1. How has securing funding changed in 2021

2. Why the drop in face to face meetings has affected seed funding

3. Why CVC can be the secret investment advantage

1. What are some best practices in digitalisation and AI-driven innovation

2. Why data-driven decision making is the key to business agility

3. How can we accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and AI technology

1. How technology has democratised finance

2. Why meaningful financial inclusion starts with building affordable financial products

3. How e-commerce can be a driver for financial inclusion

1. How the latest blockchain and tokenisation initiatives are reshaping crypto investing and trading

2. Why you can’t ignore the institutionalisation of crypto markets

3. How to build a regulated ecosystem for crypto exchanges and crypto assets

1. Opening and operating your business

2. How to recruit, connect and scale

3. The wide range of support and advice available

1. Escalating real-time payments (RTP): What are the key drivers

2. Why it is not just the apps but the super retailers in the payment battle

3. Why simplicity is often vital in a time of feature overload

1. How pandemic turbocharges the FinTech revolution in Asia

2. How to fund FinTech’s growth aspirations amidst turbulent times

3. From private to public markets: What are the key elements to get ready for a public listing and life after IPO

1. How capital markets are fueling innovation and economic growth

2. Connecting East and West: HKEX’s vision for supporting a thriving tech innovation ecosystem

3. The future of global exchanges; opportunities ahead

1. The next mega trends in FinTech investment

2. Funding your FinTech ideas - SPACs, direct listings or IPOs?

3. Beyond finance: The role of Hong Kong as a technology and innovation centre

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1. What are the biggest challenges faced from manual onboarding to automation

2. How can organisations design an effective continuous KYC model amidst this digital transformation era

3. How financial institutions can use AI to improve enhanced due diligence

1. How investors affect the markets and everything you need to know from GameStop, ETFs to voting rights

2. What are the impacts brought by the increasing participation of retail investors to the markets

3. Retail vs institutional: How a diverse mix of investor base is important to the vibrant, sustainable development of a marketplace

1. What are the opportunities and Challenges brought by Open Banking and Open Data for the banking industry?

2. How to overcome the challenges in data collection and integration?

3. What values can Fintech startups bring to banks?

1. What can we expect from the rise of crypto assets - how to access, evaluate and value

2. How mainstream can crypto go? What are the key learnings from successful early implementation in financial services

3. How institutional investors can navigate and make the right choice of digital assets

1. Where is the innovation frontier for identity? From voice recognition and ID scanning to biometric and digital identity.

2. Benefits and opportunities presented by innovation in digital identity technology.

3. The challenge of balancing trust, safety and convenience for customer identity verification.

1. What are the key pillars of growth in the Greater Bay Area

2. How to build the right Greater Bay Area strategy for your company

3. How to find the right support and advice when entering new markets

1. How to meet ESG goals by leveraging emerging technologies

2. How technology can help to scale up green investing through sustainability reporting standards and common taxonomy

3. Why companies need to embed ESG into the heart of their operation to create a long-term sustainable approach

1. What is Clover Health and how do InsurTechs differ from traditional insurers

2. How to get the best out of your insurance at a lower cost

3. What are the opportunities in markets where healthcare is centrally provided?

1. What is driving the growth of the buy-now-pay-later business model

2. How to capitalise on new distribution channels

3. How mobile payments and e-wallets are driving e-Commerce adoption

1. What is the transformation journey like from an airline to a digital company?

2. AirAsia's M&A, partnerships and future growth plan

3. How has covid accelerated the digital transformation of the airline side of the business?

1. What are the latest global crypto developments that any finance professional needs to know

2. Latest trends on the entry of institutional players, stable coins, DeFi, NFTs, CBDCs and many other topics

3. Looking to get the latest overview in 10 minutes? Then don’t miss this keynote!

1. How financial institutions are embracing FinTech to evolve and grow

2. How to build the right strategies facing current challenges and disruption

3. What is the road ahead

1. How do you first define and then accurately ‘value’ a FinTech

2. What’s the difference between SPACs and IPOs and the situations each prevail

3. What does the global distribution of investments tell us about the fastest growing markets for FinTech

1. How to make sense of this new asset class and its implications for the digital economy

2. The state of DeFi, points of contention & innovation

3. The rise of NFTs: from art to gaming - risks and prospects

Hong Kong has a robust educational system supporting talent in artificial intelligence and other skills, and has seen alumni found leading FinTech companies. Yet these remain exceptions. There is a huge need for talent, from cybersecurity to AI to blockchain. How can we continue to grow the industry and support innovation?

1. Why innovative risk strategies help lenders drive growth amidst uncertainties

2. How to leverage different tools to uncover real-time insights

3. How to unleash the potential of alternative data and explainable AI for your credit decisions

1. How to fuel future investment, especially in critical areas: cybersecurity, big data, and artificial intelligence

2. How to enter and succeed in the Greater Bay Area market

3. Why China’s underbanked is an overlooked opportunity

1. What are customers expecting now post pandemic and how do financial institutions respond to it

2. How can we create long-term relationships through seamless digital platform in this fast-paced digital ecosystem

3. What are the upcoming trends of digital transformation in the banking industry in near future? And how does the transformation benefit customers, the bank, and even the industry

1. How regulators can provide the most significant support to FinTechs at a time of intensifying regulation

2. Why the latest innovations require a new regulatory approach to encourage responsible implementation

3. How can – and should – the rising crypto space be regulated

1. What are the challenges to spending your way into successful digital transformation and how to build an innovative corporate culture

2. How partnerships can be the driver of your regional expansion and the importance of choosing the right partner

3. Why partnering with a competitor might be the most cost-efficient way to acquire new customers and technology access

1. How US$2 billion focused investment into SME, innovative partnerships, and the best technology and talent creates a leading digital-first bank

2. How to build the ‘Bank of the Future’, investing in digital transformation, empowering people and collaborating with customers for a sustainable future

3. How technology will redefine and expand the financial ecosystem, meeting customers’ shifting values, priorities and demands

1. Why is this a win-win? The FinTechs bring innovation, and the banks provide regulatory knowledge and a veneer of accountability and trust

2. How partnering with FinTechs can enable you to reach fresh customers and access new channels

3. What causes innovation to fail and how to move from a competitive to a collaborative mindset

1. What is Project Genesis: Carried out jointly by the BISIH and HKMA, piloting prototype digital infrastructure for placement of tokenised green bonds

2. To explore efficiencies of DLT technology to enable green bonds in small denomination and with verifiable, real-time tracking of environmental impact

3. Project reports and Genesis prototypes built by three vendor teams will be showcased at Hong Kong FinTech Week

1. How to foster a strong leadership for a new era

2. How can long-lasting partnerships help to grow your organisation

3. What is essential to build a great company culture to retain talents and adapting to a hybrid working experience

1. What impact will a rise in hybrid (part public, part private) blockchain have on the industry

2. How to access the efficiency gains of Smart Contracts

3. How can transparency be used as a tool to build trust?

1. What are the roles of NFTs in Digital Assets

2. Why DeFi is both attracting and attractive to capital

3. What are the top NFT and DeFi projects to lookout for in the near future

1. How have customer expectations of banks changed

2. How to put the customer at the heart of your innovation and new product creation

3. Customer trust and user experience: How UX/UI is driving brand loyalty

1. How to use AI to derive insights from data analytics

2. Why a smooth data integration process is important in building a successful digital experience

3. How machine learning can fuel intelligent customer experiences and YoY growth

1. How the financial industry is adapting to consumer and business demands

2. How digital innovation is changing remittance and cross-border payments

3. What are the latest industry development; from 5G to BNPL

1. How InsurTech is taking on an industry ripe for disruption

2. How digitalisation is driving the improvement of the customer and agent user experience

3. How is Data and Analytics powering your business

1. How are technology and AI reshaping the finance industry

2. How to overcome the challenges of legacy systems

3. Why collaboration beats competition

1. How digital banking has pushed financial innovation industry-wide

2. Will COVID-19 continue to influence consumer behaviour and accelerate a move to a cashless society

3. How to differentiate – winning hearts as well as wallets