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10/04/2025

International Conference on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Co-organised by Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hong Kong Academy of Finance/Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research and Centre for Economic Policy Research

International Conference on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Thursday, 10 April 2025, Hong Kong

Co-organised by Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong Academy of Finance/Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research
and Centre for Economic Policy Research

Venue: Auditorium, 56/F, HKMA, Two International Finance Centre, Central, Hong Kong

Programme

08:40 – 09:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00 – 09:25

Welcoming Remarks

Speakers:	Beatrice WEDER Di MAURO, President, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute
	Enoch FUNG, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) and Executive Director, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR)

Opening Remarks

Speaker:

Darryl CHAN, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

09:25 – 10:25

Keynote Speech (AM)
“Artificial Intelligence and Financial Stability”[Sildes]

Speaker:

Jon DANIELSSON, Director, Systemic Risk Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science

10:25 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45

Panel Session 1: Responsible Adoption of GenAI in Financial Services

Moderator:	Enoch FUNG, CEO, AoF and Executive Director, HKIMR

Panellists:	Anthony NEOH, SC, Co-Chairman, Asia Academy of International Law;
	Chenyang WEI, Associate Dean, Tsinghua Institute of FinTech Research;
	Stefano Da EMPOLI, President, Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com) and Professor, Roma Tre University;
	Bojan OBRADOVIC, Chief Digital Officer, HSBC Hong Kong

11:45 – 12:45

Panel Session 2: Exploring New Frontiers in GenAI (in collaboration with Hong Kong Monetary Authority)

Moderator:	Ernest HO, Head, Digital Finance, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Panellists:	Cally CHAN, General Manager, Microsoft Hong Kong and Macau;
	Garry SIEN, Chief Solutions Architect of Global Financial Services Solutions, Alibaba Cloud;
	Sourabh PAUL, Senior Manager, Financial Services, Amazon Web Services

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch (by invitation only)

14:00 – 15:00

Keynote Speech (PM)
“Artificial Intelligence and the Economy”

Speaker:

Leonardo GAMBACORTA, Head of the Emerging Markets Unit, Bank for International Settlements[Sildes]

15:00 – 16:30

Paper Session 1 (Presentation - 30 minutes, Discussant - 10 minutes, Q&A - 5 minutes)

Session Chair:

Cynyoung PARK, Executive Director, the South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre

“Generative AI and Firm Values”[Paper]

Presenter:	Gregor SCHUBERT, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles[Slides]
	Discussant: Paul WHELAN, Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong[Slides]

“Who on Earth is Using Generative AI?”[Paper]

Presenter:	He WANG, Research Consultant, World Bank[Slides]
Discussant:	Heiwai TANG, Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics, University of Hong Kong[Slides]

16:30 – 16:45

Coffee Break

16:45 – 18:15

Paper Session 2 (Presentation - 30 minutes, Discussant - 10 minutes, Q&A - 5 minutes)

Session Chair:

Paul WHELAN, Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong

“Is Automating AI Research Enough for a Growth Explosion?”

Presenter:	Basil HALPERIN, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University and Assistant Professor, University of Virginia[Slides]
Discussant:	Paul LUK, Senior Economist, Hong Kong Monetary Authority[Slides]

“95% Accuracy Is Not All You Need”

Presenter:	Kevin BRYAN, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Discussant:	Yuk-fai FONG, Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology[Slides]

18:15

Closing Remarks

18:30

Conference Dinner (by invitation only)

14-15/01/2025

Joint Conference on “Europe, Asia and the Changing Global Economy”

Co-organized by Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR), European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT)

Europe, Asia and the Changing Global Economy
January 14-15, 2025, Hong Kong

Co-organized by
Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR)
European Central Bank (ECB)
Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT)

Programme

*Day 1 – January 14, 2025 (Tuesday)*
09:00 – 09:30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 09:35	Welcoming Remarks Darryl CHAN, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Deputy Chairman of the Board, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research
09:35 – 10:15	Keynote Speech “Global Economy: Fragmentation, Decoupling, or Slowbalization?”[Slides] Olli REHN, Governor, Bank of Finland
10:15 – 10:45	Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Policy Panel Discussion “Europe, Asia and the Changing Global Economy” Moderator: Iikka KORHONEN, Head, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies Panelists: Andrew ROSE, Dean of the Business School, National University of Singapore Yiping HUANG, Dean of the National School of Development, Peking University Erik BERGLOF, Chief Economist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Jorge TOLEDO, European Union Ambassador to China, European Union Reza BAQIR, Former Governor, Central Bank of Pakistan
12:15 –14:00	Lunch (by invitation only)
14:00 –15:20	Session 1 Moderator: Michael CHENG, Head, Economic Research Division, Hong Kong Monetary Authority “Housing Wealth Effect in China” Han QIU, Bank for International Settlements Discussant: Kang SHI, The Chinese University of Hong Kong[Slides] “The Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and Ownership” Philipp BOEING, Goethe University Frankfurt and ZEW Mannheim Discussant: Heiwai TANG, Asia Global Institute[Slides]
15:20 – 15:35	Coffee Break
15:35 – 16:20	Keynote Speech “The Euro Area Outlook and Monetary Policy” Philip LANE, Member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board and Chief Economist, European Central Bank
16:20 – 16:35	Coffee Break
16:35 – 17:55	Session 2 Moderator: Giorgio VALENTE, Head, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research “Global Flight to Safety, Business Cycles, and the Dollar” Martin BODENSTEIN, Federal Reserve Board[Slides] Discussant: Boris HOFMANN, Bank for International Settlements[Slides] “Exploring Euro Area Exposure to the Risk of Geoeconomic Fragmentation” Gergely HUDECZ, European Stability Mechanism[Slides] Discussant: Tuuli McCully, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies[Slides]
18:15	Conference Dinner (by invitation only)

*Day 2 – January 15, 2025 (Wednesday)*
09:00 – 09:30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 10:50	Session 3 Moderator: Matthieu DARRACQ PARIÈS, Head, External Developments Division, European Central Bank “The Spill-back and Spillover Effects of US Monetary Policy: Evidence from Chinese Export Prices” Amber LI, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology[Slides] Discussant: Georgios GEORGIADIS, European Central Bank[Slides] “Dollar Trinity” Gernot J. MÜLLER, University of Tübingen, CEPR, and CESifo[Slides] Discussant: James YETMAN, Bank for International Settlements
10:50 – 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:40	Session 4 Moderator: Hongyi CHEN, Senior Adviser, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research “Green Debt Transition: From Issuances to Emissions” Sergio L. SCHMUKLER, The World Bank[Slides] Discussant: Guojun HE, The University of Hong Kong[Slides] “Global Debt-at-Risk” Raphael LAM, International Monetary Fund[Slides] Discussant: Man Keung TANG, Temasek
12:45	Conference closing

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