HKQAA International Symposium 2022

In keeping with the development of sustainable economy and the Government’s strategies, the main theme of this year’s HKQAA International Symposium is “Sustainable Finance and Climate Resilience ‧ Hong Kong 2022”. HKQAA believes this can stimulate audience to think ahead and navigate new strategic directions to work together in tackling climate change challenges and shaping a sustainable business and investment environment.

The Symposium has brought together the most acclaimed speakers from various international organisations, financial institutions, government authority and advisory body to share the development of regulatory framework for climate change, establishment of international baseline standards of sustainability disclosure for financial markets, the global convergence of climate change, the development trends of green and sustainable financing in Asia-Pacific Region and the Greater Bay Area, and so on.

Programme
1:45pm – 4:45pm

Officiating Guests:
The Hon John KC Lee, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Guest Speakers and Topics:
• Mr Lui Tim Leung, Tim, SBS, JP, Chairman, Securities and Futures Commission
Development of Regulatory Framework for Climate Change

• Ms Teresa Ko, BBS, JP, Co-vice Chair, IFRS Foundation; Corporate Partner and China Chairman, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Establishment of International Baseline Standards of Sustainability Disclosure for the Financial Markets

• Dr Jeffrey Hales, Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board; Former Chair, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board; Charles T. Zlatkovich Centennial Professor of Accounting, University of Texas at Austin
The Global Convergence of Climate Reporting

• Mr Andrew Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Loan Market Association
Development of Sustainability Linked Loan Principles in Asia-Pacific Region

• Mr Shiqing Tong, Deputy Director General, Guangdong Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau
Promoting Green and Sustainable Finance in the Greater Bay Area

• Dr Nina Seega, Director, Research for Sustainable Finance, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Financing the Transition to Green and Sustainable Economy

• Dr Nigel Croft, Associate Technical Director of HKQAA; Chair, ISO Joint Technical Coordination Group for Management System Standards, Member of ISO Strategic Advisory Group on ESG
The Role of ISO in Facilitating the Sustainable Development of Commercial and Financial Market

• Ms Connie Sham, Head of Audit, Strategic Business, HKQAA
Accelerating SDG Implementation through Green and Sustainable Financing

• Green and Sustainable Finance Issuers and Facilitators
Experience Sharing on Green and Sustainable Financing