The Chinese Finance Association 24th Annual Conference
(Online Registration Closed, You Are Welcomed to Register Onsite at Event)
U.S.-China Relationship Rollercoaster, Blockchain-Crypto Turbulence:
Where is the Global Economy Heading to?
New York Marriott Marquis Hotel
1535 Broadway, New York, NY, 10036
November 11th, 2018
We cordially invite you to join the 24th TCFA Annual Conference. This TCFA signature event provides an outstanding platform for industry leaders, academic experts, regulators, and TCFA members to share thoughts on the latest developments in the global economy and financial markets. This year’s conference features a number of top experts and thought leaders, who will focus their discussions on two particular topics: How will the Sino-US geo-political relationship affect the world trade order and the global economy? Whether the Blockchain technology will lead a true digital revolution?
In the past year, escalating trade tensions, particularly between the U.S. and China, raise concerns for the developments of world economy. Phenomena like U.S. withdrawal from multilateral trade agreements and imposing unilateral tariffs have threatened to reverse decade-long trend of trade liberalization. Investors have started questioning the duration of world’s ongoing expansionary cycle and financial stability of many emerging markets. Such cyclical economic developments continue to be accompanied by a secular advancement in technology. The global financial industry is on its way to digital transformation, propelled by myriad technological innovations such as Blockchain and crypto currencies. As these new technologies emerge, an up-to-date and collaborative regulatory environment is urgently needed.
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Prominent Keynote Speakers
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· Henry Fernandez, Chairman and CEO, MSCI
· Feng Xiao (肖风), Chairman and CEO, WanXiang Blockchain Co.(万向控股)
· Craig Allen, President, The US-China Business Council (美中贸易全国委员会)
· Merit Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Former Member of WTO Appellate Body
· Patrick Durkin, Managing Director, Head of External Relations, Atlas Merchant Capital
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Conference Agenda and Speakers
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Morning Sessions
7:30am – 8:30am REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:30am – 8:40am WELCOME ADDRESS
Bo Liu, President-Elect, TCFA; Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
8:40am – 9:10am CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Henry Fernandez, Chairman and CEO, MSCI
Introduced by Maggie Jiang, Board Director & Former President, TCFA; SVP, Bank of China
Moderator: Ramy Inocencio, Bloomberg TV Anchor
9:10am – 9:40am MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Craig Allen, President, The US-China Business Council
Introduced by Richard Wang, Board Director, TCFA; Freddie Mac
9:40am – 10:20am SESSION 1: GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Moderator: Henry Mo, Board Director, TCFA, Managing Director, Chief Economist, AIG
Michael Gapen, Chief Economist, Barclay
Constance Hunter, Chief Economist, KPMG
Ebrahim Rahbari, Chief G10 Currency Strategist and Global Head of FX Analysis and Content, Citigroup
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10:20am – 10:35am Morning Break
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10:35am – 11:15am SESSION 2: GLOBAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES – WOMEN ON WALL STREET
Moderator: Maggie Jiang, Board Director & Former President, TCFA; SVP, Bank of China
Ming Cen, Managing Director, Perella Weinberg Partner
Mei Gao, Partner, IDG Capital
Seema Hingorani, Founder & Chair, Girls Who Invest, Ex-CIO of NYC Pension Fund
Ouma Sananikone, Director of Board, Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, Former CIO of Aberdeen Asia Pacific Income Investment Co.
