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| No.1 January, 2010 |
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Asian Financial Forum a success with Aussie Delegation |
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The Asian Financial Forum (AFF) More than 1,500 high-powered delegates from 31 countries and regions were in Hong Kong for the third Asian Financial Forum (AFF), which opened on January 20 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The delegate total marks a new AFF attendance record, with more than half of the senior business and government leaders here from outside Hong Kong. The first AFF took place in 2007; the second AFF was held last year.
The two-day financial summit opened with addresses from Jack So, Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and Donald Tsang, ChiefExecutive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Rising to the Challenge
"Today, the international community expects Asia to rise to the challenge and play a more prominent role in the changing economic landscape," said Mr Tsang. The Chief Executive added that the Asian economies, by working together, "can lay a solid foundation for sustainable economic development. This way Asia can play a more constructive role in re-engineering and reshaping the global financial architecture."
The forum, which has attracted bankers, institutional investors, fund managers, regulators and senior executives from all over the world, is organised by the Hong Kong Government and the HKTDC.
Global Line-up
Addressing forum delegates at the morning plenary session on the global post-crisis landscape and Asia's place in the new economic order were Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund and Liu Mingkang, Chairman, China Banking Regulatory Commission. Other major business, finance and regulatory players speaking at the AFF include Lou Jiwei, Chairman and CEO, China Investment Corporation; Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University; and E Gerald Corrigan, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs.
The AFF also featured a number of prominent regional policymakers, including leading government officials from the Mainland, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong.
David Thomas, from Think Global Consulting in Australia, led a delegation to the AFF with some ten companies. They included boutique fund managers, technology providers, consulting services, venture capitalists and financial advisors all looking to expand their business in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in China and Hong Kong.
For enquiries for AFF 2011, please contact HKTDC Sydney Office at (02) 9261-8911 or email Mr. Peter Bosevski on peter.bosevski@hktdc.org or sydney.office@hktdc.org. |
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