Page 27 - SC Annual Report 2018 (ENG)

Securities
Commission
Malaysia
ANNUAL
REPORT
2018

Lim Guan Eng,
Minister of Finance
“The adoption of these new technologies
Fintech Conference 2018 is important for Malaysia to break away
from the middle income trap and start
Embracing roaring again as the proud Asian tiger.”

“MSMEs are not only the titans of
Technology the future but they also serve as a space
to nurture creativity and innovation.”

Datuk Syed Zaid Albar,
SC Chairman

The SC organised
the Synergistic Collaborations by SC
(SCxSC) FinTech Conference on
28 & 29 November 2018. In its fifth installment, this
conference aimed to explore the applications of increased
awareness regarding emerging Fintech innovations,in line The completion of Project Castor
with the theme, “Embracing Technology”. The conference has resulted in the publication of
hosted multiple interactive panel discussions and the “Capital Market Architecture
workshops featuring internationally renowned speakers Blueprint in a Decentralised
encompassing topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), KEY World” which outlines a market
cybersecurity and blockchain technology in the ANNOUNCEMENTS infrastructure where decentralised
context of financial services. markets are enabled by Distributed
Ledger Technology.

Clara Durodie Zoe Rose Michael Casey CO INVESTMENT FUND
Executive Chair, Ethical Co-Author RM50 million fund will
Cognitive Finance Hacker, Baringa The Age of
Group Partners Cryptocurrency and match investors from private
The Truth Machine sectors on a 1-to-4
basis for ECF and
P2P investments.
50%
of attendees were
from Finance, BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Fintech and Tech Over 1,000
industries attendees • Equity Crowdfunding Investor Day
• P2P financing demonstrations by
registered platform operators
• Digital investment management
demonstrations
15 Speakers • Supercharger Demo Day
from across
the globe

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