11:15am – 12:00pm SESSION 3: CROSS-BORDER AND OVERSEA INVESTMENT
Moderator: Chenyang Wei, Board Chairman, TCFA; Senior Managing Director & Head of Zenity Holdings New York (知合控股)
Robin Hu (胡志斌), Chairman and CEO, Broad Resources Investment (博润投资)
Jacob Kuang (旷京华), Deputy CEO, Haitou Capital (海投资本)
David Foulke, CFO, Tiger Shares(老虎证券)
Luke Tang, General Manager, TechCode
Jeff Zhang, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break
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1:00pm – 1:30pm LUNCH KEYNOTE ADDRESS
(This section is part of VIP lunch by invitation only)
Patrick Durkin, Managing Director, Head of External Relations, Atlas Merchant Capital
Introduced by Yalin Zhu, Board Director, TCFA; Director, China Bridge Capital (鑫根资本)
Afternoon Sessions
1:30pm – 2:00pm “Trade, Globalization and Economic Growth”, A Fireside Chat with Dean Merit Janow
Merit Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Former Member of WTO Appellate Body
Interviewed with Susan Feng, U.S. News Chief of Yicai Global
Introduced by Chenyang Wei, Board Chairman, TCFA; Senior Managing Director & Head of Zenity Holdings New York (知合控股)
2:00pm – 2:30pm BLOCKCHAIN KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Feng Xiao (肖风), Chairman and CEO, WanXiang Blockchain Co.
Introduced by Dajiang Guo, Senior Advisor and Former President, TCFA; Partner, China Bridge Capital (鑫根资本)
2:30pm – 3:20pm SESSION 4: BLOCKCHAIN PANEL – SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH IN THE BLOCKCHAIN SPACE
Co-organized with Tsinghua Financial Review of the PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University
Moderator: Linjia Zhou, EVP, TCFA; Committee Chair, TCFA FinTech & Blockchain Institute; Managing Director, Zenity Holdings New York (知合控股)
Patrick Dai (帅初), Founder & CEO, Qtum Foundation (量子链)
Wilfred Daye, Head of Financial Markets, OKCoin USA Inc.
Catherine Li, US Founding Partner & COO, ChainDD (链得得)
Sheng Liu (刘胜), Chief Software Architect, Union Mobile Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (UMF, 联动优势)
Daniel Nathan, Partner, Global Co-Chair of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Practice, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Kevin Shtofman, National Blockchain Lead, Technology Strategy Lead, Deloitte LLP.
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3:20pm – 3:35pm Afternoon Break
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3:35pm – 4:20pm SESSION 5: CHINA INVESTMENT PANEL
Moderator: Christine Zhao, Board Director, TCFA; CFO, Whittle School and Studios; Venture Partner, YuanMing Capital
Eddy Chow, CEO, Homaer Asset Management Company Hong Kong
Andrew Sun (孙骏), Director of Product, Wind (万得)
Song Teng (滕松), CEO, Haitong International (USA) (海通国际)
Sheng Wang(王胜), Chief Strategist, Shenwan Hongyuan Group(申万宏源)
David Yan, Former President, TCFA; Partner, Shanghai Vstone Capital Co. Ltd (上海凯石益正)
4:20pm – 5:00pm SESSION 6: FINTECH/HITECH PANEL – END OF GLOBALIZATION IMPACT ON INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
Moderator: Yalin Zhu, Board Director, TCFA; Director, China Bridge Capital (鑫根资本)
Adil Abdulali, President & Chief Science Officer, Protégé Partners
Xuan Chen (陈轩), Managing Director, HOPU-ARM Innovation Fund
Jin Hu, CEO, Gloria Group (誉衡集团)
Lee Lin, Co-founder & CEO, RentHop
Lily Xu, AVP, China Unicom Americas (中国联通)
5:00pm – 5:10pm Closing Remarks – Dr. Li Liu, President, TCFA, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
5:10pm – 6:00pm TCFA Election – Dr. Jian Hu, Senior Advisor and Former President, TCFA; Managing Director, Moody’s Investor Services & Daphne Fan, Director, Wells Fargo Securities
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6:00pm – 7:00pm TCFA Cocktail Reception at Broadway Lounge on 8th FL
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10:00am – 5:00pm TCFA Job Fair on 7th FL
Registration
If you have any questions, please contact us as webadmin@tcfaglobal.org.
Please register at our website www.tcfaglobal.org where you can find additional information. Conference registration provides access to the full day Conference, Job Fair, Breakfast and Coffee, Evening Reception (excluding VIP lunch) on November 11th, 2018.
