9th Annual AFS Summer Development Program
When:
Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 6:00 PM – Thursday, August 10 2017 at 6:00 PM (EDT)
Where:
New York, New York, USA
Content:
9th Annual AFS Summer Development Program (8 Sessions,June – August, 2017)
The Asian Financial Society cordially invites you to attend the AFS Summer Professional Development Sessions 2017.
As part of Asian Financial Society’s tradition, we will launch our ninth year summer enrichment program in June. This program consists of eight sessions, mainly to help young professionals gain a better understanding of Wall Street, broaden their horizons and create a platform for them to network and advance their careers. It’s been very successful in the past 8 years, with increasing attendance and market recognition.
Founded in 1984, AFS is a globally oriented non-profit organization of business people and professionals in the financial community, sharing common professional, educational and philanthropic interests. AFS draws its membership from the many fields of finance including international trade and finance, commercial banking, investment banking, securities research and trading, insurance, law, real estate, taxation, regulation, accounting, information services, fintech and entrepreneurship.
AFS sponsors RisingStar mentoring program, Educational programs, Professional and Career Development programs, Special Interest Groups, and other networking events. AFS seeks to promote the advancement of individuals by helping them examine and locate situations for personal and professional growth, while opening doors to new business opportunities.
Please see AFS Summer Professional Development Sessions Details and Agenda below:
2017 Program Details:
Date: June 15 2017 – Aug 10 2017
Program fee:
Individual Session (including food and drink):
$40 / session, regular member; $20 / session, premium member
Program Package (8 sessions):
$285 / 8 sessions, regular member; $135 / 8 sessions, premium member
(please visit www.afstoday.org to apply for AFS premium membership)
RSVP: http://www.afs-summer-program-2017.eventbrite.com/
Please register with the name on your ID. All participants must bring your
State-Issued Photo ID for the security check.
No refund and no credit for absence.
Speakers, topics, venues and dates are subject to change. The Asian
Financial Society reserves the right of final interpretation.
If you have any questions, please send email to event@afstoday.org.
AFS Event Committee
Program Agenda:
2017 Program Agenda：
Session 1: Wall Street Overview
David Liu: Head of Risk Management, Bank of Communication, NY Branch
Frank Mah : Managing Director, Transnational Capital Corp.
Kewa Luo : KIR Advisors LLC
Location: BNY Mellon, 101 Barclay Street, 10th Floor
2017/06/15 Thursday 6-8:30 pm
6pm Registration; 6:30-7:30 Lecture; 7:30-8:30pm Q&A
Session 2: Resolution Recovery Planning and Cyber Security
Craig Williston: Senior Consultant, Vaco New York
Location: BNY Mellon, 101 Barclay Street, 10th Floor
2017/06/21 Wednesday 6-8:30 pm
6pm Registration; 6:30-7:30 Lecture; 7:30-8:30pm Q&A
Session 3: Insurance Industry – Technology Innovation and Risk Management
Ming Chiu: CEO of Actuarial Financial Group
Josh Ren: Senior Director, Head of Product and Insurance Risk at AXA USA Inc.
Location: 1 Penn Plaza (between 33rd and 34th street, west of 7th Avenue), 50th Floor
2017/06/28 Wednesday 6-8:30 pm
6pm Registration; 6:30-7:30 Lecture; 7:30-8:30pm Q&A
Session 4: Fintech – Big Data/Machine Learning Application
Speakers: Di Xu, Vice President, Decision Science at American Express
Hosts: Asian Network Association at AmEx and Asian Financial Society
Location: 200 Vesey Street, room 26-3, American Express
7/13 Thursday | Wednesday 6-8:30 pm
Session 5: Introduction to Alternative Investments and related tax implications
Ling Chen: Managing Director, KPMG
David Wu: Entrepreneur and Former CMBS analyst at Och-Ziff Capital
Location: KPMG, 345 Park Avenue
2017/07/20 Thursday 7-9:30 pm
7pm Registration; 7:30-8:30 Lecture; 8:30-9:30pm Q&A
Session 6: Risk Management
Ji Qin: Director and Head of Market Risk, MUFG Securities Americas
Charlie Peng: SVP, Head of Market Risk Department, Bank of China USA
Loy Weng: VP in Credit Risk Methodology Group at Morgan Stanley
Location: Bank of China (New York) at 1045 Avenue of the Americas (7 Bryant Park)
2017/07/27 Thursday 6-8:30 pm
6pm Registration; 6:30-7:30 Lecture; 7:30-8:30pm Q&A
Session 7: Real Estate Securitization
Michael Ting: Former Director of Arbor Realty Trust and Adjunct Professor at NYU
Tracy Wan: Senior Director at Fitch Ratings
Location：1 Penn Plaza (between 33rd and 34th street, west of 7th Avenue), 50th Floor
2017/08/03 Thursday 6-8:30 pm
6pm Registration; 6:30-7:30 Lecture; 7:30-8:30pm Q&A
Session 8: Capital Markets, IPOs and Cross-border Investments
Sam Van: Entrepreneur, Investor and Capital Market Advisor
Melanie Chen: Managing Director at UHY LLP.
Location:UHY, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor
2017/08/10 Thursday 6-8:30 pm
6pm Registration; 6:30-7:30 Lecture; 7:30-8:30pm Q&A
Session 9: Current Hot Topics in Risk Management Despite Deregulation – Liquidity Risk & Cyber Security
Craig Williston: Senior Consultant at Vaco New York.
Location:UHY, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor
2017/08/17 Thursday 6-8:30 pm
6pm Registration; 6:30-7:30 Lecture; 7:30-8:30pm Q&A
