ASIA FINANCIAL FORUM - OCTOBER 23, 2008, SF
Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco

ASIA FINANCIAL FORUM Lunch Program October 23, 2008 Andrew Sheng Chief Advisor to the China Banking Regulatory Commission  Former Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong Regulatory Reform in China Location: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 101 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Date:  Thursday, October 23, 2008 Time: 12 P.M. - 2 P.M. Cost: $40 Please join us for our upcoming Asia Financial Forum lunch program featuring Mr. Andrew Sheng, Chief Advisor to the China Banking Regulatory Commission. Mr. Sheng will be discussing his views on regulatory reform in China and implications for the Chinese financial sector. To register for this lunch program, please complete the registration form attached below and fax it back to Leeanna Leary at 415-393-1921 by no later than Thursday, October 16, 2008. Seating is limited and reservations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Andrew Sheng is currently the Chief Advisor to the China Banking Regulatory Commission and a Board Member of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority and Sime Darby Berhad, Malaysia. In addition, he is a member of the Governing Council of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance, Malaysia (INCEIF) and the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Securities Market, India (NISM). He also currently chairs the annual OECD/ADBI Roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia. Andrew served as Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2005. Prior to that, he held various positions including Deputy Chief Executive responsible for the Reserves Management and External Affairs Departments at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Senior Manager - Financial Sector Development Department at the World Bank and Chief Economist and Assistant Governor in charge of Bank and Insurance Regulations at Bank Negara Malaysia. Andrew has an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol. If you have any questions please contact Nkechi Carroll at nkechi.carroll@sf.frb.org or (213) 683-2378