The Future of
Hong Kong Economy
Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Island Ballroom, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
About the Conference
HKU Business School is dedicated to Hong Kong economic policy research with an aim to create positive change in the community. Subsequent to the successful launch of the very first Hong Kong Economic Policy Green Paper and the inaugural conference of Thought Leadership Conference Series in 2021, the School will join hands with Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy (HIEBS) to host the fifth conference on the Future of Hong Kong Economy. The conference will serve as an exchange platform to foster discussion among well-regarded scholars, policy makers, business leaders and the community, with an aim to contribute to local, regional and global sustainable economic development in the long run.
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economic Science
Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University
Joel Mokyr is the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History at Northwestern University and Senior Professor (by special appointment) at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at the University of Tel Aviv. He specializes in economic history and the economics of technological change and population change. He is the author of Why Ireland Starved: An Analytical and Quantitative Study of the Irish Economy, The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress, The British Industrial Revolution: An Economic Perspective, The Gifts of Athena: Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy, The Enlightened Economy: an Economic history of Britain, 1700-1850 and A Culture of Growth. His most recent book is Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000, (with G. Tabellini and A. Greif) published by Princeton University Press in 2025. He has authored over 120 articles and books in his field.
He has served as the senior editor of the Journal of Economic History from 1994 to 1998, and was editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (published in July 2003), and serves as editor in chief of a book series, the Princeton University Press Economic History of the Western World. He served as President of the Economic History Association 2003-04, President of the Midwest Economics Association in 2007/08, President of the Atlantic Economic Association (2015/16), and is a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He serves as chair of the advisory committee of the Institutions, Organizations, and Growth program of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He served as chair of the Economics Department at Northwestern University between 1998 and 2001 and was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford between September 2001 and June 2002.
Professor Mokyr has an undergraduate degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. from Yale University. He has taught at Northwestern since 1974 and has been a visiting Professor at Harvard, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Tel Aviv, University College of Dublin, and the University of Manchester. In 2006, he was awarded the biennial Heineken Prize by the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences for a lifetime achievement in historical science. In 2015, he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Economic History awarded once every twenty years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a foreign fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, a corresponding fellow of the British Academy, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the Cliometric Society. In 2018, he was elected as a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association.
His books have won a number of important prizes, including the Joseph Schumpeter Memorial Prize, the Ranki prize for the best book in European Economic history, the Donald Price Prize of the American Political Science Association, and the Allan Sharlin Prize of the Social Science History Association. He was made a doctor honoris causa by the National University of Uruguay in 2018, and by the University of Lyon II in 2020. He was awarded the Jonathan Hughes Prize for excellence in the teaching of economic history by the Economic History Association in 2019. In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Science, together with Peter Howitt and Philippe Aghion.
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economic Science
Dr. Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP
Deputy Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR Government
Dr. Cheung Kwok-kwan has been the Deputy Secretary for Justice since 1 July 2022.
Dr. Cheung was a solicitor in private practice in Hong Kong with the qualifications of China-appointed Attesting Officer and Civil Celebrant of Marriages before joining the Department of Justice. He was a Non-Official Member of the Executive Council, and a member of the Legislative Council as well as the District Council.
He has also served as a member of Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, the court member of the University of Hong Kong, a member of Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, and the Chairman of Practice and Examination Committee of Hong Kong Estate Agents Authority.
Dr. Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP
Deputy Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR Government
Dr. Jack So Chak-kwong, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
In private business, Dr Jack So Chak-kwong has done stock broking investment banking, fund management and property development. But it was his roles for public services that has made a greater contribution and earned the award of GBM.
Dr So was Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong. He served as the Chairman of the Trade Development Council. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of the MTR Corporation and Deputy Chairman and Group Managing Director of PCCW, Hong Kong Telecom.
Dr So is currently an independent non-executive Director of AIA, China Resources Power and Dah Sing Bank Limited. He was an independent Director of HSBC and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.
He was also a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2018 and Adviser to the Mayor of Beijing.
Currently, he is a member of Governance Committee of the Hospital Authority and a member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers.
Dr. Jack So Chak-kwong, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
Former Chairman of Airport Authority, Trade Development Council and MTR Corporation
Prof. Yue-Chim Richard Wong
Professor Richard Wong (AB, AM, PhD in Economics, Chicago) is Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chair of Economics, and Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy at The University of Hong Kong.
He is active in advancing research on economic policy studies in Hong Kong and China through his work as founding Director of the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research since 1987. He used to write a weekly political economy column for the South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Economic Journal.
His research includes public housing, household economics, informal labor markets, and regional economic development in China. He has led pioneering efforts in studying regional economic development in the Pearl River Delta and Yangzi River Delta regions. His current research is on the political economy of laissez faire and housing and labor migration in Hong Kong. His Recent books include Diversity and Occasional Anarchy: On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong, The Chicago School of Economics – Markets and the Social Order (in Chinese), Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People: Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy, and Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong.
He had served on a number of public bodies in Hong Kong, including the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Housing Authority, Hospital Authority, and the Chief Executive’s Commission on Innovation and Technology.
He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in recognition of his contributions to education, housing, and industry and technology development. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2000.
Prof. Richard Wong, SBS, JP
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, HKU
Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy, HKU
Speakers
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economic Science
Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University
Joel Mokyr is the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History at Northwestern University and Senior Professor (by special appointment) at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at the University of Tel Aviv. He specializes in economic history and the economics of technological change and population change. He is the author of Why Ireland Starved: An Analytical and Quantitative Study of the Irish Economy, The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress, The British Industrial Revolution: An Economic Perspective, The Gifts of Athena: Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy, The Enlightened Economy: an Economic history of Britain, 1700-1850 and A Culture of Growth. His most recent book is Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000, (with G. Tabellini and A. Greif) published by Princeton University Press in 2025. He has authored over 120 articles and books in his field.
He has served as the senior editor of the Journal of Economic History from 1994 to 1998, and was editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (published in July 2003), and serves as editor in chief of a book series, the Princeton University Press Economic History of the Western World. He served as President of the Economic History Association 2003-04, President of the Midwest Economics Association in 2007/08, President of the Atlantic Economic Association (2015/16), and is a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He serves as chair of the advisory committee of the Institutions, Organizations, and Growth program of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He served as chair of the Economics Department at Northwestern University between 1998 and 2001 and was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford between September 2001 and June 2002.
Professor Mokyr has an undergraduate degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. from Yale University. He has taught at Northwestern since 1974 and has been a visiting Professor at Harvard, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Tel Aviv, University College of Dublin, and the University of Manchester. In 2006, he was awarded the biennial Heineken Prize by the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences for a lifetime achievement in historical science. In 2015, he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Economic History awarded once every twenty years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a foreign fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, a corresponding fellow of the British Academy, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the Cliometric Society. In 2018, he was elected as a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association.
His books have won a number of important prizes, including the Joseph Schumpeter Memorial Prize, the Ranki prize for the best book in European Economic history, the Donald Price Prize of the American Political Science Association, and the Allan Sharlin Prize of the Social Science History Association. He was made a doctor honoris causa by the National University of Uruguay in 2018, and by the University of Lyon II in 2020. He was awarded the Jonathan Hughes Prize for excellence in the teaching of economic history by the Economic History Association in 2019. In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Science, together with Peter Howitt and Philippe Aghion.
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Dr. Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP
Deputy Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR Government
Dr. Cheung Kwok-kwan has been the Deputy Secretary for Justice since 1 July 2022.
Dr. Cheung was a solicitor in private practice in Hong Kong with the qualifications of China-appointed Attesting Officer and Civil Celebrant of Marriages before joining the Department of Justice. He was a Non-Official Member of the Executive Council, and a member of the Legislative Council as well as the District Council.
He has also served as a member of Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, the court member of the University of Hong Kong, a member of Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, and the Chairman of Practice and Examination Committee of Hong Kong Estate Agents Authority.
Dr. Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP
Deputy Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR Government
Dr. Jack So Chak-kwong, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
In private business, Dr Jack So Chak-kwong has done stock broking investment banking, fund management and property development. But it was his roles for public services that has made a greater contribution and earned the award of GBM.
Dr So was Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong. He served as the Chairman of the Trade Development Council. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of the MTR Corporation and Deputy Chairman and Group Managing Director of PCCW, Hong Kong Telecom.
Dr So is currently an independent non-executive Director of AIA, China Resources Power and Dah Sing Bank Limited. He was an independent Director of HSBC and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.
He was also a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2018 and Adviser to the Mayor of Beijing.
Currently, he is a member of Governance Committee of the Hospital Authority and a member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers.
Dr. Jack So Chak-kwong, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
Former Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and MTR Corporation
Prof. Yue-Chim Richard Wong
Professor Richard Wong (AB, AM, PhD in Economics, Chicago) is Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chair of Economics, and Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy at The University of Hong Kong.
He is active in advancing research on economic policy studies in Hong Kong and China through his work as founding Director of the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research since 1987. He used to write a weekly political economy column for the South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Economic Journal.
His research includes public housing, household economics, informal labor markets, and regional economic development in China. He has led pioneering efforts in studying regional economic development in the Pearl River Delta and Yangzi River Delta regions. His current research is on the political economy of laissez faire and housing and labor migration in Hong Kong. His Recent books include Diversity and Occasional Anarchy: On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong, The Chicago School of Economics – Markets and the Social Order (in Chinese), Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People: Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy, and Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong.
He had served on a number of public bodies in Hong Kong, including the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Housing Authority, Hospital Authority, and the Chief Executive’s Commission on Innovation and Technology.
He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in recognition of his contributions to education, housing, and industry and technology development. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2000.
Prof. Richard Wong, SBS, JP
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, HKU
Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy, HKU
Prof. Hongbin Cai
Dean and Chair of Economics, HKU Business School
Professor Hongbin Cai is the Dean of the HKU Business School and Chair of Economics. He received his B.A. in Mathematics from Wuhan University in 1988, his M.A. in Economics from Peking University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in 1997.
From 1997 to 2005, he taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. From December 2010 to January 2017, he served as Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. He joined the HKU Business School in June 2017 and serves as the Dean since July 2017. He is a National Chang Jiang Scholar (awarded by Ministry of Education of China) and a National Outstanding Young Researcher (awarded by National Science Foundation of China). Professor Cai has published many academic papers in top international journals in economics and finance, in a wide range of areas including game theory, Chinese economy, industrial organization and corporate finance.
