Professor JIN Keyu
Chair, the Center for Geoeconomics
HKUST Institute for Financial Research

Dr. Jin is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she researches and teaches international macroeconomics, technology competition and the Chinese economy. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism, which was selected as one of the must-read books for every board member by Fortune in 2023, and the Best Summer Book of 2023 by the Financial Times. She has also contributed op-eds to major global newspapers and magazines.

With a BA, MA, and PhD from Harvard, Dr. Jin previously taught at Yale and Berkeley and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014.

Mr. Charles LI
Founder and Chairman, Micro Connect

Mr. Li is Founder and Chairman of Micro Connect and Chairman of Micro Connect Macao Financial Assets Exchange (MCEX). He was most recently Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) from January 2010 to December 2020. During this time, he orchestrated some of the most significant strategic initiatives in HKEX’s history, including the acquisition of the London Metal Exchange, the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect cross-border trading scheme, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Bond Connect, and the Listing Reforms. Prior to joining HKEX, Mr. Li served as Chairman of JP Morgan China from 2003 to 2009 and worked at Merrill Lynch from 1994 to 2003, where he served as President of Merrill Lynch China from 1999 to 2003. Earlier in his career, Mr. Li practiced law at Brown & Wood and Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York.

Mr. Li currently also serves on the Board of Trustees of Asia Business Council. He received a BA in English Literature from Xiamen University, an MA in Journalism from the University of Alabama and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Mr. Albert PARK
Chief Economist and Director General, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Asian Development Bank
Chair Professor, HKUST

Mr. Park is Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Director General of its Economic Research and Development Impact Department. He is chief spokesperson on economic and development trends and leads the production of ADB’s flagship knowledge products and support for regional cooperation fora. Mr. Park has more than two decades of experience as a development economist and is a well-known expert on the economy of the People’s Republic of China. He has worked on a broad range of development issues including poverty and inequality, intergenerational mobility, microfinance, migration and labor markets, the future of work, and foreign investment. He is also Chair Professor of Economics, Social Science, and Public Policy at HKUST (on leave). He served as a founding director of HKUST’s Institute for Emerging Market Studies and Center for Economic Policy, and previously held faculty positions at the University of Oxford and University of Michigan.

A national of the US, Mr. Park received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University and his doctorate in applied economics from Stanford University.

Mr. Andy TUNG
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, QBN Capital Limited
Non-Executive Director, Orient Overseas (International) Limited
Independent Non-Executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
Chairman, HKUST Business School Advisory Council

Mr. Tung co-founded QBN Capital in 2020, a venture capital fund focused on investment in fintech, digital assets, as well as other core tech sectors.  He was Chief Executive Officer of Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) from 2012, and was re-designated as co-Chief Executive Officer of OOCL from 2018 after OOCL was acquired. Since 2020, he serves as a non-Executive Director of Orient Overseas International Limited, the parent company of OOCL. Mr. Tung is also currently an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered (China) Limited and the Vice Chairman of China-United States Exchange Foundation. He was an independent non-executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.

Mr. Tung holds a Bachelor of Science and Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University in the US.