FIRST DRAFT AGENDA for GEF-Hong Kong 2023 (as of 05/24/2023)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Ç€ REGISTRATION

 

12:00 PM – 12:10 PM Ç€ WELCOMING REMARKS

  • Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
  • Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Government of Hong Kong SAR

 

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM Ç€ FIRESIDE CHAT: CHINA AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

  • Nicolas Aguzin, CEO, HKEX
  • Interviewer: Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum

 

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM Ç€ LUNCH

 

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Ç€ FIRESIDE CHAT: DIGITAL ASSETS – THE FUTURE OF REGULATION

  • Chao Zhang, Executive Director, OKG Technology Holdings

 

1:50 PM – 2:15 PM Ç€ FIRESIDE CHAT: INCLUSIVE FINANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS

  • Dr. Yanan Wu, Chairman & CEO, Surfin-Meta
  • Interviewer: Dr. John A. Quelch, Leonard M Miller University Professor, University of Miami Herbert Business School

 

2:20 PM – 3:00 PM Ç€ FIRESIDE CHAT: THE CASE FOR INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS

  • Mark Mobius, Founder, Mobius Capital

 

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Ç€ NETWORKING BREAK

 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Ç€ PANEL: RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS

  • Dr. Yang Pang, Chairman, Chelion Renewables
    + Other Panelists

 

4:05 PM – 4:45 PM Ç€ PANEL: THE BATTLE FOR TALENT IN APAC TODAY

  • Kenny Lam, CEO, Two Sigma Asia-Pacific
    + Other Panelists

 

4:50 PM – 5:30 PM Ç€ PANEL: BLOCKCHAIN AND REGTECH TOOLS

  • Jeff Ren, Chairman & CEO, OKG Technology Holdings
  • Moderator: Dr. Patric Lau, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
    + Other Panelists

 

5:40 PM – 6:20 PM Ç€ PANEL: CHINA ECONOMY ROUNDTABLE

  • Chenxi Zhai, Executive Vice President, Tianfeng Securities Group
    + Other Panelists

 

6:20 PM – 7:20 PM Ç€ COCKTAIL RECEPTION

* times, topics and speakers subject to change

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Ç€ REGISTRATION

 

12:00 PM – 12:10 PM Ç€ WELCOMING REMARKS

  • Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum

 

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM Ç€ FIRESIDE CHAT: THE INFLATION MYTH

  • Mark Mobius, Founding Partner, Mobius Capital Partners

 

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM Ç€ LUNCH

 

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Ç€ FIRESIDE CHAT: CURRENT SCENARIOS FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL

  • Michael Spence, Economist and Nobel Laureate

 

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM Ç€ PANEL: EVOLVING TRADING OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA AND OTHER GLOBAL MARKETS

  • Charles Lui, Head of China, Optiver Trading
  • William Ma, CEO, GROW
    + Other panelists

 

2:35 PM – 3:15 PM Ç€ PANEL: APAC REAL ESTATE TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

  • George Hongchoy, CEO, Link Asset Management
  • Moderator: Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
    + Other Panelists

 

3:20 PM – 3:50 PM Ç€ NETWORKING BREAK

 

3:55 PM – 4:35 PM Ç€ INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PERSPECTIVES ON ASSET ALLOCATION TODAY

  • Mark Burgess, Chair, Investment Committee, HESTA (Australia)
  • Moderator: Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
    + Other Panelists

 

4:40 PM – 5:20 PM Ç€ THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA’S ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY

  • Oscar Liu, CEO, Noah International Wealth Management
    + Other Panelists

 

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Ç€ FIRESIDE CHAT WITH RONNIE CHAN

  • Ronnie Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Group

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Ç€ COCKTAIL RECEPTION

* times, topics and speakers subject to change