FIRST DRAFT AGENDA for GEF-Hong Kong 2023 (as of 05/24/2023)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ǀ REGISTRATION
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM ǀ 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 ǀ 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 ǀ LUNCH
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: DIGITAL ASSETS – THE FUTURE OF REGULATION
- Chao Zhang, Executive Director, OKG Technology Holdings
1:50 PM – 2:15 PM ǀ 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 ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: THE CASE FOR INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS
- Mark Mobius, Founder, Mobius Capital
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ǀ NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ǀ PANEL: RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS
- Dr. Yang Pang, Chairman, Chelion Renewables
+ Other Panelists
4:05 PM – 4:45 PM ǀ PANEL: THE BATTLE FOR TALENT IN APAC TODAY
- Kenny Lam, CEO, Two Sigma Asia-Pacific
+ Other Panelists
4:50 PM – 5:30 PM ǀ 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 ǀ PANEL: CHINA ECONOMY ROUNDTABLE
- Chenxi Zhai, Executive Vice President, Tianfeng Securities Group
+ Other Panelists
6:20 PM – 7:20 PM ǀ COCKTAIL RECEPTION
* times, topics and speakers subject to change
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ǀ REGISTRATION
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM ǀ WELCOMING REMARKS
- Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
12:15 PM – 12:40 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: THE INFLATION MYTH
- Mark Mobius, Founding Partner, Mobius Capital Partners
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM ǀ LUNCH
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: CURRENT SCENARIOS FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL
- Michael Spence, Economist and Nobel Laureate
1:50 PM – 2:30 PM ǀ 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 ǀ 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 ǀ NETWORKING BREAK
3:55 PM – 4:35 PM ǀ 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 ǀ THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA’S ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
- Oscar Liu, CEO, Noah International Wealth Management
+ Other Panelists
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT WITH RONNIE CHAN
- Ronnie Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Group
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ǀ COCKTAIL RECEPTION
* times, topics and speakers subject to change