Published: 11:54, January 14, 2025 | Updated: 17:38, January 14, 2025
Dialogue for tomorrow
By Wang Zhan
Industry leaders pose for a group photo after a panel discussion at the 18th Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
The 18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong is exploring strategic initiatives to incorporate advanced financial technologies and drive innovation within the ecosystem.
Industry leaders acknowledged that generative AI is widely seen as having the potential to transform aspects of everyday life and called for greater oversight and regulation to support its growth.
Topics such as transitions of family businesses, the evolution of AI startups, and new financing mechanisms and partnerships that could promote progress in climate change initiatives are among the agenda items.
China Daily's Adam Lam took the photos on Tuesday.
(From left) King Au, executive director of the Financial Services Development Council; Joseph HL Chan, under secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of HKSAR; Daniel R. Fung, vice-chairman and the Carbon Markets Working Group leader of Financial Services Development Council; John Murton, senior sustainability advisor of Standard Chartered Bank; Sharon Wang, senior director of Group Treasury & Project Finance at CLP Group; and Gabriel Wilson-Otto, head of Sustainable Investing Strategy at Fidelity International; join a panel discussion on “Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond”, during the 18th Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong, on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Mary Huen, CEO of Hong Kong and Greater China & North Asia Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, delivers a speech at a panel discussion on “Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond”, during the Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Laurence Li, chairman of the Financial Services Development Council delivers a speech at a panel discussion on “Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond”, during the Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)John Murton, senior sustainability advisor of Standard Chartered Bank, speaks during a panel session "Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond" at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)King Au, executive director of the Financial Services Development Council, speaks during a panel session "Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond" at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Joseph Chan Ho-lim speaks during a panel session "Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond" at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Daniel R. Fung, vice-chairman and carbon markets working group leader of the Financial Services Development Council and senior counsel of Des Voeux Chambers, speaks during a panel session "Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond" at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Sharon Wang, group treasurer of CLP, speaks during a panel session "Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond" at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Gabriel Wilson-Otto, new business committee member and transition finance working group co-leader of the Financial Services Development Council, speaks during a panel session "Accelerating Flows of Transition Finance: Shaping a Sustainable Future for GBA and Beyond" at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)(From left ) Hannah Ha, commercial managing partner of Johnson Stokes & Master; Barry Chan, managing director and head of Asia Australia Region, head of investment banking of Hong Kong China International Capital Corporation Limited; Abdulaziz bin Hassan, board member of Saudi Capital Market Authority; Vanessa Lau, chief operating officer and group chief financial officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; join a discussion under the theme “Forging Regional Capital Markets Collaboration”, during the 18th Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Barry Chan, managing director, head of Asia Australia Region and head of Investment Banking Hong Kong of China International Capital Corporation Limited, speaks during the panel session "Global Spectrum - Forging Regional Capital Markets Collaboration"at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Abdulaziz bin Hassan, board member of the Saudi Capital Market Authority, speaks during the panel session "Global Spectrum - Forging Regional Capital Markets Collaboration"at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Vanessa Lau, chief operating officer and group chief financial officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, speaks during the panel session "Global Spectrum - Forging Regional Capital Markets Collaboration"at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Speakers participate in a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter during the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Panel participants pose for a group photo during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, secretary-general of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, delivers a speech at a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter during the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu delivers a speech at a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter during the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Surendra Rosha, co-chief executive of HSBC Asia and the Middle East, speaks during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Ding Chen, chief executive officer of CSOP Asset Management Limited, speaks during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Plato K. T. Yip, managing partner of CT Green Capital, speaks during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Abdulrahman Al-Sowaidi, chief executive officer of Qatar Development Bank, speaks during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Nasser Khalifa Alkindi, chief executive officer of Invest Oman, speaks during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)H.E. Younis Haji Alkhoori, undersecretary of United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Finance, speaks during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Faris Algarni, assistant deputy of Policies and Legislations Development of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Investment, speaks during a Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter at the 18th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Jan 14, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
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