ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

* All times below refer to Hong Kong Standard Time

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Registration

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Welcome Session

Opening Remarks
Kouqing Li, Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)

Welcome Remarks
Enoch Fung, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Academy of Finance; and Executive Director, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Morning Session

Keynote Session: “Technology: Redefining Economic Paradigms for ASEAN+3”

• Albert F. Park, Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Research Panel 1: “Fintech and Financial Digitalization: Inclusion, Innovation, and Connectivity”

This session explores how fintech shapes financial inclusion, drives business innovation among small enterprises in Indonesia, and enhances regional payment connectivity, transforming economic participation and cross-border finance.

Moderator:

Jorge Antonio Chan-Lau, Principal Economist, AMRO

Presenters:

• Yoke Wang Tok, Senior Economist, IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute
  “Fintech: Financial Inclusion or Exclusion?”
• Masagus M. Ridhwan, Principal Researcher, Bank Indonesia Institute
  “How Financial Digitalization Affects Business Performance and Business Innovation among Ultra-Micro, Micro, and Small Enterprises: Evidence from Indonesia”
• Prashant Pande, Senior Financial Specialist, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
  “Powering Payments: The Role of Technology in ASEAN’s Regional Payment Connectivity Initiative”

12:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Afternoon Session

Fireside Chat 

This session will offer insights on how technology, especially AI/Generative AI, is impacting businesses and individuals’ everyday life

Moderator:

Enoch Fung, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Academy of Finance and Executive Director, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research

Speaker: 

Jennifer Tan, Executive Vice President for Strategy Development & Government Affairs, Greater Bay Area, Ant Group

2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Research Panel 2: “Technology, Trade, and Growth: The Digital Transformation of ASEAN+3 Economies”

This session explores how technological advancements are reshaping trade and investment landscapes in the region and examines potential policy responses.

Moderator:

Tbc

Presenters:

• Ivan Cenon Bernardo, Research Associate II, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Research Academy
  “Redefining Trade: How Industry 4.0 Impacts Services Flows in Asia-Pacific”
• Jing Lian Suah, Manager, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research
  “Artificial Intelligence and Intangible Capital in the ASEAN+3 Region”
• Yinghua Shi, Senior Research Fellow and Professor, Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences
  “The Impact of the New Round of Scientific and Technological Revolution on the Economic Development of Emerging and Developing Economies — Observations Based on ASEAN+3 Member States”

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Break

4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

Research Panel 3: “Fiscal and Monetary Policy Adaptations to Technological Innovation”

This session examines how the rising prominence of technological innovation are shaping new considerations in fiscal and monetary policies.

Moderator:

Giorgio Valente, Head, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research

Presenters:

• Jin Sui, Assistant Researcher, Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences
  “Fiscal Devaluation, Innovation, and Household Welfare in an Open Economy”
• Aruhan Rui Shi, Associate Economist, AMRO
  “Can an AI Agent Hit a Moving Target?”
• Hung Duy Bui, Lecturer for Faculty of Economics, Banking Academy of Vietnam
  “Central Bank Digital Currency: The Case of Vietnam”

5:45 PM – 5:50 PM

Closing Remarks