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Agenda

Day 1 (10th November, Tuesday)

Leading Chair:

Mark Clayton, FCMA, CGMA Chairman – British Chamber of Commerce South China; Group CFO, C2W

Emma Jiang, FCMA, CGMA, Host, Yicai Channel at Shanghai Media Group (SMG)

09:00-09:30

Registration
09:30-09:35

Welcome Speech

Vicky Li FCMA, CGMA, VP, North Asia, AICPA & CIMA ; VP, North Asia, CIMA
09:35-09:40

Opening Speech

Government Representative
09:40-09:45

ENGAGE ASIA 2026 Global Premiere
09:45-10:30

Keynote Speech

Mark Koziel CPA, CGMA, Chief Executive Officer, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, President and CEO, American Institute of CPAs

RISE 2040 Chinese Report Launch Ceremony
10:30-10:50

Tea Break & Networking
10:50-12:00

Keynote Speech

Kevin Kelly Founding Executive Editor of WIRED, Bestselling Author and Technology Futurist

12:00-13:30

Networking Luncheon Buffet
13:30-14:15

Keynote Speech

Shu Chang Chief Asia Economist, Bloomberg
14:15-15:30

Leadership Panel Session

Topic: Asia Rising: Growth, Innovation and Global Impact

Moderator: Patrick Li Bloomberg Businessweek / China publisher

Panelists:

  • Andrew Harding FCMA, CGMA, CEO, CIMA
  • Gilbert Lee FCMA, CGMA, Executive Chairman, Hang Seng Indexes Company Limitedï¼›Vice-Chairman, Hang Seng Bank (China) Limitedï¼›Chief of Staff to Chief Executive, Hang Seng Bank
  • Jack Chan JP, Chairman, China，Regional Managing Partner, Greater China，Ernst & Young
  • Kathy Chen USCPA , Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer, SB CHINA CAPITAL
15:30-15:45

Tea Break & Networking
15:45-17:00

Panel Session

Topic: Finance Leadership: From Transformation to Value Creation

Moderator: Leader, Hurun

Panelists:

  • Joy Song FCMA, CGMA, Member, REG North Asia, AICPA& CIMA
    VP, Finance, Business Development & Venture Capital, Medtronic Greater China
  • Christina Zeng FCMA, CGMA, General Manager of Computing Services, Lenovo SSG China; General Manager , Lenovo Leasing Co.,Ltd
  • Rachel Chen FCMA, CGMA, Chair, REG North Asia, AICPA & CIMA; Danone CNAO Ops Finance VP
  • Rachel Chen FCMA, CGMA, Chair, REG North Asia, AICPA & CIMA; Danone CNAO Ops Finance VP
  • Sebastian Frey CEO, Kärcher Global Services GmbH & Co. KG
  • Joris van Leeuwen Chief Revenue Officer, Lucanet
17:00-17:05

End of Conference Day 1

Mark Clayton FCMA, CGMA Chairman - British Chamber of Commerce South China; Group CFO, C2W
18:00-20:00

President Dinner & CGMA New Member Awarding Ceremony

(Member Only / Invitation Only)

Day 2 (11th November, Wednesday)

Leading Chair:

Tim Burghout ACMA , CGMA, Bureau Veritas, Consumer Products Services ,CFO North Asia

Yu Bin USCPA, CGMA, Independent Director of Listed Companies

09:00-09:30

Registration
09:30-09:45

Day 1 Recap

Irene Teng Executive Vice President – Global Markets，AICPA & CIMA
09:45-10:15

Keynote Session

Noel Tagoe FCMA, CGMA, Professor & Dean, Nile Business School; CEO, Park Knowles Ltd
10:15-11:15

Panel Session

Topic: Sustainability: From Responsibility to Strategy

Moderator: Brian Zhu FCMA, CGMA, Vice Chair, REG North Asia, AICPA & CIMA
CFO, CDO & CSO, Executive Director, UOB China

Panelists:

  • Lee Hui Fong Controller, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
  • Zhang Minwen Director of the Beijing Office of the IFRS Foundation
  • Liu Meng Head, China Office, United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
11:15-11:30

Tea Break & Networking
11:30-12:30

Panel Session

Topic: Finance Talent: Skills for the Future

Moderator: Paulus Chau Director, HK & Emerging Markets, AICPA & CIMA

Panelists:

  • Will Hutchinson FCMA, CGMA, Director of Finance, IT & Legal for Sainsbury’s Argos Asia
  • Grace Guo FCMA, CGMA, Dean of EY Academy
  • Aaron Huang FCMA, CGMA, CFO, CHAGEE (CHA/NASDAQ)
12:30-13:30

Networking Luncheon Buffet

PM in Chinese Language with AI English Translation meeting device
13:30-14:00

Keynote Speech

PBCSF
14:00-14:20

Keynote Speech

Wu Xiaotian Head of Feishu Commercialization & Customer Success
14:20-15:20

Leadership Panel Session

Topic: Global Growth: From Going Global to Being Global

Moderator: Vicky Li FCMA, CGMA, VP, North Asia, AICPA & CIMA; VP, North Asia, CIMA

Panelists:

  • Jiao Jie FCMA, CGMA， Dean, Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance
  • Jerry Zhou Chairman & CEO of Huifu
  • Tan Lixia FCMA, CGMA, Vice Chairwoman of the Board and Executive Vice President
  • Cliff Chau USCPA Managing Partner，ewpartners
15:20-15:40

Tea Break & Networking
15:40-16:40

Panel Session

Topic: AI at Scale: From Adoption to Competitive Advantage

Moderator: Charles Liang Director, Chinese Mainland , AICPA & CIMA

Panelists:

  • Julius Luo FCMA, CGMA, MSIG Management Shanghai, CEO; Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance China, Deputy General Manager, CIO
  • John Zheng FCMA, CGMA, CIO, CTO & Deputy General Manager Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. (China) Ltd.
  • Xu Dingbo Founding Chairman of CGMA100; Honorary Fellow of CIMA; Professor of Accounting, Essilor Chair in Accounting, CEIBS; Vice President, China Association of Chief Financial Officers
16:40-16:45

Closing Remark

Brian Zhu FCMA, CGMA, Vice Chair, REG North Asia, AICPA & CIMA
CFO, CDO & CSO, Executive Director, UOB China

18:30-20:30

"Finance Oscars" Annual Awards & Gala Dinner