Monday, June 8, 2015
Venue: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Victor K Fung, Liu Mingkang, William H Overholt, Michael Spence, Robert Aliber, Akinari Horii, Helen Wong, Clark Anderson, Fred Hu
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China may be the world’s second largest economy today, but has its financial system caught up?
China may be the world’s second largest economy today, but has its financial system caught up? Held in association with the University of Hong Kong, this public seminar discussed possible ways forward for China’s powerful currency, the Renminbi, and addressed issues and potential concerns triggered by China’s Shadow Banking sector.
Welcome remarks were delivered by University of Hong Kong President and Vice-Chancellor Peter Mathieson and FGI Chairman Victor K Fung.
Will RMB Internationalization Transform the World’s Financial System?
Shedding Light on Shadow Banking in China
Chairman, Asia Global Institute
Member, Asia Global Institute
Professor Liu Mingkang, the Institute’s first Distinguished Fellow, provides strategic advice on research to its leadership. He served as the first Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) from 2003 to 2011 and was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China.
Fellow, Asia Global Institute
Dr William H Overholt is a fellow of Asia Global Institute and has been a senior fellow at Harvard since 2008. From 2013-2015, he was also senior fellow and then president of the Fung Global Institute in Hong Kong.
Advisory Board Chairman, Asia Global Institute
Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Finance, The University of Chicago
Special Advisor and Member of the Board of the Canon Institute for Global Studies
Mr. Akinari Horii is Special Adviser and Member of the Board of Directors at the Canon Institute for Global Studies, a research think tank in Tokyo, Japan.
Group General Manager and Chief Executive, Greater China, HSBC
Managing Director, Risk Management, Morgan Stanley
Founder, Primavera Capital Group
Dr Fred Hu is Primavera Capital Group’s Founder, Chairman, and CEO.
Room 326-348, Main Building
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong