this Allowed? Licensed Data, AI, and the New Compliance Imperative
Round Table 3 - Finding and Cultivating Talent for Data Roles
Round Table 4 - Strategies to Optimise Spend and Control Total Cost of Ownership
5:00 - 5:10 p.m. TBD
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.
5:50 - 7:30 p.m. Networking Reception
Time Friday, May 30
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 how might it change your (Market Data) life?
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
12:40 - 2:00 p.m. Networking Luncheon
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
Shopping Basket