Speakers Highlights

Dr. Fung is Chairman of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong, a multi-disciplinary think-tank contributing to international discourse on global issues from Asian perspectives. He is also Chairman of the 2022 Foundation, a non-profit entity focused on research into Hong Kong’s long-term competitiveness and Chairman of the Victor and William Fung Foundation, whose focus is the nurturing of human capital and supporting educational programmes. 

In Hong Kong, Dr. Fung is Chairman of the Global STEM Professorship Scheme Assessment Panel and a member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers. He is a director of the Hong Kong Investment Corporation as well as a member of Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Exchange Fund Advisory Committee. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance. 

Dr. Fung is a former Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (1991-2000), a Hong Kong representative on the APEC Business Advisory Council (1996-2003), Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong (1999-2008), Chairman of the Council of The University of Hong Kong (2001-2009), Chairman of the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council (2004-2013), Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (2014-2018) and Chairman of the Civil Service Training Advisory Board (2019-2024). 

In the Chinese Mainland, he is a member of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Beijing, a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, an Honorary Trustee of Peking University and an Honorary Professor of Renmin University. He is a former member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (2003-2018), and Vice-Chairman of the China Centre for International Economic Exchanges (2009-2014). 

Dr. Fung played a leadership role from 2007 in the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), of which he was the first Chairman from Asia (2008-2010). He co-Chaired the ICC’s Advisory Group on Trade Finance (2020-2021). From 2012 to 2013, he was a member of the World Trade Organisation’s panel on Defining the Future of Trade. He was also a member of APEC’s vision-setting Eminent Persons Group (1993-1995). 

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Dr. Fung holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After gaining his Doctorate in Business Economics from Harvard University, he taught as a professor at Harvard Business School before returning to the family business in Hong Kong in 1976. 

Dr. Fung is married with three adult children. 

Her latest book was named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the Financial Times and Fortune Magazine. Jin’s research focuses on China and the global economy, the US-China technology competition, and global macroeconomics. 

She serves on the boards of Richemont Group and Jardine Matheson, is a member of China Finance 40, and advises on the Economic Council of the State of Qatar and the World Bank. Jin is widely regarded as a leading voice bridging the East and West, and has been profiled in The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine. She is also a regular contributor of opinion pieces for the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other major publications. 

Throughout his career, Mourad has held leadership roles across Low and Medium Voltage Industrial Operations, Manufacturing Logistics, Procurement, ERP Systems, and Industrial Strategy. In 2012, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain China, where he led manufacturing and distribution operations with a focus on safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and procurement. 

In 2016, Mourad became Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations. Since 2019, he has served on Schneider Electric’s Executive Committee as Chief Supply Chain Officer, overseeing a global network of 160 factories, 75 distribution centers, and more than 80,000 employees. 

Mourad is passionate about building agile, sustainable, and customer-centric supply chains that drive innovation, resilience, and operational excellence. He holds a degree from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble in France. 

Mr. Hu also held senior management roles in different finance companies including Huaan Fund Management Co., Ltd., China Asset Management Co., Ltd., and China International Fund Management Co., Ltd. He was responsible for the innovative development of internet funds and wealth management in these firms and accumulated extensive management experience in internet-based asset management business.