MON 26 OCT · MORNING
1. China’s Sustainable Finance Strategy & Asian Synergies
Speaker: Mr. Ye Yanfei — Special Advisor of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), formerly in charge of green credit at the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
Q1. Which part are you most looking forward to?
Strategy and framework of China’s sustainable finance
Status of sustainable finance in Asia
Roadmap of China–Asia synergies — cooperation mechanisms standards interoperability
Q2. What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
MON 26 OCT · AFTERNOON
2. Net-Zero Strategy Design & Implementation: China and Asia Pathways
Speaker: Ms. Yuan Yuan — Climate Affairs Director of the Sustainability Department, HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited.
Q1. Which part matters most to your bank?
Why transition planning matters — policy landscape and business case
Five core elements of a transition plan: fundamentals, governance, targets, implementation, collaboration
Four practical issues: internal collaboration, quantifying targets, strategy differentiation, embedding
Q2. What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
TUE 27 OCT · MORNING
3. Transition Finance for High-Carbon Industries
Speaker:Ms. Cui Ying — Deputy Director of the International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF).
Q1. What do you most want to take away?
Transition finance pathways for high-carbon and hard-to-abate sectors
Defining credible pathways and linking finance to measurable progress
Managing risk, credibility and integrity — transition as bankable opportunities
Q2. What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
TUE 27 OCT · AFTERNOON
4. Insurance as a Catalyst for Green & Transition Finance
Speakers:
Mr. Yang Tianyang — Vice President, Senior Non-Life Risk Manager, Group Risk Management, Swiss Re
Ms. Zhou Zhou — Research Fellow, IIGF, specialising in green finance.
Q1. Which aspect interests you most?
Insurance as a strategic enabler of sustainable finance
Insurance–lending partnerships for green project
Adapting these approaches to home markets
Q2. What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
WED 28 OCT · MORNING
5. AI for ESG — Practical Applications in Finance
Speakers:
Ms. Yan Meng — Global Head of the ESG & Sustainable Development Office, Ant Group;
Mr. Liu Qilun — Research Fellow, IIGF, specialising in AI applications in green finance.
Q1. Which part are you most looking forward to?
China’s evolution from the digital to the AI era
How AI is applied in financial business— what Ant has done
Ant’s AI infrastructure framework
Cases: AI for enterprise sustainability
Cases: climate-risk identification and sustainable-finance product innovation
Q2.What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
WED 28 OCT · AFTERNOON
6. On-site at Ant Group: Fintech Platforms for Inclusive & Transition Finance
A dedicated exchange session on how fintech-enabled platforms support financial inclusion and SME transition.
Q1. What do you most want to discuss?
AI + Inclusive Finance
AI risk management
Enabling ecosystem-based finance and SME growth
Q2. What else would you like to learn?
THU 29 OCT · MORNING
7. On-site Teaching at Industrial Bank — Sustainable Finance Innovation Practices
A dedicated exchange session with Industrial Bank on its framework and roadmap for sustainable finance innovation.
Q1. What do you most want to learn?
Green finance management structure and performance incentives
Infrastructure build-out for green finance
Green product innovation practice
Q2. What else would you like to learn?
THU 29 OCT · AFTERNOON
8. Green Finance Innovation in Cross-Border Corridors — the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Model
Speaker: Dr. Cheng Angela — Head of Research & Chief Macro Strategist, CGS International Holdings, Hong Kong.
Q1. Which part interests you most?
strategic positioning of the corridor, division of labour between HK SZ, standards alignment cross-border recognition, capital flows
Business models: cross-border green financing architecture, green bond chain, pricing / green premium, carbon finance (Shenzhen offshore green bond, HK subsidy scheme, Core Climate cases)
ASEAN opportunities: cooperation landscape, information interconnection standards mapping, lessons for Malaysia, greenwashing risk management
Q2. What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
FRI 30 OCT · MORNING
9. Climate & Nature Risk Management Speaker: Mr. Zhux Ling — Director of Climate Risk Management & General Manager of Shanghai Branch, China Re Catastrophe Risk Management (CRM) Company
Q1. Which capability matters most now?
Exposure mapping, transmission channels, measurement and stress testing
Credit policies, pricing and disclosure
Governance and decision-making controls
Q2. What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
FRI 30 OCT · AFTERNOON
10. The Next Phase of Sustainable Finance
Speaker: Professor Wang Yao — Director General of the International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF), CUFE.
Q1. Which emerging theme are you most interested in?
Biodiversity finance
Blue finance
Gender finance
Green trade
Children friendly
Q2. What else would you like to learn related to this topic?
Thank you — your responses will be shared with the speakers ahead of the sessions.