Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and Digital Financial Services
The event will be conducted in English, with Chinese simultaneous interpretation available.
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Agenda10:05 - 10:35HKT
Moody’s Meets: Fireside Chat
The Rewards and Risks of CBDCs, and the Implications on the International Monetary System
- How are CBDCs evolving across countries?
- Can CBDCs be designed to underpin a stable and efficient international monetary system?
- How could central banks regulate private digital monies to maintain control on monetary policy?
10:35 - 11:05HKTLeaders Panel
Opportunities and Challenges in Digital RMB and Digital Financial Services
- What are the key features of and latest developments around China’s digital RMB?
- What is the potential impact of the digital RMB on payment systems, financial institutions and corporates?
- What is the role of fintech in providing wealth management services?
- Could fintech help financial institutions reshape their retail businesses?
11:05HKTEnd
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SpeakersTobias Adrian Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Kelvin Lei CEO and Co-founder Aqumon
Yi Xiong Director, Head of Cash Management Products, Greater China Deutsche Bank (China)
Sophia Lee Associate Managing Director - Financial Institutions Group Moody's Investors Service
David Yin Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Group Moody’s Investors Service
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Sophia Sinae Lee is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. Based in Hong Kong, she oversees the ratings team that is responsible for financial institutions in Hong Kong, Korea, Mongolia and Taiwan, and non-bank financial institutions in China.
Sophia joined Moody’s in 2013 and prior to that spent seven years at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong as an equity analyst. She has also held positions in Korea at Bank of Korea and Korea First Bank.
Sophia holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a BA in Russian Language and Literature from Korea University. She is also a CFA charter holder.
Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In this capacity, he leads the IMF’s work on financial sector surveillance, monetary and macro prudential policies, financial regulation, bank resolution, debt management, and capital markets. He also oversees capacity building activities in IMF member countries with regard to the supervision and regulation of financial systems, bank resolution, central banking, monetary and exchange rate regimes, and debt management.
Prior to joining the IMF, Mr. Adrian was a Senior Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Associate Director of the Research and Statistics Group. Mr. Adrian has published extensively in economics and finance journals, his research spans asset pricing, financial institutions, monetary policy, and financial stability, with a focus on aggregate consequences of capital markets developments. Mr. Adrian holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MSc from the London School of Economics in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.
Sophia Sinae Lee is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. Based in Hong Kong, she oversees the ratings team that is responsible for financial institutions in Hong Kong, Korea, Mongolia and Taiwan, and non-bank financial institutions in China.
Sophia joined Moody’s in 2013 and prior to that spent seven years at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong as an equity analyst. She has also held positions in Korea at Bank of Korea and Korea First Bank.
Sophia holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a BA in Russian Language and Literature from Korea University. She is also a CFA charter holder.
Kelvin Lei is the CEO and co-founder of AQUMON as well as a member of the Financial Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission. AQUMON’s mission is to leverage smart technology to make next-generation investment services accessible to everyone. AQUMON was rated as one of China's top 50 Fintech companies and has partnered with over 100 financial institutions including AIA, China Merchants Wing Lung Bank, Bank of China International, China Resources Bank, ICBC (Asia), etc. AQUMON’s key shareholders include Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Lenovo Capital, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Bank of China International Affiliate, and Cyberport.
With Kelvin’s acute sense for institutional needs, he is now driving adoption of artificial intelligence and automation technology within banks, asset managers, and wealth managers. Kelvin currently directs AQUMON’s product development and go-to-market strategy. In addition he leads the Institutional Client Group in expanding client coverage in Hong Kong, China and overseas.
Prior to co-founding AQUMON, Kelvin was a Vice President of Deutsche Bank’s Institutional Client Group with over 10 years of Fixed Income Sales & Trading expertise. Kelvin has helped financial institutions and corporations allocate over USD10 billion into global assets. He also spent time in Credit Suisse and CICC, where he acted as the sole coverage for China Merchant Bank and covered top-tier asset managers such as PIMCO and BlackRock respectively. Kelvin obtained a Master in Finance degree from University of International Business & Economics in Beijing, China.