Registration Fee (No Early Bird Rate)
Member Fee: $180
Non-Member Fee: $230
Onsite Registration will be based on availability at a rate of $250. If you are not a member of TCFA, you can become a member by registering at our website and paying $50 membership fee, which will entitle you to the member rate for the annual conference as well as access to future TCFA events.
Hotel Reservation with Marriott
There is a great variety of accommodations in New York City. However, if you prefer to stay at the Marriott Marquis, we have a special rate reserved for our guests. You can make reservations with the conference rate for rooms that Marriott has offered for our Annual Conference at discount. The hotel rooms will be released on Oct 19 if not used, so please reserve your room early.
Please use the following link and number for hotel reservation:
https://book.passkey.com/go/ChnFinAsscNov2018
Reservations Toll Free: 1-877-303-0104
Reservations Local Phone: 1-212-398-1900
Advance Your Career
Please note only registered guests can have access to the on-site job fair.
There are a number of companies are planning to recruit on-site or on-line at the job fair offered by the Annual Conference, including:
Haitong International Securities Group (海通国际)
The list will be updated once more companies confirm their interest. Please stay tuned for updated company list and job listings. Please note only registered guests can have access to the on-site job fair.
To job applicants: please send resume to tcfajobfair@gmail.com. We will keep your information in our database and distribute resumes to relevant recruiting firms.
Network with Industry Leaders and Make New Connections
We are expecting more than 800 attendees at this year’s conference including
· Senior Wall Street professionals
· Delegations from leading Chinese financial institutions
· Accomplished academic experts and researchers
The conference and the evening reception will provide a great networking opportunity to catch up with old friends and to make new connections.
About TCFA
Twenty-four years ago, TCFA was founded as a non-profit organization comprised of professionals, policymakers, and scholars in finance and related fields who have a strong interest in China’s financial and economic development. Today, headquartered in New York City, TCFA has over 6,000 members globally with chapters in Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Charlotte, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Please visit our website www.tcfaglobal.org for further details including conference agenda, speaker biographies, and job fair information.
We want to express our sincere gratitude towards our long-term sponsors, advisers, board, executive team, and volunteers who have helped to make our events possible.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference!
Sincerely,
TCFA Management Team
Distinguished Speakers
Henry Fernandez, Chairman and CEO, MSCI
Feng Xiao (肖风), Chairman and CEO, WanXiang Blockchain Co.(万向控股)
Craig Allen, President, The US-China Business Council (美中贸易全国委员会)
Merit Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Former Member of WTO Appellate Body
Patrick Durkin, Managing Director, Head of External Relations, Atlas Merchant Capital
Global Economic Outlook Panel
Michael Gapen, Chief Economist, Barclay
Constance Hunter, Chief Economist, KPMG
Ebrahim Rahbari, Chief G10 Currency Strategist and Global Head of FX Analysis and Content, Citigroup
Global Investment Opportunities – Women on Wall Street Panel
Ming Cen, Managing Director, Perella Weinberg Partner
Mei Gao, Partner, IDG Capital
Seema Hingorani, Founder & Chair, Girls Who Invest, Ex-CIO of NYC Pension Fund
Ouma Sananikone, Director of Board, Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, Former CIO of Aberdeen Asia Pacific Income Investment Co.
Blockchain - Crypto Panel
Patrick Dai (帅初), Founder & CEO, Qtum Foundation (量子链)
Wilfred Daye, Head of Financial Markets, OKCoin USA Inc.
Catherine Li, US Founding Partner & COO, ChainDD (链得得)
Sheng Liu (刘胜), Chief Software Architect, Union Mobile Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (UMF, 联动优势)
Daniel Nathan, Partner, Global Co-Chair of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Practice, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Kevin Shtofman, National Blockchain Lead, Technology Strategy Lead, Deloitte LLP.
FinTech/HiTech Panel
Adil Abdulali, President & Chief Science Officer, Protégé Partners
Xuan Chen (陈轩), Managing Director, HOPU-ARM Innovation Fund
Jin Hu, CEO, Gloria Group (誉衡集团)
Lee Lin, Co-founder & CEO, RentHop
Lily Xu, AVP, China Unicom Americas (中国联通)
Chian Investment Panel
Eddy Chow, CEO, Homaer Asset Management Company Hong Kong
Andrew Sun (孙骏), Director of Product, Wind (万得)
Song Teng (滕松), CEO, Haitong International (USA) (海通国际)
Sheng Wang(王胜), Chief Strategist, Shenwan Hongyuan Group(申万宏源)
David Yan, Former President, TCFA; Partner, Shanghai Vstone Capital Co. Ltd (上海凯石益正)
Cross-border Investment Panel
Robin Hu (胡志斌), Chairman and CEO, Broad Resources Investment (博润投资)
Jacob Kuang (旷京华), Deputy CEO, Haitou Capital (海投资本)
David Foulke, CFO, Tiger Shares(老虎证券)
Luke Tang, General Manager, TechCode
Jeff Zhang, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Morning Sessions
7:30am – 8:30am REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:30am – 8:40am WELCOME ADDRESS
Bo Liu, President-Elect, TCFA; Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
8:40am – 9:10am CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Henry Fernandez, Chairman and CEO, MSCI
Introduced by Maggie Jiang, Board Director & Former President, TCFA; SVP, Bank of China
Moderator: Ramy Inocencio, Bloomberg TV Anchor
9:10am – 9:40am MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Craig Allen, President, The US-China Business Council
Introduced by Richard Wang, Board Director, TCFA; Freddie Mac
9:40am – 10:20am SESSION 1: GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Moderator: Henry Mo, Board Director, TCFA, Managing Director, Chief Economist, AIG
Michael Gapen, Chief Economist, Barclay
Constance Hunter, Chief Economist, KPMG
Ebrahim Rahbari, Chief G10 Currency Strategist and Global Head of FX Analysis and Content, Citigroup
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10:20am – 10:35am Morning Break
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10:35am – 11:15am SESSION 2: GLOBAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES – WOMEN ON WALL STREET
Moderator: Maggie Jiang, Board Director & Former President, TCFA; SVP, Bank of China
Ming Cen, Managing Director, Perella Weinberg Partner
Mei Gao, Partner, IDG Capital
Seema Hingorani, Founder & Chair, Girls Who Invest, Ex-CIO of NYC Pension Fund
Ouma Sananikone, Director of Board, Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, Former CIO of Aberdeen Asia Pacific Income Investment Co.
11:15am – 12:00pm SESSION 3: CROSS-BORDER AND OVERSEA INVESTMENT
Moderator: Chenyang Wei, Board Chairman, TCFA; Senior Managing Director & Head of Zenity Holdings New York (知合控股)
Robin Hu (胡志斌), Chairman and CEO, Broad Resources Investment (博润投资)
Jacob Kuang (旷京华), Deputy CEO, Haitou Capital (海投资本)
David Foulke, CFO, Tiger Shares(老虎证券)
Luke Tang, General Manager, TechCode
Jeff Zhang, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break
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1:00pm – 1:30pm LUNCH KEYNOTE ADDRESS
(This section is part of VIP lunch by invitation only)
Patrick Durkin, Managing Director, Head of External Relations, Atlas Merchant Capital
Introduced by Yalin Zhu, Board Director, TCFA; Director, China Bridge Capital (鑫根资本)
Afternoon Sessions
1:30pm – 2:00pm “Trade, Globalization and Economic Growth”, A Fireside Chat with Dean Merit Janow
Merit Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Former Member of WTO Appellate Body
Interviewed with Susan Feng, U.S. News Chief of Yicai Global
Introduced by Chenyang Wei, Board Chairman, TCFA; Senior Managing Director & Head of Zenity Holdings New York (知合控股)
2:00pm – 2:30pm BLOCKCHAIN KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Feng Xiao (肖风), Chairman and CEO, WanXiang Blockchain Co.
