• The Hon Nicholas W YANG, GBS, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

• Mr YANG Xiaowei, Deputy Director, Cyberspace Administration of China

• Mr CHEN Xinhua, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee

In tomorrow’s world computing power, big data, connected devices, and machine learning will be essential building blocks for success in business and public services. This includes everything from healthcare and pharmaceuticals, to financial services, media, transportation, and “smart cities” of the future. The ability to effectively harness and deploy new technologies to create innovative new products and services will be critical. Hear from Bob how AWS and its customers are using the cloud – and cutting edge machine learning services - to innovate faster and more effectively than ever before.

• Mr Bob KIMBALL, General Counsel, Amazon Web Services

Maya Hari, Twitter’s Vice President of Asia Pacific, will share rich insights and examples of how the power of real-time public conversations is bringing the world closer, driving economic development and solving tangible real-world problems. From gender empowerment to disaster response to smart cities to brand engagement, Asia can lead the way through public discourse on digital real-time platforms to improve societies across the region.

• Ms Maya HARI, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Twitter

To address the growing gulf between today’s operational security priorities and the range of security challenges in a future time frame, the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Cybersecurity (GFC), the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) and CNA’s Institute for Public Research jointly conducted the Cybersecurity 2025 project by developing a set of 2025 scenarios on the cybersecurity challenges that government, industry, and civil society will face in the future and gauging how various stakeholders in different parts of the world respond to these scenarios. The findings serve to better position decision makers to reduce detrimental frictions and seize upside opportunities for cooperation. This talk will report on the findings from the year long project to enable us to extend and amplify the upside of the digital revolution.

• Prof Steven WEBER, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Information

Digital transformation is now a public-sector imperative. Nigel Duffy, EY Global Artificial Intelligence Leader, will discuss how AI can make cities both more human and more humane. By enabling higher quality human interactions and building an environment that is better for society, AI is enabling governments to create improved outcomes for citizens. Through compelling case studies, Dr. Duffy will outline how governments can adopt digital technologies pioneered by the private sector and collaborate to deliver beneficial digital services which improve the lives of citizens all around the world…painting a picture of what the cities of the future could look like.

• Dr Nigel DUFFY, EY Global Artificial Intelligence Leader

• Ms MA Li, President, China Internet Development Foundation

• Mr Eric FOK, Chairman of InnoTech, Creativity and Culture Committee, The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

• Ms Jeny YEUNG, Commercial Director, MTR Corporation Limited

• Mr Andy BIEN, CIO, Airport Authority Hong Kong
• Mr Herbert CHIA, Convenor, Institute of Big Data Governance
• Mr Gary YEUNG, MH, Vice-President, Smart City Consortium
• Ms Jeny YEUNG, Commercial Director, MTR Corporation Limited

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the defining technology of our times, empowering companies to achieve more through digital transformation. Jason will share how AI transforms companies and industries, as well as the growing adoption of AI in China and GBA, to inspire the audience on the potential impact of AI that could bring to their businesses. He will also speak about Microsoft’s transformation and share how companies can be successful in this AI journey.

• Mr William LAI, Chairman, Industry & Technology Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

• Mr Jason TSAO, AI and Area Transformation Lead, Microsoft Greater China Region

• Mr Roy LIM, Committee Member, Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council

• Mr Alex CHAN, CEO, FORMS HK
• Mr LIU Bang, President, Shenzhen Das Intellitech Co., Ltd
• Mr Rex SHAM, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Insight Robotics
• Prof WONG Kam Fai, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Mr Benjamin CHAU, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

• Dr David Chung Wai-keung, JP, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, The Government of HKSAR

• The Hon Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

A new round of technology and industrial revolution represented by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, machine learning, cloud computing, and Internet of Things has emerged. We are in a new digital era with rapid development. To help the Great Bay Area developing an International Innovation and Technology Hub, Hong Kong needs to play a leading role to promote Fintech innovation. With the in-depth integration of technology and finance, financial services in the new era are gradually showing the trends such as automation, intelligence, data-driven, and open ecology. Some new forms such as virtual banks have emerged. The future of financial industry requires all parties to work together to jointly promote technology innovation and regional cooperation, to build the future of financial services together.

• Mr ZHONG Xiangqun, Chief Operating Officer, Bank of China (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong is welcoming the new era of smart banking with the introduction of virtual banks. The new milestone is set to accelerate financial inclusion and present a new kind of customer experience. As an international financial centre and heavily-banked city, what would be the future roadmap of technology-enabled financial service development? How would the new players supercharge the competitiveness of the sector and expand new businesses especially in the Greater Bay Area, Southeast Asia and beyond to power the growth and interconnectivity of financial services?

• Mr Nelson CHOW, Chief Fintech Officer, Fintech Facilitation Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

• Prof K C CHAN, GBS, JP, Senior Advisor, WeLab
• Mr Ken LO, Founding Member, ZA International
• Mr Samir SUBBERWAL, Managing Director & Regional Head, Retail Banking, Greater China & North Asia, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd
• Mr Michael WANG Lan, Head of Virtual Bank Working Team, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

As the InsurTech era dawns in Asia, opportunities abound in creating consumer-driven health insurance and healthcare services experiences. This session will dive into tech-enabled applications such as telehealth, virtual clinics, care coordination, remote monitoring, and data and analytics. This will include examples of the potential for AI, data and analytics and automatized processes to assist pricing, underwriting and claims processing, and personalised insurance. Data and analytics are also important tools for insurers to become true partners with their customers. HealthTech’s development is a complement to InsurTech. AXA’s ability to facilitate customer engagement across the continuum of care is part of AXA’s Payer-to-Partner focus on the customer and innovation.

• Dr Shaden MARZOUK, Managing Director, Asia Health and Global Health Innovation, AXA

The advancements in blockchain technology powering smart contract developments are set to challenge the status quo of trade finance where transactions will be automated, decentralised and business operations rationalised. This session will discuss how smart contracts tackle pain points and achieve optimal efficiencies of SMEs or traditional businesses by reducing redundancy, transforming payment processing and eliminating friction and fraud to make it a truly network business.

• Mr Bien PEREZ, News Editor, Technology, South China Morning Post

• Mr Matt BAKER, Head of Small Medium Enterprises (SME) Solutions, Asia Pacific, Visa
• Mr Steven LEE, Founder & CEO, trustMe
• Dr Paul SIN, Partner, Deloitte China; Asia Pacific Blockchain Lab Leader, Deloitte