The Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference (APFIC) provides insights into the latest data management developments in the financial world and has a presence in London, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
 
APFIC 2011 in Hong Kong will guide data managers from across Asia through the fast changing and complex world of data sourcing and management. It will examine the latest platforms provided by the Exchanges; discuss the most cost effective data management strategies; evaluate the rising needs for commodities data and more.

On Wednesday 9 November Chris Lee, Global Head of Market Access & Electronic Brokerage at ABN AMRO Clearing will participate in two panels covering the following subjects:
 
Panel discussion: The New Era of Co-location

• The impact of new exchange platforms and co-location centers: Faster data, or just more data?
• What have exchanges done in co-location to further improve latency in the past year?
• Current and future state of the platforms in Asia Pacific
• What’s next for co-location, proximity services and regulation?

Panel discussion: My Generation New Data, New Media, New Delivery Mechanisms

• Light oil, heavy metal, hot coal: Identifying and sourcing “hot” datasets—from commodities and indexes to OTC assets and new instrument types.
• The mobile movement: Tailoring data for new types of users and devices, and new ways of consuming content
• The retail revolution: The impact of retail traders driving new trends in data provision in Asia-Pac
• The new face of news: Incorporating elementized news, low-latency feeds, sentiment scores and workflow-led content to trading strategies
• The social agenda: Assessing the value of social media as inputs to investment decision

Please find here the full program of the Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference.