GEF Hong Kong 2024 Agenda
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
REGISTRATION
1:00 PM – 1:05 PM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
1:05 PM – 1:35 PM
OPENING KEYNOTE: HONG KONG’S VALUE PROPOSITION IN A CHANGING WORLD
Bernard Chan, President, Asia Financial Holdings, Chairman, M+ Museum
1:40 PM – 1:55 PM
REGULATORY TRENDS FOR DIGITAL ASSETS & WEB3
Julia Leung, Chief Executive, Securities and Futures Commission
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON CHINA AND A FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT (virtual)
Ray Dalio, Founder & CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates
2:35 PM – 3:15 PM
THE NEW DECENTRALIZED MONETARY SYSTEMS
Manuel Blanco, Founder & CEO, Gaugecash.org
Donald Day, COO and Professor, VDX
Rehan Ahmed, President, Marketnode
Moderator: Jupiter Zheng, CFA, Partner, Liquid Fund and Research, HashKey Capital
3:20 PM – 3:35 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:35 PM – 4:15 PM
TRADING OPPORTUNITIES IN APAC
Tristan Thompson, Head of Trading, Optiver
Brian Roberts, Head of Equities, HKEX
Yi Wang, Head of Quantitative Investment, CSOP
Moderator: Charlotte Yang, Asian Equities Reporter, Bloomberg
4:20 PM – 5:00 PM
ARE THE CHINA MARKETS REALLY UNINVESTABLE?
Brendan Ahern, CIO, KraneShares
Gene Reilly, CIO, Greenwich Quantitative Research
Zi Yuan, Secretary of Chinese Overseas Private Funds Association and COO of Golden Nest Capital Management Co.
David Friedland, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Interactive Brokers
Moderator: Frances Yoon, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
5:05 PM – 5:45 PM
THE NEW ROLE OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Michael Jones, Managing Director, PGIM Private Capital
Edwin Chan, Head of Client Solutions, Asia, iCapital
Michelle Shi, CIO Global Investment Management, Head of Alternative Investment Solutions, UBS
Moderator: Stephen Chiu, Chief Asia FX and Rates Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
5:50 PM – 6:10 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH KENNY LAM ON DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES EMERGING TODAY AND MACRO TRENDS FOR APAC
Kenny Lam, CEO, Two Sigma-APAC
Moderator: Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
6:15 PM – 6:20 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
6:20 PM – 7:15 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
DAY 2: THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT: PERSPECTIVES FROM EDDIE YUE OF THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY
Eddie Yue, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Moderator: KC Chan, Former Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury, Hong Kong
9:35 AM – 9:55 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH WILFRED YIU ON HONG KONG’S ROLE IN CREATING TOMORROW’S GLOBAL MARKET HUB
Wilfred Yiu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, HKEX
Moderator: Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
10:00 AM – 10:25 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH JENNY JOHNSON ON THE FORCES SHAPING THE INVESTMENT HORIZON (virtual)
Jenny Johnson, CEO, Franklin Templeton
Interviewer: Clay Chandler, Asia Executive Director, Fortune
10:30 AM – 11:10 AM
THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PICTURE (virtual)
Michael Spence, Economist & Nobel Laureate, Stanford University
Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Moderator: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Senior Correspondent, Bloomberg TV
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM
FUELING THE FUTURE WITH PGIM
Jessica Jones, Managing Director, Head of Asia, PGIM Investments
11:20 AM – 11:35 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
11:35 AM – 12:15 PM
CURRENT TRENDS IN APAC PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Charles Lin, CEO, GF Holdings (Hong Kong)
Grant Pan, Group CFO, Noah Holdings, CEO, Noah Hong Kong
Vivien Khoo, CEO, Private Wealth Management Association
Kevin Liem, Managing Director, Masan Capital SFO and Treasurer, Hong Kong Baptist University
Moderator: Stephen Pak, CFA, Director, Citi Global Wealth Alternative Investment, Citi Private Bank
12:20 PM – 1:00 PM
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ASIAN CREDIT MARKETS
Monica Hsiao, CIO & Founder, Triada Capital
Ed Tsui, Head of APAC Debt Syndicate & North Asia, Deutsche Bank
Michael Jones, Managing Director, PGIM Private Capital
Moderator: Charles Chang, China Head, S&P Global Ratings
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
LUNCH
1:35 PM – 1:55 PM
AI TECHNOLOGY, GLOBAL TRADE, DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Kuo Zhang, President, Alibaba.com
Moderator: Annabelle Droulers, Anchor and Technology Reporter, Bloomberg
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH CATHIE WOOD ON AI & DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS (virtual)
Cathie Wood, Founder & CEO, Ark Invest
Moderator: David Ingles, Anchor and Chief Markets Editor, Bloomberg
2:35 PM – 3:25 PM
INCLUSIVE FINANCE IN APAC
Dr. Yanan Wu, Founder & CEO, Surfin Meta
Andrew Gan, Director, Maharlika Investment Corporation (Philippines SWF)
Moderator: Clay Chandler, Executive Editor of Asia, Fortune
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON CHINA AND A FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT (virtual)
Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates
4:35 PM – 4:45 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum