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Agenda

Morning Plenary (9:00am – 12:35pm)

Time Sessions
8:15am Registration
9:00am Welcome Remarks
  • Carrie LEUNG, Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
9:10am Opening Keynote Speech
  • The Honourable Paul Chan Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
9:25am Conferment Ceremony of the Honorary Certified Banker
9:30am Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Panel

Panelists:

  • Diana CESAR, JP, Hon. Certified Banker, Executive Director and Chief Executive, Hang Seng Bank, Limited, and Vice President, Council, HKIB
  • Tat LEE, Hon. Certified Banker, Chief Executive, WeLab Bank
  • Sebastian PAREDES, FHKIB, Hon. Certified Banker, DBS Head of North Asia & Chief Executive Officer, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, and Vice President, Council, HKIB
  • WANG Ke, Head of Greater China and CEO, OCBC Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, and Vice President, Council, HKIB
10:10am Coffee Break
10:40am Regulatory Updates
  • Arthur YUEN, JP, FHKIB, Hon. Certified Banker, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority and
    Chairman, Executive Committee, HKIB
11:20am Award Presentation Ceremony of Talent Development Excellence Award 2025
11:30am CIO/CTO Panel: Technology as the Cornerstone of NextGen Banking

Panelists:

  • Ryan FUNG, Deputy Chief Executive, Chief of Retail & Digital Strategy, Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited
  • Esther MAI, Managing Director & Head, Digital Banking, Client Experience and Analytics, Wealth and Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Alfian Michael SHARIFUDDIN, Managing Director & Head of Technology and Operations, Hong Kong and Mainland China, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Cindy XU, Managing Director, Head of Asia Fintech and China FIG, J.P. Morgan

Moderator:

  • Neil TAN, Chairman, Artificial Intelligence Association of Hong Kong (AIHK), and Member, HKSAR Web3 Task Force
12:15pm HKIB Annual Banking Customer Survey
  • Chris FARQUHAR, Managing Partner, Cimigo
12:35pm End of Morning Session
Luncheon will be provided for full day attendees.

Afternoon Streams (2:00pm - 5:15pm)

Stream 1: Green Banking and Future Banking Skills

Stream 2: Digital Banking and NextGen Technologies

Stream 3: Banking Compliance and Regtech Solutions

*The agenda is subject to change without prior notice.

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