Professor Cai was elected as a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He was a member of the National People’s Congress, and a member of the Central Committee of China Democratic League and Vice Chairman of its Committee of Economic Affairs. He was the founding president of The Chinese Finance Association (TCFA, overseas). He serves as member of various committees of the Government of the HKSAR, such as the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group and the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis.
Prof. Hongbin Cai
Dean and Chair of Economics, HKU Business School
Prof. Steven Alan Barnett
Former Chief of the China Division in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department
Professor of Practice of HKU Business School
Prof. Steven Barnett has more than 25 years of senior leadership in international economic policy, with a distinguished career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A widely respected authority on China’s economy and global macroeconomic developments, he most recently served as the IMF’s Senior Resident Representative in Beijing, where he led strategic engagement with Chinese policymakers, academics, and media.
Throughout his career, Prof. Barnett held several senior roles that shaped the IMF’s approach to China and global economic policy issues. As Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director, he helped oversee operations across more than 90 countries and multiple departments. As Chief of the China Division, he directed annual country reports and pioneered key fiscal metrics—most notably the now-standard augmented deficit and debt framework for China. His earlier assignments included serving as Assistant Director of the IMF’s Tokyo Office, Resident Representative in Thailand, Mission Chief for Mongolia, and fiscal economist for reform programs in Turkey and Georgia.
Prof. Barnett’s research and lectures span household consumption in China, fiscal policy, global macroeconomic trends, and potential growth. He is a frequent speaker at high-profile forums such as the Boao Forum for Asia, the CSIS Global Panel, and the Finance Street Forum, and his insights have appeared in outlets including Bloomberg, CCTV, and CGTN. Known for making complex economic trends accessible and actionable, he engages audiences ranging from corporate leaders and investors to academics and journalists.
At The University of Hong Kong, Prof. Barnett continues to share his expertise through teaching, research, and public engagement, contributing to the university’s leadership in global economic scholarship.
Prof. Steven Alan Barnett
Former Chief of the China Division in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department
Mr. Ray Chan
CEO of MemeStrategy and co-Founder of 9GAG
Ray Chan, a Hong Kong technology entrepreneur and investor, is the Chairman and CEO of MemeStrategy (Stock Code: 2440.HK), Asia’s first listed digital asset venture. He is also the co-Founder of 9GAG.
In early 2025, Ray acquired and rebranded MemeStrategy, strategically focusing on Artificial Intelligence (A), Blockchain (B), and Culture (C) to bridge the new economy and traditional finance. MemeStrategy drives Web3 innovation and Web2 digital transformation through strategic advisory and enterprise digital transformation. Managed by the team behind 9GAG, a global renowned social media platform co-founded by Ray with over 200 million global audience across different channels, it strives to collaborate with global creators, cultural IPs, game developers, commercial brands to advance Web3 development and market strategies. MemeStrategy also develops its digital asset treasury. Under Ray’s leadership, MemeStrategy has become the first Hong Kong-listed company to invest in the Solana ecosystem, strengthening its digital asset presence.
In late 2025, Ray led MemeStrategy’s expansion into the burgeoning trading card market with the acquisition of Grade10, a leading Asian trading card brand. Assuming the role of CEO at Grade10, Ray is spearheading the company’s push into cultural collectibles, with plans for trading card shows, a professional vault service, and an AI-powered information platform to serve the collector community.
With 1.9 million X followers (@9GAGCEO), Ray is a thought leader, recognized in Coindesk’s 50 most influential people in crypto (2024), BlockTempo’s 30 most influential Hong Kong blockchain figures (2024), NFT Now’s NFT 100 (2023), Prestige’s 40 Under 40 (2021), and Tatler’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow (2018).
Ray graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Laws.
Mr. Ray Chan
CEO of MemeStrategy and co-Founder of 9GAG
Prof. Zhiwu Chen
Chair and Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance at the HKU Business School
Director, Centre for Quantitative History (CQH)
Director, Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS)
Zhiwu Chen is Chair and Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Professor Chen currently serves as director of both Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS) and Centre for Quantitative History (CQH). His research covers finance theory, the sociology of finance, economic history, quantitative history, emerging markets, as well as China’s economy and capital markets. Professor Chen was a former Professor of Finance at Yale University (1999-2017) and a Special-Term Visiting Professor at Peking University (School of Economics) and Tsinghua University (School of Social Sciences).
Professor Chen started his career by publishing research papers in top economics and finance journals on topics related to financial markets and theories of asset pricing. Around 2001, he began to expand research beyond mature markets by investigating market development and institution-building issues in the context of China’s transition process and other emerging markets. He successfully led efforts to construct historical financial and social databases from China’s historical archives and has written on economic/social history topics. In 2013, he started the annual Summer School for Quantitative History cum International Symposium on Quantitative History at Tsinghua University and continues to organize them at Peking University, with the goal of promoting quantitative historical research in China and beyond. In 2022, Professor Chen’s Quantitative History of China project was awarded HK$67.32 million (over US$8.5 million) under the Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme, marking a new record high for government funding raised for the HKU Business School since its establishment.
Professor Chen has been a member of the HKU Council since November 2018. He is on the board of directors of Bairong Inc. and GigaCloud Tech. He also served on the International Advisory Board of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) (2012-19), the Expert Advisory Board for the formation of the China Investment Corporation (2007), and the board of directors as an independent director at Noah Holdings (2013-24), IDG Energy Investment (2016-18), Bank of Communications (2010-18), PetroChina (2011-17), and Lord Abbett China (2007-15). He was on the Board of Trustees of the Yale-China Association, the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan Advisory Commission to the Beijing Municipal Government, and the Chief Academic Advisor to two 10-episode CCTV documentary series, “Wall Street” and “Money”. He was a co-founder and partner of Zebra Capital Management from 2001 to 2011. In Burson-Marsteller’s 2012 “G20 Influencers” report, Professor Chen was listed as one of the top ten political influencers in China.
Professor Chen is a frequent contributor to media publications in China on topics of economic policy, market development, institutional reform, and historical research. His work has been widely published and regularly featured in major newspapers and magazines in the United States, Hong Kong, China and many other countries. His Chinese books include: How Is Wealth Created? (2005), Media, Law and Markets (2005), Why are the Chinese Industrious and Yet Not Rich (2008), Irrational Overconfidence (2008), The Logic of Finance (2009), 24 Wealth Lectures (2009), Assessing China’s Economic Growth of the Past 30 Years (2010), On the China Model (2010), The Logic of Finance 2: Path to Individual Freedom (2015), Introduction to Finance (2018) and Introduction to Investment (2019). He has recently published a two-volume long history book in Chinese titled Logic of Civilization, that explores a number of human innovations, including mythology or magic and supernatural beliefs, technologies, social structures, cultural norms, religions, financial markets, and the welfare state. He has received research awards including the Graham and Dodd Award (2013), the Pacesetter Research Award (1999), the Merton Miller Prize (1994), and the Chicago Board Options Exchange Competitive Research Award (1994). He has also received a number of book awards in China and Hong Kong, among which are 23 awards for The Logic of Finance in China and Hong Kong, and the best book award from hexun.com for Why are the Chinese Industrious and Yet Not Rich.
Professor Chen received his PhD in financial economics from Yale University in 1990; MS in systems engineering from Changsha Institute of Technology in 1986; and BS in computer science from Central-South University in 1983. He was Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Wisconsin – Madison (1990-95); Associate Professor of Finance at Ohio State University (1995-99); and Professor of Finance at Yale University. He has been an endowed professor since joining HKU in July 2016. In July 2019, Professor Chen was conferred the title of Chair Professor of Finance in recognition of his contribution to finance.
Prof. Zhiwu Chen
Chair Professor of Finance, HKU
Director of Centre for Quantitative History
Mr. Pascal Hua
Pascal Hua is the National Managing Partner of Technology and Transformation in Deloitte China Consulting. He has over 20 years of solid business experience, dedicated in the consulting business, focused on Automotive, Consumer Product and Retail sectors.
Mr. Hua leads Deloitte Consulting’s Technology and Transformation practice in China, with more than 5,000 practitioners. With strategists, technologists, data scientists and creative talents working together to provides end-to-end Consulting services that encompass Growth and Domain Strategy, Enterprise Digitalization, Data and AI, Talent and Organization Transformation, and Cyber Consulting, aiming to support clients to fulfill disruptive technology driven transformation, and cultivate practical business value from it.
Before Deloitte, Mr. Hua has worked in SAP AG. In his different roles, he has covered solution management, industry management, and client engagement.
Mr. Pascal Hua
Ms. Alpha Lau
Director-General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong
Ms Alpha Lau has been Director-General of Invest Hong Kong, the government department responsible for attracting and facilitating direct investment into Hong Kong, since November 2023.
She serves on the government’s Trade and Industry Advisory Board, International Business Committee, Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services, Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy, Air Silk Road Task Force, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Development Board, Market Development Committee of the Financial Services Development Council, Task Force on Promoting and Branding Hong Kong, Mega Events Coordination Group, Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development, and on the Task Force on External Relations.
Prior to joining the government, Ms Lau held various senior roles in multinational and Chinese financial institutions, with experience in personal wealth and corporate coverage, risk management, fintech, transactional banking and M&A project management.
Ms Lau holds Bachelor and Master (Hon.) Degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and a Certificate in further education from Tsinghua University, Beijing.
Ms. Alpha Lau
Ms. Nisa Leung, MH, JP
Nisa Leung is founding Managing Partner at Aulis Capital. She served as Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners, where she founded and led the firm’s healthcare practice since 2006. Under her leadership, Qiming became a pioneering investor in healthcare and biotech sectors, backing some of the most innovative companies in the industry.
Nisa has been consistently recognized as one of the most influential investors in the industry. She has been featured on the Forbes Midas List for seven consecutive years (2019–2025). In 2024, she was honored as one of Fortune Asia’s Most Powerful Women (MPW Asia).
