Avinash Kansal
ICICI
Head Capital Markets & Custody
Avinash has an in-depth and diverse experience of over 15 years with ICICI Bank Limited, primarily in the area of Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking, Services, NBFC, Stressed Assets & Foreign Investments. Currently, he is leading the Custody & Capital Markets Business.
He is well established and recognised for structuring products and has culminated a wide-ranging corporate deals. Besides managing Key corporate relationships for the Bank, he also has extensive knowledge of various sectors of the Indian economy.
His area of expertise are Foreign Investments, Corporate Finance, NBFCs, Fund Raising of Corporates through various Debt Instruments and Stressed Assets Management. He has been instrumental in successful implementation of various process reengineering, risk management framework & digitization projects at ICICI Bank across various business groups.
He is a rank holder Chartered Accountant with B.Com (H) from university of Calcutta.
ICICI
Head Capital Markets & Custody
Avinash has an in-depth and diverse experience of over 15 years with ICICI Bank Limited, primarily in the area of Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking, Services, NBFC, Stressed Assets & Foreign Investments. Currently, he is leading the Custody & Capital Markets Business.
He is well established and recognised for structuring products and has culminated a wide-ranging corporate deals. Besides managing Key corporate relationships for the Bank, he also has extensive knowledge of various sectors of the Indian economy.
His area of expertise are Foreign Investments, Corporate Finance, NBFCs, Fund Raising of Corporates through various Debt Instruments and Stressed Assets Management. He has been instrumental in successful implementation of various process reengineering, risk management framework & digitization projects at ICICI Bank across various business groups.
He is a rank holder Chartered Accountant with B.Com (H) from university of Calcutta.
Yian Ning Lee
Deutsche Bank AG Singapore
APAC Head of Global Network Management
Yian Ning is the APAC Head of Global Network Management. Based in Singapore, her team is responsible for managing relationships across securities custodians and cash correspondent banks that support Corporate Bank, Investment Bank and Private Bank business in APAC covering 15 countries. Yian Ning is a banking professional with nearly 30 years of experience. She has held different roles within the Operations function and has lead the Global Network Management team in APAC since 2020
Deutsche Bank AG Singapore
APAC Head of Global Network Management
Yian Ning is the APAC Head of Global Network Management. Based in Singapore, her team is responsible for managing relationships across securities custodians and cash correspondent banks that support Corporate Bank, Investment Bank and Private Bank business in APAC covering 15 countries. Yian Ning is a banking professional with nearly 30 years of experience. She has held different roles within the Operations function and has lead the Global Network Management team in APAC since 2020
Szu Wei Lim
Northern Trust
VP, Network Management
Szu Wei Lim is a Network Manager at The Northern Trust, based in Singapore. She is part of the Asia Pacific Network Management team covering 17 markets in the region providing support to Northern Trusts’ global strategic initiatives across traditional and digital assets by effectively managing, developing and leveraging on its network of sub custodians and correspondent banks. Szu Wei has been with The Northern Trust since 2014 and has over 20 years of industry experience in the finance industry, with prior tenures in various roles at The Bank of New York Mellon and The Singapore Exchange
Northern Trust
VP, Network Management
Szu Wei Lim is a Network Manager at The Northern Trust, based in Singapore. She is part of the Asia Pacific Network Management team covering 17 markets in the region providing support to Northern Trusts’ global strategic initiatives across traditional and digital assets by effectively managing, developing and leveraging on its network of sub custodians and correspondent banks. Szu Wei has been with The Northern Trust since 2014 and has over 20 years of industry experience in the finance industry, with prior tenures in various roles at The Bank of New York Mellon and The Singapore Exchange
Amit Mahajan
CDSL
CIO
Amit Mahajan is the Chief Technology Officer at Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL), India’s only listed depository and is responsible for ensuring seamless integration and information
flow across the CDSL ecosystem.
Since joining CDSL in 2019, Amit has overseen all areas of IT, from software development and infrastructure services to cybersecurity, compliance, and new technology implementation. Under
his leadership, CDSL has made significant strides in streamlining its technology footprint, which has resulted in considerable increase in operational efficiency.