Introduced by Dajiang Guo, Senior Advisor and Former President, TCFA; Partner, China Bridge Capital (鑫根资本)
2:30pm – 3:20pm SESSION 4: BLOCKCHAIN PANEL – SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH IN THE BLOCKCHAIN SPACE
Co-organized with Tsinghua Financial Review of the PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University
Moderator: Linjia Zhou, EVP, TCFA; Committee Chair, TCFA FinTech & Blockchain Institute; Managing Director, Zenity Holdings New York (知合控股)
Patrick Dai (帅初), Founder & CEO, Qtum Foundation (量子链)
Wilfred Daye, Head of Financial Markets, OKCoin USA Inc.
Catherine Li, US Founding Partner & COO, ChainDD (链得得)
Sheng Liu (刘胜), Chief Software Architect, Union Mobile Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (UMF, 联动优势)
Daniel Nathan, Partner, Global Co-Chair of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Practice, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Kevin Shtofman, National Blockchain Lead, Technology Strategy Lead, Deloitte LLP.
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3:20pm – 3:35pm Afternoon Break
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3:35pm – 4:20pm SESSION 5: CHINA INVESTMENT PANEL
Moderator: Christine Zhao, Board Director, TCFA; CFO, Whittle School and Studios; Venture Partner, YuanMing Capital
Eddy Chow, CEO, Homaer Asset Management Company Hong Kong
Andrew Sun (孙骏), Director of Product, Wind (万得)
Song Teng (滕松), CEO, Haitong International (USA) (海通国际)
Sheng Wang(王胜), Chief Strategist, Shenwan Hongyuan Group(申万宏源)
David Yan, Former President, TCFA; Partner, Shanghai Vstone Capital Co. Ltd (上海凯石益正)
4:20pm – 5:00pm SESSION 6: FINTECH/HITECH PANEL – END OF GLOBALIZATION IMPACT ON INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
Moderator: Yalin Zhu, Board Director, TCFA; Director, China Bridge Capital (鑫根资本)
Adil Abdulali, President & Chief Science Officer, Protégé Partners
Xuan Chen (陈轩), Managing Director, HOPU-ARM Innovation Fund
Jin Hu, CEO, Gloria Group (誉衡集团)
Lee Lin, Co-founder & CEO, RentHop
Lily Xu, AVP, China Unicom Americas (中国联通)
5:00pm – 5:10pm Closing Remarks – Dr. Li Liu, President, TCFA, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
5:10pm – 6:00pm TCFA Election – Dr. Jian Hu, Senior Advisor and Former President, TCFA; Managing Director, Moody’s Investor Services & Daphne Fan, Director, Wells Fargo Securities
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6:00pm – 7:00pm TCFA Cocktail Reception at Broadway Lounge on 8th FL
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10:00am – 5:00pm TCFA Job Fair on 7th FL
Job Fair
There are a number of companies are planning to recruit on-site or on-line at the job fair offered by the Annual Conference, including:
Haitong International Securities Group (海通国际)
The list will be updated once more companies confirm their interest. Please stay tuned for updated company list and job listings. Please note only registered guests can have access to the on-site job fair.
To job applicants: please send resume to tcfajobfair@gmail.com. We will keep your information in our database and distribute resumes to relevant recruiting firms.
Hotel Reservation with Marriott
There is a great variety of accommodations in New York City. However, if you prefer to stay at the Marriott Marquis, we have a special rate reserved for our guests. You can make reservations with the conference rate for rooms that Marriott has offered for our Annual Conference. The hotel rooms will be released on Oct 19 if not used, so please reserve your room early.
Please use the following link and number for hotel reservation:
https://book.passkey.com/go/ChnFinAsscNov2018
Reservations Toll Free: 1-877-303-0104
Reservations Local Phone: 1-212-398-1900