She has invested in and served as a board director for numerous leading healthcare and life sciences companies, including Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB; HKSE:9688), Gan & Lee (SSE:603087), Cansino Biologics (SSE:688185; HKSE:6185), Insilico Medicine, SinoCellTech (SSE:688520), Sino Biological (SZSE:301047), Schrödinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) , Structure Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GPCR), Berry Genomics (SZSE:000710), CITIC Pharma (acquired by Shanghai Pharmaceutical HKSE: 2607), Apollomics (NASDAQ:APLM), Crown Bioscience (acquired by JSR Life Sciences), Caidya, Belief BioMed, Alamar Biosciences, Pluslife, Horizone, SinoUnited Health, Aeonmed, Novast, Nurotron, Origene Technologies (acquired by VCAN Bio SSE:600645), MedX, Goodwill (SSE:688246), Jacobio (HKSE:1167), Hope Medicine, Chain Medical Labs, Sinotau, Zencore Biologics, Cognitact, Silicon Gene, Vision Pro, Thorough Future among many other groundbreaking companies in the life sciences and healthcare sectors globally.
Prior to joining Qiming, she was co-founder of Biomedic Holdings with operations and investments in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and health care services including Novamed Pharmaceuticals (acquired by SciClone NASDAQ:SCLN) and U-Systems (acquired by GE Healthcare). Nisa was Venture Partner of PacRim Ventures in Menlo Park and was previously with Softbank/Mobius Venture Capital.
Nisa earned her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS from Cornell University. She is visiting lecturer at Harvard Law School, a trustee of the Hotchkiss School, serves as a member of the Hong Kong University Court, Cornell University International Advisory Council and Stanford University International Advisory Council.
Ms. Nisa Leung, MH, JP
Managing Partner of Aulis Capital
Prof. Jin Li
Director of the HKU Centre for AI, Management and Organization, Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy of HKU Business School
Jin Li is Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy, Director of the Centre for AI, Management and Organization (CAMO), and Area Head of Management and Strategy at Hong Kong University Business School. Before HKU, he taught at Kellogg School of Management and London School of Economics, where he was a Tenured Associate Professor of managerial Economics and Strategy. During his tenure at LSE, Professor Li won the Management Department teaching prize.
Professor Li’s main research area lies at the intersection of organizational economics, personnel economics, and labor economics. It focuses on the dynamics of informal relationships and explores how firms can design organizations to align incentives and build trust. This research shows how organizational design can be a source of competitive advantage. Recently, Professor Li has studied topics on the digital economy, including causality issues in machine learning algorithms and blockchain governance. His current research interest focuses on AI and Organization.
Professor Li is an Associate Editor at Management Science. He has published in leading academic journals such as the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, AEJ- Microeconomics, the Journal of Economic Theory, the Journal of Labor Economics, Management Science, the RAND Journal of Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies.
Professor Li’s works have been featured in media outlets such as the BBC, the Economist, the New York Times, and Quartz. He has written for the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the Harvard Business Review, Caixin, FTChinese, and the Project Syndicate.
Professor Li earned his BA in economics and math (with high honors) from Wesleyan University, a BSc in applied math (with honors) from Caltech, and a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT.
Prof. Jin Li
Director of the HKU Centre for AI, Management and Organization
Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy of HKU Business School
Prof. Chen Lin
Professor Chen LIN joined The University of Hong Kong (HKU) as Chair of Finance at the Faculty of Business and Economics (now HKU Business School) in 2013. Before joining HKU, he was on the faculty team of the Department of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). At CUHK, he became Full Professor in Finance in 2010 and was awarded the Choh-Ming Li Professorship in Finance in 2012. He received his Bachelor of Engineering from the South China University of Technology in 2000 and a MBA (2004), M.A. (2005) and Ph.D. (2006) from Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida. His research interests include banking and financial institutions, corporate finance, financial technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, finance and economic development.
Chen’s papers are published or forthcoming in Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Finance, Management Science, The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Law & Economics, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, and others. His papers also received various awards such as the Jensen Prize (First Prize) for the Best Papers Published in the Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Corporate Finance and Organizations, The JFE All Star paper, the Chicago Quantitative Alliance Asian Academic Competition Research Paper Award, the Hong Kong Asian Capital Market Research Prize awarded by CFA Institute and HKSFA, two Best Paper Awards at the 9th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, the Bureau van Dijk prize in Corporate Finance at the 31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference and the best paper award at the 31st Asian Finance Association Annual Conference. He currently serves on the editorial boards of various international journals including Management Science, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Comparative Economics. He has been invited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to nominate candidates for the Nobel Prize in economics. He is the Principal Investigator of many RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grants, the Project Coordinator of a RGC Theme-based Research Grant focusing on Financial Technology, Inclusion and Stability, a Co-Principal Investigator of a RGC Theme-based Research Grant, the first large-scale, theme-based business research grant in Hong Kong and a Co-Principal Investigator of the first Fintech related Research Impact Fund in Hong Kong.
Chen’s works and views have been presented in major finance conferences such as American Finance Association annual conference, European Finance Association annual conference and Western Finance Association annual conference, and various conferences held by institutions such as Asian Development Bank, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Security Regulatory Commission, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hoover Institute at Stanford University, International Monetary Fund, National Bureau of Economic Research and the World Bank and covered by BBC World TV, Bloomberg, Foreign Policy, Financial Times, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, China Daily, CNNMoney, CFA Digest, Hong Kong Satellite TV, VoxEU, Wall Street Journal (Real Time Economics) and World Bank Doing Business Report. He has provided consulting services for the Asian Development Bank, the Bank of International Settlement, China Construction Bank (Asia), Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, Qianhai Institute of Innovative Research, and the World Bank. He was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Finance, Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He served as a panel member of the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong and the RAE exercise conducted by University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. He is also a Currency Board Committee member of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, a Fintech Advisory Group member of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and an Advisory Council member and a research fellow at HKIMR of Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Prof. Chen Lin
Mr. Leo Liu
As the General Manager of Microsoft Hong Kong and Macau, Leo Liu is the lead of the company’s overall strategy and business operation, growing the team and focusing on business expansion in accelerating digital transformation for customers and partners. He has accumulated extensive experience in both APAC and Europe, showcasing an exceptional comprehension and wealth of hands-on experience in strategizing and deploying high-tech industry sectors. Leo is committed to constructing cloud ecosystems and fostering business innovation, providing entrepreneurs with technical and financial support to accelerate digitalization in the market.
Leo is also an active promoter of cloud computing and AI in social education. He is acting as the Board Member of Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited, Council Member of the Hong Kong Computer Society, IT Management Committee member of the Hong Kong Management Association, ICT Service Advisory Committee member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
Leo graduated from Tongji University with a major in computer science and holds an EMBA degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Mr. Leo Liu
Mr. Paul Loo
Chief Operating Officer, Lalamove
As Chief Operating Officer of Lalamove, Paul is responsible for the global operations, strategic planning and business development of the company and has been instrumental in the rapid growth of the Lalamove business.
Paul brings more than 30 years of global management experience to Lalamove, having worked in Hong Kong, Middle East, the Philippines, Japan and Mainland China. His experience and leadership have been focused on delivering business services and solutions, providing outstanding client services, and driving profitable and sustainable revenue growth.
Before joining Lalamove, Paul held several senior executive roles at Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways. Most recently, he was the Chief Customer and Commercial Officer at Cathay Pacific, where he was in charge of commercial, fleet & network planning, information technology, customer experience design and delivery, and international affairs.
Paul graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Engineering Science, and the University of Michigan with a Master of Business Administration. He also graduated from the Senior Executive Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Paul Loo
Mr. Raymond Mak
Raymond is the co-founder and CEO of Farmacy Group, a green-living and urban agriculture tech company with a purpose on social impact. He led the team to develop data-driven farming systems and cloud-based solutions, empowering people to address food security, fresh food supplies, and carbon emission challenges in highly urbanised cities across the globe.
Farmacy is the latest winners of 2024 World Vertical Farming Sustainability Innovation Award, 2023 APEC Bio-Circular Green Award and 2022 Hong Kong ICT Startup Awards (overall Grand Award and Social Impact Gold Award). The award-winning technology, i.e. Smart Mobile Farms, enable supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, office, schools, and neighbourhood to grow what they want and harvest what they need onsite. Together we reduce 30% food waste, achieve 2.24 tons carbon emission on every sqm of farm, while securing 100% freshness and nutrition intake from the vegetables.
Raymond also initiated and partnered with HKSAR Government, a green architect, and a local NGO to build K-Farm, the first urban coastal community farm in Asia incorporating hydroponics, aquaponics, and organic farming systems, to promote sustainability / eco-education and social good purposes to the public at the harbourfront of Kennedy Town.
Prior to his journey in Farmacy, Raymond was a management consultant in several leading international management consulting firms, specialised in strategy planning and execution, business transformation and turnaround. His has extensive experience in retail & FMCG, transportation & logistics, financial services, government & public sectors etc. across 14+ countries in Asia-Pacific region.
Having sat in the Trade & Industry Advisory Board of HKSAR Government, the Consumer Council, and the BUD (Branding-Upgrading-Development) Fund Panel and Vetting Committee, Raymond focuses on improving new tech & innovative product commercialisation, quality enhancement and identifying overseas market opportunities for SMEs through various regional economic and cultural development initiatives for Hong Kong. He is currently serving Hong Chi Association for their sustainability development.
Mr. Raymond Mak
Mr. Fred Ngan
Co-Founder of Bowtie
Fred is the Co-Founder of Bowtie Life Insurance Company, a mission-driven life and health insurer in Hong Kong.
Fred believes insurance is fundamentally a force for good and that healthcare protection should be accessible for everyone. With a mission to close the health protection gap in Hong Kong, he co-founded Bowtie, Hong Kong’s first virtual life insurer, to challenge the traditional insurance model and provide simple and affordable insurance to everyone through modern technology.
Fred is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for innovation and disruption. Before launching Bowtie, he also co-founded Coherent Capital Advisors and Seasonalife. He previously practiced in Chicago, London, Toronto, and Hong Kong as a consulting actuary for over 10 years at reputable global advisory firms.
Fred is a Council Member and Chairman of Insurtech at Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA). He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), Honorary Fellow of the Financial Technologists (FFT), a Member of Insurance Authority’s Future Task Force and a Member of Market Development Committee of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC).
