Hong Kong FinTech Week 2023 “Fintech Redefined.”

Make investments Hong Kong (InvestHK) in the present day (October 18) unveiled particulars of Hong Kong FinTech Week 2023 (HKFW). The eighth version of HKFW, themed “Fintech Redefined.” will happen from October 30 to November 5. This flagship occasion lies on the core of worldwide fintech improvements and goals to form the way forward for fintech throughout numerous dimensions of monetary companies and past.

Gathering international leaders on the forefront of innovation, know-how, and finance

Organised by the Monetary Providers and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and InvestHK, and co-organised by the Hong Kong Financial Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Fee (SFC) and the Insurance coverage Authority (IA), HKFW is ready to draw greater than 30 000 attendees and garner over 5 million on-line views from greater than 90 economies.

Over 300 distinguished audio system and 540 exhibitors are anticipated to hitch the primary bodily convention going down between November 2 and three on the Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre.

This 12 months’s convention will convey collectively international leaders and world-leading fintech improvements to discover the long run improvement of fintech via six key themes – international laws and focuses comparable to sustainable and inexperienced finance; funding and enterprise capital in addition to household workplace investments; exploring the realms of synthetic intelligence (AI), Web3 and rising frontiers; unveiling the most recent alternatives throughout the dynamic Larger Bay Space; Hong Kong’s innovation journey; and enterprise showcases.

The Performing Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan, mentioned, “Hong Kong’s fintech trade is getting into a brand new period, the place it’s now not solely about know-how but in addition its real-life utility. We’re excited to witness this transformation and its affect on the monetary ecosystem. The upcoming HKFW 2023, with its theme ‘Fintech Redefined.’, will function a outstanding platform to showcase pioneering developments and alternatives within the trade, demonstrating how the real-life purposes of fintech can enhance monetary inclusion, improve buyer expertise and drive sustainable progress.”

New fashions, guidelines and worth creation

Numerous charming metaverse experiences may also function at this 12 months’s convention, presenting cutting-edge applied sciences below immersive and academic engagements. The experiences may also display the chances of the metaverse in connecting enterprise and selling Hong Kong tradition via digital video games and augmented and digital actuality gadgets.

As well as, the cross-boundary Larger Bay Space Day will probably be resumed on October 31, presenting ample alternatives and synergies between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. A full day discussion board will probably be organised in Shenzhen, adopted by a collection of concurrent firm excursions to Mainland tech giants.

There will probably be devoted areas such because the Investor Lounge, Enterprise Stage, workshops and occasions particularly designed for traders. Moreover, InvestHK is happy to introduce the Girls in Tech Lounge, a singular area with particular workshops, panels, and networking occasions tailor-made to empower and join girls within the tech trade.

The Performing Director-Common of Funding Promotion of InvestHK, Dr Jimmy Chiang, mentioned, “Hong Kong FinTech Week is the final word gathering for anybody desirous to discover the frontiers of finance and know-how, and witness the deepening collaborations inside our thriving ecosystem in addition to thrilling convergence throughout various industries. Repeatedly pushing the boundaries of excellence, we’re thrilled to have HKFW as an anchor occasion of VIVA HONG KONG, a outstanding lineup of monetary, tech, Web3 and cultural occasions from the tip of October to November, bringing collectively trade leaders, innovators, and startups from around the globe to be a part of the dynamic momentum reinforcing Hong Kong’s standing as Asia’s World Metropolis, monetary centre and fintech hub.”

InvestHK may also host the a lot anticipated grand finale of the International Scaleup Competitors. The occasion will function 13 finalists rigorously chosen by a panel of fifty worldwide judges, together with traders who collectively handle over US$54 billion in property. This occasion is a part of the broader International Quick Monitor 2023 programme, which goals to foster connections between fintech corporations, company purchasers, traders, and trade companions. This 12 months, this system acquired an awesome response, with over 500 purposes from 63 economies worldwide, setting a brand new document.

Record of esteemed audio system on the fundamental convention:

Hong Kong Particular Administrative Area Authorities and regulators:

• The Chief Govt, Mr John Lee;
• The Monetary Secretary, Mr Paul Chan;
• The Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui;
• The Secretary for Innovation, Know-how and Business, Professor Solar Dong;
• The Performing Secretary for Commerce and Financial Improvement, Dr Bernard Chan;
• The Chief Govt of the HKMA, Mr Eddie Yue;
• The Chief Govt Officer of the SFC, Ms Julia Leung;
• The Chief Govt Officer of the IA, Mr Clement Cheung;
• The Underneath Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan;
• The Director-Common of Workplace for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Mr Philip Yung; and
• The Performing Director-Common of Funding Promotion of InvestHK, Dr Jimmy Chiang.

