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FintechHK Perspective: Hong Kong Offers Huge Opportunities For Fintech Businesses To Scale Up - InvestHK Organized A Series Of FintechHK Webinar, Offering Fresh Perspectives On Recent Trending Fintech Topics In Hong Kong And Asia

Date 08/06/2020

InvestHK is delighted to announce that a series of UK Fintech webinar curated by InvestHK, regulators and stakeholders was successfully held during the UK Fintech Week 2020. The four webinars featured experienced veterans and professionals in the field, offering insightful discussions around topics from digital assets, regulatory landscape in an international and local perspective, to fintech businesses adapting to times of crisis.

Separately, InvestHK has successfully organized two webinars which discussed the future of fintech in the Greater Bay Area, the role of Hong Kong as a launchpad for businesses to scale up in Asia, along with opportunities and challenges faced by fintech start-ups in the GBA.

Within this month, InvestHK will continue to host webinars on various topics including the ventures’ potential in Hong Kong, the future of talent development in the fintech industry, and fundraising opportunities for fintech companies in the Silicon Valley and Canada looking to enter Asia in a post-COVID world. 

Below please find more details of the upcoming and past webinars, and please feel free to click into the embedded links for further details or video recordings. If you are interested to attend the upcoming webinars or have a chat with our speakers, please feel free to contact John Dai (D: 2837 4782 / E: John.Dai@edelman.com) or Michelle Lou (D: 2837 4704 / E: Michelle.Lou@edelman.com).

InvestHK is delighted to announce that a series of UK Fintech webinar curated by InvestHK, regulators and stakeholders was successfully held during the UK Fintech Week 2020. The four webinars featured experienced veterans and professionals in the field, offering insightful discussions around topics from digital assets, regulatory landscape in an international and local perspective, to fintech businesses adapting to times of crisis.

 

Separately, InvestHK has successfully organized two webinars which discussed the future of fintech in the Greater Bay Area, the role of Hong Kong as a launchpad for businesses to scale up in Asia, along with opportunities and challenges faced by fintech start-ups in the GBA.

 

Within this month, InvestHK will continue to host webinars on various topics including the ventures’ potential in Hong Kong, the future of talent development in the fintech industry, and fundraising opportunities for fintech companies in the Silicon Valley and Canada looking to enter Asia in a post-COVID world. 

 

Below please find more details of the upcoming and past webinars, and please feel free to click into the embedded links for further details or video recordings. If you are interested to attend the upcoming webinars or have a chat with our speakers, please feel free to contact John Dai (D: 2837 4782 / E: John.Dai@edelman.com) or Michelle Lou (D: 2837 4704 / E: Michelle.Lou@edelman.com).

 

Upcoming Webinars 

Webinars

Speakers and Moderators

June 11: Why Hong Kong? Why now? Fundraising opportunities and new trends in a post-Covid-19 World for Canadian Fintechs looking to enter Asia

(link to further details)

  • Christopher Chen, Head of Invest Hong Kong, Canada 
  • Michal Kaczmarski, Senior Manager, Fintech, Invest Hong Kong 
  • Edith Yeung, General Partner, Race Capital 
  • Jennifer Reynolds, President & CEO, Toronto Finance International

 

June 12: Future of Work in Fintech

(link to further details)

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Hugh Chow, CEO, ASTRI 
  • Dr. Lucas Hui, CTO, ASTRI 
  • Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer, HKMA
  • Prof. Kar Yan Tam, Dean, HKUST Business School 
  • Angus Choi, CEO, JETCO 

 

June 16: Fintech Ecosystem Partners in Hong Kong - Unleashing Ventures' Potential
(link to further details)

 

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO, AMTD Group
  • Val Yap, Founder and CEO, Policypal
  • Johnson Chen, Founder and CEO, Capbridge
  • Norma Chu, Founder and CEO, Day Day Cook

June 23: Hong Kong Fintech meets Silicon Valley

Fundraising Opportunities & New Trends in a Post- Covid-19 World for Silicon Valley Fintechs looking to enter Asia

(link to further details)

 

  • Michal Kaczmarski, Senior Manager, Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Shawn Flynn, Director of Business Development, TechCode Accelerator
  • Edith Yeung, General Partner, Race Capital

 

 

Past Webinars

Webinars

Speakers and Moderators

Digital Assets, Regulations and Opportunities in Hong Kong and Asia

(UK webinar – recording)

  • King Leung - Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Clara Chiu - Director, Licensing and Head, Fintech unit, Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
  • Henri Arslanian - Chairman, FinTech Association of Hong Kong

 

Digitising the Onboarding Journey – Regulatory and Industry Perspectives

(UK webinar – recording)

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Benedicte Nolens, Chief Compliance Officer, SC Ventures by Standard Chartered
  • Pascal Nizri, CEO and Founder, Chekk
  • Stewart McGlynn, Division Head, Anti-Money Laundering, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

 

International Regulatory Panel

(UK webinar – recording)

  • Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer, Fintech Facilitation Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
  • Iana Vidal, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, Innovate Finance
  • Sopnendu Mohanti, Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
  • Gareth Ramsey, Executive Director for Data, Bank of England
  • Barney Reynolds, Global Head, Financial Institutions, Shearman and Sterling

 

Managing Scale in Times of Crisis: Manage your Workforce and Mitigate the Impact of Borders Being Shut

(UK webinar – recording)

 

  • Simon Loong, Founder & Group CEO, WeLab
  • Dr. Desné Masie, Chief Strategist, IC Intelligence
  • Eric Mouilleron, Founder & CEO, Bankable
  • Jeppe Zink, General Partner, Northzone
  • Pierre Lion, VP Growth, Mangopay
  • Claire Altman, Chief Corporate Officer, Smart Pension

