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FAQ: The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) 2026
TL;DR
The Asian Financial Forum offers exclusive networking with 150+ global leaders and deal-making opportunities to gain competitive advantages in emerging markets like gold trading and green finance.
The forum features over 40 structured sessions analyzing global economic outlook, asset management strategies, and cross-border regulatory coordination through panels, plenaries, and specialized discussions.
This gathering fosters international cooperation to address economic uncertainties, promote sustainable development, and create shared growth opportunities that benefit global financial stability and community welfare.
Attendees can explore Hong Kong's cultural attractions through guided tours and exclusive experiences while discovering innovative financial concepts at the FutureGreen Showcase and startup exhibitions.
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The Asian Financial Forum is a major financial conference co-organized by the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The 19th edition officially kicked off on January 26, 2026.
The theme is 'Co-creating New Horizons amid an Evolving Landscape' with a new tagline 'Finance Empowering Business'.
The forum is co-organized by the Hong Kong SAR Government and HKTDC, featuring over 150 speakers including government officials, business leaders, financial executives, and regulatory representatives from around the world. Key speakers include Prof Frederick Ma (HKTDC Chairman), John Lee (HKSAR Chief Executive), and Zou Lan (Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China).
The forum is expected to attract over 3,600 participants from more than 60 countries and regions, featuring about 80 business delegations from the Chinese Mainland, Australia, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.
The strong global participation reinforces Hong Kong's unique position as an international financial center and demonstrates its exceptional advantage in facilitating connections between the Chinese Mainland and international markets.
The two-day forum presents over 40 sessions including Plenary Sessions, Panel Discussions, and thematic sessions. Key topics include Global Economic Outlook, CIO Insights, Asset and Wealth Management, Supply Chain Financing, and a special discussion on gold trading to promote Hong Kong's development into an international gold exchange.
The Global Business Summit is a new component being introduced at this year's AFF, scheduled for the second day, which will evaluate the impact of high-growth industries including AI and technology, robotics, biopharma and healthcare, and new energy.
The special discussion on gold trading aims to promote Hong Kong's development into an international gold exchange and to jointly build a gold market ecosystem with the Chinese Mainland, bringing new value to the global precious metals market.
The forum has an increased focus on strengthening ties between finance and the real economy to help support sustained innovation and long-term growth, as highlighted by the introduction of the Global Business Summit and various thematic sessions.
According to HKTDC Chairman Prof Frederick Ma, AFF demonstrates Hong Kong's unique roles as a superconnector, super value-adder, and supercollaborator, and has become one of the world's most pre-eminent financial forums hosting insightful conversations and impactful cross-border deal-making.
Curated from NewMediaWire
