To Assignment Editor: Sixth Asian Financial Forum Opens Monday Global Business and Government Leaders to Attend Financial Summit 11 January 2013 – Some 2,000 business and finance professionals and senior government officials from around the world will participate in the sixth Asian Financial Forum, 14-15 January, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The forum, organised by the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will bring together some of the most influential and respected members of the global financial community to discuss developments and trends in the dynamic markets of Asia. Under the theme, “Asia: Shaping the Next Global Landscape,” the two-day forum will address such topical issues as the role of Asia in global economic development, the need for a new financial infrastructure, China opportunities and the internationalisation of the renminbi. We cordially invite you or your media representatives to cover the forum. Details are as follows: Date: 14-15 January Venue: Hall 5F&G and Convention Hall, HKCEC, Wan Chai Press registration counter: Entrance of Hall 5F&G, HKCEC Media Centre: Rooms S426-427, HKCEC Press badges can be obtained at the press registration counter or media centre *Please refer to the attached for press zone details. Media Enquiries Please contact the HKTDC’s Corporate Communication Department: Joe Kainz Tel: (852) 2584 4216 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.asianfinancialforum.com Speaker list: http://www.asianfinancialforum.com/en/info_speakers.htm 14 January (Monday) 9am-9:20am Welcome Remarks: Jack So, Chairman, HKTDC Opening remarks: CY Leung, Chief Executive, Hong Kong SAR Government 9:20am-10:30am Plenary Session Asia: Shaping the Next Global Landscape Session Chair: KC Chan, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HKSAR Speakers: Dr Guo Shuqing, Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission, The People’s Republic of China; Wayne Swan, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Australia; Dr Charles L Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 10:45am-12:15pm Policy Dialogue Panel Chair: Norman TL Chan, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Speakers: Vittorio Grilli, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy; Dr Bahk Jaewan, Minister of Strategy and Finance, Korea; Luc Frieden, Minister of Finance, Luxembourg; Takehiko Nakao, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan; Mahendra Siregar, Vice Minister of Finance, Indonesia 12:30pm-2pm Keynote Luncheon (Convention Hall) Remarks by luncheon sponsor: Joseph Lo, Chairman, Deloitte China Welcome Remarks: Laura M Cha, Non-official Member of the Executive Council, Hong Kong SAR Government; Deputy Chairman, HSBC Asia Pacific Moderator: Bernard Lo, CNBC Television Keynote Speaker: Professor Lawrence H Summers, Charles W Eliot University Professor, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government 2:15pm-3:30pm Dialogue with Regulators Panel Chair: Carlson Tong, Chairman, Securities and Futures Commission Speakers: Saeb Eigner, Chairman, Dubai Financial Services Authority; Greg Medcraft, Chairman, Australian Securities and Investments Commission; Ranjit Ajit Singh, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia 3:30pm-4:45pm Panel Discussion: Global Investment Opportunities Panel Chair: Dr Victor K Fung, Chairman, Fung Global Institute and Group Chairman, Fung Group Speakers: Lou Jiwei, Chairman and CEO, China Investment Corporation; Paul Manduca, Chairman, Prudential plc; Frederik Ferdinand Seegers, CEO, CT Corp; Liang Xinjun, Vice Chairman and CEO, Fosun Group; Serge Pun, Chairman, Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd 5pm-6:15pm Panel Discussion: China Opportunities Panel Chair: Ronnie C Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Properties Ltd Speakers: Douglas Hsu, Chairman, Far Eastern Group; Frank Gaoning Ning, Chairman, COFCO Corporation; Pan Shiyi, Chairman and Co-founder, SOHO China 6:30pm-7:30pm Cocktail Reception Welcome Remarks: Li Xiaojia, Charles, Executive Director, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd Speaker: John Tsang, Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR Government 15 January (Tuesday) 8:30am-9:30am Breakfast Panel Long-term Capital Markets: Financing Asia’s Greying and Growing (Convention Hall) Speakers: Donald Kanak, Chairman, Prudential Corporation Asia; Dimitrios Kavvathas, Co-head, Asia Pacific Securities Division, Goldman Sachs; Stuart H Leckie, Chairman, Stirling Finance Ltd and Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association; Levin Zhu, President & CEO, China International Capital Corporation Ltd and Chairman, Management Committee 9:30am-11am Panel Discussion: Food and Agriculture Panel Chair: Colin Chartres, former Director General, International Water Management