Announcing our Inaugural

GEF – Hong Kong Forum

June 15-16, 2023 at HKEX Connect Hall

Announcing the Greenwich Economic Forum – Hong Kong on June 15-16, 2023GEF-Hong Kong will be one of the first global alternative investment conferences to convene top international finance thought leaders at a crucial moment for East-West relations and commerce. 

With this year’s reopening of China and Asia, 2023 is a highly unique year to be able bring together a diverse set of global thought leaders to be constructive on how the East and the West can best work together in the post-COVID world.

GEF’s first international forum will bring C-Suite executives in finance, business, and policy from Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East for deal making, networking, innovation, and thought leadership.  GEF has a highly curated global audience from hedge funds, private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate, wealth management, health care, technology, digital assets, and government. 

GEF-HONG KONG 2023 – SPEAKERS

Nicolas Aguzin

CEO

HKEX

Mark Mobius

Founding Partner

Mobius Capital Partners

Ronnie Chan

Chair

Hang Lung Properties

Michael Spence

Economist & Nobel Laureate

Graduate School of Business at Stanford University

Mr Joseph H. L. Chan, JP

Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

Government of Hong Kong SAR

Dr. Yanan Wu

Chairman & CEO

Surfin-Meta

Jim Aiello

Co-Founder

Greenwich Economic Forum

Mark Burgess

Chair, Investment Committee

HESTA

Zhang Chao

Executive Director and Vice President

OKG Technology Holdings

Dr. Jian Chen

Professor of Practice in Finance, Fanhai International School of Finance

Fudan University

Stephen Chiu

Chief Asia FX and Rates Strategist

Bloomberg

Shuang Ding

Chief Economist, Greater China and North Asia

Standard Chartered

Stephen Engle

Correspondent

Bloomberg

Eastern Fong

Regional Head of Fund Services – Asia

Maples Group

Zhan Gao (Zeight)

Founder and CEO

Chelion Renewables Group

Matthew Hoffer

Founder and Principal

Spire Capital

George Hongchoy

CEO

Link Asset Management

Kay Hung

Head of Technology and Operational Risk

ZA Bank

David Ingles

Anchor

Bloomberg

Jessica Jones

Managing Director, Head of Asia

PGIM Investments

Doris Keung

Senior Inspector of Police, Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau

Hong Kong Police

Angelina Kwan

CEO

Stratford Finance Limited

Dr. Patrick Lau

Deputy Executive Director

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

Terry Lau

Director

Emperor Wealth Management

King Leung

Head of Financial Services & Fintech

InvestHK

Peter Lewis

Founder and Managing Director

Peter Lewis Consulting

Harvey Liu

Head of FoF

Fountainhead

Ken Lo

Deputy Chairman

BC Technology Group

Charles Lui

Head of China

Optiver Trading

William Ma

CEO

GROW

Bruce McGuire

Co-Founder

Greenwich Economic Forum

Dr. Stan Ho Ho Ming

Adjunct Professor (EMBA)

City University of Hong Kong

Ann Ng

Partner

Maples Group

Bruce Pang

Head of Research and Chief Economist, Greater China

Jones Lang LaSalle

Helen Qiao

Chief Greater China Economist and Head of Economic Research

Bank of America: Merrill Lynch

Dr. John A. Quelch

Professor​

University of Miami Herbert Business School

Brian Roberts

Managing Director, Co-head of Equities Product Development, Markets

HKEX

Gene Reilly

Founder and Chief Investment Officer

Greenwich Quantitative Research LP

Rishaad Salamat

Anchor

Bloomberg

Bryan Southergill

Partner and Asia Head of Real Estate

Ares Management

Claire Tang

Co-Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific and Head of Greater China

LaSalle

Oliver Weisberg

CEO

Blue Pool Capital

Echo Wong

Reporter

Nikkei Asia

SUMMARY INFORMATION

June 15-16, 2023
HKEX Connect Hall
8 Connaught Place, Hong Kong

10:30 AM – 12 PM Registration (both days)
12 PM – 6 PM Program (both days)
6 PM – 7 PM Cocktail Reception (both days)

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SUPPORTING SPONSORS

COCKTAIL SPONSOR

LUNCH SPONSORS

AGENDA for GEF-Hong Kong 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: HONG KONG’S FUTURE ROLE AS EAST-WEST SUPERCONNECTOR – A CONVERSATION WITH HKEX CEO NICOLAS AGUZIN

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

 

12:40 PM – 1:10 PM ǀ LUNCH

 

1:10 PM – 1:35 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: REGTECH: THE KEY TO UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF WEB3 FOR THE FINANCE SYSTEM

  • Introduction: King Leung, Head of Financial Services & Fintech, InvestHK
  • Zhang Chao, Executive Director, OKG Technology Holdings

 

1:40 PM – 2:05 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: INCLUSIVE FINANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS

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

 

2:10 PM – 2:40 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: THE CASE FOR INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS

  • Mark Mobius, Founder, Mobius Capital Partners
  • Interviewer: David Ingles, Anchor, Bloomberg