Mr. Amit Mahajan is a technocrat with sound business acumen, his area of interest includes web technologies, IT Security, Deep learning, e-Commerce, and mobile applications. Mr. Amit Mahajan has over 2 decades of experience in management of IT application project portfolios across stock exchanges, depositories, eCommerce, telecom, and retail sectors.
Amongst other accolades, most recently he has been named amongst the top 100 CTOs of India by Start-up Lanes an ecosystem for start-ups, in its report published in April 2022.
CDSL
CIO
Amit Mahajan is the Chief Technology Officer at Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL), India’s only listed depository and is responsible for ensuring seamless integration and information
flow across the CDSL ecosystem.
Since joining CDSL in 2019, Amit has overseen all areas of IT, from software development and infrastructure services to cybersecurity, compliance, and new technology implementation. Under
his leadership, CDSL has made significant strides in streamlining its technology footprint, which has resulted in considerable increase in operational efficiency.
Mr. Amit Mahajan is a technocrat with sound business acumen, his area of interest includes web technologies, IT Security, Deep learning, e-Commerce, and mobile applications. Mr. Amit Mahajan has over 2 decades of experience in management of IT application project portfolios across stock exchanges, depositories, eCommerce, telecom, and retail sectors.
Amongst other accolades, most recently he has been named amongst the top 100 CTOs of India by Start-up Lanes an ecosystem for start-ups, in its report published in April 2022.
Siraz Mouhamadmoussa
BNP Paribas
Global head of Buy-Side Custody Product & Solutions
Siraz Mouhamadmoussa is Global head of Buy-Side Custody Product & Solutions, for BNP Paribas Securities Services and based in Singapore.
Siraz brings 20 years’ asset servicing industry experience to BNP Paribas, twelve of which based in the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently as Regional Head of Buy-Side Custody Product & Solutions for APAC, before moving to his current role in 2022.
In 2002, Siraz started his tenure by joining BNP Paribas Securities Services’ global custody operations team in Paris. After 7 years, Siraz earned the chance to relocate to India and join the team establishing the APAC Custody operational centre based out of Chennai.
Before long, Siraz showed his merit and in 2011 he joined the Singapore office as Head of Clearing and Custody Services. Only 5 years into this new role, he was given additional responsibilities in 2016 as Deputy COO of BNP Paribas Securities Services, Singapore.
BNP Paribas
Global head of Buy-Side Custody Product & Solutions
Siraz Mouhamadmoussa is Global head of Buy-Side Custody Product & Solutions, for BNP Paribas Securities Services and based in Singapore.
Siraz brings 20 years’ asset servicing industry experience to BNP Paribas, twelve of which based in the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently as Regional Head of Buy-Side Custody Product & Solutions for APAC, before moving to his current role in 2022.
In 2002, Siraz started his tenure by joining BNP Paribas Securities Services’ global custody operations team in Paris. After 7 years, Siraz earned the chance to relocate to India and join the team establishing the APAC Custody operational centre based out of Chennai.
Before long, Siraz showed his merit and in 2011 he joined the Singapore office as Head of Clearing and Custody Services. Only 5 years into this new role, he was given additional responsibilities in 2016 as Deputy COO of BNP Paribas Securities Services, Singapore.
Peter Mumford
Eurasia Group
Director
As head of Eurasia Group’s Southeast Asia coverage, Peter helps clients navigate this dynamic region that offers enormous opportunities but is very diverse and requires a detailed understanding of complex, changing political and regulatory systems to ensure success. He is based in the Singapore office. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Peter spent 15 years as a British diplomat working with governments, international institutions, and the private sector across Asia. Most recently, he spent more than four years based in Southeast Asia leading the UK government’s political economy analysis of developments across the region. He also managed a large portfolio of technical cooperation projects, working closely with governments across the region and ASEAN institutions on infrastructure (especially public-private partnerships), financial services, trade policy, and business environment issues. Peter previously led, from Beijing, the UK government’s political economy analysis of China and capacity-building projects on financial market development. He likewise negotiated breakthroughs on market access and London becoming an offshore renminbi market—for which he was awarded the Order of the British Empire.
Eurasia Group
Director
As head of Eurasia Group’s Southeast Asia coverage, Peter helps clients navigate this dynamic region that offers enormous opportunities but is very diverse and requires a detailed understanding of complex, changing political and regulatory systems to ensure success. He is based in the Singapore office. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Peter spent 15 years as a British diplomat working with governments, international institutions, and the private sector across Asia. Most recently, he spent more than four years based in Southeast Asia leading the UK government’s political economy analysis of developments across the region. He also managed a large portfolio of technical cooperation projects, working closely with governments across the region and ASEAN institutions on infrastructure (especially public-private partnerships), financial services, trade policy, and business environment issues. Peter previously led, from Beijing, the UK government’s political economy analysis of China and capacity-building projects on financial market development. He likewise negotiated breakthroughs on market access and London becoming an offshore renminbi market—for which he was awarded the Order of the British Empire.
Barnaby Nelson
the ValueExchange
CEO
Barnaby Nelson is CEO of the ValueExchange: an initiative designed to provide actionable, statistical insights into the trends that are shaping the worlds of Finance and Technology today.
Prior to the ValueExchange, Barnaby worked for 15 years in the Asian banking sector in BNP Paribas and most recently at Standard Chartered. In his last role, as Managing Director and Head of Securities Services for Greater China and North Asia, he led numerous industry initiatives aimed at driving the internationalization of the Chinese financial markets above all. Working in close co-operation with global regulators, exchanges and market bodies he has led regulatory approvals for several leading initiatives in Asia.
the ValueExchange
CEO
Barnaby Nelson is CEO of the ValueExchange: an initiative designed to provide actionable, statistical insights into the trends that are shaping the worlds of Finance and Technology today.
Prior to the ValueExchange, Barnaby worked for 15 years in the Asian banking sector in BNP Paribas and most recently at Standard Chartered. In his last role, as Managing Director and Head of Securities Services for Greater China and North Asia, he led numerous industry initiatives aimed at driving the internationalization of the Chinese financial markets above all. Working in close co-operation with global regulators, exchanges and market bodies he has led regulatory approvals for several leading initiatives in Asia.
Tess Ravalo
PDTC
President & COO
Tess is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Depository and Trust Corp. (PDTC), the country’s CSD for the equities and fixed income securities markets. Concurrently, Tess is the President and COO of the Philippine Securities Settlement Corporation (PSSC) which provides the payments infrastructure for the fixed income and currency markets in the country. Both entities are subsidiaries of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS).
She represents the Philippine depository in the Asian Bond Market Forum, the Cross Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum, the Asia-Pacific CSD Group and recently, in the Asian Fund Standardization Forum where PDTC is the newest member of the group.
PDTC
President & COO
Tess is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Depository and Trust Corp. (PDTC), the country’s CSD for the equities and fixed income securities markets. Concurrently, Tess is the President and COO of the Philippine Securities Settlement Corporation (PSSC) which provides the payments infrastructure for the fixed income and currency markets in the country. Both entities are subsidiaries of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS).
She represents the Philippine depository in the Asian Bond Market Forum, the Cross Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum, the Asia-Pacific CSD Group and recently, in the Asian Fund Standardization Forum where PDTC is the newest member of the group.
Rohit Reddy
BNP Paribas
Head of Securities Services, India
Dodla Rohit Reddy is the Head of BNP Paribas Securities Services, India and his experience spans over two decades, primarily in custody and clearing services.
Rohit has in-depth experience in product management, operations and technology. Most recently, Rohit was the Global Head of Business Solutions Unit at BNP Paribas responsible for digitising operating models across business activities.
Rohit joined BNP Paribas in 2008 as Head of Global Custody Operations in BNP Paribas India. He has also worked with Euroclear Bank in Belgium and D.E Shaw previously.
BNP Paribas
Head of Securities Services, India
Dodla Rohit Reddy is the Head of BNP Paribas Securities Services, India and his experience spans over two decades, primarily in custody and clearing services.
Rohit has in-depth experience in product management, operations and technology. Most recently, Rohit was the Global Head of Business Solutions Unit at BNP Paribas responsible for digitising operating models across business activities.
Rohit joined BNP Paribas in 2008 as Head of Global Custody Operations in BNP Paribas India. He has also worked with Euroclear Bank in Belgium and D.E Shaw previously.
