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With opportunities arisen from Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong is destined to play a key role while also facing challenges ahead. How to make the city a real financial hub for GBA? For financial institutions in Hong Kong, Intelligence, Capital and Authentication are the key elements. Solutions to apply these elements may include eGov platform, Trade Finance platform, Digital signing and KYC solution for Chinese customers.

Jeffrey Ng, CFA, is the Head of Fintech Solutions Department in Ping An OneConnect Bank. Prior to this role, he heads the Data Lab of BNP Paribas in Asia-Pacific that developed A.I. & Data Analytics solution for various businesses of its Corporate & Institutional banking (CIB), including its Pearl River Delta and “Belt and Road” businesses, and was the Vice-Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce’s FinTech Committee in Hong Kong. Before this role, he has participated in trade finance blockchain project of the bank for cross-border commodities trade. Before BNPP, with PwC Consulting servicing Chinese banks in GBA area during the Financial Crisis in 2008. His career started as Head of MIS & Analytics in Consumer Banking with GE Money. Jeffrey Ng is also a regular FinTech columnist at Economic Digest（經濟一周）. He has co-authored the book <Hands on Artificial Intelligence for Banking> with Pack, an UK publisher.

The GBA initiative promises vast opportunities. But how could organizations maximize this? Organizations need to become a Cognitive Enterprise exploiting exponential technologies like AI, IoT, blockchain to expedite their transformation & get ready to maximize the advantages of the GBA initiative. Cognitive Enterprise has a culture of agile innovation powered by an ecosystem of business platforms. They run on an open and secure hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure and use cognitive-enabled enterprise workflows. Exponential technologies and data will fuel these workflows. David will outline the seven steps toward getting there.

David Chow is the head of IBM Global Business Services (GBS) in Hong Kong, where he leads business consulting services across all industries for the company. Prior to taking this role in January 2018, David was based in Shanghai focusing on GBS’ telecommunications, energy and media clients in the Greater China region and their cloud business.

David joined IBM in 2015 from Microsoft where he had spent 13 years in a variety of positions in the United States, Singapore and China including business development, product management, and sales leadership roles responsible for the Office 365 business since its inception.

David started his career at Deloitte Consulting as a Manager for their SAP practice. He has a B.S. from UCLA in Computer Science and Engineering and a MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Towards the road to Greater Bay Area, there will be a lot of bumps and traps ahead in dealing with business challenges and issues. Particularly, regulatory compliance and cybersecurity would be one of key considerations. In this session, we will talk about the similarities and differences of Cybersecurity and regulatory matters in Greater Bay Area. Some tips will be shared on embarking the journey.

Harry serves as Cybersecurity Executive in Microsoft for Greater China Region. Harry brings with him more than 20 years of experience in IT and Information Security including solution selling and consultancy in the Greater China region. Prior to his current role, Harry was Director, Cyber Security of Singtel. He was responsible for managing overall Cyber Security business in Hong Kong. Harry also held several key positions with a variety of IT vendors including Dimension Data, NTT Security, Verizon Terremark and Symantec.
Harry holds Master degree and Bachelor Degree in Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP).

It is projected that by 2023, 1 billion 5G devices for enhanced mobile broadband are expected to be connected worldwide and more than 20 percent of the world’s population will be covered by 5G. APAC being most populous on earth, will have major impact. There will be more devices, edge computing and micro data centers at Edge focusing on Healthcare, Manufacturing, Entertainment and Public Sector. A key enabler of efficient Edge deployment is underlying universal compute infrastructure spanning from core to the very edge of a network.

KC Fung joined Hewlett Packard Enterprise as the Chief Technology Advisor for Hong Kong & Macau in Jan, 2019.

KC Fung is a seasoned IT veteran with more than 30 years of industry experience.

Prior to working for HPE HK, he was the Head of IT Planning & Strategy for the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) where he led the team responsible for IT planning, innovation and technology strategy to make Hong Kong International Airport a Smart Airport.

Before that, he was the Global Services Director for EMC Hong Kong and subsequently East China (based in Shanghai). He also held senior technical and management positions for multinational enterprises such as Sun Microsystems, Scotiabank and Dow Chemical located in Hong Kong and Canada.

He is particularly strong in systems architecture and his latest focus is in digital transformation and innovation management.

KC graduated from the University of Hong Kong and Macquarie University in Australia. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society (http://www.hkcs.org.hk) as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Institute for IT Professional Certification (http://www.hkitpc.org).

He is also a co-chairman of the Digital Transformation Committee for Hong Kong Society of Rehabilitation (http://www.rehabsociety.org.hk), providing advices for the Society in digital transformation of rehabilitation services.

