Philip Cracknell, Global Head, Syndications, Standard Chartered Bank
10.00 Heads of Syndication Roundtable: Facilitating finance in a challenging market
John Corrin, Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, GE Capital
Atul Sodhi, Managing Director & Head, Global Loan Syndication Group, Asia Pacific, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
Anup Kuruvilla, Head of Corporate and Structured Syndicate, Asia, RBS
Sandra Pemberton, Director, Head of Loan Syndications, Asia, National Australia Bank
Moderator:
Philip Cracknell, Global Head, Syndications, Standard Chartered Bank
11.00 Coffee & Networking
11.45 Impact of pricing trends on lending approaches
David Lim, Global Head, Structured Finance and Syndications, CIMB Bank
Stephen Ching, Head of Structured Finance & Syndication, CITIC Ka Wah Bank
Ashish Sharma, Director, Loan Syndication - Asia Pacific Debt Capital Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Pater Ho, Director, NEA Region Hong Kong Institutional Marketing (Syndicated Lending), Chinatrust Commercial Bank
Moderator:
Didier Leblanc, Managing Director, Head of Loan Syndications, Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas
12.45 Networking lunch
14.15 Sovereign debt crises in Europe and the Middle East: could it happen in Asia?
Sebastien Barbe, Head of Emerging Market Research and Strategy, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
14.45 Reviewing Australia’s syndicated lending market
Tom Mazzaferro, Director, Loan Syndiations, National Australia Bank
15.15 Coffee & Networking
16.00 Developments in China’s loan market
Wilson Wan, Managing Director, Head of Leveraged and Structured Finance Division, Bank of China International
16.30 Developments in India’s loan market
B. Krishna Iyer, Chief Executive, ICICI Bank Singapore Offshore Branch and Head, International Syndications
17.00 C hairman’s closing remarks followed by drinks reception
DAY TWO: TUESDAY, 27 th APRIL 2010
9.30 Chairman’s opening remarks
Andrew McDermott, Director, Debt Syndicate, National Australia Bank
9.45 Panel discussion: Corporate funding needs and strategies for the year ahead
John Mulcahy, Deputy Group Treasurer, Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Wildrik de Blank, Group Treasurer, Noble Group
Evita Tagor, Deputy CFO, Pertamina
Christof Haessig, Head of Corporate Financing & Treasury, Holcim Ltd
Moderator:
John Corrin, Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, GE Capital
10.00 Holcim's funding strategy for Asia
Christof Haessig, Head Corporate Financing & Treasury, Holcim Ltd
10.30 Coffee & Networking
11.15 The role of development finance institutions in syndicated financing
Nic Wessemius, Senior Investment Officer, Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
Jochen Steinbuch, Country Director, DEG China
Atul Sodhi, Managing Director & Head, Global Loan Syndication Group, Asia Pacific, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
Anup Kuruvilla, Head of Corporate and Structured Syndicated, Asia, RBS
Moderator:
Matthew Morrison, Head of Syndications, Asia, IFC
11.15 Coffee & Networking
11.45 Panel discussion: Outlook for the leveraged and acquisition finance market
Jeff Bennett, Managing Director, Head of Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, Asia-Pacific, HSBC
Graham Conran, Head of Debt Origination for Asia (ex-Japan), Nomura International
Robert Lewin, Director, KKR
Eric Greenberg, Managing Director, Financing Group, Goldman Sachs (Asia)
Rupert Manduke-Curtis, Head of Leveraged Finance Asia (ex-Japan), Mizuho
Christophe Cerisier, Head of Leveraged & Sponsor Finance Asia, GE Capital
Moderator:
Edward Crook, Regional Head of Leveraged Finance for Northeast Asia, Standard Chartered Bank
13.00 Chairman’s closing remarks followed by lunch