Asian Financial Forum 2019 | Hong Kong Trade Development Council | 13 January 2019 | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Join the annual Asian Financial Forum (AFF) for groundbreaking discussions on the global economy and explore new business partnerships with some of the most influential members of the global financial and business communities.

Insights and Intelligence:

• Global Economic Outlook and Investment Prospects
• Policy Trends and Developments
• Opportunities and Challenges in China and Asia
• Belt and Road Initiative and Chinese Outbound Investment
• Asset and Wealth Management
• Infrastructure Financing and Green Finance
• FinTech
• Payment Technology
• Banking Innovation
• Cyber Security
• Blockchain
• Big Data
• InsurTech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics

2019 Speakers

Dr Raja Easa Al Gurg
Managing Director, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group LLC

Mr Denis Beau
First Deputy Governor, the Banque de France

Ms Diana Cesar
Group General Manager and Chief Executive, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

Hon Paul Chan Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP
Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Prof KC Chan, GBS, JP
Adjunct Professor of Finance, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Mr Ronnie C. Chan, GBM
Chairman, Hang Lung Properties Limited

Mr Victor L L Chu
Chairman & CEO, First Eastern Investment Group

Mr Denis Duverne
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, AXA Group

Dr the Hon Victor K. Fung, GBM, GBS
Group Chairman, Fung Group

Dr Justin Gong
Co-Founder & Vice President, XAG

Mr Nobuyuki Hirano
President & Group CEO, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Mr Soul Htite
Chairman and Founder, Dianrong

Mr Nick Hungerford
Co-Founder, Nutmeg

Mr Daisuke Iwase
Group Chief Digital Officer, AIA Group Limited

Dr Rajiv Lall
Founder, Managing Director and CEO, IDFC Bank Ltd

Mr Alex Kong
Founder and Chairman, TNG FinTech Group

Mr Jin Liqun
President and Chairman, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The Hon Carrie Lam, GBM, GBS
The Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

The Hon James Lau, JP
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Ms Nisa Leung
Managing Partner, Qiming Venture Partners

Mr Michel M Liès
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd

Mr Vincent HS Lo, GBM, GBS, JP
Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Ms Blythe Masters
Chief Executive Officer, Digital Asset

Mr Jonathan Medved
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OurCrowd Ltd.

Mr Nic Nicandrou
Chief Executive, Prudential Corporation Asia

Ms Jayne Plunkett
CEO Asia and Member of Group Executive Committee, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd

Ms April Rinne
Founder, Advisor & Investor, April Worldwide

Mr Dominic Samengo-Turner
Chief Executive Officer, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Asia

Mr Mark Tucker
Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc

Mr Max Yuan
Founder and Chairman, Xiaoi

Mr Robert Zoellick
President, The World Bank Group

2018 Past Speakers

Mr Vincent HS Lo, GBM, GBS, JP
Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

The Hon Carrie Lam, GBM, GBS
The Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Mr David Lipton
First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Dr Jiang Yang
Vice Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission

Mr Takehiko Nakao
President, Asian Development Bank

Mr Pierre Gramegna
Minister of Finance, Luxembourg

The Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Australia

Dr Andreas Dombret
Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank

Mr Stuart T Gulliver
Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings plc

Mr Hu Huaibang
Chairman, China Development Bank

Mr Jin Liqun
President and Chairman, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Mr David Lipton
First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

The Hon Mr Jacob J. Lew
76th United States Secretary of the Treasury

Ms Inga Beale DBE
Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd’s

Mr Stuart T Gulliver
Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings PLC

Mr Tu Guangshao
Vice Chairman & President, China Investment Corporation

Mr Raymund Chao
Asia Pacific and Greater China Chairman, PwC

Mr Fang Fenglei
Founder and Chairman, Hopu Investment Management Co

Mr Neil Shen
Founding and Managing Partner, Sequoia China

Mr Zhang Yichen
Chairman and CEO, CITIC Capital Holdings Limited

Mr Peter Kažimír
Minister of Finance of Slovak Republic

Mr Ashley Ian Alder, JP
Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission; Chairman of the Board, International Organization of Securities Commissions

Mr Steven Maijoor
Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority

Mr Sergey Shvetsov
First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia

Mr Robert San Pé
Senior Adviser On Legal Affairs To H. E. The State Counsellor of Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

The Hon Paul Chan Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP
Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Ms Diana Cesar
Group General Manager and Chief Executive, Hong Kong, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Keynote Speaker

Panelists:
The Hon James Lau, JP
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Mr Norman T. L. Chan, GBS, JP
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Dr the Hon Victor K. Fung, GBM, GBS
Group Chairman, Fung Group

Mr Ronnie C. Chan, GBM
Chairman, Hang Lung Properties Limited

Moderator:
Mr Victor L L Chu
Chairman & CEO, First Eastern Investment Group

2019 Sponsors & Partners

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• pwc

SATCHEL AND LANYARD SPONSOR:
• HSBC

KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• CICC

GLOBAL BUSINESS BROADCAST PARTNER:
• CNBC

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR:
• FinEC ASIA

WORKSHOP AND BUSINESS LOUNGE SPONSOR:
• KVB Kunlun
• finance.ifeng.com

PREMIUM MEDIA SPONSORS:
• CHINADAILY
• FINANCIAL TIMES
• THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
• YICAI

BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
• IIK

PREMIUM BUSINESS LOUNGE SPONSOR:
• MUFG

PREMIUM HOSPITALITY BOOTH SPONSOR:
• LuxembourgforFinance

AFFILIATE SPONSOR:
• BEA