Asian Financial Forum 2023 | Hong Kong Trade Development Council | 10 January 2023 | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

AFF is Asia’s premier platform for global leaders in government, finance and business to exchange insights, intelligence as well as to explore business and investment opportunities. More than 66,700 viewers from 80 countries and regions had participated the AFF 2022 for thought leadership and business networking, and to experience the latest fintech innovations and next-generation business ideas.

As a part of the forum, its Deal Flow Matchmaking Session connects sources of funds with sources of deals from around the world via one-to-one meetings. Over the years, 7,200+ meetings have been arranged for 5,500+ companies and investors, including investment project owners, private equity firms, high-net-worth individuals and senior professionals from intermediaries and professional services providers.

Who should attend:
• Regulators and government representatives
• Thought leaders, opinion-makers and think-tank experts
• Investors and high-net-worth individuals
• Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and startup ecosystem facilitators
• Professionals from financial institutions
• Corporate heads, CFO's and senior executives
• Financial intermediaries and professional services providers
• Project owners seeking investment partners
• Fintech innovators

2023 Speakers

Rahul Kumar Agrawal
Director, Energy Infrastructure, Actis

Nicolas Aguzin
Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Dr. King Au, MH
Executive Director, Financial Services Development Council

Evan Auyang
Group President, Animoca Brands

Ban Ki-Moon
8th Secretary-General, United Nations

Valérie Baudson
Chief Executive Officer, Amundi

Peter Burnett, OBE, BBS
Managing Director, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)

Miles Celic
Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK

Darryl Chan, JP
Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Henry Chan
Co-Founder and Head of Ecosystem, Artifact Labs

Jacky Chan
Regional Chief Executive and Group Chief Distribution Officer, AIA Group Limited

Jake Chan
Managing Partner, Altive

Joseph Chan, JP
Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Justin Chan
CEO, Gense Technologies Limited

Professor KC Chan
Senior Advisor, WeLab

The Honourable 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

Ronnie C. Chan
Chair, Hang Lung Properties Limited

Tony Chan
Associate Director, Policy and Development, Insurance Authority

Setch Chang
Regional Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics

Raymund Chao
Asia Pacific and China Chairman, PwC

Isabel Chatterton
Regional Industry Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources, Asia Pacific, IFC

James Chen, LL.D (Hon, Bath)
Chairman, Legacy Advisors Ltd

Cheney Cheng
Founder, ADAM Vault

Jenny Chow
Chairperson, RegTech Association of Hong Kong

Victor Chu, SBS, CBE
Chairman and CEO, First Eastern Investment Group

Alfred Chuang
General Partner, Race Capital

DJ Clark
Multimedia Director, China Daily Asia Pacific

Helen Clark
Former Prime Minister, New Zealand

Jeremy Coller
CIO, Managing Partner and Founder, Coller Capital

Richard D Colwill
Head of Engineering, InterContinental Energy

Otávio Damaso
Deputy Governor for Regulation, Central Bank of Brazil

Varun Deshpande
President, Asia, Good Food Institute

Richie Eu
Mergers & Acquisitions, Eu Yan Sang International Limited

Sebastian Fahey
EVP, Managing Director, EMEA; Executive Lead, Metaverse, Sotheby's

Christiana Figueres
Co-founder of Global Optimism, Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

David Fong
Managing Director, Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Co Ltd.

Amos Garcia
Director of Programs, Asia Center, Milken Institute

Catherine Gu
Director, Head of CBDC & Protocol, Visa

Dong He
Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund

Chitra Hepburn
Head of ESG & Climate, APAC, MSCI

Chaoni Huang
Vice President and Secretary General, HKGFA;, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets APAC, BNP Paribas

Zhaohui Huang
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Committee, Executive Director of the Board, China International Capital Corporation Limited

Christopher HUI Ching-yu, GBS, JP
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Hum Wei Mei
Head of APAC, AirCarbon Exchange

Prof. Akira Igata
Project Lecturer, The University of Tokyo

Jin Liqun
President and Chair, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Mark Kahn
Managing Partner, Omnivore

Thomas Kwan
Chief Executive Officer, Harvest Global Investments Limited

Kenny Lam
CEO, Two Sigma Asia Pacific

Dr. Peter K N Lam, GBM, GBS
Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Wise Lam
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd

Jason Lan
COO, NewHuo Tech

Richard Lancaster
Chief Executive Officer, CLP Holdings Limited

Bowie Lau
Director, MaGEHold/MaGESpire

Galen Law-Kun
Co-Founder, Double Peak Group

Danny Lee
Managing Partner, VCA Capotal Limited

Jamie Lee
Associate, Happiness Capital

The Honourable John KC LEE, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM
Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Andre Leung
Co-Founder and CEO, Aereve

Antony Leung
Group Chairman, Nan Fung Group

Sammie Leung
Partner, Regional ESG Services, PwC Asia Pacific

Charles Li, SBS
Founder & Chairman, Micro Connect

Rebecca Liao
Co-Founder & CEO, Saga

Kim-See Lim
Regional Director, East Asia and the Pacific, International Finance Corporation

Luanne Lim
Chief Executive Hong Kong, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Adam Litle
Chief Executive Officer, Sound Agriculture

Amy Lo
Chairman, Executive Committee, Private Wealth Management Association; Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management;, Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong; Managing Director, UBS

Dr. Andrew Lo
Head, Family Advisory & Family Office Solutions, Greater China, UBS Global Wealth Management

Ken Lo
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, HKbitEX

Jaeson Ma
Co-Founder and CEO, OP3N

Dr. Ma Jun
Chairman and President, Hong Kong Green Finance Association

Weihua Ma
Chairman of the Board, China Global Philathropy Institute

Hiroshi Nakaso
The Chairman, Daiwa Institute of Research

Angel Ng
Managing Director, Head of Asia, Citi Global Wealth, Citi

Elaine Ng
Associate Director, Securities and Futures Commission

Bénédicte Nolens
Head of BIS Innovation Hub, Hong Kong Centre, Bank of International Settlements Innovation Hub

Dr. Kang Qu
Managing Director, Sustainability Strategy, Bank of China (Hong Kong)

Yawn Rong
Co-Founder, Find Satoshi Lab (StepN)

William Russell
Former Lord Mayor, City of London;, Co-chair, UK-China Green Finance Taskforce

Jean Eric Salata
Head of BPEA EQT; Chairperson, EQT Asia, EQT Asia

Andrew Schwabecher
CEO & Representative Director, Japan Computer Vision Corporation

Robin Scott
General Counsel, OneDegree

Jean-Paul Servais
Chairman, International Organization of Securities Commissions

Kenny Sham
General Manager, Klook

Dr. Ruth A. Shapiro
Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

Dr. Charleston Sin
Executive Director, MIT HK Innovation Node

Robert F. Smith
Founder, Chairman & CEO, Vista Equity Partners

Glenda So
Co-Head of Markets, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)

Benjamin Soh
Founder and Managing Director, STACS

Achal Sondhi
General Manager of Australia and VP of Growth, APAC, Fluence

Max Song
CEO, Carbonbase

Takeshi Kunibe
Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Jennifer Tan
EVP - Strategy Development & Government Affairs, GBA, Ant Group

Neil Tan
Chairman / CEO, FinTech Association of Hong Kong / Neptune Digital

Stephanie Tan
Founder & CEO, NOOCI, Executive Vice President, Asia Financial

Abraham Teo
Head, Product & Marketing, Artius Global

Arkhom Termpittayapaisith
Minister of Fianace, Ministry of Finance Thailand

Mark Tucker
Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc

James Turner
Group Chief Financial Officer, Prudential plc

Hiroto Uehara
Deputy Director-General, Bank of Japan

José Viñals
Group Chairman, Standard Chartered PLC

Dr. José Viñals
Group Chairman, Standard Chartered PLC

Dr. Ridha Wirakusumah
Chief Executive Officer, Indonesia Investment Authority

Freddy Wong
Head of Asia Pacific, Invesco Fixed Income, Invesco

Dr. Feng Xiao
Chairman, HashKey Group

Kevin Xie
Co-founder, Co-President of IBD, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, China Renaissance

Salina YAN, JP
Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services), The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Paul Young
Head of Commercial Risk Solutions, Asia, Aon

Lei Yu
Chief Executive Officer, North Asia, QBE Insurance Asia

Arthur Yuen
Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Patrick Zeng
CEO, HK & Greater China, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE

Dr. Tao Zhang
Chief Representative, Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements

Dr. Yang Zhao
Managing Director, China International Capital Corporation Limited

2023 Sponsors

• PwC
• Standard Chartered
• Bank of China
• HSBC
• UBS
• CICC
• Huantai International
• Cyberport
• HK Financial Services Development Council
• Conyers

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Bloomberg
• CNBC
• China Daily
• Economist Impact
• Financial Times
• VICAI
• Nikkei Asia