An estimated 700 guests from global institutional investors, financial service institutions
and high-growth corporates will join the Asian Financial Forum September 21 at
the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The forum - the first of its kind hosted by the Government - offers a high-level
platform for distinguished leaders and influential members of the global fiscal
community to exchange views on trends and developments in Asian financial markets.
It comprises a plenary and policy dialogue session in the morning and three
concurrent panel discussions in the afternoon.
In the morning session, People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, Citigroup
International Advisory Board Chairman and former World Bank President James
Wolfensohn, and International Monetary Fund Counsellor Jaime Caruana will speak.
Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Professor KC Chan will
then convene a dialogue involving government representatives and other speakers
from the region, to exchange views from public policy perspectives.
The three afternoon panels will focus on topics of common interest to the financial
community, including investing in Asian growth, and Asian treasury and bond
markets.
With a special focus on opportunities and challenges on the Mainland and in
Asia, the sessions will cover asset and wealth management business, corporate
fund-raising options, and Asian treasury and bond markets.