Anand Rengarajan
Deutsche Bank
Global Head of Sales & Head of Asia Pacific, Securities Services
Anand is the Head of Securities Services in the Asia Pacific region within Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking (GTB) business. Securities Services covers 12 markets in Asia, providing Custody & Clearing, and Fund Services (for Mutual Funds and Alternative Funds). The business services global custodians, asset managers, insurance, broker dealers and sovereign wealth funds. In addition, Anand is also the Head of Custody and Clearing, Securities Services, Asia Pacific.
Anand has over 24 years of experience and has been with Deutsche Bank since 2000. In his 18 year career at Deutsche Bank, Anand has held various roles in sales, product and product management, and in both Cash Management and Securities Services across India, Singapore and Malaysia. In his last role, he was the Co-Head of Investor Services covering the South Asian countries for Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche Bank
Global Head of Sales & Head of Asia Pacific, Securities Services
Anand is the Head of Securities Services in the Asia Pacific region within Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking (GTB) business. Securities Services covers 12 markets in Asia, providing Custody & Clearing, and Fund Services (for Mutual Funds and Alternative Funds). The business services global custodians, asset managers, insurance, broker dealers and sovereign wealth funds. In addition, Anand is also the Head of Custody and Clearing, Securities Services, Asia Pacific.
Anand has over 24 years of experience and has been with Deutsche Bank since 2000. In his 18 year career at Deutsche Bank, Anand has held various roles in sales, product and product management, and in both Cash Management and Securities Services across India, Singapore and Malaysia. In his last role, he was the Co-Head of Investor Services covering the South Asian countries for Deutsche Bank.
Kalpana Seethepalli
Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific
Director of ESG
Kalpana Seethepalli is the Director of ESG for Asia Pacific and leads the work on results frameworks, measurement, monitoring and sustainable finance taxonomies for ESG transactions.
Dr. Seethepalli brings over 20 years of sustainable finance experience across 15 countries from the multilateral and private equity markets. She is a global expert in design, measurement and reporting frameworks to achieve positive ESG impact through commercially viable investments.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Dr. Seethepalli was Managing Director, Sustainability & Impact for InfraTech Capital, an impact fund investing in companies utilizing technology to provide infrastructure services and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She joined Infra-Tech Capital after a long career with the World Bank Group focusing on sustainable development and investment policy, blended finance and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). She has $2 billion in direct investment experience in sustainable finance, and led complex World Bank advisory mandates in Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, South Africa, Poland, Timor Leste, Kenya and Ghana.
Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific
Director of ESG
Kalpana Seethepalli is the Director of ESG for Asia Pacific and leads the work on results frameworks, measurement, monitoring and sustainable finance taxonomies for ESG transactions.
Dr. Seethepalli brings over 20 years of sustainable finance experience across 15 countries from the multilateral and private equity markets. She is a global expert in design, measurement and reporting frameworks to achieve positive ESG impact through commercially viable investments.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Dr. Seethepalli was Managing Director, Sustainability & Impact for InfraTech Capital, an impact fund investing in companies utilizing technology to provide infrastructure services and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She joined Infra-Tech Capital after a long career with the World Bank Group focusing on sustainable development and investment policy, blended finance and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). She has $2 billion in direct investment experience in sustainable finance, and led complex World Bank advisory mandates in Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, South Africa, Poland, Timor Leste, Kenya and Ghana.
Samar Sen
Talos
Head of APAC
Samar heads up the Talos business in APAC, delivering institutional-grade digital asset trading systems to customers on the buy-side and sell-side. Over his 20-year career, Sen has worked in a variety of product, strategy, and technology leadership roles at capital markets firms across the industry. Prior to joining Talos, he served as the Global Head of Digital Products for Securities Services at Deutsche Bank, where he co-led the bank’s digital asset strategy and product delivery. In addition, he has held senior Asia-based roles at BNP Paribas, Barclays, and TradeHero after starting his career at Goldman Sachs in New York. Sen holds a degree in Computer Science from Northwestern University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Talos
Head of APAC
Samar heads up the Talos business in APAC, delivering institutional-grade digital asset trading systems to customers on the buy-side and sell-side. Over his 20-year career, Sen has worked in a variety of product, strategy, and technology leadership roles at capital markets firms across the industry. Prior to joining Talos, he served as the Global Head of Digital Products for Securities Services at Deutsche Bank, where he co-led the bank’s digital asset strategy and product delivery. In addition, he has held senior Asia-based roles at BNP Paribas, Barclays, and TradeHero after starting his career at Goldman Sachs in New York. Sen holds a degree in Computer Science from Northwestern University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Daniel Smith
JPMorgan
Vice President, Network Management, Asia Pacific
Dan is based in Singapore and is responsible for oversight of J.P. Morgan’s relationships with subcustodians across Asia Pacific.