Mainland Authorities and regulators:

• The Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Native Monetary Supervision and Administration, Mr Qiu Yitong;
• The Director of the Shenzhen Municipal Monetary Regulatory Bureau, Mr He Jie;
• The senior consultant of the Shanghai Inventory Trade; and
• The senior consultant of the Shenzhen Inventory Trade.

Business leaders:

• The Chief Govt Officer of Citi Hong Kong & Macau, Ms Aveline San;
• The Group Chief Govt of Normal Chartered PLC, Mr Invoice Winters;
• The Co-Founder and Chief Govt Officer of Coinbase, Mr Brian Armstrong;
• The Chairman of Longling Capital, Mr Cai Wensheng;
• The Chief Govt Officer of Yuga Labs, Mr Daniel Alegre;
• The International Head of Christie’s Ventures, Mr Devang Thakkar;
• The Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain and HashKey Group, Dr Xiao Feng;
• Company Vice President of Tencent, Head of Tencent Monetary Know-how, Mr Forest Lin;
• The Chief Economist of Circle Worldwide Monetary, Mr Gordon Liao;
• The Chief Govt Officer of J P Morgan Hong Kong and Head of Technique Asia Pacific, Ms Harshika Patel;
• The Vice President and Chief Data Officer of WeBank, Mr Henry Ma;
• The Chief Govt Officer and Co-Founding father of Crypto.com, Mr Kris Marszalek;
• The Chairman and Chief Govt Officer of Sinovation Ventures and the President of Sinovation Ventures Synthetic Intelligence Institute, Dr Lee Kai-fu;
• The Chief Govt Officer and Managing Director of Common Catalyst, Mr Hemant Taneja;
• Associate of Qiming Enterprise Companions, Mr Kuantai Yeh;
• The Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd, Mrs Laura Cha;
• Founding Associate of Hillhouse Capital, Mr Luke Li;
• The Managing Member of The Division of XYZ and the Board Director of Gemini, Mr Matthew Homer;
• The International Associate of Fosun, the Co-Chairman of the board and the Chief Govt Officer of Fosun Capital, Mr Mike Xu;
• The Chairman and Chief Govt Officer of Ledger, Mr Pascal Gauthier;
• The Co-Founder and Chief Working Officer of The Sandbox, Mr Sebastien Borget;
• The Co-founder and Govt Chairman of Animoca Manufacturers, Mr Siu Yat;
• The Chief Govt of Financial institution of China (Hong Kong), Mr Solar Yu;
• The International Head of Product of Sensible, Mr Surendra Chaplot;
• The Group Govt of the HSBC Group and Co-Chief Govt of HSBC Asia- Pacific, Mr Surendra Rosha;
• The Co-founder of Chainlink, Mr Sergey Nazarov;

• The Chief Govt Officer of Onyx by J P Morgan and the International Head of Monetary Establishment Funds, Mr Umar Farooq; and
• The Co-Founder and Chief Govt Officer of Digital Asset, Mr Yuval Rooz.

HKFW may also embrace a collection of implausible occasions below VIVA HONG KONG that includes a various vary of monetary, tech, Web3 and cultural occasions all through the town comparable to ApeFest Hong Kong, the International Monetary Leaders’ Funding Summit and the StartmeupHK Pageant. Extra info   of   VIVA HONG   KONG   can   be   discovered at www.fintechweek.hk/viva-hk.

Chosen keynote classes will probably be live-streamed through the official HKFW app and YouTube channel, in addition to a number of metaverses together with in Mainland China.

Additional info could be discovered at https://www.fintechweek.hk/, or comply with through official social media accounts:

LinkedIn: Hong Kong Fintech Week

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HongKongFinTechWeek

About Hong Kong FinTech Week

Hong Kong FinTech Week 2023, organised by the FSTB and InvestHK, and co-organised by the HKMA, the SFC and the IA, is Asia’s international monetary know-how occasion for scaling new heights. It’s anticipated to host over 300 audio system, 540 sponsors and exhibitors, welcoming over 30,000 attendees and attracting over 5 million views from over 90 economies to the occasion. The week-long occasion will function multitrack conferences with outstanding audio system, exhibitions, a deal ground, workshops, networking and satellite tv for pc occasions, demo classes and metaverse experiences.

About InvestHK

InvestHK is the division of the Hong Kong Particular Administrative Area Authorities chargeable for attracting international direct funding. It has arrange a devoted fintech workforce in Hong Kong to draw the world’s prime progressive fintech enterprises, start-up entrepreneurs, traders, and different stakeholders to arrange and scale their enterprise through Hong Kong into Mainland China, Asia, and past. For extra info, please go to www.hongkong-fintech.hk.

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