The Asia Financial Forum will be held from the 26th to the 27th of this month, with over 3,600 participants expected

The 19th Asian Financial Forum will be held from January 26 to 27 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year's forum slogan is "Financial Empowerment of Industries," with the theme "Collaborating in Change, Achieving Win-Wins in New Situations." It is expected to attract over a hundred global political and business leaders, as well as financial experts, as speakers to analyze geopolitical changes and macroeconomic trends, exploring the development of financial markets and potential investment opportunities from multiple perspectives.

The Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Peter Lam, stated that the Asian Financial Forum continues to grow, with a broader range of discussion topics. To date, it has invited over 1,000 renowned speakers and attracted nearly 60,000 participants. In response to market changes, this year's Asian Financial Forum will also keep pace with the times by introducing the "Global Industry Summit," focusing on the deep integration of finance and industry, expanding the topics from the financial sector to the core of the real economy, thereby amplifying the potential of high-value industries and driving waves of innovation for more robust economic growth.

The Chairman of the Asian Financial Forum Planning Committee, and CEO of HSBC Hong Kong and General Manager of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, David Liao, stated that in the face of the new international economic and trade landscape, as well as the reshaping of supply chains and industrial chains, partner institutions, including HSBC, have been committed to deepening Hong Kong's international connections and leveraging Hong Kong's advantages as a "super connector." This year's Asian Financial Forum is expected to attract over 3,600 participants from 60 countries and regions.

The inaugural "Global Industry Summit" will be held on the second day of the forum, co-organized by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and the Office for Attracting Key Enterprises. The themes will cover high-growth, high-value industries such as artificial intelligence and technology, robotics, new consumption, biomedicine, and healthcare, with industry leaders providing in-depth analysis of the connections between finance and the real economy