ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

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Transition Finance for a Net-Zero Future Roundtable, Boao Forum for Asia 2025

Date & Time:

March 28, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (UTC+08:00)

Contact: By invitation only

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and Boao Forum Academy (BFA) will co-organize the Transition Finance for a Net-Zero Future Roundtable on March 28, 2025, at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 in Boao, Hainan. The roundtable will feature two expert-led panel discussions exploring practical solutions to accelerate Asia’s transition toward a low-carbon, sustainable economy.

Concept Note

Program

Time

Program

9:00 AM – 9:35 AM

Opening Session

Moderator: Cao Li, Vice President, BFA Academy

Opening remarks by Li Kouqing, Director, AMRO

Keynote speech by Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman, BFA

Keynote speech by György Matolcsy, Magyar Nemzeti Bank

9:35 AM – 10:25 AM

Session 1: Transition Finance for a Net-Zero Future: Policy Perspective

Moderator

Lin Jianhai, former Secretary of the International Monetary Fund and Board of Governors

Speakers

Yi Gang, President of the China Society for Finance and Banking, and former Governor of the People’s Bank of China
Chea Serey, Governor, National Bank of Cambodia
Soulysak Thamnuvong, Deputy Governor, Bank of the Lao P.D.R.
Zhang Tao, Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements

10:25 AM – 10:45 AM

Open Discussion

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM – 11:40 AM

Session 2: Transition Finance for a Net-Zero Future: Market Perspective

Moderator

Lin Jianhai, former Secretary of the International Monetary Fund and Board of Governors

Speakers

Yoo JaeHoon, Chairman, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bonnie Y Chan, CEO, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, International Capital Market Association
Jaime Anchústegui, Deputy CEO, Insurance At Generali
Xu Xinwei, Vice President, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
Yuan Duoran, Executive Vice President, Shanghai Stock Exchange

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM

Open Discussion

Speakers

Cao Li

Vice President, BFA Academy

Li Kouqing

Director, AMRO

Zhou Xiaochuan

Vice Chairman, Boao Forum for Asia

György Matalocsy

Former Governor, Magyar Nemzeti Bank

Lin Jianhai

Former Secretary of International Monetary Fund and Board of Governors

Yi Gang

President of the China Society for Finance and Banking, and former Governor of the People’s Bank of China

Chea Serey

Governor, National Bank of Cambodia

Soulysak Thamnuvong

Deputy Governor, Bank of the Lao P.D.R.

Zhang Tao

Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements

Yoo JaeHoon

Chairman, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation

Bonnie Y Chan

CEO, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

Bryan Pascoe

Chief Executive, International Capital Market Association

Jaime Anchústegui

Deputy CEO Insurance At Generali

Xu Xinwei

Vice President, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation

Yuan Duoran

Executive Vice President, Shanghai Stock Exchange