Hong Kong is designated as the International Centre Of Innovative Technology for GBA. How can Hong Kong develop new competitive advantages, and at the same time, proactively participate in the high growth of GBA development? Four pillars are critical to accomplish this tall objective, namely Global Connectivity, Cloud Computing, Big Data and AI applications. Among all, Data Flow and its Governance present the best opportunity for Hong Kong. As Data is becoming the new resource for digital economy, Hong Kong has a unique position to establish itself as a high data governance standard place and, as a result, attract and aggregate global data from various jurisdictions, leveraging our excellent global IT connectivity and cloud computing capacity.

Former Hong Kong Government Chief Information Officer, led the Smart City Blueprint and implementation of key digital platforms, cybersecurity and e-government services.
As Chief Corporate Development Officer, he transformed Hong Kong Science Park in the areas of corporate strategy, business model, incubation and services provided to technology start-ups and ventures.
He had 30 years of rich business and management experience and served a number of multinational technology companies and private equity fund, with business covering United States, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Australia, etc.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making a significant impact to businesses across all industries and geographies. This talk celebrates AI success but more importantly explores critical issues and challenges AI faces that might potentially hinder its further growth, important issues such as explainability, data privacy, data biases, and ethical/moral debates on the use of AI.

Andy Chun is a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) pioneer in Hong Kong and global technology visionary with over three decades of technology innovation experience in a variety of industries. His passion is in empowering organizations to create business value through better products/services and enhanced customer experience, leveraging digital transformation, AI, and enterprise optimization. Chun is currently with Prudential Corporation Asia as their Regional Director of Technology Innovation. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. Previously, Chun received the 2012 HK CIO Award and the 2010 Top 5 Greater China CIO Award.

Computing power is the pivotal driver of the intelligent world. In the AI era, computing industry is growing at a fast pace to meet the increasing and constantly changing requirements. In this talk, Mr. Tiger Liu will introduce the major trends and development of computing industry and how Huawei’s new computing leads the way to a fully connected, intelligent world.

Mr. Tiger Liu has more than 20 years of experience in IT solutions including Computing, Data Storage, Cloud and Professional Services. During his time at IBM Canada and US and Huawei, he delivered many large IT projects including banking, finance, public sector and manufacturing. He is now focused on architecting solutions on Huawei IT infrastructure and leading Huawei Intelligent Computing solutions.

One of the most impactful technology the commercial world and society facing is Artificial Intelligence. Given the speed and power of the advancement of the multiple technologies in recent years such as AI, blockchain, cloud computing and big data, it is a challenging for many commercial enterprises to catch up by internal resources. This gives startups many opportunities to fill the gap. In the midst of this excitement is the opportunities and challenges startup facing to build their solutions and business. In his role as the Executive Director of the HKAI Lab, Timothy Leung will share his views and experience of the subject.

Timothy has accumulated over 20 years of experience in the Information and Internet field, worked in esteemed companies such as Alibaba, Apple, and PCCW. In his career, Timothy has ridden the waves of technology advancement such as the dot-com boom and bust, internet media, e-commerce and now AI. He is now the Executive Director of the HKAI Lab, which is a not-for-profit initiative fully funded by the Alibaba and SenseTime focused on advancing the frontiers of AI with cutting-edge technologies and expertise, and empowering startups to commercialize their new inventions.

It is expected that approximately 50% of manual business processes are likely to be automated in the next few years. Leveraging on the ‘Digital Workforce’ will eliminate manual tasks, streamline operations, and improve access to business data. RPA works alongside human labour to help organizations improve efficiency and release employees from the low-value repetitive tasks to focus on more valuable work. In this session, we will cover:

• How will the future of work look like in the digital era?
• What is the role of digital workforce in your digital transformation journey?
• What are the benefits to the enterprises, and more importantly, what does it mean for humans working together with the concept of digital workers?

Markoss is currently with Automation Anywhere as a Senior Director for NextGen Technologies across the Asian Pacific and Japan. Previously, Markoss has more than 10 years’ experience within Financial Service Industries. He worked for multiple top 30 global banks on global and regional level. He has hold multiple Senior Management positions within the Transformation & Automation as well as in operational role.

He set up from scratch, designed, developed, lead and managed Robotics and Cognitive Automation (AI & Machine Learning) Strategies, Business Units, Approaches and Programs for multiple top 30 global banks.

He led, set-up and managed large-scale multi-million dollars transformation & Automation programs. He also led large business units, managed costs and ensured that business unit objectives are delivered.

