Hosted by the HKUST Institute for Financial Research, the Institute for Global Development at Tsinghua University, and Caijing Magazine, the Hong Kong Digital Finance Summit 2026 convened global stakeholders to explore how digital currencies, digital assets, and data as assets are reshaping the global financial landscape.
From left: Mr. HUANG Haizhou, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China; Prof. BAI Chong-en, Dean of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University. Prof. Harry SHUM, Council Chairman of HKUST; Mr. Michael WONG, Deputy Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government; Prof. LOU Dong, Director of the HKUST Institute for Financial Research; Dr. Kelvin WONG, Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission; Mr. Howard LEE, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Mr. Stephen YIU, Chairman of the Insurance Authority.
We were honored to receive opening remarks from (image below from left) Mr. Michael WONG, Prof. Harry SHUM, Prof. BAI Chong-en, and Prof. LOU Dong.
The event brought together diverse global perspectives from policy, academia, and industry. Key contributors featured the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, and the Insurance Authority; global universities such as MIT, University College London, Stanford, and Tsinghua as well as prominent organizations from J.P. Morgan, HSBC, and Anchorpoint to HKEX, CITIC Securities, Du Xiaoman Financial, HashKey Group, and Yunfeng Financial Group.
A series of panel discussions brought together leading experts to explore key developments in digital finance, financial innovation, and regulatory collaboration.
The panel moderated by Prof. TAM Kar Yan, Vice-President for Administration and Business of HKUST (first left), brings together representatives from industry and academia to discuss how stablecoins, central bank digital currencies, and tokenized deposits can achieve coordinated development in the future financial system. Pictured are Prof. CUI Wei of University College London (second left); Mr. Mike DAVID, Head of Hong Kong Payments at J.P. Morgan (third left); Mr. John O’NEILL, Managing Director, Digital Assets and Currencies at HSBC (fourth left); and Mr. Dominic MAFFEI, Chief Executive Officer of Anchorpoint (fifth left).
The panel moderated by Ms. YUAN Man, Executive Editor of Caijing Magazine (first left), featured Prof. KC Chan, former Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the HKSAR Government (second left); Mr. LI Chunbo, Executive Committee Member of CITIC Securities and Chairman of CLSA (third left); Dr. XIAO Feng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HashKey Group (fourth left); and Mr. Gregory YU, Managing Director and Head of Markets at HKEX (fifth left). The panel explores the opportunities and challenges arising from the integration of traditional finance and digital finance.
The panel moderated by Mr. HE Gang, Editor-in-Chief of Caijing Magazine (first left), featured Mr. Geoff JIANG, President of Yunfeng Financial Group (second left); Prof. TANG Bo, Head of the HKUST Institute for Financial Research (third left); Mr. Stephen YIU, Chairman of the Insurance Authority (fourth left); and Mr. ZHU Guang, Chief Executive Officer of Du Xiaoman Financial (fifth left). The panel sees in-depth discussions on cross-border data collaboration, digital governance, and regulatory coordination.
At a time when digital finance is evolving rapidly, having these diverse voices enabled a more grounded and informed dialogue on the challenges and opportunities ahead. We look forward to continuing this conversation, bridging research and industry expertise to help navigate the future of global finance and build more inclusive, resilient financial systems.