China Spotlight: Hong Kong's Tech Future & Strategic Investment Opportunities
The significant trend of over 42 A-share technology companies and their subsidiaries filing for secondary listings in Hong Kong
The impact on Hong Kong's tech sector composition & which segments are poised for global competitiveness
Whether the Hang Seng Tech Index can evolve into a growth benchmark comparable to the Nasdaq QQQ
Hong Kong's position as a global and technology financial center
Key highlights on Hong Kong's push for stablecoins
Don't miss this opportunity to gain important insights into Hong Kong's strategic role in the global financial and technology markets. AI-generated subtitles will be provided in your preferred language.
Speakers
Kelvin Teo
Senior Vice President, Head of Asia Global Issuer Services
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)
Mr Kelvin Teo joined HKEX as Senior Vice President, Head of Asia, Global Issuer Services in February 2025. Prior to joining HKEX, Mr. Teo served as the Head of Equity Capital Markets for Asia Pacific at Barclays, leading the rebuild of the cash equities origination business across both public and private equity. Kelvin brings along more than 20 years of capital markets experience across investment banking and private banking. Prior to Barclays, he also held positions at Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Macquarie, and Bank of Singapore, working across Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney (Australia). Mr. Teo holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons.) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Eva Yi
Chief Economist
Huatai Financial
Degrees in Economics and Fine Arts from Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts, US). Eva YI has worked in the securities industry for over 19 years, with working experience at CICC, Goldman Sachs, and private equity funds. She served as Chief China Economist, Head of Economics Team and Managing Director at CICC during March 2015- September 2020. Eva YI served as China & Asia Economist at Goldman Sachs (Asia) during 2004-2009 after working at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. During 2009-2013, Ms. YI served as Chief Economist and Strategist at Keywise Capital Management in Hong Kong SAR. In early 2013, Ms. YI launched Calabas Capital Ltd. and served as portfolio manager in 2013-2015. Ms. YI specializes in economy and prices of asset classes in China and beyond, and conducts research in an easy-to-understand and market-oriented manner, with a focus on systematic economic fundamentals and variable forecasts. Ms. YI came as one of the top-ranked China Economists at the Institutional Investor China Poll during 2017-2022.
Leping Huang
Chief Analyst for Global Tech Strategy
Huatai Financial
PhD in Information & Communication Engineering from University of Tokyo , Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Global Tech Strategy QI Tengyuan CHEN Xudong YU Keyi LIU Jun joined Huatai Research in 2023. He began researching new energy, utilities and electrical equipment in 2009, with 12/2 years of sell/buy-side experience. Mr. LIU joined CICC in 2017 as the Chief Analyst for Utilities and New Energy before working at PinPOINT. Mr. LIU specializes in analyzing energy transformation-related industrial trends, forward-looking technologies and policy changes, as well as mediumand-long-term issues like the evolution of global industry landscape. SHI Jinfeng joined Huatai Securities in February 2024, specializing in economic policies, industrial policies, and public policy analysis. Mr. SHI worked at Credit Suisse during 2014-2023, with a focus on economic and market strategy research. He came third in All-Asia Best Sell-Side Analyst Poll for Equity Strategy organized by Institutional Investor in 2023. HUANG Leiping specializes in semiconductors, mobile phone industry chain, telecommunications, and cloud computing, as well as cutting-edge technologies such as AI, autonomous driving, blockchain, digital currencies, commercial space exploration, satellite internet, brain-computer interface, and quantum computing. He once worked at Nokia, Nomura, and CICC.
Sharnie Wong
Senior Analyst, Diversified Financials
Bloomberg Intelligence
Sharnie Wong is a Senior Research Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence specializing in the diversified financials sector including brokers, exchanges and asset managers across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Bloomberg, she spent a decade as a sell-side equities research analyst with global investment banks including Barclays and RBS/ABN AMRO covering banks in Asia. She started her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney and is a Chartered Accountant (CA). Sharnie holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales.
Francis Chan
Senior Analyst – APAC Banks & Fintech
Bloomberg Intelligence
Francis has been covering the Asian financial sector for more than 12 years, having held various senior analyst roles at both buy- and sell-side firms such as Bear Stearns, MF Global and Mirae Asset Management. Prior to joining Bloomberg Intelligence, he served as senior vice president of research for Chinese financials at ABCI Securities. At MF Global, Francis was head of Asian insurance research and previously served as vice president of banking and insurance research at Bear Stearns. Francis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies from the University of Hong Kong and a M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
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