Mr. Fred Ngan
Co-Founder of Bowtie
Dr. Juergen Rahmel
Director, AI Research, HSBC
Lecturer of School of Computing and Data Science, HKU
Dr. Juergen Rahmel holds a PhD in computer science (Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks) and an MBA in International Management. He started his career with Deutsche Bank in Germany and has worked in various IT management positions of different banks. In previous roles he served as Head of IT Transaction services as well as Chief Digital Officer for HSBC Germany. Juergen is currently the Director for AI Research at HSBC.
Juergen also is a part-time lecturer at HKU and HKUST on a variety of subjects in Financial Services, e.g. Banking in Web 3.0 and Generative AI for Financial Services.
Dr. Juergen Rahmel
Director, AI Research, HSBC
Lecturer of School of Computing and Data Science, HKU
Mr. William Shum
Founder and CEO of Memorigin
Mr. William Shum is the Founder and CEO of Memorigin Watch Company Ltd. After graduating from Cornell University with a master’s degree in Applied Economics and Management, Mr. Shum worked at an investment bank for a year. At the age of 25, he embarked on his entrepreneurial journey by creating Hong Kong’s first tourbillon watch brand, Memorigin. The brand’s well-established integrity has led Memorigin to partner with renowned watch retailers and evolve into an internationally recognized watch business, now present in over 20 countries. Mr. Shum’s contributions to society and the industry have earned him numerous accolades, including the Hong Kong Business Awards: Young Entrepreneur in 2015, the Greater Bay Area Young Leader in 2020, and the Chinese Outstanding Youth Award. In 2020, he was honored with the title “Datuk, Dato” by the Maharaja, King of Kerajaan Kutai Mulawarman in Indonesia. In September 2023, William Shum was recognized as a Fellow of Management and Business Administration by the Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries. That same month, he was one of the first 106 torchbearers on the opening day of the Hangzhou Asian Games torch relay and was the only representative torchbearer from Hong Kong. Since 2024, he has served as an Assistant Visiting Professor at HKU Business School and as an Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong Business School, where he encourages students to appreciate ethnic artisanship, contribute to social charity, and pursue their dreams with courage. In 2024, he launched a new venture in the field of artificial intelligence as Cofounder and Director of Hong Kong Qianfan Technology Co., Ltd., and also established the Baidu AI Cloud (HK) Innovation Centre.
Mr. William Shum
Mr. Marcus Suen
Head of Content & Innovation, EDigest
With over a decade of expertise in cross-platform media strategy, Marcus specializes in disrupting traditional financial narratives—transforming cold economic data into resonant market stories. As the architect behind high-impact dialogue series like Chat Mastermind and Possible Dialogue, he redefines the possibilities of business media by bridging the gap between established industry leaders and the new economy.
As EDigest celebrates its 45th anniversary amidst Hong Kong’s industrial transformation, Marcus is driven by his core mantra: “Stay Hungry for the New High.” He leverages content innovation as a strategic lever, unlocking fresh business value and growth opportunities for enterprises navigating the future.
Mr. Marcus Suen
Professor Heiwai Tang
Associate Vice-President (Global) of HKU
Associate Dean (External Relations) of HKU Business School
Prof. Heiwai Tang is the Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he also serves as Director of the Asia Global Institute, Associate Vice President (Global) of the university, and Associate Dean for External Relations at the Business School. Before joining HKU, he was a tenured Associate Professor of International Economics at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University.
He is affiliated with the Center of Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo) in Germany, the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) in Singapore, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany, and the Globalization and Economic Policy (GEP) Center in the U.K. as a research fellow. He has consulted for organizations such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the United Nations, and the Asian Development Bank. He has also held visiting positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard University.
He has previously served as the Managing Editor of the Pacific Economic Review, and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Comparative Economics, and the China Economic Review. Since 2021, he has been involved with several public and regulatory bodies in Hong Kong SAR, including the Currency Board Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Industry Advisory Committee of the Insurance Authority, the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, the Land and Development Advisory Committee, and the Minimum Wage Commission, among others.
Heiwai holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from UCLA. His research interests span a wide range of theoretical and empirical topics in international trade, with a specific focus on production networks, global value chains, and China. His research has been published in leading economics journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of International Economics. His research and opinions have been featured in the BBC, Bloomberg, China Daily, CNA, CNN, Financial Times, New York Times, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post, and various think tanks, including the Brookings Institution and the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Prof. Heiwai Tang
Associate Vice-President (Global) of HKU
Associate Dean (External Relations) of HKU Business School
Mr. Henson Tsai
Founder and CEO of SleekFlow
SleekFlow is an AI-powered omnichannel social commerce platform that unifies customer conversations from channels like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger into a single workspace, helping businesses automate sales, support, and marketing, integrating with e-commerce and CRM tools for seamless customer journeys from inquiry to payment. Founded by Henson Tsai, it’s a fast-growing tech company with a global presence, focused on revolutionizing how brands engage customers in the digital age.
Global Presence:
Headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, and the UAE, serving a large customer base across 70+ countries.
Mr. Henson Tsai
Founder and CEO of SleekFlow
Mr. Franklin Wang
Vice President of Linklogis
In recent years, Franklin Wang has been at the forefront of innovation in digital assets and Web3 under regulatory-compliant frameworks. He has worked closely with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BIS), Standard Chartered Bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to deliver multiple blockchain projects within regulated and supervisory environments. He has also been responsible for the demonstration and implementation of national-level key R&D projects on blockchain in China, successfully delivering mature applications and products in areas including receivables asset tokenization, trade finance asset fractionalization and transfer, and token-based settlement and payment.
Franklin Wang is a senior expert in artificial intelligence, with extensive experience in the training, fine-tuning, and real-world deployment of large language models (LLMs). He has conducted in-depth research and practical implementation across cutting-edge domains such as RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), MCP (Multi-Channel Processing), and A2A (Agent-to-Agent intelligence), bridging theoretical exploration and production-grade applications. He is committed to enabling performance breakthroughs of large language models in vertical industry scenarios, and his AI innovations have been widely deployed in high-frequency, mission-critical use cases within financial institutions.
In the fields of supply chain finance and management, Franklin Wang focuses on deeply integrating large language models with traditional digital systems, leveraging collaborative domain-specific agents to enhance the efficiency of supply chain and financial resource allocation. He pioneered an agent-based collaboration framework that enables financial institutions to seamlessly interoperate with intelligent systems across the entire supply chain. Through real-time data analytics and intelligent decision support, this framework effectively addresses information asymmetry in supply chain finance. As a result, capital can be allocated more precisely to the most critical points in the supply chain, significantly reducing financing costs and risks while improving overall resilience and operational efficiency. This innovation injects new technological momentum into traditional supply chain finance and sets a benchmark for the industry’s digital transformation.
Prior to this, Franklin Wang held senior management roles at the head offices of China Merchants Bank and Ping An Bank, where he was recognized as an expert in financial product design. He led multiple end-to-end innovations from concept to large-scale deployment, including online corporate banking platforms, bill and note management systems, interbank cash management systems, internet finance core systems, digital investment banking solutions, and supply chain finance platforms. The cumulative transaction volume of the financial products he designed and implemented in the banking sector has exceeded RMB 1 trillion.
He has also designed industrial digitalization and financial solutions for large enterprise groups such as Alibaba Group and China Electronics, accumulating extensive hands-on experience across transaction banking, investment banking, enterprise digital transformation, industrial internet platforms, and Web3 ecosystems.
Mr. Franklin Wang
Vice President of Linklogis
Ms. Elizabeth Wong
Director and Head of Fintech unit, Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
Ms Elizabeth Wong is a Director and Head of Fintech unit of the Intermediaries Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Her work involves the formulation of the Commission’s policy on fintech matters and leading and supervising the licensing application approval process for virtual asset trading platforms, robo-advisers, virtual asset fund managers and traditional securities and asset management firms. Prior to taking up this role, Ms Wong worked in the Investment Products Division and the Intermediaries Supervision Department and played a key role in Commission-wide policy initiatives including developing and enhancing Hong Kong as an international asset management centre and introducing guidelines for regulating the sale of investment products through online distribution and advisory platforms.
Ms Wong practised as a banking and finance lawyer in Hong Kong prior to joining the Commission.
Ms. Elizabeth Wong
Prof. Edward Tang-wah Yau, GBS, JP
Former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Chairman of Hong Chi Association
Edward Yau, HK’s long serving Principal Official who was the HKSAR Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (2017 – 2022), Director of the Chief Executive’s Office (2012-2017), and Secretary of Environment (2007-2012).
During his tenure, Prof. Yau has represented Hong Kong in multiple fronts in international arena from environment and energy, climate change and sustainability, to participation in ministerial meetings under APEC and WTO on trade and commerce. He succeeded in doubling HK’s free trade agreements and tripling trading partners with which agreements are entered into.
Before he took up the political career, he had served in a number of Government departments covering areas of trade, finance, education, communications and external relations, including heading the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington DC.
Since retirement after 41 years of public service, Prof. Yau has become Chairman of Hong Chi Association, an NGO providing services for people with intellectual disabilities. He remains interested in international relations and is associated with HKU’s Centre on Contemporary China and the World as a Distinguished Non-resident Fellow. He is conferred with Honorary Professor, CUHK.
Prof. Edward Tang-wah Yau, GBS, JP
Former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the HKSAR Government
Dr. Haibin Zhu
Haibin Zhu is responsible for research relating to macroeconomics and financial stability. Dr. Zhu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Management from Peking University, a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the Graduate School of People’s Bank of China and a PhD in Economics from Duke University. He has extensive experience in economic research, with expertise in policy research on macroeconomics and financial stability in the Mainland of China and Hong Kong. Prior to joining the HKMA, Dr. Zhu was Managing Director, Chief China Economist and Head of Greater China Economic Research at J.P. Morgan, and he also served as a Senior Economist at the Bank for International Settlements.
Dr. Haibin Zhu
Executive Director (Research) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Programme Rundown
9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Prof. Yue-Chim Richard Wong
Professor Richard Wong (AB, AM, PhD in Economics, Chicago) is Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chair of Economics, and Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy at The University of Hong Kong.
He is active in advancing research on economic policy studies in Hong Kong and China through his work as founding Director of the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research since 1987. He used to write a weekly political economy column for the South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Economic Journal.
His research includes public housing, household economics, informal labor markets, and regional economic development in China. He has led pioneering efforts in studying regional economic development in the Pearl River Delta and Yangzi River Delta regions. His current research is on the political economy of laissez faire and housing and labor migration in Hong Kong. His Recent books include Diversity and Occasional Anarchy: On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong, The Chicago School of Economics – Markets and the Social Order (in Chinese), Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People: Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy, and Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong.
He had served on a number of public bodies in Hong Kong, including the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Housing Authority, Hospital Authority, and the Chief Executive’s Commission on Innovation and Technology.
He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in recognition of his contributions to education, housing, and industry and technology development. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2000.
Prof. Richard Wong, SBS, JP
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, HKU
Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy, HKU
9:35 a.m.
Keynote Session
Dr. Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP
Deputy Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR Government
Dr. Cheung Kwok-kwan has been the Deputy Secretary for Justice since 1 July 2022.
Dr. Cheung was a solicitor in private practice in Hong Kong with the qualifications of China-appointed Attesting Officer and Civil Celebrant of Marriages before joining the Department of Justice. He was a Non-Official Member of the Executive Council, and a member of the Legislative Council as well as the District Council.
He has also served as a member of Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, the court member of the University of Hong Kong, a member of Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, and the Chairman of Practice and Examination Committee of Hong Kong Estate Agents Authority.
Dr. Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP
9:45 a.m.
Keynote Session (via video conference)
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economic Science
Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University
Joel Mokyr is the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History at Northwestern University and Senior Professor (by special appointment) at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at the University of Tel Aviv. He specializes in economic history and the economics of technological change and population change. He is the author of Why Ireland Starved: An Analytical and Quantitative Study of the Irish Economy, The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress, The British Industrial Revolution: An Economic Perspective, The Gifts of Athena: Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy, The Enlightened Economy: an Economic history of Britain, 1700-1850 and A Culture of Growth. His most recent book is Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000, (with G. Tabellini and A. Greif) published by Princeton University Press in 2025. He has authored over 120 articles and books in his field.
He has served as the senior editor of the Journal of Economic History from 1994 to 1998, and was editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (published in July 2003), and serves as editor in chief of a book series, the Princeton University Press Economic History of the Western World. He served as President of the Economic History Association 2003-04, President of the Midwest Economics Association in 2007/08, President of the Atlantic Economic Association (2015/16), and is a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He serves as chair of the advisory committee of the Institutions, Organizations, and Growth program of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He served as chair of the Economics Department at Northwestern University between 1998 and 2001 and was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford between September 2001 and June 2002.
Professor Mokyr has an undergraduate degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. from Yale University. He has taught at Northwestern since 1974 and has been a visiting Professor at Harvard, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Tel Aviv, University College of Dublin, and the University of Manchester. In 2006, he was awarded the biennial Heineken Prize by the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences for a lifetime achievement in historical science. In 2015, he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Economic History awarded once every twenty years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a foreign fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, a corresponding fellow of the British Academy, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the Cliometric Society. In 2018, he was elected as a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association.
His books have won a number of important prizes, including the Joseph Schumpeter Memorial Prize, the Ranki prize for the best book in European Economic history, the Donald Price Prize of the American Political Science Association, and the Allan Sharlin Prize of the Social Science History Association. He was made a doctor honoris causa by the National University of Uruguay in 2018, and by the University of Lyon II in 2020. He was awarded the Jonathan Hughes Prize for excellence in the teaching of economic history by the Economic History Association in 2019. In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Science, together with Peter Howitt and Philippe Aghion.
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economic Science
10:25 a.m.
Session 1 – Dialogue on the Future of the Global Economy
Moderator:
Prof. Hongbin Cai
Dean and Chair of Economics, HKU Business School
Professor Hongbin Cai is the Dean of the HKU Business School and Chair of Economics. He received his B.A. in Mathematics from Wuhan University in 1988, his M.A. in Economics from Peking University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in 1997.
From 1997 to 2005, he taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. From December 2010 to January 2017, he served as Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. He joined the HKU Business School in June 2017 and serves as the Dean since July 2017. He is a National Chang Jiang Scholar (awarded by Ministry of Education of China) and a National Outstanding Young Researcher (awarded by National Science Foundation of China). Professor Cai has published many academic papers in top international journals in economics and finance, in a wide range of areas including game theory, Chinese economy, industrial organization and corporate finance.
Professor Cai was elected as a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He was a member of the National People’s Congress, and a member of the Central Committee of China Democratic League and Vice Chairman of its Committee of Economic Affairs. He was the founding president of The Chinese Finance Association (TCFA, overseas). He serves as member of various committees of the Government of the HKSAR, such as the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group and the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis.
Prof. Hongbin Cai
Dean and Chair of Economics, HKU Business School
Panellists:
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economic Science
Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University
Joel Mokyr is the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History at Northwestern University and Senior Professor (by special appointment) at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at the University of Tel Aviv. He specializes in economic history and the economics of technological change and population change. He is the author of Why Ireland Starved: An Analytical and Quantitative Study of the Irish Economy, The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress, The British Industrial Revolution: An Economic Perspective, The Gifts of Athena: Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy, The Enlightened Economy: an Economic history of Britain, 1700-1850 and A Culture of Growth. His most recent book is Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000, (with G. Tabellini and A. Greif) published by Princeton University Press in 2025. He has authored over 120 articles and books in his field.
He has served as the senior editor of the Journal of Economic History from 1994 to 1998, and was editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (published in July 2003), and serves as editor in chief of a book series, the Princeton University Press Economic History of the Western World. He served as President of the Economic History Association 2003-04, President of the Midwest Economics Association in 2007/08, President of the Atlantic Economic Association (2015/16), and is a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He serves as chair of the advisory committee of the Institutions, Organizations, and Growth program of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He served as chair of the Economics Department at Northwestern University between 1998 and 2001 and was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford between September 2001 and June 2002.
Professor Mokyr has an undergraduate degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. from Yale University. He has taught at Northwestern since 1974 and has been a visiting Professor at Harvard, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Tel Aviv, University College of Dublin, and the University of Manchester. In 2006, he was awarded the biennial Heineken Prize by the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences for a lifetime achievement in historical science. In 2015, he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Economic History awarded once every twenty years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a foreign fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, a corresponding fellow of the British Academy, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the Cliometric Society. In 2018, he was elected as a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association.
His books have won a number of important prizes, including the Joseph Schumpeter Memorial Prize, the Ranki prize for the best book in European Economic history, the Donald Price Prize of the American Political Science Association, and the Allan Sharlin Prize of the Social Science History Association. He was made a doctor honoris causa by the National University of Uruguay in 2018, and by the University of Lyon II in 2020. He was awarded the Jonathan Hughes Prize for excellence in the teaching of economic history by the Economic History Association in 2019. In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Science, together with Peter Howitt and Philippe Aghion.
Prof. Joel Mokyr
Prof. Yue-Chim Richard Wong
Professor Richard Wong (AB, AM, PhD in Economics, Chicago) is Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chair of Economics, and Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy at The University of Hong Kong.
He is active in advancing research on economic policy studies in Hong Kong and China through his work as founding Director of the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research since 1987. He used to write a weekly political economy column for the South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Economic Journal.
His research includes public housing, household economics, informal labor markets, and regional economic development in China. He has led pioneering efforts in studying regional economic development in the Pearl River Delta and Yangzi River Delta regions. His current research is on the political economy of laissez faire and housing and labor migration in Hong Kong. His Recent books include Diversity and Occasional Anarchy: On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong, The Chicago School of Economics – Markets and the Social Order (in Chinese), Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People: Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy, and Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong.
He had served on a number of public bodies in Hong Kong, including the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Housing Authority, Hospital Authority, and the Chief Executive’s Commission on Innovation and Technology.
He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in recognition of his contributions to education, housing, and industry and technology development. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2000.
Prof. Richard Wong, SBS, JP
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, HKU
Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy, HKU
Prof. Zhiwu Chen
Chair and Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance at the HKU Business School
Director, Centre for Quantitative History (CQH)
Director, Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS)
Zhiwu Chen is Chair and Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Professor Chen currently serves as director of both Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS) and Centre for Quantitative History (CQH). His research covers finance theory, the sociology of finance, economic history, quantitative history, emerging markets, as well as China’s economy and capital markets. Professor Chen was a former Professor of Finance at Yale University (1999-2017) and a Special-Term Visiting Professor at Peking University (School of Economics) and Tsinghua University (School of Social Sciences).
Professor Chen started his career by publishing research papers in top economics and finance journals on topics related to financial markets and theories of asset pricing. Around 2001, he began to expand research beyond mature markets by investigating market development and institution-building issues in the context of China’s transition process and other emerging markets. He successfully led efforts to construct historical financial and social databases from China’s historical archives and has written on economic/social history topics. In 2013, he started the annual Summer School for Quantitative History cum International Symposium on Quantitative History at Tsinghua University and continues to organize them at Peking University, with the goal of promoting quantitative historical research in China and beyond. In 2022, Professor Chen’s Quantitative History of China project was awarded HK$67.32 million (over US$8.5 million) under the Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme, marking a new record high for government funding raised for the HKU Business School since its establishment.
Professor Chen has been a member of the HKU Council since November 2018. He is on the board of directors of Bairong Inc. and GigaCloud Tech. He also served on the International Advisory Board of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) (2012-19), the Expert Advisory Board for the formation of the China Investment Corporation (2007), and the board of directors as an independent director at Noah Holdings (2013-24), IDG Energy Investment (2016-18), Bank of Communications (2010-18), PetroChina (2011-17), and Lord Abbett China (2007-15). He was on the Board of Trustees of the Yale-China Association, the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan Advisory Commission to the Beijing Municipal Government, and the Chief Academic Advisor to two 10-episode CCTV documentary series, “Wall Street” and “Money”. He was a co-founder and partner of Zebra Capital Management from 2001 to 2011. In Burson-Marsteller’s 2012 “G20 Influencers” report, Professor Chen was listed as one of the top ten political influencers in China.
