Agenda | January 22

• 12:30-12:35

  Host Opening Remarks

• 12:35-12:50

  Keynote Remarks

  Laura CHA, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
  

  Keyu JIN, Associate Professor of Economics, the London School of Economics and Political Science
  

  Lan XUE, Dean of Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University



• 12:50-13:50

  Moderated Discussion

  Topic I: Asia’s Economic Outlook

  Trade frictions, wealth disparities and populist tendency spark a backlash against globalization. How will major economies perform in the coming year? What is the scope of impact from China-U.S. trade tensions on the region and beyond? Will China translate the pressure from the ongoing trade tensions into opportunity to gear up for further reform and opening up?

  
  

  Speakers

  Dominic BARTON, Senior Partner and Global Managing Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company
  

  HENG Swee Keat, Minister for Finance of Singapore
  

  Hans-Paul BÜRKNER, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group
  

  Shane AKEROYD, President, IHS Markit Asia Pte. Ltd.
  

  GONG Ping, Executive Director and Senior Vice President, Fosun International
  

  Keyu JIN, Associate Professor of Economics, the London School of Economics and Political Science
  

  Margaret REN, China executive and chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  

  Masakazu KUBOTA, President and Director General of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
  

  LIU Jiren, Chairman & CEO, Neusoft Corporation
  
  

  Topic II: Whither Business and Investment amid China-U.S. Trade Tensions

  Business communities bear the brunt of the China-U.S. trade tensions and have a major incentive to prevent the worst outcomes. What effect will prolonged trade dispute between China and the U.S. have on businesses? What are the chances and challenges for businesses amid China-U.S trade tensions? The new alignment will be lengthy. How should enterprises respond to it and adapt?

  
  

  Speakers

  ZHANG Yichen, Chairman and CEO of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited
  

  Wilson CUI, Founder and Chairman of Deppon Express
  

  Feridun HAMDULLAHPUR, President and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Waterloo
  

  Günther HAMM, Executive Director and co-COO, HOPU Investments
  

  LIM Chow Kiat, CEO, GIC Private Limited
  

  Shawn LIU, Senior Vice President of Vanke, CEO of Beijing Region
  

  Eric LUO, Chairman and CEO of GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd.
  

  Tim PAYNE, Senior Partner and Head of Asia, Brunswick Group
  

  Ngaire WOODS, Dean of Blavatnik School of Government, the University of Oxford
  

  Lan XUE, Dean of Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University
  
  

  Topic III: Financial Innovation and Regulation

  The interaction between financial regulation and innovation is a two-way street. What should be the appropriate policy response to financial innovations? How can regulators balance financial innovation with safety to minimize turbulence and risk? How to improve financial and technology literacy of the general public to make better, and safer, use of the new tools?

  
  

  Speakers

  Laura CHA, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
  

  Ravi MENON, Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
  

  QI Bin, Executive Vice President of China Investment Corporation
  

  LIN Yanjun, Executive Director of 9F Inc. and CEO of 9F International
  

  PENG Xi, Chairman of of Shenzhen Minchuang General Health Management Group
  

  Mark MACHIN, President & Chief Executive Officer
  

  Raymond YUNG, Vice Chairman of AMTD Global Advisory Committee
  
  

• 13:50-14:00

  Closing Remarks

  * The CEO luncheon is intimate and high-level with no more than 25 participants.

  * Guests will be divided into 3 groups. Each group will discuss a topic, hosted by a discussion leader. The discussion leader will summarize and report to the entire room.

  * The CEO luncheon is under Chatham House rules, and the entire discussion will be off the record.