Dan has been with J.P. Morgan since 2006 in various roles across operations, business architecture and transformation and network management between Bournemouth and Singapore. Dan joined the Asia Pacific Network Management team in 2017 and has spent five years as a securities network manager across various Asia Pacific markets.
JPMorgan
Vice President, Network Management, Asia Pacific
Dan is based in Singapore and is responsible for oversight of J.P. Morgan’s relationships with subcustodians across Asia Pacific.
Dan has been with J.P. Morgan since 2006 in various roles across operations, business architecture and transformation and network management between Bournemouth and Singapore. Dan joined the Asia Pacific Network Management team in 2017 and has spent five years as a securities network manager across various Asia Pacific markets.
Pataravasee Suvarnsorn
Thailand Clearing House Co., Ltd.
MD
Ms. Pataravasee Suvarnsorn has 31 years of experience and expertise in Thai Capital Market. Ms. Suvarnsorn joined the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in 1991 as a Senior Officer of Strategic Planning Department, she then worked as the Deputy Vice President of Trading Operation Department in 1998 – 2005, as Head of Clearing Department in 2005 – 2013. In 2018, she served as Senior Executive Vice President – Head of Operations Management Division.
She is responsible for both core exchange functions which are trading, clearing and settlement, central depository and registrar services and for SET group’s capital market support functions such as platform for end-to-end mutual fund investment (FundConnext), e-Services including e-Meeting & e-Voting (e-Meeting platform) and also payment
infrastructure for capital market (FinNet). In addition, she has also been appointed as the Managing Director of Thailand Clearing House, a subsidiary company of SET.
Thailand Clearing House Co., Ltd.
MD
Ms. Pataravasee Suvarnsorn has 31 years of experience and expertise in Thai Capital Market. Ms. Suvarnsorn joined the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in 1991 as a Senior Officer of Strategic Planning Department, she then worked as the Deputy Vice President of Trading Operation Department in 1998 – 2005, as Head of Clearing Department in 2005 – 2013. In 2018, she served as Senior Executive Vice President – Head of Operations Management Division.
She is responsible for both core exchange functions which are trading, clearing and settlement, central depository and registrar services and for SET group’s capital market support functions such as platform for end-to-end mutual fund investment (FundConnext), e-Services including e-Meeting & e-Voting (e-Meeting platform) and also payment
infrastructure for capital market (FinNet). In addition, she has also been appointed as the Managing Director of Thailand Clearing House, a subsidiary company of SET.
Magdalene Tay
BNY Mellon
APAC Head for Global Markets Management
Magdalene Tay is the APAC Head for Global Markets Management at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. Based in Singapore, she is responsible for improving servicing models to ease clients’ access into the APAC markets and leading advocacy effort to shape market trajectory. Magdalene is also actively engaging global clients to provide market insights and is developing new capabilities and business solutions to support clients’ needs.
Magdalene has over 20 years of industry experience in the Asset Servicing and Transaction Banking with extensive custody and cash knowledge.
She is a frequent speaker at industry and client events. As a thought leader in the custody space, Magdalene has been actively involved in regional industry forums and has contributed to research papers and consultation papers initiated by regulatory bodies.
BNY Mellon
APAC Head for Global Markets Management
Magdalene Tay is the APAC Head for Global Markets Management at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. Based in Singapore, she is responsible for improving servicing models to ease clients’ access into the APAC markets and leading advocacy effort to shape market trajectory. Magdalene is also actively engaging global clients to provide market insights and is developing new capabilities and business solutions to support clients’ needs.
Magdalene has over 20 years of industry experience in the Asset Servicing and Transaction Banking with extensive custody and cash knowledge.
She is a frequent speaker at industry and client events. As a thought leader in the custody space, Magdalene has been actively involved in regional industry forums and has contributed to research papers and consultation papers initiated by regulatory bodies.