Professor Chen is a frequent contributor to media publications in China on topics of economic policy, market development, institutional reform, and historical research. His work has been widely published and regularly featured in major newspapers and magazines in the United States, Hong Kong, China and many other countries. His Chinese books include: How Is Wealth Created? (2005), Media, Law and Markets (2005), Why are the Chinese Industrious and Yet Not Rich (2008), Irrational Overconfidence (2008), The Logic of Finance (2009), 24 Wealth Lectures (2009), Assessing China’s Economic Growth of the Past 30 Years (2010), On the China Model (2010), The Logic of Finance 2: Path to Individual Freedom (2015), Introduction to Finance (2018) and Introduction to Investment (2019). He has recently published a two-volume long history book in Chinese titled Logic of Civilization, that explores a number of human innovations, including mythology or magic and supernatural beliefs, technologies, social structures, cultural norms, religions, financial markets, and the welfare state. He has received research awards including the Graham and Dodd Award (2013), the Pacesetter Research Award (1999), the Merton Miller Prize (1994), and the Chicago Board Options Exchange Competitive Research Award (1994). He has also received a number of book awards in China and Hong Kong, among which are 23 awards for The Logic of Finance in China and Hong Kong, and the best book award from hexun.com for Why are the Chinese Industrious and Yet Not Rich.
Professor Chen received his PhD in financial economics from Yale University in 1990; MS in systems engineering from Changsha Institute of Technology in 1986; and BS in computer science from Central-South University in 1983. He was Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Wisconsin – Madison (1990-95); Associate Professor of Finance at Ohio State University (1995-99); and Professor of Finance at Yale University. He has been an endowed professor since joining HKU in July 2016. In July 2019, Professor Chen was conferred the title of Chair Professor of Finance in recognition of his contribution to finance.
Prof. Zhiwu Chen
11:05 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m.
Session 2 – Shaping the Next Economic Frontier through AI Innovation
Moderator:
Prof. Jin Li
Director of the HKU Centre for AI, Management and Organization, Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy of HKU Business School
Jin Li is Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy, Director of the Centre for AI, Management and Organization (CAMO), and Area Head of Management and Strategy at Hong Kong University Business School. Before HKU, he taught at Kellogg School of Management and London School of Economics, where he was a Tenured Associate Professor of managerial Economics and Strategy. During his tenure at LSE, Professor Li won the Management Department teaching prize.
Professor Li’s main research area lies at the intersection of organizational economics, personnel economics, and labor economics. It focuses on the dynamics of informal relationships and explores how firms can design organizations to align incentives and build trust. This research shows how organizational design can be a source of competitive advantage. Recently, Professor Li has studied topics on the digital economy, including causality issues in machine learning algorithms and blockchain governance. His current research interest focuses on AI and Organization.
Professor Li is an Associate Editor at Management Science. He has published in leading academic journals such as the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, AEJ- Microeconomics, the Journal of Economic Theory, the Journal of Labor Economics, Management Science, the RAND Journal of Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies.
Professor Li’s works have been featured in media outlets such as the BBC, the Economist, the New York Times, and Quartz. He has written for the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the Harvard Business Review, Caixin, FTChinese, and the Project Syndicate.
Professor Li earned his BA in economics and math (with high honors) from Wesleyan University, a BSc in applied math (with honors) from Caltech, and a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT.
Prof. Jin Li
Director of the HKU Centre for AI, Management and Organization
Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy of HKU Business School
Panellists:
Mr. Pascal Hua
Pascal Hua is the National Managing Partner of Technology and Transformation in Deloitte China Consulting. He has over 20 years of solid business experience, dedicated in the consulting business, focused on Automotive, Consumer Product and Retail sectors.
Mr. Hua leads Deloitte Consulting’s Technology and Transformation practice in China, with more than 5,000 practitioners. With strategists, technologists, data scientists and creative talents working together to provides end-to-end Consulting services that encompass Growth and Domain Strategy, Enterprise Digitalization, Data and AI, Talent and Organization Transformation, and Cyber Consulting, aiming to support clients to fulfill disruptive technology driven transformation, and cultivate practical business value from it.
Before Deloitte, Mr. Hua has worked in SAP AG. In his different roles, he has covered solution management, industry management, and client engagement.
Mr. Pascal Hua
National Managing Partner, Technology and Transformation, Deloitte China Consulting
Mr. Leo Liu
As the General Manager of Microsoft Hong Kong and Macau, Leo Liu is the lead of the company’s overall strategy and business operation, growing the team and focusing on business expansion in accelerating digital transformation for customers and partners. He has accumulated extensive experience in both APAC and Europe, showcasing an exceptional comprehension and wealth of hands-on experience in strategizing and deploying high-tech industry sectors. Leo is committed to constructing cloud ecosystems and fostering business innovation, providing entrepreneurs with technical and financial support to accelerate digitalization in the market.
Leo is also an active promoter of cloud computing and AI in social education. He is acting as the Board Member of Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited, Council Member of the Hong Kong Computer Society, IT Management Committee member of the Hong Kong Management Association, ICT Service Advisory Committee member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
Leo graduated from Tongji University with a major in computer science and holds an EMBA degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Mr. Leo Liu
Dr. Juergen Rahmel
Director, AI Research, HSBC
Lecturer of School of Computing and Data Science, HKU
Dr. Juergen Rahmel holds a PhD in computer science (Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks) and an MBA in International Management. He started his career with Deutsche Bank in Germany and has worked in various IT management positions of different banks. In previous roles he served as Head of IT Transaction services as well as Chief Digital Officer for HSBC Germany. Juergen is currently the Director for AI Research at HSBC.
Juergen also is a part-time lecturer at HKU and HKUST on a variety of subjects in Financial Services, e.g. Banking in Web 3.0 and Generative AI for Financial Services.
Dr. Juergen Rahmel
Director, AI Research, HSBC
Lecturer of School of Computing and Data Science, HKU
Mr. Franklin Wang
Vice President of Linklogis
In recent years, Franklin Wang has been at the forefront of innovation in digital assets and Web3 under regulatory-compliant frameworks. He has worked closely with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BIS), Standard Chartered Bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to deliver multiple blockchain projects within regulated and supervisory environments. He has also been responsible for the demonstration and implementation of national-level key R&D projects on blockchain in China, successfully delivering mature applications and products in areas including receivables asset tokenization, trade finance asset fractionalization and transfer, and token-based settlement and payment.
Franklin Wang is a senior expert in artificial intelligence, with extensive experience in the training, fine-tuning, and real-world deployment of large language models (LLMs). He has conducted in-depth research and practical implementation across cutting-edge domains such as RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), MCP (Multi-Channel Processing), and A2A (Agent-to-Agent intelligence), bridging theoretical exploration and production-grade applications. He is committed to enabling performance breakthroughs of large language models in vertical industry scenarios, and his AI innovations have been widely deployed in high-frequency, mission-critical use cases within financial institutions.
In the fields of supply chain finance and management, Franklin Wang focuses on deeply integrating large language models with traditional digital systems, leveraging collaborative domain-specific agents to enhance the efficiency of supply chain and financial resource allocation. He pioneered an agent-based collaboration framework that enables financial institutions to seamlessly interoperate with intelligent systems across the entire supply chain. Through real-time data analytics and intelligent decision support, this framework effectively addresses information asymmetry in supply chain finance. As a result, capital can be allocated more precisely to the most critical points in the supply chain, significantly reducing financing costs and risks while improving overall resilience and operational efficiency. This innovation injects new technological momentum into traditional supply chain finance and sets a benchmark for the industry’s digital transformation.
Prior to this, Franklin Wang held senior management roles at the head offices of China Merchants Bank and Ping An Bank, where he was recognized as an expert in financial product design. He led multiple end-to-end innovations from concept to large-scale deployment, including online corporate banking platforms, bill and note management systems, interbank cash management systems, internet finance core systems, digital investment banking solutions, and supply chain finance platforms. The cumulative transaction volume of the financial products he designed and implemented in the banking sector has exceeded RMB 1 trillion.
He has also designed industrial digitalization and financial solutions for large enterprise groups such as Alibaba Group and China Electronics, accumulating extensive hands-on experience across transaction banking, investment banking, enterprise digital transformation, industrial internet platforms, and Web3 ecosystems.
Mr. Franklin Wang
Vice President of Linklogis
12:05 p.m.
Session 3 – The New Silk Road: Hong Kong as a Launchpad for Global Expansion
Moderator:
Professor Heiwai Tang
Associate Vice-President (Global) of HKU
Associate Dean (External Relations) of HKU Business School
Prof. Heiwai Tang is the Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he also serves as Director of the Asia Global Institute, Associate Vice President (Global) of the university, and Associate Dean for External Relations at the Business School. Before joining HKU, he was a tenured Associate Professor of International Economics at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University.
He is affiliated with the Center of Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo) in Germany, the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) in Singapore, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany, and the Globalization and Economic Policy (GEP) Center in the U.K. as a research fellow. He has consulted for organizations such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the United Nations, and the Asian Development Bank. He has also held visiting positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard University.
He has previously served as the Managing Editor of the Pacific Economic Review, and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Comparative Economics, and the China Economic Review. Since 2021, he has been involved with several public and regulatory bodies in Hong Kong SAR, including the Currency Board Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Industry Advisory Committee of the Insurance Authority, the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, the Land and Development Advisory Committee, and the Minimum Wage Commission, among others.
Heiwai holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from UCLA. His research interests span a wide range of theoretical and empirical topics in international trade, with a specific focus on production networks, global value chains, and China. His research has been published in leading economics journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of International Economics. His research and opinions have been featured in the BBC, Bloomberg, China Daily, CNA, CNN, Financial Times, New York Times, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post, and various think tanks, including the Brookings Institution and the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Prof. Heiwai Tang
Associate Vice-President (Global) of HKU; Associate Dean (External Relations) of HKU Business School
Panellists:
Ms. Alpha Lau
Director-General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong
Ms Alpha Lau has been Director-General of Invest Hong Kong, the government department responsible for attracting and facilitating direct investment into Hong Kong, since November 2023.
She serves on the government’s Trade and Industry Advisory Board, International Business Committee, Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services, Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy, Air Silk Road Task Force, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Development Board, Market Development Committee of the Financial Services Development Council, Task Force on Promoting and Branding Hong Kong, Mega Events Coordination Group, Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development, and on the Task Force on External Relations.
