About
The forum aims to draw on advanced experiences and practices from major bay area economies worldwide, seize the development opportunities, and build a global communication platform for GBA bay areas. It will leverage the unique advantages of the GBA to better promote GBA and explore new paths for high-quality economic development by bringing together the global industry experts and representatives.
Date: 3 November, 2025 (Monday)
Time: 09:00 - 18:30
Venue: Island Ballroom, Island Shangri-La (See Location)
Language: English and Putonghua (With simultaneous interpretation in Cantonese, Putonghua and English)
Programme
3rd November (Mon)
Global Bay Area Economic Forum 2025:
Creating New Economic Momentum
Morning Session
09:00-09:30
Opening Ceremony
The Honourable Paul Chan
Financial Secretary of the Government of the HKSAR
Deng Haiguang
Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Bernard Charnwut Chan
Chairman of Our Hong Kong Foundation
Wu Zhiliang
Deputy Director of the Committee on Culture, Historical Data and Studies of the CPPCC National Committee, President of the Board of Directors of the Macao Foundation
09:30-11:30
Keynote Speech
Lin Shangli
President of Renmin University of China
Sean Randolph
Former President and CEO of the Bay Area Council, Senior Director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute
Professor Marukawa Tomoo
Professor, Institute of Social Science of the University of Tokyo
Professor Lawrence Lau
Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Zheng Yongnian
Dean of School of Public Policy of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Director of The Institute for International Affairs, Qianhai, Board Director of Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area
Afternoon Session
14:00-14:30
Keynote Speech
Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Professor of Columbia University
14:30-16:30
Biopharmaceutical Session
14:30-14:40
Opening
Professor Lo Chung-mau
The Secretary for Health of the Government of HKSAR
14:40-15:00
Keynote Speech
Dr Chun Wu
Managing Partner of BCG Greater China, Managing Director and Senior Partner of BCG
15:00-15:45
Keynote Speech
Song Ruilin
Executive President of China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA)
Marwan Fathallah
President & Chief Executive Officer of Drug Information Association
Simone Song
Senior Partner of ORI Capital
15:45-16:30
Discussion: Rooted in the Bay Area, Connecting with the World — A New Pattern of Collaboration in Pharmaceutical Innovation
Kang Wei
Former Managing Director, R&D based Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC), China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Session Chair
Henry Yau Kwong-Chi
Managing Director of HKU Clinical Trials Centre
Jenny Zheng
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Greater China of Illumina
Kai Lin
CSO of Sunshine Lake Pharma (HEC Pharm)
Dr Zhang Wei
Senior Vice President of Research & Development and Medical of Greater China of Boehringer Ingelheim
Shan Wu
President of HKAPI, General Manager of AstraZeneca Hong Kong
John Tan
Director of HKAPI, Head of Hong Kong & SVP of Novartis China
16:30-18:30
Artificial Intelligence Session
16:30-17:30
Keynotes Speech
Professor Ma Wei-ying
Chief of Al of City University of Hong Kong, Director of Hong Kong Institute of AI for Science and Chair Professor of Computer Science Department of City University of Hong Kong
Professor Yang Hongxia
Associate Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Executive Director of the PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI)
Professor Yutaka Matsuo
Professor of the University of Tokyo, Chairman of the Japan Deep Learning Association
Professor Liang Tan
Programme Director for the Customized Programme of Executive Education and Professor of Practice in Management and Strategy of HKU Business School
17:30-18:30
Discussion: AI-Driven Industrial Upgrading: Cross-Boundary Collaboration in the Global Bay Area
Professor Liang Tan
Programme Director for the Customized Programme of Executive Education and Professor of Practice in Management and Strategy of HKU Business School
Professor Ma Wei-ying
Chief of Al of City University of Hong Kong, Director of Hong Kong Institute of AI for Science and Chair Professor of Computer Science Department of City University of Hong Kong
Dr Crystal Fok
Director of AI Applications of Cyberport
Qiu Mingda
Senior Analyst of China & Northeast Asia of Eurasia Group
Organisers
Sponsors & Supporting Organisations
Principal Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Luncheon Sponsor
Supporting Organisations
Location
Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central Hong Kong
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How to Get There
Leave through Exit F (Pacific Place) of Admiralty MTR station.
Walk straight out and take the escalator to L1, keep walking straight to the atrium and take the bubble lift to L5. Exit on your right to find Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong's entrance.
Contact Us
General Enquiries
[email protected]
+852 2603 3694
19/F Nan Fung Tower, 88 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
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