Sam Ahmed is an industry expert on OTC derivatives in Asian markets with trading, post trade, risk and collateral management subject matter expertise.  Sam spent the past 18 years in Asia working in banking on roles ranging from FX Derivatives trading at Lehman Brothers Japan, to heading various trading desk support and risk teams for Merrill Lynch in Tokyo and Singapore.  His last role was Head of Collateral Services Sales for the APAC region with Citi.  Sam holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from Macquarie University, Australia, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Japanese Studies from OLJ Language Academy,Tokyo, Japan.