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Special emerging markets forum,
Thursday, September 5, 2002

The special emerging markets forums organised last three years were well received by the world of futures exchanges. Accordingly the 23rd edition of the Bürgenstock meeting will host a special forum organised by AFM, SFOA and UNCTAD, dedicated to the necessary background for building successful futures exchanges. This programme is reproduced below.

The forum is jointly organised by the AFM (Association of Futures Market), SFOA (Swiss Futures and Options Association) and UNCTAD Commodities Branch (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development).

Programme of the emerging markets forum

8.30 am Introduction

Mr. Paul Meier, Chairman, SFOA, Geneva, and Director, UBS Warburg, Zurich

8.40 am
Roundtable I

“How to develop a path to success?”
Working with the media, training and education, technological issues etc.)

Moderator: Mr. Patrick Catania, CEO, Asia West Group, Chicago
Participants: Mr. Paul G. Stevens, President, The Options Clearing Corporation, Chicago
Mr. Ravi Narain, Managing Director, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, Mumbai
Mr. Alan Van Griethuysen, Executive Director, Euronext, Amsterdam
Dr. KANG Jungho, Chairman & CEO, Korea Futures Exchange, Busan
 

10.30 am Roundtable II

“What contracts and approaches prove to be most successful?”
Determining potential sources of business i.e. physical trade/speculation, matching market needs, national and international - commodities or financials, size of contracts, currency of quotation

Moderator: Mr. Rod Gravelet-Blondin, General Manager,
Agricultural Division, JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, Sandton
Participants: Mr. Dusan Doboromirov, CEO, Produktna berza Novi Sad, Novi Sad
Ms. Karen Wuertz, Senior Vice President, National Futures Association, Chicago
Mr. Attila Kovács, Chairman of the Board, Budapest Commodity Exchange, Budapest
Mr. Alexander Belozertsev, independant consultant, Moscow
 
12.00 pm

Emerging Markets Lunch offered by Options Industry Council

 
2.00 pm

Keynote Address Commodity finance program of the World Bank Mr. Roy Leighton*, Chairman, European Advisory Board, Credit Lyonnais

 

2.20 pm
Roundtable III

“What challenges have been faced and how were they met?”
Knowing the regulators and politicians, cooperation with commercial users, breaking down legal barriers, cooperation with central banks and clearing agencies.

Moderator: Dr. Edward J. Swan, Partner, Simmons & Simmons, London
Participants: Mr. Dennis Dutterer, President & CEO, Board of Trade Clearing Corporation, Chicago
Mr. Daniel Roth, Senior Executive VP & COO, National Futures Association, Chicago
Mr. Lamon Rutten, Chief, Structured finance and energy, UNCTAD, Geneva
Mr. Peter Chiu, Director Business Development, Taiwan Futures Exchange, Taipei


Documents realised by UNCTAD Secretariat for this event:

COMMODITY EXCHANGES IN A GLOBALISED ECONOMY, 2002 
   
(102 Kb)     (266 Kb)

MOBILE TRADING COMES OF AGE
 (63 Kb)   (124 Kb)


The SFOA Bürgenstock Meeting is considered as one of the most important international forum for derivative markets in which entities involved in the derivatives' industry (including international regulators) are represented at the highest level.


Special emerging markets forum
during Bürgenstock 2001

Special emerging markets forum
during Bürgenstock 2000