Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development 2017 (GFRID 2017) | Making Finance Work for Africa | 15 June 2017 | New York, NY, United States, Newy York, USA

The event, organized by IFAD in collaboration with the World Bank and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), aims to contribute to the global governance and enhanced coordination of remittances and migrant investment, pursuing efforts to significantly decrease transfer costs, maximize their impact for development, and ultimately contribute to achieving the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

This 2017 edition of the Forum, will also highlight the role of diaspora as investors, especially in rural areas in countries of origin. The 2017 Forum will also discuss the linkages between displaced populations, host communities and development. Sessions will include:

Sending money home: the landscape going forward;
Enabling innovation - inclusive business models for remittances and migrant investments; and
Achieving scale in an evolving remittance market.

Speakers from 2016:

Aurélien Menant
Co-founder and CEO
Gatecoin

Bianca Ho
Co-Founder
Clare.AI

Brian W Tang
Managing Director
Asia Capital Markets Institute (ACMI)

Carolyn Butler
Director and Chief Executive Officer
The Hong Kong Trust Company Limited

Chaithanya Bondada
Independent Fintech Consultant

Charles Ng
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion
Invest Hong Kong

Charles Wong
Co-Founder and CEO
Privé Managers

Connell O’Neill
Senior Associate
Allen & Overy

Daphne Ng
Founder & CEO
JEDTrade

Drew Graham
Director, FinTech Strategy & Engagement,
Standard Chartered Bank

Florian Spiegl
Founding Partner & COO
FinFabrik

Foong Sew Bun
Head of Retail Digital Transformation
Standard Chartered Bank

Guillaume Huet
Senior Project Manager & Innovation front-runner
Societe Generale

Janos Barberis
Founder
Fintech HK

Jason Denisenko
Partner
Allen & Overy

Jehan Chu
Managing Partner
Jen Advisors

Julian Schillinger
Chief Technology Officer
Privé Managers

Lapman Lee
Financial Services Business Council Board Member
European Chamber of Commerce

Lukas Petrikas
Senior Vice President, Group Strategy
HKEX

Maxine Ryan


Co-founder & COO
Bitspark Limited

Ned Phillips
CEO
Bambu

Nikola Stojanow
Director, Strategy and Business Development
Aeternity

Prof Douglas Arner
Faculty of Law
Hong Kong University

Rajah Chaudhry
CEO
Paycelerate

Rogers Chan, Senior Manager, Risk and Strategy, CEO's Office
Securities and Futures Commission

Romain Rouquier
Data Management Practice Manager
Maltem Consulting

Shameek Kundu
Chief Data Officer; Global Head: Data, Architecture and Innovation
Standard Chartered Bank

Subas Roy
Global RegTech Leader, Financial Service Advisory
EY UK LLP

Veronika Kuznetsova, CFA
Managing Director
SuperCharger Fintech Accelerator

William Lee
Head of Finance & Procurement
New World Property Management

Sponsors and Exhibitors from 2016:

FinTech Hub Sponsor:
InvestHK

Emerging Star Sponsor:
Allen & Overy