Institute Speakers: Fan Shenggen, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute; David Farley, CEO, Australian Agricultural Company; Tim Hornibrook, Co-Head, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management; Nelson Low, Executive Director, Agricultural Commodities & Alternative Investments, CME Group; Brett Rierson, Representative China, United Nations World Food Programme; Ismael Roig, President, Asia-Pacific, Archer Daniels Midland Company 9:45am-12:15pm Concurrent Workshop: New Reform and Opening-up Agenda for China’s Financial System (Workshop Room A) Opening Remarks: Qin Shuo, General Manager, China Business Network and Editor-in-Chief, China Business News Moderators: Yang Yanqing, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, China Business News; Bai Liang, Director, Beijing Business News Centre, China Business News; Qin Xin’an, Director, Shenzhen Correspondent Station, China Business News Speakers: Dr Zhu Min, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Andrew Len Tao Sheng, President, Fung Global Institute; Jesse Wang, Executive Vice President, China Investment Corporation; Ding Minzhe, Vice Secretary-General, Zhejiang Provincial Government; Ha Jiming, Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Strategist, China Division, Goldman Sachs; Xiao Geng, Director, Research, Fung Global Institute; Tian Lihui, Professor, Finance and Acting Dean of Institute of Finance and Development, Nankai University; Tse Yung Hoi, The Life Honorary President, Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong; Dr Yim Fung, President, Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong and Chairman, Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd; Lin Yong, CEO, Haitong International; Dr Francis T Lui, Head, Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Arthur Shek Kang Chuen, Associate Publisher and Head of Research, Hong Kong Economic Times 9:45am-10:45am Concurrent Workshop: The Future of the Eurozone: Towards a New Risk Management Framework (Workshop Room B) Moderator: Marc Saluzzi, Chairman, Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry Speakers: Sally Wong, CEO, Hong Kong Investment Funds Association; Christoph Adamy, Vice President, Head of Risk Management, ALLIANZ Global Investors Luxembourg SA; Freddy Brausch, National Managing Partner, Linklaters Luxembourg; Gabriel Gondard, Head of Product Development, Asia ex-Japan, BlackRock 11am-12:15pm Concurrent Workshop: International Use of RMB: Trends and Opportunities (Main Forum) Moderator: Norman T L Chan, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Speakers: Gao Yingxin, Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd; Anita Fung, CEO, Hong Kong, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd; Alexa Lam, Deputy CEO; Executive Director, Policy, China and Investment Products, Securities and Futures Commission; Julia Leung, SBS, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Hong Kong SAR Government 11am-noon Concurrent Workshop: Private Wealth Management (Workshop Room B) Moderator: Kenny Lam, Partner and Asia Head of Private Banking & Wealth Management Practice, McKinsey & Company Speakers: Allen Lo, CEO, Wealth Management Hong Kong and Country Head & Chief Executive, Hong Kong, UBS AG; Meena Datwani, Executive Director (Banking Conduct), Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Liuyi Luo, Managing Director, Investment Management Group, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Ltd 12:30pm-2pm Keynote Luncheon (Convention Hall) Welcome Remarks: Au King-chi, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services), Hong Kong SAR Government Moderator: Susan Li, Anchor, Bloomberg Television Speaker: Dr Zhu Min, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund 2:30pm-4:30pm Concurrent Workshop Asian Financial Integration and Co-operation: The Power and the Path (Main Forum) Welcome Remarks and Overview: Chris Lu, CEO, Deloitte China; Chaly Mah, Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd; CEO, Deloitte Southeast Asia Moderators: Eric Tong, Global Financial Services Industry Leader of Southern Region of Deloitte China; Dr Ken DeWoskin, Director of Deloitte China Research and Insight Centre Speakers: Ronald Arculli, Senior Partner, King & Wood Mallesons; Independent Non-Executive Director & former Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd; Professor Frederick Ma, Honorary Professor, School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong; Mark McCombe, Senior Managing Director and Asia Pacific Chairman, BlackRock; Anthony J L Nightingale, Non-executive Director, Jardine Matheson Holdings; Dr Tse Kwok Leung, Head of Economics & Research Division, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd 2:30pm-3:30pm Exclusive Dialogue with Professor Lawrence H. Summers Speaker: Professor