The Republic of Singapore and Hong Kong SAR, China · Mee Warren, Senior Vice President, Two Sigma...

31st Annual International Conference: Singapore and Hong Kong

FWA DELEGATES

Cecelia BeirneFounderBeirneConsultancy

Kathleen CuocoloPresidentSyntax LLC

Katrin Y. Dambrot PrincipalDambrot & Company

Patricia A. DommExecutive News Editor

and Columnist CNBC

Linda P. DruckerAssociate General CounselCharles Schwab & Co.

Elizabeth O. FischerManaging Director Goldman Sachs & Co.

Elaine GildePresident Grove Street Capital LLC

Edith A. HuntRetired Partner Goldman Sachs & Co.

Deborah H. KayePresident And CEOD Kaye, LLC

Joan E. Lappin CFAChairman and CIOGramercy Capital Mgt. Corp.

Linda LernerPartnerCrowell & Moring

Maureen W. McCarthy PrincipalLaw Offices of M.W. McCarthy

Lisa M. MezzettiRetired Attorney

Kalinka H. Moudrova-RothmanAttorney

Arleen A. NandPartner, US Head, Agricultural

FinanceDLA Piper LLP (US)

Christiane OlsenManaging Director

Senior Portfolio ManagerUBS Financial Services, Inc.

Geraldine E. PontoPartner Baker & Hostetler LLP

Patricia SprossSenior PrincipalPromontory Financial Group, L.L.C.

Sofia TerceroCompliance OfficerUBS Investment Bank

Vanessa Van BruntDirectorBlackRock

Holly WallaceManaging Director

Senior Financial AdvisorMerrill Lynch Wealth Management

Mee Warren, CFA CAIASenior Vice PresidentTwo Sigma Investments, LP

Robert WindremInvestigative ReporterNBC News

Janet S. ZagorinChief Client Service OfficerSidley Austin LLP

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Keynote Speaker Su Shan Tan is a Managing Director of DBS Group and Nominated Member

of Parliament in Singapore

Our Technology Panel spoke on new products, mediums and their use in society and business

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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“The best part of the FWA International Business Conference is traveling to hear business perspectives from other parts of the world, and enjoying the social aspects of having a group of FWA friends with whom to experience events.”

– Conference Delegate


Professor Cedomir Nestorovic of ESSEC Business School showed the Delegation the connections between Islamic financial issues and geopolitical dynamics

Our conference began with lunch with the FWA of Singapore and a presentation by Karen Loon of PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore (right,

with FWA President Katrin Dambrot, center)

Our Singapore hotel was the Marina Bay Sands

(l-r): Delegates Robert Windrem and Patti Domm with the Deep Dive Into Singapore press panelists: Raju Gopalakrishnan,

Neerja Jetley and Sri Jegarajah



(Clockwise from top left): Local mosque in Singapore

The street markets were fascinating

The Delegates enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the hotel kitchen and viewed chefs preparing delectable dishes

Delegates enjoyed a tour of Singapore sights with a local guide

Our thanks go to the following FWA members and Committees, who generously donated their time and resources to the support and planning of the International Business Conference.

President, FWAKatrin Y. Dambrot, Dambrot & Company

International Business Conference Co-ChairsElizabeth O. Fischer, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.Mee Warren, Senior Vice President, Two Sigma Investments, LP

International Business Conference CommitteeRosemarie Bonelli, RJP Associates, Inc. Kathleen Considine, Credit Agricole Kathleen Cuocolo, Syntax LLC Patti Domm, CNBC Linda Drucker, Charles Schwab & Co.Elaine Gilde, Grove Street CapitalDanielle Jarnot, Aqua EquitiesDonna LaSpina, BNP ParibasStarlin Leitner, Sapphire Global AdvisorsLisa M. Mezzetti, Retired Attorney Caroline Ollivier, Co-ImagineSteven N. Schrenzel, Taplow Executive SearchPatricia Spross, Promontory Financial Group Sofia Tercero, UBS Investment BankVanessa Van Brunt, BlackRock Allison Vaughn, Goldman Sachs & Co.Nelun de S. Wijeyeratne, Consultant, McGraw Hill FinancialRobert Windrem, NBC News Lee Wood, Prudential Financial, retired Janet S. Zagorin, Sidley Austin LLPRoxanne Zalucky, Two Sigma Investments, LP Jennifer Zhu, Moody’s Investors Service

Briefing Book Coordination, Drafting and GraphicsLisa Buddenhagen, FWA of New York, Inc.Lisa M. Mezzetti, Retired Attorney

FWA Interim Executive DirectorAmy J. Geffen, Ph.D

FWA General Counsel and Assistant General CounselSusan Harper, Bates Group LLCDeborah H. Kaye, AttorneyKalinka H. Moudrova-Rothman, Attorney

Marketing and Communications; Support to the Co-ChairsLisa Buddenhagen, FWA of New York, Inc.

Speaker Logistics; Support to the Co-ChairsJennifer Zhu, Moody’s Investors Service

Additional FWA CommitteeThe President's Circle/Corporate Sponsorships Committee, with special thanks to Co-Chairs Stacy Lauren Musi and Lee Wood

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SPONSORSThe FWA gives special thanks to these firms and organizations for their generous contributions to the success of the International Business Conference.

