iFX has reached Asia once again. The first day of the exhibition kicked off today (Wednesday) at the Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre, bringing industry executives, marketers, and other attendees from Asia and other parts of the world under one roof.
The keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, and interviews, with dozens of exhibitors in the venue, make iFX the perfect place to learn industry trends and network. It attracts the brightest business minds and influential leaders.
As always, iFX already welcomed guests yesterday (Tuesday) evening at the glittering Welcome Party. The hall was packed as attendees informally caught up with their existing clients while making introductions to potential business partners.
Glimpse from the Welcome Party
Day 1 Agenda
From Speaker Hall:
10:30 - 11:10 - The Asian Century: Tech Trends In Online Trading
11:20 - 11:40 - Asia's Web3 Awakening: A New Dawn or False Start?
11:50 - 12:30 - Surf's Up: The Fintech Rising Tide
12:40 - 13:00 - Critical Role of a Liquidity Provider
14:00 - 14:40 - Leaders' Spotlight: Insights from Behind the Scenes
14:50 - 15:30 - The Future of Regulatory Landscape Locally & Globally
15:40 - 16:20 - Crypto 2023: 'Mine' Your Business
16:30 - 17:10 - Cracking the Code: Insights to Ace the APAC Market
From Idea Hub:
11:00 - 11:20 - Trading Infrastructure & Technology Considerations for Multi-Asset Brokers in the Latest Landscape
11:30 - 12:10 - Orchestrating a Payment Symphony
12:20 - 12:50 - The Future of Digital Assets - Looking Beyond 'Crypto Winter 2.0'
14:00 - 14:40 - White Label Today & Tomorrow
14:55 - 15:25 - Achieving Simplicity in User Experience: How to Make Investment Platform Accessible for Clients
15:40 - 16:00 - Alternative Liquidity Solutions: A New Horizon for Brokers
Moments from the Venue
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Multiple Sessions
Sessions for the day kicked off with a focus on the tech trends in the online trading industry in Asia. Panelists include Jon Light, Head of OTC Product at Devexperts, Ivan Egorov, Global Head of Sales at Tools for Brokers and Or Gold, Head of Commercial Operations at PANDA Trading Systems. Ran Strauss, Founder and CEO of Leverate, and Tanapat Kamsaiin, the Country Business Development Manager at Exness, also joined the session which was moderated by Aeby Samuel, CEO and Founder of FYNXT.
In another session tagged, 'Surf's Up: The Fintech Rising Tide,' experts Abhinav Singh Suryavanshi, Head of Engineering APAC at Revolut, George Simon Lucas, Consultant/Director, 62 Consulting, and Ankit Shah, Global Head of Fintech at GTN, discuss how fintech is shaping the financial services industry in Asia and beyond.
How has the fintech industry's top leaders stayed atop their games despite the rapidly evolving market? Neil Tan, Chairman, FinTech Association of Hong Kong, Benjamin Chang, Chief Executive Officer of Swissquote Asia, Mario Singh, Founder & Chairman, Fullerton Markets and Matthew Maloney, CEO, Finalto, all share their experiences.
Experts also mounted the stage for a panel discussion on the crypto industry in Asia. What are the challenges facing the industry in the region? Brett Miranda, Head of Binance Link, Sagar Desai, Senior Associate for Institutional Sales, Trading and Prime at Coinbase, Lennix Lai, Chief Technology Officer at OKX, and Pamela Lee, Head of Sales APAC at TALOS, joined the session moderated by Tom Higgins, Founder & CEO at Gold-i and Crypto Switch.
Idea Hub
The iFX EXPO Asia 2023 also featured the Idea Hub where the latest trends in the fintech industry were discussed. Experts also shared out-of-the-box ideas at the open-plan area the discussions were held.
Discussions at the Idea Hub centered on trading infrastructure and technology considerations for multi-asset brokers, challenges and opportunities in the payments industry in 2023 and what lies ahead for the crypto industry.
Stakeholders also discuss the future of white labels in the forex trading industry, how to attain simplicity in user experience for investment clients and what alternative investment opportunities are available in the retail forex market.
