Coinciding with the annual Asian Financial Forum (AFF), the International Financial Week (IFW) brings together a series of events addressing a host of topics facing the global financial and business communities.

Capitalising on Hong Kong’s position as a leading international financial centre and business hub, the IFW 2017 examined topical issues such as Asian private equity, fundraising, alternative investment, financial technology as well as regional trends and development, and attracted more than 4,700 participants to take part in 15 events.

Come enjoy this rewarding week of financial and investment intelligence, insight and networking!

List of Events
15 - 16 January 2018 Asian Financial Forum 2018

The Asian Financial Forum (AFF) brings together some of the most influential members of the global financial and business community to discuss developments and trends in the dynamic markets of Asia. In 2017, over 100 internationally respected leaders in government, financial and business sectors gathered for groundbreaking discussions about opportunities and challenges facing Asia.

The tenth AFF attracted more than 2,900 participants from 50 countries and regions, about 85% of them were CEOs and senior decision makers. More than 440 journalists and media representatives attended the forum.

Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China
Location Map
Registration Fee: Standard Fee USD 1,300 / HKD 10,200
Language: English (Supported by simultaneous interpretation in Putonghua and Japanese)
Tel: (852) 1830 668
Email: aff@hktdc.org
Website: http://www.asianfinancialforum.com


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15 January 2018
FinTech and its Benefits to Hong Kong Businesses

The seminar will share the latest global and local development in FinTech, Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the impacts of those to the business world.
  • What is FinTech?
  • What are cryptocurrencies, blockchain, Initial Coin Offering (ICO), advanced analytics and how are they related to FinTech?
  • How is the FinTech market developing globally and locally?
  • How could Hong Kong businesses benefit from FinTech development?
  • What lessons could any business take from the success of the FinTech model?

Time:
5:00 pm (Reception)
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (Presentation)
Venue: 21/F Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark 15 Queen's Road,
Central, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Free
Language: English
Tel: (852) 2889 9944
Email: training@hkiod.com
Website: www.hkiod.com


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15 January 2018
The Digital Belt and Road…. Connecting Business to Opportunities

The Belt and Road Initiative comprises the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming to build trade and infrastructure networks along the ancient Silk Road routes connecting Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond.

This vision for economic development is initially a series of mighty infrastructure projects.

In our session our panellists will share their thoughts on how this overarching vision of Connectivity will be realised with digital highways and IT infrastructure enabling opportunities to both leapfrog and disrupt the services sector of the future.

Time:
7:00 pm (Cocktail)
7:30 pm (Dinner)
Venue: Song Room, The Dynasty Club, 7/F, South West Tower, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Members: HKD 780
Non-Members: HKD 980
Language: English
Email: corrine.cao@pbec.org (Ms. Corrine Cao)
Website: www.pbec.org


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16 January 2018
LP-only Workshop

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) will be hosting an LP-only workshop featuring the opportunity to connect with your fellow LPs from around Asia and beyond, share experiences, and discuss best practices related to portfolio construction and fund terms. The workshop will feature two sessions. The first will highlight LPA clauses that keep institutional investors up at night and practical options on how LPs can optimize their limited resources when interpreting and negotiating LPA terms. In the following session, Asia Alternative team will lead a discussion on how effective portfolio construction can help drive returns in line with investor expectations, even in an environment where some worry about the persistence of private equity returns.

Attendance at ILPA events are limited to qualified institutional investors, including private and public pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, single family offices, and other institutions investing as limited partners primarily for their own account.

Time:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Language: English
Enquiry: For more information or to register, please contact Holly Makarchuk (hmakarchuk@ilpa.org)


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17 January 2018
LP-only Breakfast

Join ILPA for an LP-only breakfast, co-hosted by HKVCA to open the Asian Private Equity Forum on January17. Official guidance by ILPA has been credited with helping to bring a true best practice to the private equity industry, including improved communication and alignment of interest between LPs and GPs. In 2018, ILPA will issue a new iteration of the ILPA Private Equity Principles, which will recommend LP and GP responses to developments in the industry. Join our discussion to have your say about how LPs can work together to bring these ideas to life in the marketplace.

Attendance at ILPA events are limited to qualified institutional investors, including private and public pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, single family offices, and other institutions investing as limited partners primarily for their own account.

Time:
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Language: English
Enquiry: For more information or to register, please contact Holly Makarchuk (hmakarchuk@ilpa.org)


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17 January 2018
Asia Private Equity Forum 2018

The Asia Private Equity Forum (APEF), a major industry event with a global footprint, is organized annually by the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA), Asia's oldest and largest private equity industry association. APEF 2018, as in previous years, will form part of the Hong Kong Government's international financial week, which includes the Asian Financial Forum to be held on the 15th and 16th of January, 2018 and will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Time:
8:30 am - 5:30 pm (followed by cocktail reception)
Venue: S421, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre,
1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: http://apef.hkvca.com.hk/registration/
Language: English
Tel: (852) 2167 7518
Email: apef@hkvca.com.hk
Website: http://apef.hkvca.com.hk/


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17 January 2018
Visit Programme to Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

Tel: (852) 1830 668
Email: aff@hktdc.org
Website: www.asianfinancialforum.com












17 January 2018
China's Greater Bay Area is the Next Big Thing – But What is it?

KPMG recently launched a strategic white paper on the Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative, featuring insights from senior industry participants. The report surveys 614 business executives in the Bay Area on their views regarding this initiative, and also features in-depth perspectives from a number of prominent companies operating in the region, including Tencent, Swire, China Resources and SF Express.

HKIoD is pleased to have invited Ms Maggie Lee, Head of Capital Markets Development Group at KPMG China, to share the key survey findings from their recently launched report, The Greater Bay Area Initiative – A survey on key drivers for success. Maggie will discuss:
  • The major benefits and challenges of the GBA initiative
  • Potential opportunities in different sectors
  • Hong Kong as an international financial centre, and how to make the most of those advantages
  • Crucial factors of your business strategy to grasp the opportunities
We will also invite special guests to join Maggie for a panel session to discuss and exchange views on the GBA initiative.
Time: 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm (Registration)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Presentation and Q&A)
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (Cocktails)
Venue: KPMG Office
8/F Prince’s Building,
10 Charter Road, Central,
Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Free
Language: English
Tel: (852) 2889 9986 (HKIoD Training Department)
Website: www.hkiod.com


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17 January 2018
HKSFA Inaugural Asset Owner Series

Co-host with CFA Society New York

Sponsor: HSBC

Two of the largest local CFA societies in the world team up to bring burgeoning Asset Owner Series to Hong Kong.

HKSFA and CFA New York work in tandem to engage and connect key decision-makers dispersed across the global asset-ownership sphere for peer-to-peer events.

The Series is a collection of exclusive events for investment industry executives looking to improve their asset management strategies and advance their market knowledge with the guidance of some of the most experienced minds.

The Series is to host chief investment officers, deputy chief investment officers and other C-Level investment executives from sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, single-family offices, multi-family offices, endowments, foundations, private banks, national pensions, corporate pensions, institutional investment consultants, public pension and union pensions that collectively manage in excess of US$10 trillion in assets (approximately HK$78 trillion) over the next 2 to 3 years.

Confirmed High Calibre of Expert Speakers from:
  • Aberdeen Standard Investments
  • APG Asset Management
  • China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority
  • Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority
  • MetLife Investments
  • (by alphabetical order)

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: Level 40, HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen’s Road
Central, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Complimentary
Language: English
Tel: (852) 2521 2543 (General Enquiry)
(852) 2501 0670 (Ms Vivian Chan)
Email: info@hksfa.org (General Enquiry)
vivian.chan@hksfa.org (Ms Vivian Chan)
Website: http://www.hksfa.org/event_details_identity.php?id=806


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17 January 2018
A New Era of Smart Banking in Hong Kong

HKUST Business School and Fintech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) cordially invite you to join their Fintech panel to learn about the vision of new era of Smart Banking in Hong Kong, shared by industry leaders, academics and alumni representatives from HKUST.