CONTRIBUTORS


The Delegation enjoyed a tour of the CNBC studio in Singapore



(clockwise from the top left): The Delegation met with Deputy Chief of Mission Blair Parks Hall, Jr. and other

representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Singapore

Dr. Astrid Tuminez of Microsoft Corp. passed along her leadership lessons

David Schlesinger spoke on the interesting, and fun, topic of “Journalists, Diplomats, Consultants and Charlatans –How We All Try to Figure Out China and All Mostly Fail”

We learned about daily management of the Marina Sands Hotel from its Chief Financial Officer, Bob Harayda

FWA Member Kathleen Cuocolo (left) with her panelists, who discussed ETFs and their place in the markets

Our Wealth Management in China panel

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSEcaterina BigosVice President, Product Strategist for

Fixed Income in Asia iShares TeamBlackRock

Belinda Boa, CFAManaging Director, Chief Investment

Officer of Alpha Strategies for Asia Pacific

BlackRock

Christine Chan, Ph.DChan Environmental Consulting

Kathleen CuocoloPresidentSyntax LLC

Benjamin CushmanTreasury Attaché for Southeast AsiaU.S. Department of the Treasury

Lauren DegneySynthetic Equity and ETF Sales, AsiaDeutsche Bank AG, Filiale Hong Kong

Elizabeth O. FischerManaging Director Goldman Sachs & Co.

Bonnie FongSenior Vice President and General

ManagerTwo Sigma Investments, LP

William Gilbert Deputy Public Affairs OfficerU.S. Embassy in Singapore

Stephen JacquesDeputy Senior Commercial OfficerU.S. Embassy in Singapore

Sri JegarajahCo-AnchorCNBC’s Capital Connection

Neerja JetleyAsia WriterForbes

Sunita KaurManaging Director for AsiaSpotify

Lim Chow KiatManaging Director and Group Chief

Investment OfficerGIC Pte Ltd

Jennifer LewisManaging Director and Head of

CommunicationsGIC Pte Ltd

Sandy LienCounsul and Economic Unit ChiefU.S. Consulate General to Hong Kong and

Macau

James L. LoiEconomic/Political Counselor (Senior Foreign

Service)U.S. Embassy in Singapore

Karen LoonPartner – Assurance, Financial ServicesPricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore

Charlene LowExecutive Director, Asia PacificMSCI Inc.

Prof. Cedomir NestorovicProfessor of International Marketing and

GeopoliticsESSEC Business School andDirector,ESSEC & Mannheim Executive MBA, Asia-Pacific

Elaine Ng, CFAExecutive Director, Client Coverage for AsiaMSCI ESG Research

Felicia NgChief Accounting OfficerBOC Aviation Pte. Ltd

Deanna OngManaging Director, Human Resources &

Organization and Corporate GovernanceGIC Pte Ltd

Elaine GildePresident Grove Street Capital LLC

Evan GoldsteinManaging DirectorGlobal Head of Renminbi SolutionsDeutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch

Raju GopalakrishnanSenior EditorReuters

Rebecca GrapsasCounsel, Corporate Governance and

Executive Compensation Practice Group

Sidley Austin LLP

Blair Parks Hall, Jr.Deputy Chief of MissionU.S. Embassy in Singapore

Bob HaraydaChief Financial Officer Marina Bay Sands

Carl HollingsworthHead of Legal, IP/BrandingSenior Group Legal Counsel, M&A/

Corporate DivisionStandard Chartered Bank

Lieutenant Colonel Carrie HoweU.S. Marine CorpsMarine Attaché to the Republic of

Singapore


One view from our hotel was of the Gardens by the Bay and the Port of Singapore

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Nicholas SnyderCounselor for Public AffairsU.S. Embassy in Singapore

Chew SutatExecutive Vice-President and Head of

Equities & Fixed IncomeSingapore Exchange Ltd.

Lian Yok TanPartnerK&L Gates LLP

Su Shan TanManaging Director and Group HeadConsumer Banking and Wealth

Management DBS Group

Sulian Margaret TayManaging Director, InvestmentTemasek International Pte Ltd.

Andrew R. TiltonChief Asia Pacific EconomistGlobal Investment ResearchGoldman Sachs & Co.

Alfred TsaiManaging Director and Head of Wealth

Management, China Market BNP Paribas Wealth Management, Asia

Pacific

Michelle PaisleyManaging DirectorMVision Strategic (Asia) Limited andHonorary TreasurerThe Women’s Foundation, Hong Kong

Soh Har PangFounding Partner The Pavonis Group

Melissa PollockHead of Group Wide Telecommunications

Change ProgramsDeustche Post DHL

Sylvain RemyDirector, Institute for Sustainable

Development and Smart Cities ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific

David SchlesingerManaging DirectorTripod AdvisorsD. A. Schlesinger Ltd.

Atsi ShethAssociate Managing DirectorSovereign Risk GroupMoody’s Investors Service

Michael Smithing, FRICDirector, Green Building Advisory, Europe

& AsiaColliers International

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Hong Kong Feast


Harry B. TsaiGroup Chief Operating OfficerNoah Holdings Limited

Dr. Astrid S. TuminezRegional Director for Corporate, Externaland Legal Affairs in Southeast Asia

Microsoft Corporation

Charlie WilsonPartner, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private

Equity PracticeSidley Austin LLP

Robert WindremInvestigative ReporterNBC News

Nina YangChief Operating OfficerSingbridge Corporate Pte Ltd.

Nic Wan Nick YimHead of the Greater China Market for Private

Wealth Management, Investment Management Division in Asia Pacific

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Helen ZhuManaging Director, Head of China Equities

for the Fundamental Equity Division, Alpha Strategies Group

BlackRock

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