April 11, 2018 | Hong Kong
Bloomberg Invest Asia
Asia’s institutional investor community is extremely diverse. But no matter the sector — from huge sovereign wealth and state-owned pension funds, to cash-rich insurers, global banks and their regional upstarts, to private equity, venture capital funds and the growing hedge fund industry — everyone faces the same challenge: Finding areas of growth in the current low-yield environment.
Big money. Big ideas.
Asia’s institutional investor community is extremely diverse. But no matter the sector — from huge sovereign wealth and state-owned pension funds, to cash-rich insurers, global banks and their regional upstarts, to private equity, venture capital funds and the growing hedge fund industry — everyone faces the same challenge: Finding areas of growth in the current low-yield environment.
Bloomberg Invest will bring together some of the most influential figures in global institutional investing to provide new insight and reveal the new growth opportunities (and risks) in 2018 and beyond. Backed by Bloomberg’s unmatched global data resources and analysis, Bloomberg Invest will equip institutional investors with an indispensable map in their hunt for yield.
Featured speakers
April 11 - Wednesday
Registration Opens
Welcoming Remarks
Opening Keynote: The Future of Hong Kong as a Global Financial Hub
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The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS
Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Bloomberg Intelligence Insight: Investing During Trade Tensions
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David Dwyer
Global Director of Research, Bloomberg Intelligence
Reform and Opening Under Xi Jinping
Four decades after Deng Xiaoping began China’s historic rise with the start of reform and opening, Xi Jinping is pledging to not only continue it but to open up a new frontier in the process. What is China’s economic outlook in this new era and what will the implications be for investors?
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Invest Spotlight: Morgan Stanley
We quiz Wei Sun on why she remains bullish on China despite large structural challenges and US-China trade tensions.
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Wei Sun Christianson
Managing Director & Co-CEO Asia Pacific, CEO China, Morgan Stanley
Invest Spotlight: Malaysia's $200bn Retirement Fund
One of Southeast Asia’s biggest funds looks to the future for growth amid an ageing population and calls for reform.
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Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan
CEO, Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia
Increasing Returns During Stormy Global Markets
The next 12 months will supply investors with significant risks: From an ever more assertive China; to a nuclear-armed North Korea; and a potential cross Pacific trade war; to broader risks such as inflation, interest rates, valuations and liquidity, we examine how investors can maintain growth as these risks evolve.
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Sophia Cheng
CIO, Cathay Financial Holdings
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Mark Konyn
Group CIO, AIA
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Siddharth Mohandas
Director of Research & Principal, The Asia Group
Networking Break
Invest Spotlight: Oaktree Capital
One of the global leaders in alternatives shares his global outlook.
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Jay Wintrob
CEO, Oaktree Capital
Invest Spotlight: WeDoctor Group
We Doctor has more than 150 million registered users in China for its online appointment booking, prescription and diagnosis services. With overseas expansion and a $5billion+ IPO on the horizon, we sit down with the Chief Strategy Officer.
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Jeff Chen
Chief Strategy Officer, WeDoctor Group
The Emerging Risk Appetite -- Finding Investments the Market Missed
Emerging markets experts tell us how long these markets will outperform, and whether they can withstand the increased volatility of developed markets and cope with tightening global liquidity.
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Gary Garrabrant
Managing Partner, Jaguar Growth Partners
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Alicia García Herrero
Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, Natixis
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Serge Pun
Chairman, SPA Group
Invest Spotlight: Kasikornbank
Khun Kattiya shares how Kasikornbank is responding the digital banking arms race, and how Kbank is expanding to meet the biggest opportunities in Asean, China, Japan and South Korea.
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Kattiya Indaravijaya
President, Kasikornbank
Harnessing the Disruptive Power of Technology
From the latest quant strategies, to innovations in fintech; the world’s largest insurer and the world’s largest listed hedge fund tell us how they are harnessing new technologies to power growth.
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Jonathan Larsen
Chief Innovation Officer, Ping An Insurance Group
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Tim Wong
Chairman, Man Group Asia
Lunch Welcoming Address: InvestHK
Networking Lunch
Invest Spotlight: PIMCO in Asia
We sit down with Kimberley Stafford to find out how she will tap the growing wealth in Asia, and to gain insight into PIMCO’s China strategy.
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Kimberley Stafford
Managing Director & Head of Asia-Pacific, PIMCO
Invest Spotlight: The New Development Bank
We gain insight into the $94 trillion global infrastructure opportunity.
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Leslie Maasdorp
Vice President & CFO, New Development Bank
Invest Spotlight: Capital Today
With Silicon Valley revealed as a tough place to work for women, we profile one of China’s leading female PE/VC funds for her investment outlook and thoughts on being a female entrepreneur in China.
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Kathy Xu
Founder & President, Capital Today
Who's Buying What in Private Equity?
Private equity leaders tells us how they are adjusting to a world that requires longer-term investments, when market-moving disruptive technologies are always on the horizon.
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Goodwin Gaw
Chairman, Gaw Capital
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Ellen Ng
Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
Wild Tulips in Asia: The Future for Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin’s rollercoaster valuation has captured the public’s imagination; what is the future for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a reliable asset class?
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Kris Marszalek
CEO, Mona.co
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Roger Ver
CEO, Bitcoin.com
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David Webb
Editor, Webb-site
Closing Remarks
Speakers

The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS
Chief Executive The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Ding Chen
CEO CSOP Asset Management
Jeff Chen
Chief Strategy Officer WeDoctor Group
Sophia Cheng
CIO Cathay Financial Holdings
Wei Sun Christianson
Managing Director & Co-CEO Asia Pacific, CEO China Morgan Stanley
David Dwyer
Global Director of Research Bloomberg Intelligence
Alicia García Herrero
Chief Economist, Asia Pacific Natixis
Gary Garrabrant
Managing Partner Jaguar Growth Partners
Goodwin Gaw
Chairman Gaw Capital
Kattiya Indaravijaya
President Kasikornbank
Mark Konyn
Group CIO AIA
Jonathan Larsen
Chief Innovation Officer Ping An Insurance Group
Yang Liu
Chairwoman & CIO Atlantis Investment Management
Leslie Maasdorp
Vice President & CFO New Development Bank
Kris Marszalek
CEO Mona.co
Siddharth Mohandas
Director of Research & Principal The Asia Group
Ellen Ng
Managing Director Warburg Pincus
Serge Pun
Chairman SPA Group
Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan
CEO Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia
Kimberley Stafford
Managing Director & Head of Asia-Pacific PIMCO
Roger Ver
CEO Bitcoin.com
David Webb
Editor Webb-site
Jay Wintrob
CEO Oaktree Capital
Tim Wong
Chairman Man Group Asia
Kathy Xu
Founder & President Capital TodayOfficial Airline Partner

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