MONDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2024, GRAND HYATT HONG KONG, WAN CHAI
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Light Breakfast
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome Address by Dr Kelvin Wong SBS, JP
Chairman, AFRC
09:10 - 09:25 Opening Remarks by Guest-of-Honour
The Honourable Paul Chan
GBM, GBS, MH, JP
Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
09:25 - 09:40 Keynote Speech by Ms Guo Tingting
Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance, People's Republic of China
Launch Ceremony
09:40 - 10:50 From Tangle to Tango: Fostering a Resilient Financial Ecosystem

Panel Opening Speech by Mr Yang Ruijin
Director General of the Bureau of Supervision and Evaluation, Ministry of Finance, People's Republic of China

Dr Kelvin Wong SBS, JP
Chairman, AFRC (Panel Chair)

Mr Mohamed Kande
Global Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Keynote)

Ms Julia Leung SBS, JP
CEO, Securities and Futures Commission

Mr Ian Charles Stone
Independent Non-Executive Director, Tencent
10:50 - 11:05 Coffee Break
11:05 - 12:05 Exploring the Evolution of Corporate Reporting: From Past Experience to Future Innovations

Ms Janey Lai
CEO, AFRC (Panel Chair)

Prof Zabihollah Rezaee
Professor of Accountancy, University of Memphis (Keynote)

Mr Bill Thomas
Global Chairman and CEO, KPMG (Keynote)

Mr Takashi Nagaoka
Chair, International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators

Mr Alan Vallance
Chief Executive, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
12:05 - 13:30 Luncheon Keynote by Sir David Tweedie
First Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (2001 - 2011)
Special Advisor, International Valuation Standards Council
13:30 - 14:30 Strengthening Trust: Accounting, Accountability and Governance

Mr Peter Greenwood MA FCG HKFCG
(Panel Chair & Keynote)

Mr Panos Prodromides
Chair, Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies (Keynote)

Mr Shawn Maher
Global Vice Chair - Public Policy, EY

Mr Amar Gill
Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Association

Mr Edward Lavish
Managing Director, Portfolio Risk & Transactions, EQT Private Capital Asia
14:30 - 15:30 Navigating the New Frontier: The Role of Accountants in Shaping a Sustainable Future

Ms Teresa Ko
Vice-Chair, IFRS Foundation Trustees (Panel Chair)

Dr Christine Chow
Chair, International Corporate Governance Network (Keynote)

Mr Mike Canning
Vice Chair, Global Strategy and Policy & Global Chief Strategy Officer, Deloitte

Mrs Chia-Tern Huey Min
Chief Executive, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Singapore
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:45 The Next Era in Talent Management

Dr Rob Johnson
President, Institute of New Economic Thinking (Panel Chair & Keynote)

Mr Andrew Tsui
Chairman, Hong Kong & Southern China, Korn Ferry (Keynote)

Mr Chris Freeland
CEO, CPA Australia

Ms Janey Lai
CEO, AFRC

Mr Roy Leung
Immediate Past President, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
16:45 - 17:00 Closing Remarks by Ms Janey Lai
CEO, AFRC
17:00 - 18:30 Cocktails at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong