UK Debt Capital Markets Forum 2019

9:00 – 9:10am

Welcome remarks – Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive Officer, London Stock Exchange

09:10 – 9:25am

Keynote speech – Rohan Churm, Head of Foreign Exchange Division, Bank of England

09:25 – 9:40am

Keynote speech – Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Fixed Income, Funds & Analytics, London Stock Exchange 

9:40 – 10:20am

Panel: Sterling Bond Market: Seizing the opportunities

• Trends in sterling issuance (SSA and corporate) 
• Sterling as a complement to alternative global markets 
• Liquidity of the sterling bond market and benefits for issuers 
• Sterling bond market in a post-Brexit Britain 

Moderator: Elena Chimonides, Fixed Income Product Specialist, London Stock Exchange

Panellists: 

• Marco Baldini, Head of UK, Europe and Japan Debt Syndicate, Barclays
• Martin Duffell, Head of Dealing, UK Debt Management Office
• Paul Watters CFA, Head of Corporate Research, European Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

10:20 – 11:05am

Panel: Financing China’s growth through Debt Capital Markets

• China going global – opening doors to foreign investors 
• The offshore bond market and London's role as a hub for Chinese issuers 
• Addressing the challenges for foreign investors 
• Tapping the sterling bond market 
• The role of debt markets in BRI 

Moderator: Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Fixed Income, Funds and Analytics, London Stock Exchange

Panellists: 

• Esther Law, Senior Investment Manager, Emerging Markets Debt, Amundi Asset Management
• Richard O'Callaghan, Partner, Linklaters
• Ruixiang Han, CEO, ICBC (London) and General Manager, ICBC London Branch
• Nai Zhang, Chief Representative, The Representative Office of Shanghai Clearing House in London

11:05 – 11:20am

Coffee break

11:20am – 12:00pm

Panel: Going Green: Scaling up UK’s Green Bond Market

• Incorporating ESG factors 
• Recent trends and developments in the industry 
• Best practice and highlights from 2018 
• Green as a funding source for UK corporates 

Moderator: Adrian Rimmer, Senior Advisor, London Stock Exchange

Panellists:

• Andrew Mason, Senior ESG Analyst, Aberdeen Standard Investments
• Flora Chao, Global Head of Funding, International Finance Corporation
• Ines Faden, Treasurer, Tideway London
• Maximilian Meyer, Director, DCM EMEA, Barclays
• Peter Cripps, Editor, Environmental Finance

12:00 - 12:30pm

Panel: Switching to SONIA

• Drivers and challenges as Libor winds down 
• Common approaches to manage the transition 
• SONIA-linked FIG supply 

Moderator, Andy Ross, Chief Executive Officer, CurveGlobal

Panellists:

• Harriet Hunnable, Manager Benchmark Policy, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Isabelle Laurent, Deputy Treasurer & Head of Funding, EBRD
• Paul Richards, Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
• Sean Taor, Head of DCM and Debt Syndicate, RBC

12:30 - 12:40pm

Closing remarks – Shrey Kohli, Director, Fixed Income and Funds, London Stock Exchange

12:40 - 13:30pm

Networking and business lunch