Xiong Yi joined Deutsche Bank in September 2018. He possess more than 20 years of working experience on cash and liquidity product management as well as advisory related positions in various foreign financial institutions including HSBC, RBS & JP Morgan. He has in-depth understanding of China regulatory landscape / industrial best practice related to cash and liquidity management area. He is experienced to advise complex in-country, regional cash/liquidity structures for multi-national corporate and large local corporate.
David Yin is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer with the Financial Institutions Group at Moody’s Investors Service Hong Kong Limited. David is covering a portfolio of banks and non-bank financial institutions in China.
Before joining Moody’s, David worked as equity research analyst for Standard Chartered Bank, covering Chinese banks and securities companies. Earlier, he had covered Chinese financial institutions in Bank of China International Securities (China). He had also worked in the ECM department of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities.
David holds a MSc in management and a BA in Economics from Peking University.
Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In this capacity, he leads the IMF’s work on financial sector surveillance, monetary and macro prudential policies, financial regulation, bank resolution, debt management, and capital markets. He also oversees capacity building activities in IMF member countries with regard to the supervision and regulation of financial systems, bank resolution, central banking, monetary and exchange rate regimes, and debt management.
Prior to joining the IMF, Mr. Adrian was a Senior Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Associate Director of the Research and Statistics Group. Mr. Adrian has published extensively in economics and finance journals, his research spans asset pricing, financial institutions, monetary policy, and financial stability, with a focus on aggregate consequences of capital markets developments. Mr. Adrian holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MSc from the London School of Economics in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.
Kelvin Lei is the CEO and co-founder of AQUMON as well as a member of the Financial Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission. AQUMON’s mission is to leverage smart technology to make next-generation investment services accessible to everyone. AQUMON was rated as one of China's top 50 Fintech companies and has partnered with over 100 financial institutions including AIA, China Merchants Wing Lung Bank, Bank of China International, China Resources Bank, ICBC (Asia), etc. AQUMON’s key shareholders include Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Lenovo Capital, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Bank of China International Affiliate, and Cyberport.
With Kelvin’s acute sense for institutional needs, he is now driving adoption of artificial intelligence and automation technology within banks, asset managers, and wealth managers. Kelvin currently directs AQUMON’s product development and go-to-market strategy. In addition he leads the Institutional Client Group in expanding client coverage in Hong Kong, China and overseas.
Prior to co-founding AQUMON, Kelvin was a Vice President of Deutsche Bank’s Institutional Client Group with over 10 years of Fixed Income Sales & Trading expertise. Kelvin has helped financial institutions and corporations allocate over USD10 billion into global assets. He also spent time in Credit Suisse and CICC, where he acted as the sole coverage for China Merchant Bank and covered top-tier asset managers such as PIMCO and BlackRock respectively. Kelvin obtained a Master in Finance degree from University of International Business & Economics in Beijing, China.
Xiong Yi joined Deutsche Bank in September 2018. He possess more than 20 years of working experience on cash and liquidity product management as well as advisory related positions in various foreign financial institutions including HSBC, RBS & JP Morgan. He has in-depth understanding of China regulatory landscape / industrial best practice related to cash and liquidity management area. He is experienced to advise complex in-country, regional cash/liquidity structures for multi-national corporate and large local corporate.
Sophia Sinae Lee is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. Based in Hong Kong, she oversees the ratings team that is responsible for financial institutions in Hong Kong, Korea, Mongolia and Taiwan, and non-bank financial institutions in China.
Sophia joined Moody’s in 2013 and prior to that spent seven years at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong as an equity analyst. She has also held positions in Korea at Bank of Korea and Korea First Bank.
Sophia holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a BA in Russian Language and Literature from Korea University. She is also a CFA charter holder.
David Yin is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer with the Financial Institutions Group at Moody’s Investors Service Hong Kong Limited. David is covering a portfolio of banks and non-bank financial institutions in China.
Before joining Moody’s, David worked as equity research analyst for Standard Chartered Bank, covering Chinese banks and securities companies. Earlier, he had covered Chinese financial institutions in Bank of China International Securities (China). He had also worked in the ECM department of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities.
David holds a MSc in management and a BA in Economics from Peking University.