 

2:40 PM – 3:15 PM ǀ NETWORKING BREAK

 

3:15 PM – 3:55 PM ǀ PANEL: RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS

  • Zhan Gao (Zeight), Founder & CEO, Chelion Renewables
  • Susie Cheung, Co-Convenor, Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Association
  • Stan Ho, Adjunct Professor (EMBA), City University of Hong Kong
  • Moderator: Dr. Jian Chen, Professor of Practice in Finance, Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University

 

4:00 PM – 4:25 PM ǀ PANEL: CEO PERSPECTIVE: FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL FIRMS IN BUILDING ASIA

  • Kenny Lam, CEO, Two Sigma Asia-Pacific
  • Moderator: Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum

 

4:30 PM – 5:10 PM ǀ PANEL: REGTECH IN THE EVOLVING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE FOR DIGITAL ASSETS AND WEB3

  • Angelina Kwan, Chief Executive Officer of Stratford Finance Limited
  • Ken Lo, Deputy Chairman, BC Technology Group
  • Kay Hung, Head of Technology & Operational Risk, ZA Bank
  • Doris Keung, Senior Inspector of Police, Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, Hong Kong Police
  • Moderator: Dr. Patrick Lau, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

 

5:20 PM – 6:00 PM ǀ PANEL: CHINA ECONOMISTS’ ROUNDTABLE

  • Helen Qiao, Chief Greater China Economist; Head of Asia Economic Research, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Shuang Ding, Chief Economist, Greater China and North Asia Standard Chartered
  • Moderator: Echo Wong, Markets and Finance Correspondent, Nikkei

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ǀ COCKTAIL RECEPTION

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
  • Interviewer: Stephen Chiu, Chief Asia FX & Rates Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence

 

12:40 PM – 1:10 PM ǀ LUNCH

 

1:10 PM – 1:40 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT: THE MAJOR TRANSFORMATIONS THAT ARE UNDERWAY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL

  • Michael Spence, Economist and Nobel Laureate
  • Interviewer: Rishaad Salamat, Anchor, Bloomberg

 

1:45 PM – 2:25 PM ǀ PANEL: EVOLVING TRADING OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA AND OTHER GLOBAL MARKETS

  • Charles Lui, Head of China, Optiver Trading
  • William Ma, CEO, GROW
  • Brian Roberts, Co-Head of Equities Product Development, HKEX
  • Moderator: Gene Reilly, CIO, Greenwich Quantitative Research

 

2:30 PM – 3:10 PM ǀ PANEL: APAC REAL ESTATE TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

  • George Hongchoy, CEO, Link Asset Management
  • Bryan Southergill, Partner and Asia Head of Real Estate, Ares Management
  • Claire Tang, Co-Chief Investment Officer, APAC and Head of China, LaSalle Investment Management
  • Moderator: Bruce Pang, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Greater China, JLL

 

3:10 PM – 3:40 PM ǀ NETWORKING BREAK

 

3:40 PM – 4:20 PM ǀ INVESTOR PERSPECTIVES ON ASSET ALLOCATION TODAY

  • Mark Burgess, Chair, Investment Committee, HESTA (Australia)
  • Oliver Weisberg, CEO, Blue Pool Capital
  • Matthew Hoffer, CEO, Spire Capital
  • Moderator: Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum

 

4:25 PM – 5:10 PM ǀ THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA’S ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY

  • Alvin C. Chua, CIO, Noah International Wealth Management
  • Harvey Li, Head of FoF, Fountainhead Partners
  • Eastern Fong, Regional Head of Fund Services – Asia, Maples Group
  • Moderator: Peter Lewis, Founder & Managing Director, Peter Lewis Consulting

 

5:20 PM – 5:50 PM ǀ FIRESIDE CHAT WITH RONNIE CHAN

  • Ronnie Chan, Chair, Hang Lung Properties
  • Interviewer: Stephen Engle, Correspondent, Bloomberg

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ǀ COCKTAIL RECEPTION

SAMPLE ATTENDING FIRMS (CURRENT)

AIIB
ALPS Advisory (HK) Ltd
Ares Management
Avenue MFO
AXA China
Bank International of Luxembourg
Bank of America
BC Technology
Bloomberg
Blue Pool Capital
Chelion Renewables
China Fund News
CIC
Dashun Foundation
DL Family Office
Emperor Wealth Management
Financial Times

Fung Group
Goldman Sachs
GROW
Hang Lung Group

HKEX
HKMA
HKSAR

Homaer Capital
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Huatai Private Wealth Management
Interactive Brokers
InvestHK
Link Asset Management
Maples Group
Mercer
Mobius Capital Partners 
Mubadala
Nikkei

Noah Holdings
Oakwise Capital
OKG
One Family Office

Optiver Trading
Orchard Global
Raffles Family Office

Reuters
Sino Group
Southern Finance OmniMedia
Standard Chartered

Surfin
Tamesek
Topaz Family Office
Two Sigma
UBS
Wall Street Journal
ZA Bank