Ir Dr Samson Tai is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and the Chief Technology Officer of IBM Hong Kong. During his career with IBM, he has held number of senior technical and business leadership positions in the company. Samson is an expert in Big Data and Analytic and has spearheaded many innovative solutions by applying emerging technologies across different aspects of the business for clients in Hong Kong. He is recognized within IBM and the technical community of China and Hong Kong as an innovative solution leader in delivering the Smart Planet vision to clients. Besides his pioneering work in business, Samson also serves as the focal person to forge collaborative partnerships with government IT councils and universities communities to foster innovation vitality in Hong Kong. Samson has a doctoral and master degree in business administration and a bachelor degree in computer science. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng, MIET), a Chartered IT Professional (CITP, BCS) and a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE).

Dr Crystal Fok is currently the Associate Director for the MPE Cluster & Robotics Platform at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP). She is mainly responsible for the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (A.I.R) initiative in Science Park to drive innovation and technology for reindustrialisation, especially in Logistics, Construction, Smart manufacturing and Service sectors.
Prior to HKSTP, Dr Fok was a Manager at ASTRI, managing a diverse project portfolio, such as market analysis, feasibility studies, product development and technology commercialization. She was also a Consultant at the Hong Kong Productivity Council, managing the optical design team and providing consultancy service on precision manufacturing.
Dr Fok received her PhD degree in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from the CUHK and her research interests include A.I., robot arm manipulation, micro-robotics, MEMs and micro-optics.

Timothy has accumulated over 20 years of experience in the Information and Internet field, worked in esteemed companies such as Alibaba, Apple, and PCCW. In his career, Timothy has ridden the waves of technology advancement such as the dot-com boom and bust, internet media, e-commerce and now AI. He is now the Executive Director of the HKAI Lab, which is a not-for-profit initiative fully funded by the Alibaba and SenseTime focused on advancing the frontiers of AI with cutting-edge technologies and expertise, and empowering startups to commercialize their new inventions.

Mr. Lee Tin-Hei, Jade, Aged 43, joined the Group in 2016, is the general manager responsible for business strategy and analytics as well as technology applications of the Group. Mr. Lee has over 20 years of experience in advanced analytics carrying out consulting and business management roles with leading business analytics corporations.

Jovian is the co-founder of Set Sail, where Jovian leads the business and operations of the Saas AI virtual human agents building platform.

Jovian helped more than 35 enterprises clients develop their own AI virtual human agents, including Hong Kong Tourism Board, HKTDC, CLP, IKEA, among others. Jovian also helped Set Sail expand the network outside Hong Kong, by setting up the second office in Foshan and joining AppWorks Accelerator.

Jovian has a dream in Set Sail – building the best virtual agent building platform so that any companies can deploy a self-learning AI virtual agent in any channels in a few clicks.

The Chinese Greater Bay Area (GBA) has a big potential to overtake New York and Tokyo and become the biggest Bay Area economy. However, there are a number of challenges including legal, tax, currency, etc. FinTech offers a solution to some of the barrier and hence becomes essential for the future GBA development.

Dr. Paul Sin has over 20 years of IT management and consulting experience focusing in financial services sector, currently leading the FinTech practice and Asia Pacific Blockchain Lab in Deloitte. Prior to Deloitte, Paul served as CEO of Fintech, CIO for bank, brokerage firm, and global conglomerate, as well as practice leader for different consulting firms specialized in emerging technologies.

Digital automation is transforming the world with unprecedented scope and speed. Advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, and the Internet of Things are continually reshaping the global economic landscape, and their impacts are felt at all levels of society. A major challenge is the potential dislocation of the workforce as a result of automation and the urgent need to nurture talent to realize the many opportunities that automation brings. The future of work has become an important research topic in recent years. Predictions of job losses and new job opportunities continue to make media headlines. These predictions span a wide range: according to one estimate, 47% of jobs in the US will be replaced in the next two decades, while another, more modest estimate claims that 9% of jobs are at risk of automation. Although there is an ongoing debate about the best methodology for such estimates, researchers agree that the impact of automation is significant and that the government and the industry can play a vital role in facilitating the transition for both the economy and the affected workforce.

Professor Kar Yan TAM is Dean of the HKUST Business School and Chair Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management. He joined HKUST in 1992 as a founding member of the School. Prior to being Dean of the Business School, he was Dean of Students and Associate Provost at HKUST leading the internationalization efforts of the University, improving the quality of the undergraduate education and supporting students’ holistic educational needs. Professor Tam is currently a board member of Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and was the Past President of the Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS). He is serving on the Curriculum Development Council and Hong Kong Productivity Council. He is an information system scholar specializing in Fintech and technology adoption and playing an active role in promoting academia-business collaboration projects and startups.