We are delighted to have the following distinguished speakers joining the panel:
  • Professor KC Chan, former Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury of HKSAR Government, Adjunct Professor and Senior Advisor to the Dean, HKUST Business School
  • Alex Kong, Founder and Chairman, TNG FinTech Group, Member of FTAHK
  • Samson Lee (SAM), Founder & CEO of COIN STREET, Founding Executive Chairman of GHM Greater Bay Area TechFin Association, Co-founder, Ethereum South China communities (HKUST Alumnus)
  • Tat Lee, General Manager of Welab Hong Kong (HKUST Alumnus)
Moderator: Veronica Fung (Co-chair of Financial Inclusion and Literacy, FTAHK, HKUST Alumna)
*Canapés and free flow of wine will be served
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: HKUST Business School Central
Rm 1501- 02, 15/F, Hong Kong Club Building, 3A
Chater Road, Central
Registration Fee: HKUST Alumni: HKD 150
FTAHK Members: HKD 150
AFF Attendees: HKD 300
Other Guests: HKD 300
(plus handling fee for online booking)
Language: English
Email: hello@hkfintech.org (Musheer Ahmed)
Website: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/a-new-era-of-smart-banking-in-hong-kong-tickets-41013335992


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18 January 2018
EMPEA Private Equity Masterclass - Hong Kong

EMPEA and HKVCA Members attend for free!

EMPEA's 4th Fundraising Masterclass in Hong Kong will take place on Thursday, 18 January 2018 following the Asian Financial Forum and the Asia Private Equity Forum on 17 January. The Masterclass series is core to EMPEA's growing education and professional development platforms, and for more information on these events, please click here

Who attends: First-time fund managers; New hires; Experienced fund managers with funds in the market

Cancellation Policy: Non-EMPEA/HKVCA registrations cancelled on or before 18 December 2017 will receive a refund, minus a $75 cancellation processing fee. Registrations cancelled after 18 December 2017 are non-refundable.
Venue: Debevoise & Plimpton office, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: EMPEA/HKVCA member: Free
Non-menber: HKD 300
Language: English
Email: drouhauto@empea.net (Olivia Drouhaut)


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18 January 2018 CAIA Hong Kong Networking Event - Thursday, January 18th, 2018



Time: 6:30pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Fringe Dairy, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Complimentary
Language: English
Tel:: (852) 3752 0495
(Wendy Leung, Assistant Director, Asia Pacific)
Email: wleung@caia.org (Wendy Leung, Assistant Director, Asia Pacific)


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18 January 2018 AI in Finance Workshop: Opportunities and Governance - Learn Through Making Your First Chatbot!

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics offers much hype and tantalizing opportunities for incumbent and challenge financial institutions (FI). Application scenarios are ranging from user-interfaces such as chatbots and facial and voice recognition biometrics, to analytics and automation with the objective to derive insights on and address the needs of customers (retail and institutional), markets and regulators.

AI enables new business models and ways of doing business such as optimized credit analysis, micro-insurance, customer support, document review, monitoring and reporting (RegTech).

Yet, the use of AI also raises concerns regarding fairness, accountability and transparency. For example, are FI board members and senior management confident that AI systems being introduced are not biased? Would they be able to adequately explain how such AI systems work to regulators?

This practical “hands on” and interactive workshop empowers FI board members and senior managers of FIs (whether from business units, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) or IT functions) to better understand AI as it applies to their companies and industry. Also, and more importantly, it enables them to make better decisions in relation to selection, adoption and governance of such technologies.

Our key approach is for participants to learn by doing, and so they will make their first chatbot during the workshop, which will enable them to understand the potential and issues that arise from use of machine learning to help them think about governance issues in their own institutions.

A workshop will be held in each of the morning and afternoon, specifically developed for board members and senior management of FIs, and strictly limited in number of participants to maximize meaningful exchange and sharing.

The workshop facilitator will be ACMI’s managing director Brian Tang, who is on IIIE’s Global AI Ethics Initiative Policy Committee and who curated the AI in Finance: Make Your First Chatbot programme as part of the Hong Kong Fintech Education Week held with City University Apps Lab and HSBC Applied Innovation’s Juergen H Rahmel. Brian has previously contributed a chapter to The FinTech Book on online capital marketplaces (which was featured in Forbes) and is co-chair of Fintech Association of Hong Kong RegTech Committee. The upcoming The RegTech Book features a chapter by Brian on AI governance and is due to be published in early 2018.

Participants should bring their own laptops to learn to make their chatbot, and will receive Certificates of Completion.


Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm or 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Venue: AIA Central, 28/F, No. 1 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Regular: HKD 3000
AFF Participants: HKD 2000
Members/ Supporting organisations: HKD 1800

Please bring your own laptop to make your first chatbot
Registration: http://bit.ly/2Bx04zG
Language: English
Email: workshopinfo@asiacmi.com
Website: www.asiacmi.com


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18 - 19 January 2018
2018 Family Office Solutions Showcase

Event gathers family office key decision makers, practitioners, veterans and solutions providers exploring the latest trend and exchanging insightful ideas. Key agenda :
  • Substances of Family Offices
  • Tycoons in Asia & Prospect of Family Offices , the Role of Hong Kong
  • Be Lean & Vigilant - How Family Office manage cost & data security
  • Industry Landscape and Latest Co-investment Trend
  • Innovation and the legacy of family business
  • Key agenda of Succession
  • Family Office Best Practices Round Table
  • Family Office Solutions Showcase : Corporate Finance, Succession, Family Governance, Direct Investment : Private Equity, Real Estate
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: UT Hall and UR11 Lecture Room,
8/F, United Center, Admiralty
Registration Fee: Members: Free
AFF Participants: Free
Non Members: USD 300
Language: English and Mandarin
Tel: (852) 3499 3851 (General Enquiry)
(852) 9409 9909 (Louis Poon)
(852) 9197 4611 (Eva Law)
(852) 5173 1515 (Arrange Meetings)
Email: info@familyoffices-conference.com
foss@private-bankers.net
support@private-bankers.net
evalaw@familyoffices-asia.org
Website: www.familyoffices-conference.com
www.familyoffices-asia.org
www.private-bankers.net


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18 - 19 January 2018
The Ninth Annual International Conference on the Chinese Economy "China's Real Estate Market and Implications for Economic and Financial Stability"

Discussion on important issues related to China’s real estate market and their implications for China’s financial stability.

Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (18 January 2018)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (19 January 2018)
Venue: 56/F, Two IFC,
8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Free
Language: English and Mandarin
Tel: (852) 2878 1976 (Ms Selina Cheung)
Email: hkimr@hkma.gov.hk / spscheung@hkma.gov.hk
Website: http://www.hkimr.org/


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19 January 2018
ESG Integration Education Seminar

Co-host with CFA Institute and the PRI

This session will examine how asset owners, investment managers, sell-side research providers and companies integrate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) factors into their portfolios, investment analysis and business strategies respectively.

Panellists will talk about their ESG integration practices and discuss the global and regional trends in ESG investing.

The seminar is qualified for 1 CPT hour.



HKSFA has participated in the CFA Societies Global Passport Program which allows CFA society members to enjoy local society member rate at selected events like this Seminar. If you are members of other CFA societies and interested in joining this event, please contact HKSFA at info@hksfa.org.
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Venue: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 35/F One Pacific Place,
88 Queensway, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Complimentary
Language: English
Tel: (852) 2521 2543
Email: info@hksfa.org
Website: http://www.hksfa.org/event_details_identity.php?id=814


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19 January 2018
Governance for Innovation; Innovation in Governance

The number of newly listed companies has declined, and alternative markets such as AIM and GEM have not been too successful in attracting new economy (innovative) listings. With the nature of shares being what it is, is it time to think about innovation in governance such as weighted voting rights or other innovative means to tie investors to innovative companies and their listings in Hong Kong? In this seminar, speakers would share their insights and discuss on how governance could support growth and innovation through attracting innovative company listings.

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:50 pm
Venue: KPMG office, 8/F, Prince’s Building,
10 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong
Registration Fee: Members: HKD 400
AFF Participants: HKD 400
Non Members: HKD 500
Language: English
Tel: (852) 2830 6011 (Mr Simon Ng)
Email: ecpd@hkics.org.hk
Website: www.hkics.org.hk


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20 January 2018
Asia Co-Investors Workshop - Family Office Investment in FinTech & Real Estate

Explore the latest trend on Fintech and real estate investment.

Initial discussion for club deal

Engaging Investing Clubs and Family Offices

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Venue: 3601 China Resources Building, 26 Harbour Road
Registration Fee: Members: Free
AFF Participants: Free
Non Members: USD 500
Language: English and Mandarin
Tel: (852) 3499 3851 (General Enquiry)
(852) 9409 9909 (Louis Poon)
(852) 9197 4611 (Eva Law)
(852) 5173 1515 (Arrange Meetings)
Email: info@familyoffices-conference.com
info@coinvestors.co
evalaw@familyoffices-asia.org
Website: www.familyoffices-conference.com
www.familyoffices-asia.org
www.coinvestors.co


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