Defining the Digital Era: China’s Smart Economy
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Morning Panel Discussion
Coffee/Tea Reception: 9:30am
Dialogue: 10:00am
Close: 11:15am
China is the world's largest digital economy, with some 700 million people using a myriad of digital devices and applications on a daily basis. Digital devices have become major sources of information and terminals for transactions, covering online shopping, transport, tourism, financial services, entertainment, media and social networking. The driving forces behind these phenomenal changes are enterprise investment as well as government leadership on initiatives, such as Internet Plus, which integrates the internet - including mobile internet, cloud computing and big data - with traditional industries to fuel economic growth and encourage the healthy development of e-commerce and internet banking, as well as the international expansion of internet companies. How can such behavior, policies and knowledge help develop or reshape China's current economy into a smart economy? What are the implications of China's smart economy for Hong Kong, Asia and the world?
Joseph Chan is Founder and CEO of AsiaPay, one of the most successful electronic payment service and technology companies in Asia. Prior to AsiaPay, he served in management positions in Barings, Citibank, Bank of America and Dah Sing Bank. Mr. Chan was appointed a member of the ICT Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. He was the winner of the Emerging Entrepreneur category of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year China Awards in 2014. Mr. Chan holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Economics degrees from Monash University.
Peter Greenhill heads Equiom Group’s e-Business team across Europe. He has over 40 years of experience in banking, IT solutions, gaming and gaming systems, having led B2C companies, and B2B technology companies and service providers in the sector. Mr. Greenhill’s expertise includes lottery systems, solutions for casinos, betting companies and the Asian betting market. He previously was CEO of e-Gaming Development and Director of e-Business for the Isle of Man Government. Mr. Greenhill obtained a bachelor’s degree in banking and finance from Birmingham City University.
Frankie Ho is General Manager of Baidu International. With more than 15 years of experience, he has successfully developed return on investment-driven online solutions for top-tier multinational corporations and premier brands in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Baidu, Mr. Ho was Head of Sales at Yahoo! in Hong Kong, specializing in new business and partnership development for the company’s search and performance display solutions. He has previously worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies, such as Dell, HP and IBM on various e-business projects.
Albert Wong is CEO of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. He initially joined the corporation as Chief Corporate Development Officer, leading the development of five technology clusters focused on healthy ageing, robotics and smart city. Mr. Wong previously served as CEO of ATAL Engineering. He has over 30 years of commercial experience with multinational corporations, including 15 years at GE in the United States and Asia. Mr. Wong has a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Hong Kong and MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Xiang Bing is Founding Dean and Professor of China Business and Globalization at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Prior to joining the school, he was Professor of Accounting at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management and served on the faculty of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Mr. Xiang is one of the founding faculty members of the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai. He received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Xian Jiaotong University and PhD in business administration from the University of Alberta.
Alexander Wan is Senior Advisor of China Daily in the Asia-Pacific region. Before he joined China Daily, he served as Regional Director of Greater China at The Conference Board, a global, independent business membership and research association in New York. Mr. Wan was a member of the Special Olympics’ Corporate Advisory Council as well as Senior Advisor of the Harvard School of Public Health’s China Initiatives and the Women’s Forum Asia. He previously held senior regional management positions at a number of Fortune 500 companies across Asia. (Moderator)
Co-presented with China Daily