Invitation - Asia Conference 2024 (0314)
Invitation - Asia Conference 2024 (0314)
Invitation - Asia Conference 2024 (0314)
Asia Conference
Hong Kong
Highlights:
• 2 tracks of presentations a day (9AM-6PM) for 2 days.
• Over 110 corporates from around the region and
industry expert speakers will participate in.
• 5 group site tours are being held in conjunction with the
conference.
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Asia Conference 2024
Invited Company List (Updated as of 14 March 2024)
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Speaker Biography
Monday 13 May | 12:15 – 13:45
Keynote Lunch
China – Assessing risks as US-China relations and domestic policies evolve
Topics of Discussion
• How will post-election Washington think about China? What
does Beijing want? Will cross-Strait tensions rise or fall?
• When will Beijing return to the pragmatic economic policies
that led to expansion of its private sector and made China
(and investors) rich?
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Speaker Biography
Monday 13 May | 14:00 – 15:00
Investment Strategy/Japan Equity Investment Opportunities with ESG valuation
Topics of Discussion
• Hear directly from Japan’s corporate governance pioneer
on the experience and how we got to this point in Japan
• The inconvenient truth about PBR and non-financial
capital
• A critical assessment of the influence of Abenomics, TSE
PBR and disclosure campaigns; and what is next?
• What can the region learn from Japan’s experience and
recent success?
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Speaker Biography
Monday 13 May | 15:00 – 15:50
Will Macau be eastern Vegas?
Dr. Davis Fong is the Director of the Institute for the Study of
Commercial Gaming as well as a Professor of Integrated Resort
and Tourism Management, at the Faculty of Business
Administration, University of Macau. Prof. Fong has been
responsible for more than 50 gambling- and tourism-related
research projects for Macao SAR Government. Pursuit of
academic interest has led him to study different aspects of
gambling and related issues, such as the social and economic
impacts of gambling, Chinese gambler behaviour, gambling
disorders, responsible gambling, visitor profile studies, casino
operations, tourism management, etc. Prof. Fong has been
appointed by the Government as a member of the Consultative
Committee of Statistics since 2015 (UM Representative).
Appointed by the Chief Executive MSAR, Prof. Fong was a
former Deputy of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Macao
(2017 to 2021).
Topics of Discussion
• What will Macau be like post these high investments?
• Can it maintain its momentum as Chinese people look for
international travel?
• Will policy risk come back after a strong GGR recovery?
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Speaker Biography
Monday 13 May | 16:00 – 16:50
It’s hot! Climate change is bad, but how bad?
Must-knows to survive blind spot threats ahead
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Speaker Biography
Tuesday 14 May | 09:00 – 09:50
Memory Market Deep Dive - DDR5, HBM, and NAND Flash
Avril Wu - TrendForce
Senior Research Vice President
Experience: ASUSTeK, SK Hynix
TrendForce Research Vice President Avril Wu has well over a
decade of professional experience specializing in various
aspects of memory product research. Prior to her 10-year
tenure with TrendForce, Avril had worked with an established
memory company for more than two years, also covering the
same sector. Despite focusing on the DRAM market initially,
Avril extended her expertise in 2019 to include NAND flash as
well, thus she is well qualified to cover the entire memory
sector.
Topics of Discussion
• Supplier utilization update (DRAM and NAND)
• Supply/demand dynamics and which segments have
upside/downside
• HBM situation
• Price and memory revenue projections
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Speaker Biography
Tuesday 14 May | 11:00 – 11:50
Presentation Topic: GLP-1 and other drugs in diabetes and weight-loss
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Speaker Biography
Tuesday 14 May | 14:00 – 14:50
India’s Energy Transition with Adani Enterprises
Topics of Discussion
• Mapping India’s energy transition choices
• How Adani Group is facilitating this energy infrastructure
build-out
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Site Tour Options
Macquarie invites you to join our group site tours around Asia, taking place
before and after our Macquarie Asia Conference at the Conrad Hotel Hong
Kong on 13-14 May.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have permission to enter the country/ region you
visit (valid permit, visa, or ID card).
3 Connect the Dots Education and Consumer 15-17 May Beijing and Macau
Tour
4 Asia AI Semiconductor & Hardware Tour 15-17 May Hsin Chu, Taipei and
**Limit to Max. 15pax ** FULL ** Seoul
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Site Tour #1:
Asia EV/Battery Supply Chain Tour
Please join our Asia EV/Battery Supply Chain Tour – Korea Track on 8-10 May and China Track on 15-17 May, held
in conjunction with the Macquarie Asia Conference 2024.
With rising geopolitical tension driving further localisation, China’s EV supply chain has evolved dramatically. With
rapidly evolving technology and fast-growing EV adoption, China remains at the forefront of EV sales, battery
production and cost leadership. Our tour provides access to major battery manufacturers, EV auto OEMs and
advanced suppliers that help demonstrate how China differentiates itself from the rest of the world in EV and
batteries.
Additionally, we will offer tours to Yichun, the lithium capital of Asia, which will include a tour of the entire
lepidolite value chain and tours of world-leading refineries’ processing mines.