Gemma Steel, General Counsel, Project Imagine (Dozens/Pi1)

 

Fundraising in Hong Kong and Further Expansion to the Greater Bay Area: Common Obstacles and Solutions

(HK webinar – recording)

 

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Raymond Ling, Senior Vice President, Greater Bay Area, HSBC Commercial Banking
  • Michael Wojcieszek, Programme Director, Betatron
  • Andrea Tiwana, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Technology | Growth Propositions, HSBC Commercial Banking

 

Co-create the Future of FinTech in the GBA

(HK webinar – recording)

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Tina Yang, Director, Mainland Marketing and Operations, ASTRI
  • Bin Tang, Head of Fintech Department, ICBC (Asia)
  • Albert Lo, Chief Architect, Nova Credit
  • Hugh Chow, CEO, ASTRI
  • James Lei, Senior Director, AI and Big Data Analytics, ASTRI
  • Alan Cheung, Senior Director, Cybersecurity, Cryptography and Trusted Technologies, ASTRI

 

 

About InvestHK

InvestHK is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department responsible for foreign direct investment. It has set up a dedicated fintech team in Hong Kong with correspondents located in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, London and San Francisco. It aims at attracting the world's top innovative fintech enterprises, start-up entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders to expand and scale their business via Hong Kong to Mainland China, Asia and beyond.

Upcoming Webinars

Webinars

Speakers and Moderators

June 11: Why Hong Kong? Why now? Fundraising opportunities and new trends in a post-Covid-19 World for Canadian Fintechs looking to enter Asia

(link to further details)

  • Christopher Chen, Head of Invest Hong Kong, Canada
  • Michal Kaczmarski, Senior Manager, Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Edith Yeung, General Partner, Race Capital
  • Jennifer Reynolds, President & CEO, Toronto Finance International

 

June 12: Future of Work in Fintech

(link to further details)

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Hugh Chow, CEO, ASTRI
  • Dr. Lucas Hui, CTO, ASTRI
  • Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer, HKMA
  • Prof. Kar Yan Tam, Dean, HKUST Business School
  • Angus Choi, CEO, JETCO

 

June 16: Fintech Ecosystem Partners in Hong Kong - Unleashing Ventures' Potential
(link to further details)

 

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO, AMTD Group
  • Val Yap, Founder and CEO, Policypal
  • Johnson Chen, Founder and CEO, Capbridge
  • Norma Chu, Founder and CEO, Day Day Cook

June 23: Hong Kong Fintech meets Silicon Valley

Fundraising Opportunities & New Trends in a Post- Covid-19 World for Silicon Valley Fintechs looking to enter Asia

(link to further details)

 

  • Michal Kaczmarski, Senior Manager, Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Shawn Flynn, Director of Business Development, TechCode Accelerator
  • Edith Yeung, General Partner, Race Capital

 

 

Past Webinars

Webinars

Speakers and Moderators

Digital Assets, Regulations and Opportunities in Hong Kong and Asia

(UK webinar – recording)

  • King Leung - Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Clara Chiu - Director, Licensing and Head, Fintech unit, Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
  • Henri Arslanian - Chairman, FinTech Association of Hong Kong

 

Digitising the Onboarding Journey – Regulatory and Industry Perspectives

(UK webinar – recording)

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Benedicte Nolens, Chief Compliance Officer, SC Ventures by Standard Chartered
  • Pascal Nizri, CEO and Founder, Chekk
  • Stewart McGlynn, Division Head, Anti-Money Laundering, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

 

International Regulatory Panel

(UK webinar – recording)

  • Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer, Fintech Facilitation Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
  • Iana Vidal, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, Innovate Finance
  • Sopnendu Mohanti, Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
  • Gareth Ramsey, Executive Director for Data, Bank of England
  • Barney Reynolds, Global Head, Financial Institutions, Shearman and Sterling

 

Managing Scale in Times of Crisis: Manage your Workforce and Mitigate the Impact of Borders Being Shut

(UK webinar – recording)

 

  • Simon Loong, Founder & Group CEO, WeLab
  • Dr. Desné Masie, Chief Strategist, IC Intelligence
  • Eric Mouilleron, Founder & CEO, Bankable
  • Jeppe Zink, General Partner, Northzone
  • Pierre Lion, VP Growth, Mangopay
  • Claire Altman, Chief Corporate Officer, Smart Pension

Gemma Steel, General Counsel, Project Imagine (Dozens/Pi1)

 

Fundraising in Hong Kong and Further Expansion to the Greater Bay Area: Common Obstacles and Solutions

(HK webinar – recording)

 

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Raymond Ling, Senior Vice President, Greater Bay Area, HSBC Commercial Banking
  • Michael Wojcieszek, Programme Director, Betatron
  • Andrea Tiwana, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Technology | Growth Propositions, HSBC Commercial Banking

 

Co-create the Future of FinTech in the GBA

(HK webinar – recording)

  • King Leung, Head of Fintech, Invest Hong Kong
  • Tina Yang, Director, Mainland Marketing and Operations, ASTRI
  • Bin Tang, Head of Fintech Department, ICBC (Asia)
  • Albert Lo, Chief Architect, Nova Credit
  • Hugh Chow, CEO, ASTRI
  • James Lei, Senior Director, AI and Big Data Analytics, ASTRI
  • Alan Cheung, Senior Director, Cybersecurity, Cryptography and Trusted Technologies, ASTRI