【Ticket Offer】Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025: Celebrating a Decade of Collaboration, Pioneering the Future of I&T Together

Introduction

The "Godfather of AI" is confirmed to attend! Dive into pivotal topics like Web3, Business Globalisation, FinTech, and Artificial Intelligence, alongside other heavyweight guests... This flagship Hong Kong Innovation and Technology event is one you cannot afford to miss!

In November 2025, Hong Kong FinTech Week and StartmeupHK Festival celebrate their tenth anniversary, joining forces to create a premier event spanning the entire technology, business, and investment value chain. The event will be held from November 3 to 7 in Hong Kong, with the main forum taking place on November 3-4 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Over 37,000 industry leaders from more than 100 economies, alongside 800+ speakers and 700+ exhibiting companies, will gather to explore cutting-edge technologies, drive cross-border collaboration, and propel the global innovation ecosystem to new heights.

Now, let's preview the exciting topics across 11 thematic forums and the distinguished speakers for each session!

List of esteemed speakers at the main conference

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and regulators:

• The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee;

• The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan;

• The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui;

• The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau;

• The Chief Executive of the HKMA, Mr Eddie Yue;

• The Chief Executive Officer of the SFC, Ms Julia Leung;

• The Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Authority, Mr Clement Cheung;

• The Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan;

• The Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong;

• The Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong; and

• The Director-General of Investment Promotion of InvestHK, Ms Alpha Lau.

Global policy leaders:

• The Executive Secretary of the Wolfsberg Group, Mr J Edward Conway;

• The Secretary General of the Financial Stability Board, Mr John Schindler; and

• The President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Mr Jin Liqun.

Industry leaders: 

Highlighted speakers in the AI and advanced technologies space:

• Co-founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Intelligence Capital, Mr Antoine Blondeau;

• The Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Z.AI, Ms Carol Lin;

• The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 3C AGI Partners, Ms Esther Wong;

• Nobel Laureate in Physics, Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto, Mr Geoffrey Hinton; and

• Vice President of MiniMax, Mr Xue Zizhao.

Highlighted speakers in the financial services sector:

• The Chief Executive Officer and Banking Head, Citi Hong Kong; Chairman of Citibank (China), Ms Aveline San;

• The Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered, Mr Bill Winters;

• The Group Chief Executive of HSBC, Mr Georges Elhedery;

• The President and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Templeton, Ms Jenny Johnson; and

• The Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of China (Hong Kong), Mr Sun Yu.

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Highlighted speakers in the tech sector:

• Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Xiaomi, Mr Alain Lam;

• The Chairman of Ant Group, Mr Eric Jing;

• The Corporate Vice President, Head of Tencent Financial Technology, Tencent, Mr Forest Lin; and

• Ex-Chairman of Meitu and Angel Investor Mr Cai Wensheng.

 Highlighted speakers in the digital asset and blockchain sector:

• The Partner, Head of Digital Assets, Data, and AI of Apollo, Ms Christine Moy;

• The Chief Commercial Officer of OKX, Mr Lennix Lai;

• The President of Solana Foundation, Ms Lily Liu;

• The Chief Executive Officer of Binance, Mr Richard Teng; and

• Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation and Founder of Nethermind, Mr Tomasz Stańczak.

 Highlighted speakers in the insurtech sector:

• The Group Chief Technology and Operations Officer of Prudential plc, Ms Anette Bronder;

• The Group Chief Technology and Life Operations Officer of AIA Group, Mr Biswa Misra;

• Co-Founder of Bowtie Life Insurance Company, Mr Fred Ngan;

• The Group Chief Executive Officer of Singlife, Ms Pearlyn Phau; and

• The Chief Executive Officer of AXA Greater China, Ms Sally Wan.

 Highlighted speakers in the payment sector:

• Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of EBANX, Mr João Del Valle;

• Co-President of Ascend Money, Ms Monsinee Nakapanant; and

• The Chief Executive Officer of LianLian Global, Mr Tim Shen.

 Highlighted speakers in the Venture Capital and Investing space:

• The Founding Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners, Mr Duane Kuang;

• The Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Primavera Capital Group, Mr Fred Hu;

• Partner of MPCi Mr Harry Man;

• The Chief Executive Officer of Ofi Invest, Mr Jean-Pierre Grimaud;

• Co-founder and Managing Partner of DST Global, Mr John Lindfors; and

• Fosun Global Partner, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fosun Capital, Mr Mike Xu.

  
  

Get ready for a transformative experience that will shape the future of technology and finance. For more event details, please visit www.fintechweek.hk and follow via official social media accounts:

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HiBlock as GFT 2025 Investment Partner: Bridging Startups and Ecosystem Resources

HiBlock is proud to announce its role as an Investment Partner and Competition Judge for the "Global Fast Track 2025 (GFT 2025)". This flagship program, launched by Invest Hong Kong, aims to connect global technology and innovation enterprises with Hong Kong's dynamic business ecosystem. As a pioneering technology innovation accelerator, HiBlock is honored to participate in Hong Kong FinTech Week as an Investment Partner, supporting GFT 2025 and further empowering the investment ecosystem.

As a special benefit, we are offering 4 complimentary Investor Passes (valued at USD 1299 each) to qualified professional investors to join this celebration.

(Please send your information to hi@hiblock.io to inquire.)