AI, Big Data and Cloud Computing, the ABC of fintech are getting traction in finance industry. The three are very closely related and usually applied together to provide innovative finance services and customer experience. We will present and discuss application scenarios and business cases to illustrate how ABC changes finance industry.

Mr. Chan Wing Fung Raymond was appointed the Managing Director of 9F International Holdings, a subsidiary of 9F Group (NASDAQ: JFU), in October 2018 and is responsible for applying both the Virtual Banking license and Digital Insurance license in Hong Kong, “Tech Enabling” to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia markets, and expanding the base of overseas Fintech Ecosystem partners.
Raymond is an active speaker and practitioner in fintech areas including Virtual Bank, eKYC, eID, Open API, Mobile Payment and Cross-Border Banking. He has successfully launched “inMotion”, the first truly remote bank account opening mobile app in Hong Kong without the need to visit branches and submit signature and address proof, alongside with many first-in-Hong Kong fintech initiatives.

• HKMA's fintech strategy and policy stance
• Initiatives to enhance HK's connectivity with the GBA
• HK's unique position in the GBA fintech landscape

Nelson Chow has been appointed to the present position from 1 September 2016 with responsibilities for facilitating the healthy development of the fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and promoting Hong Kong as a fintech hub in Asia. He joined the HKMA in 2004 and was responsible for the supervision of banks’ technology risk management and business continuity planning as well as the formulation of related policies and guidelines. He was the Deputy Chief Representative of the New York Office in 2010. After returning to Hong Kong in 2013, he took up responsibilities to supervise banks’ operational risk management and perform macro-prudential data analysis. Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Chow was a Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. responsible for information risk management of the Asia Pacific region.

Debby is a passionate ICT practitioner in Strategic Business, Marketing & Sustainability Development with over 18 years senior management experience in Xerox / Fuji Xerox and now independent advisor & Advocate for Good Purpose like Sustainability.

As the Marketer in transforming Xerox from a legacy copier company to an ICT company in Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong), Debby was responsible for different departmental roles, including Marketing Director (Branding, Marketing Communications, product management,) Directors in Business operations and Sustainability / Quality. She is now an independent advisor to companies for a more sustainable business model in achieving Good purpose.

As member of HK Computer Society, Debby is passionate in sharing how corporate can leverage ICT technologies like RPA & change management to improve sustainability & business efficiency.

Nelson Chow has been appointed to the present position from 1 September 2016 with responsibilities for facilitating the healthy development of the fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and promoting Hong Kong as a fintech hub in Asia. He joined the HKMA in 2004 and was responsible for the supervision of banks’ technology risk management and business continuity planning as well as the formulation of related policies and guidelines. He was the Deputy Chief Representative of the New York Office in 2010. After returning to Hong Kong in 2013, he took up responsibilities to supervise banks’ operational risk management and perform macro-prudential data analysis. Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Chow was a Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. responsible for information risk management of the Asia Pacific region.

Mr. Chan Wing Fung Raymond was appointed the Managing Director of 9F International Holdings, a subsidiary of 9F Group (NASDAQ: JFU), in October 2018 and is responsible for applying both the Virtual Banking license and Digital Insurance license in Hong Kong, “Tech Enabling” to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia markets, and expanding the base of overseas Fintech Ecosystem partners.
Raymond is an active speaker and practitioner in fintech areas including Virtual Bank, eKYC, eID, Open API, Mobile Payment and Cross-Border Banking. He has successfully launched “inMotion”, the first truly remote bank account opening mobile app in Hong Kong without the need to visit branches and submit signature and address proof, alongside with many first-in-Hong Kong fintech initiatives.

Dr. Paul Sin has over 20 years of IT management and consulting experience focusing in financial services sector, currently leading the FinTech practice and Asia Pacific Blockchain Lab in Deloitte. Prior to Deloitte, Paul served as CEO of Fintech, CIO for bank, brokerage firm, and global conglomerate, as well as practice leader for different consulting firms specialized in emerging technologies.

Dick leads PwC’s China/HK Emerging Technology group and the HK insurance consulting practice.

He has over 17 years of experience, specializes in digital transformation i.e. utilizing technologies to changes the sales and distribution, operation, risk, finance and other insurance functions to achieve business growth, cost savings, efficiency and other strategic objectives.

Over the years that he has been with PwC, he has practiced financial risk management, technology consulting and finance management, which provides him a comprehensive and unique perspective on how digital transformation impacts product design to operation to finance reporting; and on how the industry can work together and leverage emerging technologies like blockchain , AI and IoT to change the industry landscape for better customer value and higher efficiency.