Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024 kicks off on 28 October

InvestHK expects to draw about 30,000 attendees from 100 economies across the globe.

The ninth edition of the Hong Kong FinTech Week (HKFW) will take place from 28 October to 1 November 2024 with the theme, “Illuminating New Pathways in Fintech.”

Organizer Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) expects to draw 30,000 attendees from over 100 economies in the event.

HKFW is organized by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and InvestHK, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and the Insurance Authority (IA).

The main conference— taking place between 28 and 29 October— will feature hundreds of speakers, sponsors, and exhibits. 

This year particularly features an “unprecedented” number of mainland Chinese big tech companies, as well as speakers and delegates from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Middle East, InvestHK said in a statement posted on the Hong Kong government’s official website.

Asian Banking & Finance, Insurance Asia, and Hong Kong Business are official media partners in HKFW 2024.

List of speakers at the main conference 

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and regulators:

• The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan;
• The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui;
• The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau;
• The Chief Executive of the HKMA, Mr Eddie Yue;
• The Chief Executive Officer of the IA, Mr Clement Cheung;
• The Executive Director (Intermediaries) of the SFC, Dr Eric Yip;
• The Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan;
• The Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong;
• The Director-General of Investment Promotion of InvestHK, Ms Alpha Lau; and
• The Deputy Director-General of Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Dr Jimmy Chiang.

 
Mainland Government and regulators:

• The Director of the Local Financial Management Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, Mr Shi Weigan; and
• The Director-General of the Guangzhou Municipal Local Finance Administration Bureau, Mr Fu Xiaochu.

Industry leaders:
 
Speakers in the tech space:

• The Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Xiaomi Corporation, Mr Alain Lam;
• The Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Linklogis, Mr Charles Song;
• The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ant Group, Mr Eric Jing;
• The Corporate Vice President, Head of Tencent Financial Technology of Tencent, Mr Forest Lin; and
• The Managing Director and General Manager, Sales and Operations of Google Hong Kong, Mr Michael Yue.

 
Speakers in the AI and advanced technologies space:

• The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 4Paradigm, Mr Dai Wenyuan;
• The Founder of 3Cap Investment, Ms Esther Wong;
• The Chief Executive Officer of Fosun Capital, Mr Mike Xu;
• The Co-founder of SenseTime, Mr Xu Bing; and
• The Chief Executive Officer of Du Xiaoman Technology, Mr Zhu Guang.
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Speakers in the blockchain space:

• The Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of R3, Mr David E. Rutter;
• The Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Circle, Mr Jeremy Allaire;
• The President of Solana Foundation, Ms Lily Liu;
• The Chief Executive Officer of Bullish, Mr Tom Farley; and
• The Co-founder of Chainlink; Mr Sergey Nazarov.

Speakers in the insurtech space:

• The Chief Executive Officer of AIA Hong Kong and Macau, Mr Alger Fung;
• The Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life Hong Kong , Mr Clement Lam;
• The Chief Executive Officer of Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong), Mr Eric Hui;
• The Chief Executive Officer of AXA, Greater China, Ms Sally Wan; and
• The Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Waterdrop Inc, Mr Shen Peng.

 
Speakers in the payment space:

• The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aspire, Mr Andrea Baronchelli;
• The Chief Executive Officer of PayMe, HSBC, Mr Brad Jones;
• The President and Chief Executive Officer of GCash/Mynt, Ms Martha Sazon;
• The Global Head of Coin Systems and Liink by JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Mr Naveen Mallela; and
• The Chief Executive Officer of GX Bank, Ms Pei Si Lai.

 
Speakers in the financial space:

• The General Manager, Personal Digital Banking Product Department of Bank of China (Hong Kong), Mr Arnold Chow;
• The International President of Standard Chartered, Mr Benjamin Hung;
• The Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of WeBank, Mr Henry Ma;
• The Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, of HSBC, Ms Luanne Lim; and
• The Head of Services of Citi, Mr Shahmir Khaliq.

 
Speakers in the Venture Capital & Investing space:

• The Managing Partner of GCCVest Advisors Limited, Mr Ben Jelloun;
• The Managing Principal, Global Head of Capital Markets, Co-Chair of Alternative Investments of Gaw Capital Partners, Ms Christina Gaw;
• Partner of 5Y Capital, Mr Elwin Yuan;
• The Co-founder and Managing Partner of DST Global, Mr John Lindfors; and
• The Co-founder and Chairman of Gobi Partners, Mr Thomas G. Tsao.