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GLOBAL CITY: The 2010 Asian Financial Forum is set to attract more than 1,000 bankers, institutional investors, fund managers, regulators and executives.

Global players
set to flock to HK
for the 2010 Asian
Financial Forum More than 1,000 bankers,
institutional investors, fund
managers, regulators and top
executives to attend event

With the world increasingly turning to Asia to lead it out of global recession, the 2010 Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong is expected to attract more than 1,000 bankers, institutional investors, fund managers, regulators and senior executives from all over the world. Set for 20-21 January at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the two-day forum’s theme is Asia in the New Economic Order and is organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the city government. “The shift from west to east has been accelerated by the global economic turmoil, especially in the financial sector,” said Peter Wong, HSBC executive director and chairman of the AFF steering committee. “The AFF will help people explore the opportunities now emerging in Asia.” Panel discussions will spotlight China’s domestic market and its implications for the global economy, the internationalization of the renminbi and what it means for the new financial order, and business opportunities arising from China’s massive infrastructure program. Donald Tsang, Hong Kong’s chief executive, will also speak at the forum, as will a number of regional policymakers, including government officials from Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand. Notable global players who will address the summit include Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia.