The LBMA Bullion Market Forum, Shanghai
 

THE LBMA BULLION MARKET FORUM 2015
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SHANGHAI GOLD EXCHANGE

MANDARIN ORIENTAL, PUDONG SHANGHAI
24-25th JUNE, 2015
PROGRAMME 
Wednesday, 24th June

17:00  Welcome Reception & Gala Dinner
  • Separate Venue: 7th Floor, Grand Ballroom, Shanghai International Convention Centre (Oriental Riverside)
  • No. 2727 Binjiang Avenue, Pudong Shanghai
  • Guests attending the Reception & Dinner are kindly requested to bring a business card with them to enable registration
Delegates should meet in the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel from 17:00 where buses will depart every 5 minutes to the Shanghai International Convention Centre Oriental Riverside. Or alternatively, delegates can make their own way there. Buses will also return delegates to the Mandarin Oriental starting at 20:30.
  • Sponsored by Shanghai Gold Exchange

Thursday, 25th June

09:00  Opening Session 

Welcome
  • Grant Angwin, Chairman, LBMA & Executive Vice President, Asahi Refining
  • People’s Bank of China
  • Shanghai Municipal Government
  • Madam Shen Gang, Vice President, Shanghai Gold Exchange
Keynote speech - The distinguished Chinese macroeconomist
  • Dr. Yao Yudong, Director General of the Research Institute, People’s Bank of China 
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break 

10:45 – 12:00 Session 2: The internationalisation of China’s gold market 

Moderator: 

  • Steven Lowe, Managing Director, Bank of Nova Scotia – ScotiaMocatta 

     
SGE International Board
  • Song Yuqin, Vice President, Shanghai Gold Exchange 
View from an International Bullion Bank
  • Jeremy East, Managing Director & Global Head, Metals Trading, Head, Commodities Greater China & NEA, Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Bank
Status & Prospects:  Gold Industry & Gold Market in China
  • Zhang Bingnan, Vice Chairman and Secretary General, China Gold Association
View from a Chinese Bank
  • Zhou Ming, 

    General Manager, Precious Metals Department, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) 

     

12:00 – 13.30  Lunch 

13:30 – 14:45 Session 3: Prospects for International Cooperation Among Gold Markets        

Moderator:  
  • Eijiro Nagao, Head of Trading, Commodity Business Dept, Sumitomo Corporation 
Panel:         
  • Phupinder Gill, Chief Executive, CME Group
  • Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA
  • Madam Shen Gang, Vice President of Shanghai Gold Exchange
  • Takamichi Hamada, Executive Vice President & COO, TOCOM
  • Lily Chia, Head of Product Management for Commodities, Singapore Exchange
  • Finbarr Hutcheson, President & CEO, ICE Benchmark Administration 

14:45 –  15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 – 16:15 Session 4: Responsible Gold: Exploring mutual understanding on issues including responsible gold, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-terrorism as well as mutual recognition of gold standards

Moderator: 
  • Tyler Gillard, Head of Project, OECD 
Panel:         
  • Madam Lila Lu, Executive Director, Market of Shanghai Gold Exchange International
  • Lihui Sun, Director, CCCMC
  • Sakhila Mirza, Head of Governmental Affairs, LBMA
  • Bowen Zhang, Asia Due Diligence Manager, RCS Global

16:15 – 17:30  Session 5: Panel Session - Reading the Tea Leaves
 
Moderator: 
  • Albert Cheng, Advisor to Shanghai Gold Exchange & World Gold Council, and Secretary to the SBMA 
Panel:
  • Bernard Dahdah, Precious Metals Analyst, Natixis
  • John Levin, Global Head of Metal Sales, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
  • Wang Yong, General Manager, Commodities and Futures Dept.,China Construction Bank
  • Le Yan, General Manager, Financial Markets Department, Shanghai RMB Trading Unit, Bank of China
  • Roland Wang, Managing Director, China, World Gold Council

Close of Forum & Drinks Reception (17:30 - 19:30)