More than 2,000 business leaders and senior government officials are expected to take part in the seventh Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong.
Under the theme, "Asia: Powering World Growth," AFF 2014 will present a variety of sessions, thematic workshops and panel discussions.
The future prospects on the Chinese mainland and throughout the Asian region will dominate the two-day forum.
Forum highlights were presented today at a press conference led by Benjamin Hung, executive director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong trade development council assistant executive director, Raymond Yip.
James Burchett, consul general of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao, also spoke at the press conference. The consulate general of Canada in Hong Kong is sponsoring a workshop on the future of natural resource finance and investment and participating in the forum's global investment zone.
There will be several high-profile attendees at the event, including key note speaker Timothy Geithner, secretary of the treasury under Barack Obama from 2009 until last January.
A series of themed workshops will also be held. These will examine opportunities ranging from the liberalisation of the mainland's financial market to private wealth management, captive insurance, Islamic finance, ASEAN, and free trade zones.