Korea Track
Location: Hwasung, Sejong, Chungju, Ulsan, Busan, Gwangyang, Yeosu, Seoul
Date: 8-10 May 2024
Leading Research Analyst: Regional Analysts
Proposed Agenda:
Suggested flights:
10 May 1945-2230 | Seoul to Hong Kong | KE607 | Korean Air
11 May 1010-1315 | Seoul to Hong Kong | CX417 | Cathay Pacific
Suggested hotels:
7-10 May | Westin Josun Hotel
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Site Tour #1:
Asia EV/Battery Supply Chain Tour
Please join our Asia EV/Battery Supply Chain Tour – Korea Track on 8-10 May and China Track on 15-17 May, held
in conjunction with the Macquarie Asia Conference 2024.
With rising geopolitical tension driving further localisation, China’s EV supply chain has evolved dramatically. With
rapidly evolving technology and fast-growing EV adoption, China remains at the forefront of EV sales, battery
production and cost leadership. Our tour provides access to major battery manufacturers, EV auto OEMs and
advanced suppliers that help demonstrate how China differentiates itself from the rest of the world in EV and
batteries.
Additionally, we will offer tours to Yichun, the lithium capital of Asia, which will include a tour of the entire
lepidolite value chain and tours of world-leading refineries’ processing mines.
China Track
Location: Shenzhen, Huizhou, Guangzhou, Jiangxi and Xinyu
Date: 15-17 May 2024
Leading Research Analyst: Regional Analysts
Proposed Agenda:
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Site Tour #2:
China Automation and Humanoid Robotic Tour
Don’t miss our China Automation & Humanoid Robot Tour on 15-17 May. Held in conjunction with
our Asia Conference 2024, the tour will provide you with direct access to company management,
plant visits, and the opportunity to explore the latest technology and competitive dynamics in the
automation & humanoid robot sector. This tour will focus on potential humanoid robot supply-chain
players.
China's automation & humanoid robot sector continues to attract investor attention, supported by
preferential government policy and significant localisation potential on import substitution. China
has an ambitious target to become a global leader in this sector. We will visit exciting upstream
speed-reducer & coreless motor companies, leading domestic actuator suppliers, and potential
humanoid robot manufacturers.
Proposed Agenda:
14 May: UO 226, 1945-2200, HK-Ningbo
Suggested flights:
14 May 1945-2200 | Hong Kong to Ningbo | UO 226 | Hong Kong Express
17 May 1910-2155 | Shanghai to Hong Kong | CX381 | Cathay Pacific
Suggested hotels:
14-15 May | Ningbo InterContinental | Deluxe king room rate is at CNY1,200 incl. 1 ABF
15-16 May | JW Marriott Hotel Hangzhou | Deluxe king room rate is at CNY1,650 incl. 1 ABF
16-17 May | Courtyard by Marriott Suzhou Mudu | Deluxe king room rate is at CNY850 incl. 1 ABF
** 10% handling fees and 3% surcharge on credit cards if booking through Macquarie’s dedicated mainland
travel agent.
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Site Tour #3:
Connect the Dots Education and Consumer Tour
Macquarie invites you to attend our China Consumer Tour on 15-17 May. This tour is being held in conjunction with
our Asia Conference 2024. Gauge consumption across sectors (cosmetics, catering, travel, auto dealership, FMCG,
Macau) to check the consumption recovery pulse and travel trend. We will also spend one day to discover the
education outlook and current policy status.
17 May: Macau
• Sands China - Confirmed
• MGM
• Galaxy
• Wynn
• Melco / SJM
• Gaming Expert
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Site Tour #4:
Asia AI Semiconductor & Hardware Tour
Macquarie invites you to join our Technology Tour across Taiwan and Korea to understand how AI
GPU (Graphics processing unit) demand by US chipmakers and the wave of Edge AI devices is
influencing the Asia supply chain. We will meet world-leading semiconductor and hardware
companies, from Memory, IC design, OSATs to those that are integral to smartphone and PC supply
chains.
Location: Hsin Chu, Taipei and Seoul
Date: 15-17 May 2024
Leading Research Analyst: Regional Analysts
Suggested flights:
14 May 1815-2015 | Hong Kong to Taipei | CX402 | Cathay Pacific
14 May 1935-2130 | Hong Kong to Taipei | BR872 | EVA Air
16 May 1855-2230 | Taipei to Seoul | KE188 | Korean Air
17 May 2015-2300 | Seoul to Hong Kong | CX419 | Cathay Pacific
Suggested hotels:
14-16 May | Shanghai-La Far Eastern Taipei
16-17 May | Westin Josun Hotel
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Site Tour #5:
Japan Governance Transformation Tour
Japan has witnessed a series of governance reforms and major transformations in companies that
are clearly more focused on shareholder value. We plan to visit large-cap companies that have made
the transformation, and those that are moving in the right direction. A particular focus will be on
execution plans for these companies’ announced “Action to Implement Management that is
Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price” that was requested by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The
tour consists of two days of group meetings in Tokyo, with an additional day to focus on bespoke
requests, including visits outside of Tokyo.
Location: Tokyo
Date: 15-17 May 2024
Leading Research Analyst: Regional Analysts
Proposed Agenda:
Wednesday, 15 May:
Bespoke requests, including to other cities outside of Tokyo
Suggested flights:
17 May 1830-2225 | Tokyo to Hong Kong | CX505 | Cathy Pacific
Suggested hotels:
15-17 May | The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho
15-17 May | The Hotel New Otani
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