Prior to joining the government, Ms Lau held various senior roles in multinational and Chinese financial institutions, with experience in personal wealth and corporate coverage, risk management, fintech, transactional banking and M&A project management.
Ms Lau holds Bachelor and Master (Hon.) Degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and a Certificate in further education from Tsinghua University, Beijing.
Ms. Alpha Lau
Director-General of Investment Promotion of Invest Hong Kong
Ms. Nisa Leung, MH, JP
Nisa Leung is founding Managing Partner at Aulis Capital. She served as Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners, where she founded and led the firm’s healthcare practice since 2006. Under her leadership, Qiming became a pioneering investor in healthcare and biotech sectors, backing some of the most innovative companies in the industry.
Nisa has been consistently recognized as one of the most influential investors in the industry. She has been featured on the Forbes Midas List for seven consecutive years (2019–2025). In 2024, she was honored as one of Fortune Asia’s Most Powerful Women (MPW Asia).
She has invested in and served as a board director for numerous leading healthcare and life sciences companies, including Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB; HKSE:9688), Gan & Lee (SSE:603087), Cansino Biologics (SSE:688185; HKSE:6185), Insilico Medicine, SinoCellTech (SSE:688520), Sino Biological (SZSE:301047), Schrödinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) , Structure Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GPCR), Berry Genomics (SZSE:000710), CITIC Pharma (acquired by Shanghai Pharmaceutical HKSE: 2607), Apollomics (NASDAQ:APLM), Crown Bioscience (acquired by JSR Life Sciences), Caidya, Belief BioMed, Alamar Biosciences, Pluslife, Horizone, SinoUnited Health, Aeonmed, Novast, Nurotron, Origene Technologies (acquired by VCAN Bio SSE:600645), MedX, Goodwill (SSE:688246), Jacobio (HKSE:1167), Hope Medicine, Chain Medical Labs, Sinotau, Zencore Biologics, Cognitact, Silicon Gene, Vision Pro, Thorough Future among many other groundbreaking companies in the life sciences and healthcare sectors globally.
Prior to joining Qiming, she was co-founder of Biomedic Holdings with operations and investments in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and health care services including Novamed Pharmaceuticals (acquired by SciClone NASDAQ:SCLN) and U-Systems (acquired by GE Healthcare). Nisa was Venture Partner of PacRim Ventures in Menlo Park and was previously with Softbank/Mobius Venture Capital.
Nisa earned her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS from Cornell University. She is visiting lecturer at Harvard Law School, a trustee of the Hotchkiss School, serves as a member of the Hong Kong University Court, Cornell University International Advisory Council and Stanford University International Advisory Council.
Ms. Nisa Leung, MH, JP
Managing Partner of Aulis Capital
Mr. Paul Loo
Chief Operating Officer, Lalamove
As Chief Operating Officer of Lalamove, Paul is responsible for the global operations, strategic planning and business development of the company and has been instrumental in the rapid growth of the Lalamove business.
Paul brings more than 30 years of global management experience to Lalamove, having worked in Hong Kong, Middle East, the Philippines, Japan and Mainland China. His experience and leadership have been focused on delivering business services and solutions, providing outstanding client services, and driving profitable and sustainable revenue growth.
Before joining Lalamove, Paul held several senior executive roles at Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways. Most recently, he was the Chief Customer and Commercial Officer at Cathay Pacific, where he was in charge of commercial, fleet & network planning, information technology, customer experience design and delivery, and international affairs.
Paul graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Engineering Science, and the University of Michigan with a Master of Business Administration. He also graduated from the Senior Executive Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Paul Loo
Prof. Edward Tang-wah Yau, GBS, JP
Former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Chairman of Hong Chi Association
Edward Yau, HK’s long serving Principal Official who was the HKSAR Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (2017 – 2022), Director of the Chief Executive’s Office (2012-2017), and Secretary of Environment (2007-2012).
During his tenure, Prof. Yau has represented Hong Kong in multiple fronts in international arena from environment and energy, climate change and sustainability, to participation in ministerial meetings under APEC and WTO on trade and commerce. He succeeded in doubling HK’s free trade agreements and tripling trading partners with which agreements are entered into.
Before he took up the political career, he had served in a number of Government departments covering areas of trade, finance, education, communications and external relations, including heading the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington DC.
Since retirement after 41 years of public service, Prof. Yau has become Chairman of Hong Chi Association, an NGO providing services for people with intellectual disabilities. He remains interested in international relations and is associated with HKU’s Centre on Contemporary China and the World as a Distinguished Non-resident Fellow. He is conferred with Honorary Professor, CUHK.
Prof. Edward Tang-wah Yau, GBS, JP
Former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the HKSAR Government
12:55 p.m.
Lunch Keynote Speech
Dr. Jack So Chak-kwong, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
In private business, Dr Jack So Chak-kwong has done stock broking investment banking, fund management and property development. But it was his roles for public services that has made a greater contribution and earned the award of GBM.
Dr So was Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong. He served as the Chairman of the Trade Development Council. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of the MTR Corporation and Deputy Chairman and Group Managing Director of PCCW, Hong Kong Telecom.
Dr So is currently an independent non-executive Director of AIA, China Resources Power and Dah Sing Bank Limited. He was an independent Director of HSBC and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.
He was also a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2018 and Adviser to the Mayor of Beijing.
Currently, he is a member of Governance Committee of the Hospital Authority and a member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers.
Dr. Jack So Chak-kwong, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
Former Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and MTR Corporation
2:30 p.m.
Session 4 – Hong Kong’s Roadmap to Pioneering Global Financial Innovation
Moderator:
Prof. Chen Lin
Professor Chen LIN joined The University of Hong Kong (HKU) as Chair of Finance at the Faculty of Business and Economics (now HKU Business School) in 2013. Before joining HKU, he was on the faculty team of the Department of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). At CUHK, he became Full Professor in Finance in 2010 and was awarded the Choh-Ming Li Professorship in Finance in 2012. He received his Bachelor of Engineering from the South China University of Technology in 2000 and a MBA (2004), M.A. (2005) and Ph.D. (2006) from Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida. His research interests include banking and financial institutions, corporate finance, financial technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, finance and economic development.
Chen’s papers are published or forthcoming in Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Finance, Management Science, The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Law & Economics, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, and others. His papers also received various awards such as the Jensen Prize (First Prize) for the Best Papers Published in the Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Corporate Finance and Organizations, The JFE All Star paper, the Chicago Quantitative Alliance Asian Academic Competition Research Paper Award, the Hong Kong Asian Capital Market Research Prize awarded by CFA Institute and HKSFA, two Best Paper Awards at the 9th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, the Bureau van Dijk prize in Corporate Finance at the 31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference and the best paper award at the 31st Asian Finance Association Annual Conference. He currently serves on the editorial boards of various international journals including Management Science, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Comparative Economics. He has been invited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to nominate candidates for the Nobel Prize in economics. He is the Principal Investigator of many RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grants, the Project Coordinator of a RGC Theme-based Research Grant focusing on Financial Technology, Inclusion and Stability, a Co-Principal Investigator of a RGC Theme-based Research Grant, the first large-scale, theme-based business research grant in Hong Kong and a Co-Principal Investigator of the first Fintech related Research Impact Fund in Hong Kong.
Chen’s works and views have been presented in major finance conferences such as American Finance Association annual conference, European Finance Association annual conference and Western Finance Association annual conference, and various conferences held by institutions such as Asian Development Bank, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Security Regulatory Commission, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hoover Institute at Stanford University, International Monetary Fund, National Bureau of Economic Research and the World Bank and covered by BBC World TV, Bloomberg, Foreign Policy, Financial Times, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, China Daily, CNNMoney, CFA Digest, Hong Kong Satellite TV, VoxEU, Wall Street Journal (Real Time Economics) and World Bank Doing Business Report. He has provided consulting services for the Asian Development Bank, the Bank of International Settlement, China Construction Bank (Asia), Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, Qianhai Institute of Innovative Research, and the World Bank. He was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Finance, Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He served as a panel member of the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong and the RAE exercise conducted by University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. He is also a Currency Board Committee member of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, a Fintech Advisory Group member of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and an Advisory Council member and a research fellow at HKIMR of Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Prof. Chen Lin
Chair of Finance, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business) of HKU
Panellists:
Prof. Steven Alan Barnett
Former Chief of the China Division in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department
Professor of Practice of HKU Business School
Prof. Steven Barnett has more than 25 years of senior leadership in international economic policy, with a distinguished career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A widely respected authority on China’s economy and global macroeconomic developments, he most recently served as the IMF’s Senior Resident Representative in Beijing, where he led strategic engagement with Chinese policymakers, academics, and media.
Throughout his career, Prof. Barnett held several senior roles that shaped the IMF’s approach to China and global economic policy issues. As Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director, he helped oversee operations across more than 90 countries and multiple departments. As Chief of the China Division, he directed annual country reports and pioneered key fiscal metrics—most notably the now-standard augmented deficit and debt framework for China. His earlier assignments included serving as Assistant Director of the IMF’s Tokyo Office, Resident Representative in Thailand, Mission Chief for Mongolia, and fiscal economist for reform programs in Turkey and Georgia.
Prof. Barnett’s research and lectures span household consumption in China, fiscal policy, global macroeconomic trends, and potential growth. He is a frequent speaker at high-profile forums such as the Boao Forum for Asia, the CSIS Global Panel, and the Finance Street Forum, and his insights have appeared in outlets including Bloomberg, CCTV, and CGTN. Known for making complex economic trends accessible and actionable, he engages audiences ranging from corporate leaders and investors to academics and journalists.
At The University of Hong Kong, Prof. Barnett continues to share his expertise through teaching, research, and public engagement, contributing to the university’s leadership in global economic scholarship.
Prof. Steven Alan Barnett
Mr. Fred Ngan
Co-Founder of Bowtie
Fred is the Co-Founder of Bowtie Life Insurance Company, a mission-driven life and health insurer in Hong Kong.
Fred believes insurance is fundamentally a force for good and that healthcare protection should be accessible for everyone. With a mission to close the health protection gap in Hong Kong, he co-founded Bowtie, Hong Kong’s first virtual life insurer, to challenge the traditional insurance model and provide simple and affordable insurance to everyone through modern technology.
Fred is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for innovation and disruption. Before launching Bowtie, he also co-founded Coherent Capital Advisors and Seasonalife. He previously practiced in Chicago, London, Toronto, and Hong Kong as a consulting actuary for over 10 years at reputable global advisory firms.
Fred is a Council Member and Chairman of Insurtech at Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA). He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), Honorary Fellow of the Financial Technologists (FFT), a Member of Insurance Authority’s Future Task Force and a Member of Market Development Committee of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC).
Mr. Fred Ngan
Co-Founder of Bowtie
Ms. Elizabeth Wong
Director and Head of Fintech unit, Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
Ms Elizabeth Wong is a Director and Head of Fintech unit of the Intermediaries Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Her work involves the formulation of the Commission’s policy on fintech matters and leading and supervising the licensing application approval process for virtual asset trading platforms, robo-advisers, virtual asset fund managers and traditional securities and asset management firms. Prior to taking up this role, Ms Wong worked in the Investment Products Division and the Intermediaries Supervision Department and played a key role in Commission-wide policy initiatives including developing and enhancing Hong Kong as an international asset management centre and introducing guidelines for regulating the sale of investment products through online distribution and advisory platforms.
Ms Wong practised as a banking and finance lawyer in Hong Kong prior to joining the Commission.
Ms. Elizabeth Wong
Director and Head of Fintech unit, Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
Dr. Haibin Zhu
Haibin Zhu is responsible for research relating to macroeconomics and financial stability. Dr. Zhu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Management from Peking University, a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the Graduate School of People’s Bank of China and a PhD in Economics from Duke University. He has extensive experience in economic research, with expertise in policy research on macroeconomics and financial stability in the Mainland of China and Hong Kong. Prior to joining the HKMA, Dr. Zhu was Managing Director, Chief China Economist and Head of Greater China Economic Research at J.P. Morgan, and he also served as a Senior Economist at the Bank for International Settlements.
Dr. Haibin Zhu
Executive Director (Research) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
3:20 p.m.
Session 5 – Dialogue on Entrepreneurship & Leadership
Moderator:
Mr. Marcus Suen
Head of Content & Innovation, EDigest
With over a decade of expertise in cross-platform media strategy, Marcus specializes in disrupting traditional financial narratives—transforming cold economic data into resonant market stories. As the architect behind high-impact dialogue series like Chat Mastermind and Possible Dialogue, he redefines the possibilities of business media by bridging the gap between established industry leaders and the new economy.
As EDigest celebrates its 45th anniversary amidst Hong Kong’s industrial transformation, Marcus is driven by his core mantra: “Stay Hungry for the New High.” He leverages content innovation as a strategic lever, unlocking fresh business value and growth opportunities for enterprises navigating the future.
Mr. Marcus Suen
Panellists:
Mr. Ray Chan
CEO of MemeStrategy and co-Founder of 9GAG
Ray Chan, a Hong Kong technology entrepreneur and investor, is the Chairman and CEO of MemeStrategy (Stock Code: 2440.HK), Asia’s first listed digital asset venture. He is also the co-Founder of 9GAG.
In early 2025, Ray acquired and rebranded MemeStrategy, strategically focusing on Artificial Intelligence (A), Blockchain (B), and Culture (C) to bridge the new economy and traditional finance. MemeStrategy drives Web3 innovation and Web2 digital transformation through strategic advisory and enterprise digital transformation. Managed by the team behind 9GAG, a global renowned social media platform co-founded by Ray with over 200 million global audience across different channels, it strives to collaborate with global creators, cultural IPs, game developers, commercial brands to advance Web3 development and market strategies. MemeStrategy also develops its digital asset treasury. Under Ray’s leadership, MemeStrategy has become the first Hong Kong-listed company to invest in the Solana ecosystem, strengthening its digital asset presence.
In late 2025, Ray led MemeStrategy’s expansion into the burgeoning trading card market with the acquisition of Grade10, a leading Asian trading card brand. Assuming the role of CEO at Grade10, Ray is spearheading the company’s push into cultural collectibles, with plans for trading card shows, a professional vault service, and an AI-powered information platform to serve the collector community.
With 1.9 million X followers (@9GAGCEO), Ray is a thought leader, recognized in Coindesk’s 50 most influential people in crypto (2024), BlockTempo’s 30 most influential Hong Kong blockchain figures (2024), NFT Now’s NFT 100 (2023), Prestige’s 40 Under 40 (2021), and Tatler’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow (2018).
Ray graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Laws.
Mr. Ray Chan
CEO of MemeStrategy and co-Founder of 9GAG
Mr. Raymond Mak
Raymond is the co-founder and CEO of Farmacy Group, a green-living and urban agriculture tech company with a purpose on social impact. He led the team to develop data-driven farming systems and cloud-based solutions, empowering people to address food security, fresh food supplies, and carbon emission challenges in highly urbanised cities across the globe.
Farmacy is the latest winners of 2024 World Vertical Farming Sustainability Innovation Award, 2023 APEC Bio-Circular Green Award and 2022 Hong Kong ICT Startup Awards (overall Grand Award and Social Impact Gold Award). The award-winning technology, i.e. Smart Mobile Farms, enable supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, office, schools, and neighbourhood to grow what they want and harvest what they need onsite. Together we reduce 30% food waste, achieve 2.24 tons carbon emission on every sqm of farm, while securing 100% freshness and nutrition intake from the vegetables.
Raymond also initiated and partnered with HKSAR Government, a green architect, and a local NGO to build K-Farm, the first urban coastal community farm in Asia incorporating hydroponics, aquaponics, and organic farming systems, to promote sustainability / eco-education and social good purposes to the public at the harbourfront of Kennedy Town.
Prior to his journey in Farmacy, Raymond was a management consultant in several leading international management consulting firms, specialised in strategy planning and execution, business transformation and turnaround. His has extensive experience in retail & FMCG, transportation & logistics, financial services, government & public sectors etc. across 14+ countries in Asia-Pacific region.
Having sat in the Trade & Industry Advisory Board of HKSAR Government, the Consumer Council, and the BUD (Branding-Upgrading-Development) Fund Panel and Vetting Committee, Raymond focuses on improving new tech & innovative product commercialisation, quality enhancement and identifying overseas market opportunities for SMEs through various regional economic and cultural development initiatives for Hong Kong. He is currently serving Hong Chi Association for their sustainability development.
Mr. Raymond Mak
Mr. William Shum
Founder and CEO of Memorigin
Mr. William Shum is the Founder and CEO of Memorigin Watch Company Ltd. After graduating from Cornell University with a master’s degree in Applied Economics and Management, Mr. Shum worked at an investment bank for a year. At the age of 25, he embarked on his entrepreneurial journey by creating Hong Kong’s first tourbillon watch brand, Memorigin. The brand’s well-established integrity has led Memorigin to partner with renowned watch retailers and evolve into an internationally recognized watch business, now present in over 20 countries. Mr. Shum’s contributions to society and the industry have earned him numerous accolades, including the Hong Kong Business Awards: Young Entrepreneur in 2015, the Greater Bay Area Young Leader in 2020, and the Chinese Outstanding Youth Award. In 2020, he was honored with the title “Datuk, Dato” by the Maharaja, King of Kerajaan Kutai Mulawarman in Indonesia. In September 2023, William Shum was recognized as a Fellow of Management and Business Administration by the Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries. That same month, he was one of the first 106 torchbearers on the opening day of the Hangzhou Asian Games torch relay and was the only representative torchbearer from Hong Kong. Since 2024, he has served as an Assistant Visiting Professor at HKU Business School and as an Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong Business School, where he encourages students to appreciate ethnic artisanship, contribute to social charity, and pursue their dreams with courage. In 2024, he launched a new venture in the field of artificial intelligence as Cofounder and Director of Hong Kong Qianfan Technology Co., Ltd., and also established the Baidu AI Cloud (HK) Innovation Centre.
Mr. William Shum
Founder and CEO of Memorigin
Mr. Henson Tsai
Founder and CEO of SleekFlow
SleekFlow is an AI-powered omnichannel social commerce platform that unifies customer conversations from channels like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger into a single workspace, helping businesses automate sales, support, and marketing, integrating with e-commerce and CRM tools for seamless customer journeys from inquiry to payment. Founded by Henson Tsai, it’s a fast-growing tech company with a global presence, focused on revolutionizing how brands engage customers in the digital age.
Global Presence:
Headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, and the UAE, serving a large customer base across 70+ countries.
Mr. Henson Tsai
Founder and CEO of SleekFlow
12:25 p.m.
Lunch & Keynote Session – An Entrepreneur’s Perception on the Future Opportunities of Hong Kong Economy (Keynote speech: 20 mins)
Speaker:
Mr. Vincent Lo
Founder and Chairman, Shui On Group
3:15 p.m.
Break
4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Professor Heiwai Tang
Associate Vice-President (Global) of HKU
Associate Dean (External Relations) of HKU Business School
Prof. Heiwai Tang is the Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he also serves as Director of the Asia Global Institute, Associate Vice President (Global) of the university, and Associate Dean for External Relations at the Business School. Before joining HKU, he was a tenured Associate Professor of International Economics at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University.
He is affiliated with the Center of Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo) in Germany, the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) in Singapore, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany, and the Globalization and Economic Policy (GEP) Center in the U.K. as a research fellow. He has consulted for organizations such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the United Nations, and the Asian Development Bank. He has also held visiting positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard University.
He has previously served as the Managing Editor of the Pacific Economic Review, and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Comparative Economics, and the China Economic Review. Since 2021, he has been involved with several public and regulatory bodies in Hong Kong SAR, including the Currency Board Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Industry Advisory Committee of the Insurance Authority, the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, the Land and Development Advisory Committee, and the Minimum Wage Commission, among others.
Heiwai holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from UCLA. His research interests span a wide range of theoretical and empirical topics in international trade, with a specific focus on production networks, global value chains, and China. His research has been published in leading economics journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of International Economics. His research and opinions have been featured in the BBC, Bloomberg, China Daily, CNA, CNN, Financial Times, New York Times, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post, and various think tanks, including the Brookings Institution and the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Prof. Heiwai Tang
Associate Dean (External Relations) of HKU Business School & Director of Asia Global Institute
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